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 23: GEORGETOWN (13-9, 3-6 BIG EAST) Time/ VS. NO. 12/13 SETON HALL (16-5, 8-1 BIG EAST) Date Opponent TV Result NOV. 6 MOUNT ST. MARY’S CBSSN W, 81-68 TIPOFF – WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2020 (8:30 P.M. ET) NOV. 9 CENTRAL ARKANSAS MASN2 W, 89-78 LOCATION – WASHINGTON, D.C. (CAPITAL ONE ARENA) NOV. 14 PENN STATE ! FS1 L, 81-66 TV – FS1 - BRANDON GAUDIN (PLAY-BY-PLAY), NICK BAHE (ANALYST), NOV. 17 GEORGIA STATE FS1 W, 91-83 RADIO – THE TEAM 980, RICH CHVOTKIN ON THE CALL 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 SETON HALL NOV. 30 UNC GREENSBORO FS2 L, 65-61 Overall Record ............. 59-50 HOYAS MATCHUP PIRATES DEC. 4 AT RV/25 OKLAHOMA STATE % ESPN+ W, 81-74 Home ............................ 32-15 77.1 PPG 74.3 DEC. 7 AT SMU ESPNU W, 91-74 Away ............................ 23-30 73.0 OPP PPG 65.2 DEC. 14 SYRACUSE FOX W, 89-79 DEC. 17 UMBC FS1 W, 81-55 Neutral ............................. 4-5 44.7 FG% 44.6 DEC. 21 SAMFORD FS1 W, 99-71 Streak ................................L2 42.2 OPP FG% 39.3 DEC. 28 AMERICAN FS1 W, 80-60 139 3PM 157 DEC. 31 AT PROVIDENCE * FS1 L, 76-60 First Meeting: 398 3PA 483 JAN. 3 AT SETON HALL * FS1 L, 78-62 12/10/1909 34.9 3PT% 32.5 JAN. 8 ST. JOHN’S * FS1 W, 87-66 Last Meeting: 351 FTM 313 JAN. 11 AT NO. 16/16 VILLANOVA * FS1 L, 80-66 01/03/2020 JAN. 15 NO. 25/RV CREIGHTON * CBSSN W, 83-80 462 FTA 452 JAN. 18 MARQUETTE * FS1 L, 84-80 76.0 FT% 69.2 LAST 5 MEETINGS: JAN. 22 AT XAVIER * FS1 L, 66-57 39.7 RPG 37.2 Loc. Result Rec. JAN. 28 NO. 16/17 BUTLER * CBSSN L, 69-64 +5.4 REB. MARGIN +0.1 02/10/2018 H W, 83-80 58-47 FEB. 2 AT ST. JOHN’S * CBS W, 73-72 15.8 APG 14.3 FEB. 5 NO. 12/13 SETON HALL * FS1 8:30 P.M. 02/13/2019 A L, 90-75 58-48 13.8 TO/GAME 13.6 FEB. 8 DEPAUL * MASN2 NOON 03/02/2019 H W, 77-71 (2ot) 59-48 FEB. 15 AT BUTLER * FOX 2:30 P.M. 03/14/2019 N L, 73-57 59-49 6.4 SPG 7.7 FEB. 19 PROVIDENCE * FS1 8:30 P.M. 01/03/2020 A L, 78-62 59-50 4.5 BPG 6.3 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 looks to carry momentum from Sunday’s thrilling comeback victory over MARCH 7 VILLANOVA FOX NOON St. John’s at Madison Square Garden. The Hoyas had five in double figures as they overcame a 17-point second half deficit. home games in BOLD CAPS played at Capital One Arena • Mac McClung leads the Blue & Gray in scoring at 16.4 ppg. Omer Yurtseven is second * BIG EAST Conference game with 16.1 ppg and is averaging a double-double with a team-high 10.0 rpg. ! Gavitt Tipoff Games • The Hoyas lead the BIG EAST, and rank 27th nationally, with 15.8 assists per game after # 2K Empire Classic; Madison Square Garden; New York, N.Y. registering 20 assists against the Red Storm, their fifth 