There are 350 schools that have basketball programs in Division I of the NCAA, and hundreds more in Divisions II and III. For the last five years, students at Georgetown have had the privilege of watching a team that has consistently been in the National top-25.
This October, Austin Freeman returned to Madison Square Garden, the same arena in which Georgetown suffered its last-second loss to West Virginia in the Big East Tournament Finals last March. This time, though, Freeman was there to celebrate. He had been named Big East Preseason Player of the Year.
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Pitt was arguably the Big East’s biggest surprise last season, finishing in a tie for second despite only returning one starter from the previous year. Therefore, it comes as no surprise that the Panthers enter this season as the preseason confrence favorites, returning four starters and seven of their top eight scorers from a 25-9 team.
The Class of 2014 that John Thompson III has put together does not disappoint. This year’s four scholarship freshmen are a well-rounded bunch of recruits, and the addition of walk-on John Caprio only adds to the depth of this crop of talented young players.
This October, Austin Freeman returned to Madison Square Garden, the same arena in which Georgetown suffered its last-second loss to West Virginia in the Big East Tournament Finals last March. This time, though, Freeman was there to celebrate. He had been named Big East Preseason Player of the Year.
In 2008, before Henry Sims suited up for the Hoyas, an article on ESPN.com had this to say about the newly recruited center: “The upside on this Georgetown commit is limitless. Right now he’s still a work in progress. He has a long and raw body that needs strength and development.
In case you haven’t heard, Greg Monroe is gone. The latest in the long lineage of dominant Georgetown big men jumped ship for the NBA, taking his 16 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 assists per game with him. “It’s going to be much different,” Coach Thompson said. “Our backcourt is the heart and soul of what we’re going to do this year.”
On Tuesday night, the Department of Public Safety reported the fifth burglary in Village A since Oct. 16. The burglary, which resulted in a laptop theft, comes days after the Department of Public Safety and Residence Life announced new security measures.
On Wednesday night, the Georgetown University Student Association Senate released a final draft proposal for the Student Activities Fee and Endowment Reform legislation, including the exact proposed increase in fees.
With newly established Republican majority in the House of Representatives pledging to make broad cuts to nondefense discretionary spending, the future of many Georgetown students’ federal student aid is unclear.
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