|
EVENTS
Sportsman of the Year
Heisman Trophy
Swimsuit 2001
CENTERS
Fantasy Central
Inside Game
Multimedia Central
Statitudes
Your Turn
Message Boards
Email Newsletters
Golf Guide
Cities
Work in Sports
CNNSI.com GROUP
Sports Illustrated
Life of Reilly
Television
SI Women
SI for Kids
Press Room
TBS/TNT Sports
CNN Languages
COMMERCE
SI Customer Service
SI Media Kits
Get into College
Sports Memorabilia
TeamStore
| |
Posted: Tuesday November 02, 1999 01:22 PM
| Georgetown |
| 1998-99 record |
| 15-16 overall, 6-12 Big East (first-round NIT loss to Princeton) |
| Coach |
| Craig Esherick , 8-10 (one year), 8-10 overall |
| Projected starting lineup |
G Anthony Perry , 6-3 Jr.
Averaged 14 points per game as sophomore.
G Kevin Braswell , 6-2 So.
Other top scoring threat coming off 13.5 ppg season.
C Jameel Watkins , 6-10, Sr.
Hogs the lane, holding down 7.2 rebounds last year.
C Ruben Boumtje Boumtje , 6-11, Jr.
Returns after breakthrough season filled with 82 blocked shots.
G/F Nat Burton . 6-4, Jr.
Athletic swingman averaged 11.4 points per game.
|
| Top guy off the bench |
F Rhese Gibson , 6-7, Sr.
Played 29 games last year and bolsters the defense.
|
| Key Newcomer |
G Demetrius Hunter , 6-1, Fr.
Top recruit who should bring outside touch to Hoyas' backcourt.
|
| Key Games |
Jan. 10 at St. John's
Feb. 27 at Syracuse |
| Outlook |
|
The Hoyas have a top recruiting class, a coach who will have the full preseason to implement his own style, and a solid backcourt with which to work. That's not bad, even if the long shadow of John Thompson (inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame) is still hard to ignore. Georgetown is not far from returning to the upper tier of Big East teams, and the added experience given to a young set of guards last year should bode well in the close games down the road. Boumtje Boumtje is developing into the latest Hoya presence in the paint, and his upside remains high. Underestimating Georgetown is risky, but expecting the Hoyas to emerge as a Top 25 team is asking too much, at least this year. They may be the type of team that could hang around the Big East tournament for awhile, though.
|
Hoyas 1999-00 Schedule
|
Copyright © 2000 CNN/SI
An AOL Time Warner Company.
All Rights Reserved.
|
Terms under which this service is provided to you.
Read our privacy guidelines.
|
|