20-assist game this season. % BIG EAST-Big 12 Battle • Seton Hall enters Wednesday with a 16-5 record and an 8-1 mark in BIG EAST play after BIG EAST Tournament: March 11-14, 2020; Madison Square dropping its first conference game on Saturday to Xavier 74-62. Garden; New York, N.Y. • The Pirates average 74.3 ppg while allowing opponents to score 65.2 ppg. They lead the BIG EAST in scoring margin (+9.1 ppg) and blocks (6.3 bpg). • Miles Powell leads Seton Hall and is second in the BIG EAST with 21.4 ppg. Quincy McKnight is the only other Pirate in double figures at 11.5 ppg. • Jared Rhoden leads the team on the glass with 6.3 rpg while McKnight paces the offense with 5.4 apg. GUHOYAS.COM | GAME 23 | GEORGETOWN VS. NO. 12/13 SETON HALL 1 2019-20 GEORGETOWN MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES THINGS TO LOOK FOR IN THE 2019-20 HOYAS MAKING HIS SECOND START OF THE SEASON, JAHVON BLAIR POURED IN A CAREER-HIGH 23 POINTS, GOING 9-OF-19 FROM THE FLOOR AND HITTING FIVE 3-POINTERS, TO LEAD ALL SCORERS. HE ADDED FIVE ASSISTS TO TIE A CAREER BEST WHILE PLAYING A FULL 40 MINUTES. JAGAN MOSELY FINISHED WITH 16 POINTS, SEVEN REBOUNDS AND FIVE ASSISTS IN 40 MINUTES. OMER YURTSEVEN RECORDED HIS 12TH DOUBLE-DOUBLE OF THE SEASON (13P/15R). GRADUATE TRANSFER TERRELL ALLEN JOINED THE STARTING LINEUP 15 GAMES AGO AND HAS AVERAGED 9.5 PPG, 5.3 APG AND 1.4 SPG WHILE SHOOTING 47.6% (50-105) 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). YURTSEVEN RANKS AMONG THE LEADERS IN THE BIG EAST IN SEVERAL CATEGORIES, INCLUDING OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS (3.9 RPG; 2ND), REBOUNDING (10.0 RPG; 3RD), SCORING (16.1 PPG; 7TH), FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE (53.9%; 5TH) AND BLOCKED SHOTS (1.5 BPG; 5TH). THE HOYAS LEAD THE BIG EAST WITH 15.8 ASSISTS PER GAME AND HAVE TWO PLAYERS AMONG THE TOP 10 IN THE CATEGORY - ALLEN (4.0, 6TH) AND MOSELY (3.5, 9TH). IN CONFERENCE ACTION, THREE HOYAS RANK AMONG TOP 15 - ALLEN (4.3, 4TH), MOSELY (4.1, 6TH) AND MCCLUNG (3.0, T14TH). JUNIOR JAHVON BLAIR IS ALREADY AMONG GEORGETOWN’S CAREER TOP 25 IN 3-POINTERS MADE. HIS 119 CAREER 3-POINTERS IS 18TH ALL-TIME AND JUST ONE BEHIND BRANDON BOWMAN (120). SENIOR JAGAN MOSELY HAS 311 CAREER ASSISTS, WHICH IS 17TH ON GU’S CAREER LIST AND JUST THREE AWAY FROM MIKE RILEY (314). GUHOYAS.COM | GAME 23 | GEORGETOWN VS. NO. 12/13 SETON HALL 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 23 | GEORGETOWN VS. NO. 12/13 SETON HALL 3 2019-20 GEORGETOWN MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES GEORGETOWN VS. SETON HALL: SERIES INFO OVERVIEW GAME • Wednesday will be the 110th all-time meeting between the longtime BIG EAST rivals with the Hoyas holding a 59-50 series advantage.