Last October, after the Georgetown Hoyas brought home the BIG EAST Tournament Championship, Patrick Ewing named Donald Carey his first team captain. That same day, Ewing asked for patience with a young team. We all know what happened this season. Today, Don Carey announced that he will be transferring to the University of Maryland for his fifth year of collegiate basketball.
Maryland lands a commitment from former Georgetown guard Donald Carey. Big one. Averaged 13.5 points on 42.4 percent shooting and a team-high 38.8 percent from three-point range and 91 percent from the free-throw line last season for the Hoyas.https://t.co/ElTdsKMmCa #Terps pic.twitter.com/uy361W67Vn
— Jeff Ermann (@Jeff_Ermann) May 13, 2022
Before last season’s 0-19 record was actualized, something like this might have been unthinkable. Today, however, so much has changed from the transfer portal to NIL to COVID-19 to Georgetown Athletics “mak[ing] make the necessary changes for him to put us back on the path to success for next year.” Carey will be remembered for his leadership, clutch four-point plays, and perseverance through the toughest year in Georgetown basketball history.
Despite the record, Don Carey won the BIG EAST Sportsmanship award in his second year with Georgetown, after averaging 13.6 points per game this year and has making 62 of 157 three-point attempts (39.5%) in 27 games.
Georgetown’s Donald Carey wins the Big East Sportsmanship Award. He’s the third Hoya to do so.
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Carey played 32 games with Mount St. Mary’s and 30 games with Siena before transferring to Georgetown as a college graduate. Carey averaged 8 points per game and almost 45% from three during the 2020-21 BET Championship year. Carey declared for the NBA last month, April 18th.
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