Let's be honest. It's been a while since the Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team was mentioned in the same breath as today's NCAA's Elite teams. Yet Georgetown coach John Thompson III has averaged 22 wins during his 11-year stint on The Hilltop and has been a model of consistency. Are the Hoyas about to turn a corner, and begin their ascent to the Elite? That remains to be seen. But this season, they should challenge Villanova for the Big East title in 2015-16.
Rising sophomores, Isaac Copeland (a player somewhat reminiscent of Otto Porter), Paul White, L.J. Peak, and Tre Campbell, are the strongest recruits Coach Thompson has had, since Jeff Green, Roy Hibbert, Jonathan Wallace and Tyler Crawford. The Sophomore Four play multiple positions and guard multiple positions effectively. A different go-to-guy can emerge each night, depending on who is going to be out of the floor, giving G'town a new dimension.
Next season, Georgetown has multiple players that can rise up. Jessie Govan or Tre Campbell are two. Louisville transfer Akoy Agau, once he is able to go second semester, could be that person.
The biggest off-season news concerned D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera, who initially opted to put his name into the NBA Draft, but decided to return to college for his final season. He has a chance to be one of the top five scorers in the history of Georgetown basketball.
While the Hoyas haven't advanced to the second round of the NCAA's since they went to the Final Four in 2007, this year's team is positioned to have success.
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