Washington, D.C.  –  Sophomore forward DaJuan Summers ( Baltimore , Md. /McDonogh) scored a career-high 23 points to lead three players in double figures as No. 6 Georgetown had to overcome a sluggish first half en route to a 62-51 win over South Florida in front of 8,316 at Verizon Center .

It was the sixth-straight win for Georgetown , and the 11th in the last 12 games as the Hoyas improve to 19-2 overall and 9-1 in the BIG EAST.  South Florida falls to 10-13 overall and 1-9 in the BIG EAST as they lose their ninth-straight game.

Washington, D.C.  –  Georgetown University Head Men’s Basketball Coach John Thompson III and his staff will join college basketball coaches across the country this weekend as part of the Coaches vs. Cancer National Awareness Weekend, which is scheduled jointly by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) and the American Cancer Society. 

Washington, D.C.  –  Georgetown University junior men’s basketball player Jessie Sapp ( New York , N.Y./National Christian Academy [ Md. ]) does not show many nerves when he’s on the basketball floor. 

For the most part, he’s calm, cool and collected.  Take, for example, this past weekend, when he hit a three-pointer with 6.2 seconds left to lift the Hoyas to a 58-57 come-from-behind win at West Virginia .  Or, the previous Monday, when he hit key shots during a late run and helped the Blue and Gray beat Syracuse , 64-62, in overtime.

Washington, D.C.  –  Junior guard Jessie Sapp ( New York , N.Y./National Christian Academy [ Md. ]) pulled up with 6.2 seconds left and hit a three-pointer from the top of the key and senior forward Patrick Ewing, Jr. ( Marietta , Ga. /Hargrave Military Academy) blocked a shot at the buzzer as No. 9 Georgetown fought back from a 10-point second half deficit to post a 58-57 win over West Virginia at WVU Coliseum Saturday night.

It was the third-straight win for the Hoyas, who improve to 16-2 overall and 6-1 in the BIG EAST, while WVU falls to 15-5 overall and 4-3 in the league.  The Georgetown win ended a 15-game win West Virginia had in its home arena.