2019-20 GEORGETOWN MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS 202.687.6564 (OFFICE) [email protected] 1984 NCAA CHAMPIONS | 5 FINAL FOURS | 7 BIG EAST TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS | 30 NCAA APPEARANCES 7 NAISMITH MEMORIAL BASKETBALL HALL OF FAMERS | 60+ NBA PLAYERS WE ARE GEORGETOWN SCHEDULE GAME 19: GEORGETOWN (12-6, 2-3 BIG EAST) Time/ VS. MARQUETTE (12-5, 2-3 BIG EAST) Date Opponent TV Result TIPOFF – SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 2020 (2 P.M. ET) NOV. 6 MOUNT ST. MARY’S CBSSN W, 81-68 LOCATION – WASHINGTON, D.C. (CAPITAL ONE ARENA) NOV. 9 CENTRAL ARKANSAS MASN2 W, 89-78 TV – FS1 - JEFF LEVERING (PLAY-BY-PLAY), TARIK TURNER (ANALYST) NOV. 14 PENN STATE ! FS1 L, 81-66 RADIO – WOL 1450 AM, RICH CHVOTKIN ON THE CALL NOV. 17 GEORGIA STATE FS1 W, 91-83 NOV. 21 VS. NO. 22/22 TEXAS # ESPN2 W, 82-66 NOV. 22 VS. NO. 1/1 DUKE # ESPN2 L, 81-73 SERIES INFO GEORGETOWN ABOUT THE MARQUETTE NOV. 30 UNC GREENSBORO FS2 L, 65-61 Overall Record ............. 13-14 HOYAS MATCHUP GOLDEN EAGLES DEC. 4 AT RV/25 OKLAHOMA STATE % ESPN+ W, 81-74 Home ................................ 7-4 79.0 PPG 77.2 DEC. 7 AT SMU ESPNU W, 91-74 Away ................................ 4-9 73.1 OPP PPG 67.9 DEC. 14 SYRACUSE FOX W, 89-79 DEC. 17 UMBC FS1 W, 81-55 Neutral ............................. 2-1 45.7 FG% 42.9 DEC. 21 SAMFORD FS1 W, 99-71 Streak .............................. W1 42.1 OPP FG% 38.9 DEC. 28 AMERICAN FS1 W, 80-60 113 3PM 168 DEC. 31 AT PROVIDENCE * FS1 L, 76-60 First Meeting: 322 3PA 421 JAN. 3 AT SETON HALL * FS1 L, 78-62 1941-42 35.1 3PT% 39.9 JAN. 8 ST. JOHN’S * FS1 W, 87-66 Last Meeting: 299 FTM 288 JAN. 11 AT NO. 16/16 VILLANOVA * FS1 L, 80-66 03/09/2019 JAN. 15 NO. 25/RV CREIGHTON * CBSSN W, 83-80 393 FTA 396 JAN. 18 MARQUETTE * FS1 2 P.M. 76.1 FT% 72.7 LAST 5 MEETINGS: JAN. 22 AT XAVIER * FS1 6:30 P.M. 40.1 RPG 40.5 Loc. Result Rec. JAN. 28 BUTLER * CBSSN 9 P.M. +6.9 REB. MARGIN +4.7 02/11/2017 H W, 80-62 12-11 FEB. 2 AT ST. JOHN’S * CBS 1 P.M. 16.1 APG 13.9 FEB. 5 SETON HALL * FS1 8:30 P.M. 12/30/2017 A L, 74-65 12-12 14.6 TO/GAME 14.0 FEB. 8 DEPAUL * MASN2 NOON 02/26/2018 H L, 90-86 (ot) 12-13 FEB. 15 AT BUTLER * FOX 2:30 P.M. 01/15/2019 H L, 74-71 12-14 6.6 SPG 5.4 FEB. 19 PROVIDENCE * FS1 8:30 P.M. 03/09/2019 A W, 86-84 13-14 4.7 BPG 4.5 FEB. 22 AT DEPAUL * FS1 9 P.M. FEB. 26 AT MARQUETTE * FS1 8:30 P.M. MARCH 1 XAVIER * CBS 2 P.M. ABOUT THE MATCHUP MARCH 4 AT CREIGHTON * MASN2 8 P.M. • Georgetown is coming off its second win over an opponent ranked in the AP Top 25 MARCH 7 VILLANOVA FOX NOON this season after defeating the No. 25/RV Creighton Bluejays 83-80 on Wednesday night at Capital One Arena. home games in BOLD CAPS played at Capital One Arena • Georgetown leads the BIG EAST in scoring (79.0 ppg) and is averaging 82.5 ppg at * BIG EAST Conference game Capital One Arena. ! Gavitt Tipoff Games • Omer Yurtseven leads the Hoyas with 16.7 ppg and 9.9 rpg, which both rank among # 2K Empire Classic; Madison