GEORGETOWN BASKETBALL HAS ENJOYED MORE THAN A CENTURY OF EXCELLENCE THANKS TO ITS OUTSTANDING PLAYERS AND COACHES, WHO HAVE MOLDED THE PROGRAM INTO ONE OF THE FINEST IN THE NATION. THIS ELITE PROGRAM HAS CONTINUED TO PRODUCE CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS, WORLD-CLASS ATHLETES AND MEMORABLE MOMENTS, SUCH AS ADVANCING TO THE 2007 NCAA FINAL FOUR. IN ALL, FIVE FINAL FOUR APPEARANCES, 25 BIDS TO THE NCAA TOURNAMENT, 11 SWEET SIXTEEN APPEARANCES AND 16 BIG EAST TITLES ONLY SCRATCH THE SURFACE. THE PROGRAM HAS ESTABLISHED ITSELF AS A CHAMPION, AND HAS GROWN INTO A FAMILY UNITED BY A GREAT SENSE OF PRIDE AND ENTHUSIASM FOR HOYA BASKETBALL. ESTABLISHED BY ACADEMIC, ATHLETIC AND PERSONAL INTEGRITY, GEORGETOWN ENTERS THE 2008-09 SEASON WITH MORE THAN 1,460 WINS ALL-TIME, INCLUDING 47 IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT. BOTH ARE SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS THAT RANK THE HOYAS AMONG THE BEST IN THE NATION. THROUGH ITS COMMITMENT TO ITS ATHLETES ON THE COURT AND IN THE CLASSROOM, THIS PROGRAM WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LEADERS OF TOMORROW, YOUNG MEN READY TO MAKE A PROFOUND IMPACT ON THE FUTURE. THIS IS GEORGETOWN BASKETBALL GEOR G ETOWN MEN ’S BASKET B ALL 2008-09 Georgetown Basketball Mission & Goals Statement of the Department of Athletics The Georgetown University Department of Athletics, as part of a university with roots in the Jesuit tradition of education, commits itself to the comprehensive development of the student. The interdependence of the physical, emotional, moral and intellectual aspects of personal growth requires simultaneous and balanced focus. This objective does not imply that each facet of an individual’s psychological, social and academic growth is of equal importance. It does require that Georgetown provide 12 21 32 the means and encouragement for each person to develop according to his or her own interests and abilities. This is Table of Contents .............................................................................2-3 Roster ................................................................................................47 especially true in athletics, whether at the Athletic Department Policies ............................................................2-3 Bryon Jansen ...............................................................................48-49 recreational, intercollegiate, intramural or Quick Facts ..........................................................................................3 Jessie Sapp .................................................................................50-51 instructional level. In addition to physical development, the Department of Athletics DaJuan Summers ........................................................................52-53 promotes principles of character, THIS IS GEORGETOWN BASKETBALL ................................................4 Austin Freeman............................................................................54-55 development and sportsmanship This is Georgetown Basketball .........................................................6-9 Nikita Mescheriakov ....................................................................56-57 within the framework of an abiding and broadened commitment to community. Verizon Center ...................................................................................10 Omar Wattad................................................................................58-59 Accordingly, the Athletics Department Hoya Spirit .........................................................................................11 Chris Wright .................................................................................60-61 is committed to, fosters and pursues Basketball Facilities ...........................................................................12 Jason Clark........................................................................................62 the fair and equitable treatment of both men and women, and the provision McDonough Arena .............................................................................13 Greg Monroe ......................................................................................62 of equitable access and opportunities Henry Sims ........................................................................................63 for minority students and institutional GEORGETOWN ..................................................................................14 Julian Vaughn ....................................................................................63 personnel. Welcome to Georgetown ....................................................................16 Anti-Discrimination Policy President John DeGioia ......................................................................17 2007-08 REVIEW ..............................................................................64 Georgetown University .................................................................18-21 Season Review ............................................................................66-68 In accordance with the requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Campus Map/Directions .....................................................................22 Game Recaps & Box Scores .........................................................69-85 Title IX of the Education Amendments Georgetown & M Street ......................................................................23 Results ..............................................................................................86 of 1972, and Section 504 of the Washington, D.C. .........................................................................24-25 Season Statistics ...............................................................................87 Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the implementing regulations promulgated Sports in D.C. .....................................................................................26 Game-by-Game Statistics ............................................................88-89 under each of these federal statutes, Faces in the Crowd ............................................................................27 Georgetown University does not TRADITION ........................................................................................90 discriminate in its programs, activities, or employment practices on the basis of COACHES & STAFF ...........................................................................28 Timeline – 102 Years of Georgetown Basketball ...........................92-95 race, color, national origin, sex, age or Head Coach John Thompson III ....................................................30-36 Top Games in Hoya History ..........................................................96-99 disability. The University’s compliance Robert Burke .....................................................................................37 Georgetown in the Postseason .................................................100-102 program under these statutes and regulations is supervised by Rosemary David Cox ..........................................................................................38 Hoyas in the BIG EAST Tournament ..................................................103 Kilkenny, Special Assistant to the Kenya Hunter .....................................................................................39 BIG EAST Championships .................................................................104 President of Affirmative Action Programs. Support Staff ...............................................................................40-41 BIG EAST Awards & Honors ..............................................................105 Her office is located in Room G-10, Darnall Hall, and her telephone number is Academic Staff ..................................................................................42 Individual Awards & Honors .............................................................106 (202) 687-4798. Sports Medicine .................................................................................43 Hall of Fame/Daly Trophy/All-Time Coaching Records .......................107 John Thompson Jr. ...................................................................108-109 TEAM ................................................................................................44 Ewing Hall of Fame Celebration................................................110-111 Outlook ..............................................................................................46 Hoyas in the NBA .....................................................................112-113 60 84 110 2 Media Guide 2008-09 HOYA HOOPS NBA Award Winners .........................................................................114 OPPONENTS ....................................................................................180 Hoyas in the Olympics .....................................................................115 2008-09 Opponents .................................................................182-186 Hoyas in the Spotlight ..............................................................116-117 BIG EAST Conference Championship Schedule .................................187 Hoyas in the Community ..........................................................118-122 NCAA Tournament Schedule .............................................................187 Hoyas & World Leaders ....................................................................123 BIG EAST Composite Schedule .................................................187-189