Most college basketball fans know Georgetown for the team who went to the Final Four three out of four times from 1982-1985. In college basketball history, the Hoyas have been one of the most successful teams in the sports. However, the past few years have not been so great. In 2004, the Hoyas hired Jon Thompson III and his immediate
The coaching carousel in college basketball is ever moving, and the pressure on coaches to maintain success is always high. As a result, coaches are always being judged by administration, and a lot have only a few seasons to turn a program around before being dismissed and replaced. Especially in storied programs, fans expect sustained success, and multiple consecutive
Read moreToday……the decision was made. The one time Georgetown Hoya, who surprisingly entered the transfer portal a couple weeks ago, made his destination known today after courting seven potential suitors. Of the seven potential suitors (USC, BYU, Auburn, Wake Forest, Texas Tech, Memphis, Arkansas)), Mac McClung had some strong programs with proven coaches to choose from. In the end, it was
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On April 22nd, the NCAA announced the matchups for the now annual Big 12/ Big East matchup. Last year, the Big East absolutely dominated, winning eight of the ten games, but the Big 12 will look to even it up this year. Read below to see this year’s matchups and an evaluation of them. 1) Villanova at Texas It seems
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(All odds as of Friday evening via VegasInsider.com) Florida @ Ole Miss 2:00 p.m. ET ESPN2 Opening Spread: -2 Current Spread: -3 Projected Spread: -5.5 Mike White’s Florida Gators sit squarely on the bubble entering Saturday’s contest against Ole Miss. Wednesday night’s second half effort against Georgia — outscoring the Bulldogs 55-34 — showed there is still life in this
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Christmas has come and passed as has non-conference play. At this point in the season, teams are in a position to make runs through their perspective conferences to reach the dream of an NCAA tournament appearance. With a combined record of 97-25 (.795) the Big East has the best win percentage of all the major conferences and has the league
Read moreIt has been a roller coaster of a ride in our nation’s capitol in the past few months and weeks. The Nationals of Major League Baseball won the World Series championship. The Redskins of the National Football League are in the cellar of the NFC East. “Hail to the Redskins” has been replaced with “Go to Hell ‘Skins” from the
Read moreStarting on Thursday, there are some great early season college basketball tournaments. I’m going to give readers my predictions and what players fans should look out for. Myrtle Beach Invitational I believe the favorite, Villanova, will win this tournament. However, Baylor or Mississippi State could definitely win this tournament as well. Villanova shouldn’t have any problems in the first round
Read more(Image Credit: guhoyas.com) Penn State @ Georgetown 6:30 p.m. ET FS1 (Odds courtesy of VegasInsider.com) Opening Spread: Georgetown PK Current Spread: Georgetown -2.5 Opening O/U: 149.0 Current O/U: 149.5 Projected Spread: Georgetown -4.5 Projected O/U: 147.0 Through three nights, the fifth installation of the Gavitt Games has one again provided high-quality early-season competition. While it is still only November, having these
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Earlier today the Big East revealed their 2019-2020 conference schedule. The Big East has lots of high hopes this season to return back to the top as one of the premier conferences in college basketball after struggling last season and only receiving four bids to the NCAA tournament. Conference play will mean a lot to these teams as they look
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