Game 1: Coppin State (0-1) at Georgetown Hoyas (0-0)
When: Tonight, Tuesday, Nov. 8th, 2022 at 8:30 PM
Where: Capital One Arena
Series: Hoyas lead 3-0
Last meeting: Georgetown beat Coppin State 80-48 at McDonough on Dec. 8, 2020 in a game where Jamorko Pickett pulled down 18 rebounds.
TV: FS1 (Scott Graham & Tarik Turner)
Radio: The Team 980 (Rich Chvotkin, 49th season), SiriusXM 381, XM App 971
KenPom Ranking: Georgetown 100, Coppin State 329
KenPom Projection: Georgetown 84-65 (96%)
Line: Georgetown – 17.5, o/u 149.5
It’s been so long since last we met…
— Casual Hoya (@CasualHoya) November 8, 2022
Georgetown’s back!
Well, the head coach, some of the staff, and like three players are back … with about 8+ new faces on the bench. The Hoyas’ quest for their first win since December 15, 2021 begins by hosting Juan Dixon’s Coppin State on Tuesday, November 8th at 8:30 PM.
This hashtag Hoyas season may technically start tonight, but Georgetown could not afford to wait this long to turn the page. Many fans may feel like the new season began with some “changes” in late March seen in the hiring of Assistant Coach Kevin Nickelberry and elevation of Clinton Crouch, with Louis Orr coming off the road in the role of Special Assistant. Transfers Brandon Murray, Primo Spears, Jay Heath, Akok Akok, Qudus Wahab, Bradley Ezewiro, and Bryson Mozone signed on, while Don Carey, Collin Holloway, Tyler Beard, Timothy Ighoefe, Jalin Bilingsley, and Kobe Clark left. Aminu Mohammed moved on to the professional level.
These changes were not insignificant, but the phrase “rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic” was uttered more than once this off-season by even the most faithful of fans. After all, Georgetown was 0-20 against BIG EAST competition. Hoyas supporters listened for lessons learned by the head coach and instead saw shuffling of the staff and adding new, unproven faces. The idea of moving on with new, different leadership appeared simpler and more effective to nearly everyone outside of the program. Were these changes enough to make Georgetown nationally competitive again? Time will tell.
In October, Patrick Ewing publicly took some accountability for the horrific season. It was somewhat satisfying hearing him say that the buck actually did stop with him. Ewing also noted that quickly promoted Associate Head Coach Kevin Nickelberry will be focusing on the defensive end for the team. It’s no lie to say that Georgetown’s defenses…
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