Hollis Thompson may be the familiar face of the Hoyas’ freshman class, but fans will soon get to know his classmates Jerrelle Benimon and Vee Sanford.
“If there’s any storyline coming out of the first two weeks of practice, it’s that those three are going to help us this year,” head coach John Thompson III said.
Benimon is an imposing 6 foot 7, 242 pound forward who averaged 17 rebounds a game in high school.
“He definitely has a physical presence that he brings to the game, and that’s something that our team needs,” Thompson said. “Is Jerelle going to be the answer, period, to the rebounding issues we had last year? No, but he can be a part of the solution.”
But Benimon’s progress has been slowed by an injury suffered during preseason workouts.
“He had a high ankle sprain,” Thompson said. “He’s just now starting to get the reps that he needed. But he’s coming along fine.”
In the backcourt, Georgetown adds Vee Sanford from Lexington, Kentucky. The lanky guard should provide energy for the Hoyas off the bench.
“I see him helping. I see him contributing this year,” Thompson said. “He’s long. He’s long and he’s bouncy. He’s pretty athletic and he makes shots.”
-Tim Shine
Hmmm this is a lot of stuff we knew already. Instead of the positive spin, I’d like to see an article that talks about the truth behind Thompson’s recruiting- its been distinctly mediocre, is getting bleaker each year, and talented players are transferring out
I have been a G-town fan since 83. And it is very disappointing to see talent from VA and DC go to ACC shools or elsewhere. I dont know what the problem is, but someone needs to get a handle on this or will will be going back to the late 90′ early 2000’s. Look, shore up what ever rift you have; and oh, build on gym on campus. Your in DC for heaven sakes, funding out the rear end. Get old players like Ewing, Morning, Iverson whoever to help raise funding. Build it and they will come.
@ Hoyas: ooooh, we lost Jeremiah “Screech” Rivers and Omar Wattad (author of “yet another ‘Wattad’d’ turnover”)…and that loser who was top ten in the country in high school who averaged three points a game with his asinine hook shot who transferred to Florida whose name I can’t even recall right now…you’re right, that is real “talent” that is “transferring out”.
Are you serious? JTIII took us to the freaking FINAL FOUR. But you’re right, the loss of Screech Rivers is a real dent in the program. You, “Hoyas” are obviously Wattad’d