Square Garden; New York, N.Y. the top five in the conference. Mac McClung is second on the team in scoring with 16.1 % BIG EAST-Big 12 Battle ppg, which ranks seventh in the BIG EAST. BIG EAST Tournament: March 11-14, 2020; Madison Square • Marquette enters Saturday at 12-5 overall and 2-3 in BIG EAST play following an 85-65 Garden; New York, N.Y. win over Xavier on Wednesday in Milwaukee. • The Golden Eagles are averaging 77.2 ppg while allowing opponents to score 67.9 ppg. • Marcus Howard leads the country in scoring at 27.3 ppg. Sacar Anim is the only other Golden Eagle in double figures at 12.0 ppg. • Brendan Bailey is bulling down a team-high 5.4 rpg, and Howard leads with 47 assists. GUHOYAS.COM | GAME 19 | GEORGETOWN VS. MARQUETTE 1 2019-20 GEORGETOWN MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES THINGS TO LOOK FOR IN THE 2019-20 HOYAS CENTER OMER YURTSEVEN RECORDED HIS 9TH DOUBLE-DOUBLE OF THE SEASON IN GEORGETOWN’S 83-80 WIN OVER NO. 25/RV CREIGHTON ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT. HE LED THE HOYAS WITH 20 POINTS ON 9-OF-14 SHOOTING FROM THE FIELD AND GRABBED A GAME-HIGH 13 REBOUNDS. GRADUATE TRANSFER TERRELL ALLEN JOINED THE STARTING LINEUP 11 GAMES AGO AND HAS AVERAGED 10.2 PPG, 5.5 APG AND 1.4 SPG WHILE SHOOTING 49.4% (39-79) FROM THE FIELD. HIS 10 ASSIST / 0 TURNOVER PERFORMANCE AT SMU WAS GEORGETOWN’S FIRST SINCE NOV. 30, 2016 (L.J. PEAK). HIS FIVE STEALS AGAINST ST. JOHN’S WAS THE MOST FOR A HOYA SINCE DEC. 15, 2015 (D’VAUNTES SMITH-RIVERA, 5). OMER YURTSEVEN RANKS AMONG THE LEADERS IN THE BIG EAST IN SEVERAL CATEGORIES, INCLUDING OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS (3.9 RPG; 1ST), REBOUNDING (9.9 RPG; 2ND), SCORING (16.7 PPG; 5TH), FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE (56.4%; 4TH) AND BLOCKED SHOTS (1.6 BPG; 5TH). GEORGETOWN LEADS THE BIG EAST IN FREE THROWS MADE (299) AND AND RANKS SECOND IN FREE THROW PERCENTAGE (76.1%). THE 299 FREE THROWS MADE IS 10TH IN THE COUNTRY, WHILE THE HOYAS ARE 31ST IN FREE THROW PERCENTAGE. JUNIOR JAHVON BLAIR IS ALREADY AMONG GEORGETOWN’S CAREER TOP 25 IN 3-POINTERS MADE. HIS 110 CAREER 3-POINTERS IS 20TH ALL-TIME. SENIOR JAGAN MOSELY HAS 295 CAREER ASSISTS, WHICH IS 23RD ON GU’S CAREER LIST. GUHOYAS.COM | GAME 19 | GEORGETOWN VS. MARQUETTE 2 2019-20 GEORGETOWN MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 2019-20 GEORGETOWN MEN’S BASKETBALL NUMERICAL ROSTER NO. NAME HT. WT. POS. CL. HOMETOWN / HIGH SCHOOL / PREVIOUS SCHOOL 0 Jahvon Blair 6-4 190 G Jr. Brampton, Ontario / Athlete Institute Prep 1 Jamorko Pickett 6-8 206 G/F Jr. Washington, D.C. / Massanutten Military Academy [Va.] 2 Mac McClung 6-2 186 G So. Gate City, Va. / Gate City 4 Jagan Mosely 6-3 215 G Sr. Marlboro, N.J. / St. Anthony 5 Timothy Ighoefe 6-11 250 C Fr. Lagos, Nigeria / NBA Academy Africa 10 Chuma Azinge 6-3 183 G Fr. San Marino, Calif. / Choate Rosemary Hall 12 Terrell Allen 6-3 180 G Gr. Upper Marlboro, Md. / DeMatha Catholic / UCF 20 George Muresan 6-9 218 F