NFL
By: Joe Cardoso
The last season is over and done with we all know what happened and how badly things ended. Now that we let that go we move on to a new season for the Georgetown Hoyas men’s basketball team. Coach Patrick Ewing who admitted he took a look in the mirror brings a whole new team and attitude to the year. We saw whole sell changes on the roster and the bench. The Hoyas bring 9 new players to this year’s teams and some new voices on the staff. The issues at LSU provided Georgetown with the opportunity to add some talented players from the school down south along with a good coach. With his local ties adding Kevin Nickleberry to the role of associate head coach. Pat Baldwin is part of the Hoyas family and, we saw player favorite Clinton Crouch promoted to assistant coach. Once again going with the theme of a fresh start for the upcoming season.
Coach Ewing, Brandon Murray and Qudus Wahab were available during today’s media availability.
I asked Qudus about this year’s team.
Georgetown will host Coppin State tomorrow night. #Hoyas pic.twitter.com/QwpLbHTYMn
— Patrick Waring (@WaringPatrick) November 8, 2022
Guards:
9 new players are looking to have a positive impact on the season. That is a lot but in the era of the transfer portal, I expect this to be the new normal. It’s a mix of versatile wings, guards, and big all of which Coach Ewing and his staff will have to figure out and mold. Welcome home Jay Heath (Who awaits an NCAA answer on his status) and Brandon Murray both guards bring scoring punch and experience to the table. Like everyone on the team, the question is what is their role and how long until it is figured out. Dante Harris will not start out with the team as he handles a personal matter. Primo Spears a transfer from Duquesne should be in the guard mix along with freshman Denver Anglin. Strength should be at the guard position.
Brandon Murray is preparing to play in his first game at Georgetown.
I asked him if he had a message for the fans and supporters. #Hoyas pic.twitter.com/v1BViY5BuH
— Patrick Waring (@WaringPatrick) November 8, 2022
Forward/Center: If you needed any other sign that college basketball has changed we have inter-conference transfers. The Hoyas grab versatile former Uconn Huskies big man Akok Akok you can’t teach 6’10 and he has a nice touch from the outside as well. Where at his former school he did not play a ton due to injuries, hopefully, it is a whole different story at the Hilltop. Paired with Qudus Wahab they should be a matchup nightmare and solid rim protectors and finishers around the hoop. Speaking of Wahab he is back after a year of playing for that other team in the DMV. Coach Ewing has not been shy about excited he and the staff are to have the big man back who showed such progress before leaving. Last season we had no real eraser in the paint or guy to bang for those tough boards. Bryson Mozone a grad transfer, LSU transfer Bradley Ezewiro, and freshman D’Ante Bass also round out the position. All their roles are to be determined as well as coaches finding out what they do well.
