Georgetown Hoyas Rumors & News

Georgetown comes up short in Big East men’s lacrosse tournament

Washington Post — VILLANOVA, Pa. — The Big East men’s lacrosse tournament semifinal between Georgetown and Villanova featured the No. 1 seed and the No. 4 seed — each with losing records. And the game that ensued was befitting such circumstances. Read full article >>    

American University tabs ex-Hoyas assistant Mike Brennan as new coach

Washington Post — American University filled its men's basketball coaching vacancy Tuesday by hiring Mike Brennan, who was an assistant during the program’s most prosperous seasons and part of Georgetown’s staff the past four years. Read full article >>    

Bill Shapland, longtime Georgetown sports information director, dies at 57

Washington Post — He never landed a prized recruit, never scouted an opponent nor scored a single point for Georgetown. But for more than three decades, Bill Shapland was a force behind Georgetown basketball, standing just beyond the spotlight but always within earshot of the coaches and players who delivered the Big East titles and NCAA Tournament appearances should they need his counsel, or intervention when reporters came calling. Read full article >>    

Georgetown University gets in the ring with U.S. Intercollegiate Boxing Association

Washington Post — When Georgetown sophomore Adan Gonzalez was 9 years old, his father brought him to a boxing gym for the first time. The younger Gonzalez had been getting into fistfights with other children in the apartment complex where the family lived in the Oak Cliff neighborhood of Dallas, so his dad figured some punishment in the ring would do his son some good. Read full article >>    

Otto Porter Jr. leaving Georgetown for NBA

Washington Post — Saying he felt ready for the next step, Georgetown sophomore forward Otto Porter Jr. announced Monday that he’ll pass up his remaining college eligibility in order to enter the June 27 NBA draft. “It was a tough decision. I love Georgetown, I love my coaches, my teammates,” said Porter, who this past season led the Hoyas to a No. 5 national ranking, 25-7 record and No. 2 seed in the NCAA tournament. “It’s something me and my family talked about. They think I’m ready. I feel I’m ready to make this next step. And we’re going to go from there.” Read full article >>    

Morning Pixels: Michael Graham wins the lottery

Washington Post — Former Georgetown forward Michael Graham was in the news recently, as everyone recapped the history of the Hoyas' rivalry with Syracuse. For example, here's longtime Georgetown PR guy Bill Shapland, talking about the 1984 Big East title game in The Post's oral history: Read full article >>

Georgetown’s Otto Porter and DeMatha grad Victor Olapido are first-team AP all-Americans

Washington Post — Georgetown’s Otto Porter Jr. and Michigan’s Trey Burke tied as the leading vote-getters for the Associated Pressall-America team, joining Indiana’s Victor Oladipo, Gonzaga’s Kelly Olynyk and Creighton’s Doug McDermott on the first team. Read full article >>

Three weeks after dreadful loss at Verizon Center, Syracuse cut down its nets

Washington Post — On March 9, the Syracuse basketball team had walked off the Verizon Center court feeling humiliated, hearing the gleeful shrieks of Georgetown fans in their ears after the Hoyas had held them to an unthinkable 39 points in the Big East regular season finale. Read full article >>

John Thompson saves Northwest D.C. Boys & Girls Club

Washington Post — Legendary Georgetown coach John Thompson has stepped in and donated funds in order to keep a Northwest D.C. Boys & Girls Club open, at least temporarily. According to NBC4, the The Bill Butler-Julius Wyatt Clubhouse needed $42,500 this week in order to stay open for another three months. Read full article >>

Derrick Coleman says Hoyas 'aren't playing Georgetown basketball'

Washington Post — If there's one thing Georgetown fans probably would not want to read this week -- besides praise for Syracuse running a squeaky-clean program that does everything with class -- it would probably be an ex-Orange star attempting to diagnose the Hoyas' recent postseason problems. Read full article >>

Syracuse relies on bruising Big East style to dispatch Indiana from NCAA tournament

Washington Post — Former NBA star Derrick Coleman was in the house — D.C. in D.C., if you will — to support his Syracuse Orange, the Big East and, in general, in-your-grill basketball. “Gotta say, it’s kind of weird that a couple of teams from the Big East are representing on Georgetown’s court,” Coleman said. Read full article >>

Post Sports Live: NCAA Tournament upsets, John Wall and Ribiero

Washington Post — LaVar Arrington, Liz Clarke and Mike Wise joined Jonathan Forsythe on this week's webcast to discuss the Hoyas collapse, the NCAA Tournament upsets, argue over whether John Wall deserves a max contract, predict the number of wins for the Nats this season and make some bold predictions about the NCAA games at Verizon Center. Read full article >>

Why that guy was popping his Georgetown shirt during the FGCU game

Washington Post — "GEORGETOWN BRO," Tweeted Deadspin's Timothy Burke during halftime of the Creighton-Duke game on Sunday. "Now is not the time for pride." Indeed, there was GEORGETOWN BRO -- aka Blommer Science Library supervisor Phil Sites -- proudly holding up his Georgetown hoodie during an NCAA tournament session the second-seeded Hoyas were sitting out. Read full article >>

How to fix Georgetown’s stunning string of March Madness disasters

Washington Post — Anybody can lose to Florida Gulf Coast this year. They’re good and they’re hot. And anybody could have lost to Virginia Commonwealth in the NCAA basketball tournament two years ago. VCU was underrated and reached the Final Four. Read full article >>

Florida Gulf Coast won't stop dunking

Washington Post — UPDATE: It happened again (via Deadspin). Obviously, Florida Gulf Coast loves dunking. Someone parodied a rap about it. The Eagles slammed their way to a first-round upset against Georgetown, and are back to their old tricks again Sunday night against San Diego State University. Read full article >>

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