Sr. Potomac, Md. / St. Andrew’s Episcopal School 22 Jaden Robinson 6-3 185 G So. Baltimore, Md. / Mount St. Joseph 32 Malcolm Wilson 6-11 205 C Fr. Columbia, S.C. / Ridge View 34 Qudus Wahab 6-11 237 C Fr. Lagos, Nigeria / Flint Hill [Va.] 44 Omer Yurtseven 7-0 264 C Sr. Istanbul, Turkey / Fenerbahce Baseketbol Subesi / NC State COACHING STAFF HEAD COACH: Patrick Ewing (Georgetown ’85), third season ASSISTANT COACHES: Louis Orr (Syracuse ’80), third season Robert Kirby (Pan American ’83), third season Akbar Waheed (Niagara ‘99), fourth season DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS: Bill Howze (Maryland ‘94) SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE HEAD COACH: Clinton Crouch (Saint Francis ‘01) DIRECTOR OF SPORTS PERFORMANCE: Michael Hill (Northern Iowa ‘02) MEN’S BASKETBALL HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER: Michael Leonard (UNCG ‘07) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Jahvon Blair .......................Juh-VONN Timothy Ighoefe .............ig-o-EFF-ay Jagan Mosely ....................Jay-gun Jamorko Pickett ..............Juh-MARK-oh Qudus Wahab ..................koo-duss wa-HOBB Omer Yurtseven .............Oh-mehr Yurt-sev-uhn 2019-20 GEORGETOWN MEN’S BASKETBALL ROSTER BREAKDOWN HOYAS BY CLASS HOYAS BY STATE / COUNTRY HOYAS BY POSITION Graduate Student (1) – Terrell Allen District of Columbia (1) - Jamorko Pickett Centers (4) – Timothy Ighoefe, Qudus Wahab, Malcolm Seniors (3) – Jagan Mosely, George Muresan, Omer California (1) - Chuma Azinge Wilson, Omer Yurtseven Yurtseven Canada (1) - Jahvon Blair Guards (7) – Chuma Azinge, Terrell Allen, Jahvon Blair, Juniors (2) – Jahvon Blair, Jamorko Pickett Maryland (3) - Terrell Allen, George Muresan, Jaden Mac McClung, Jagan Mosely, Jamorko Pickett, Jaden Sophomores (2) – Mac McClung, Jaden Robinson Robinson Robinson Freshmen (4) – Chuma Azinge, Timothy Ighoefe, Qudus New Jersey (1) - Jagan Mosely Forwards (2) – George Muresan, Jamorko Pickett Wahab, Malcolm Wilson Nigeria (2) - Timothy Ighoefe, Qudus Wahab South Carolina (1) - Malolm Wilson Turkey (1) - Omer Yurtseven Virginia (1) - Mac McClung GUHOYAS.COM | GAME 19 | GEORGETOWN VS. MARQUETTE 3 2019-20 GEORGETOWN MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES GEORGETOWN VS. MARQUETTE: SERIES INFO OVERVIEW GAME • Saturday will be the 28th all-time meeting between the Hoyas and Golden Eagles with all but two coming since Marquette joined the BIG EAST in 2006. The Hoyas trail the all-time series 14-13. • Last season, Georgetown and Marquette split the season series with both teams winning on the road by one possession. • The Hoyas defeated then-No. 16/15 Marquette 86-84 in Milwaukee to close out the regular season. Mac McClung finished with 23 points, going 11-of-14 from the free throw line, while Jamorko Pickett was also in double figures with 10 points. • McClung also had 24 points in a 74-71 loss at Capital One Arena. • Patrick Ewing is 1-3 in his coaching career against the Golden Eagles.