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Georgetown Men’s Basketball Climbs to No. 15 in Associated Press Poll |
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Written by Georgetown Press Release
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Tuesday, 07 February 2006 |
Sophomore Forward Jeff Green Named to BIG EAST Honor Roll for Second-Straight Week
Washington, D.C. -- The Georgetown University men’s basketball team
moved up to No. 15 in the country in the latest Associated Press top-25
poll, released on Monday afternoon. The Hoyas are also ranked 16th in
the country in the ESPN/USA Today Top 25 Coaches’ poll.
Georgetown, 16-4 overall and 7-2 in the BIG EAST, won its
sixth-straight game, posting a thrilling 61-58 win over ninth-ranked
Pittsburgh on Sunday at the MCI Center. It was the second time
this season that the Hoyas had posted a win over a top-10 team,
including an 87-84 win over then-No. 1 Duke on January 21. The
last time GU beat two top-10 teams during the same season was in
1995-96, when they beat No. 6 Villanova in the regular season finale,
and No. 9 Villanova a week later in the BIG EAST Tournament.
Georgetown posted a pair of wins last week, improving to 7-3 on the
road with a 64-44 win at DePaul. On Sunday, in front of more than
13,000 fans at the MCI Center, the Hoyas fought back from a 15-point
deficit en route to three-point win.
The Hoyas are one of five BIG EAST schools among the top-25 in both
polls, joined by Connecticut, Villanova, West Virginia and Pittsburgh.
Leading the way for the Hoyas last week was sophomore forward Jeff Green (Hyattsville, Md./Northwestern),
who was named to the BIG EAST’s Weekly Honor Roll for the
second-straight week. In the win at DePaul, Green scored 15
points and grabbed seven rebounds. He followed that up with a
22-point point performance in the win over Panthers. For the
week, he averaged 18.5 points and 5.5 rebounds, while connecting on
60.9 percent of his field goals (14-of-23).
In the last five games, Green is averaging 17.4 points, 6.0 rebounds
and 4.4 assists while shooting 50.0 percent from the floor
(33-of-66). Overall this season, the team’s co-captain is second
on the team in scoring with 11.3 points per game, leads the team in
rebounding with 6.3 boards per game and is second on the team with 3.25
assists per game.
It is the third-straight week a Hoya player has been named to the weekly honor roll, as senior forward Brandon Bowman (Santa Monica, Calif./Westchester)
was named on January 23 following the Duke win. Bowman currently
leads the team in scoring with 11.8 points per game, is third on the
team in rebounding (5.5 boards per game), while contributing 1.8
assists and a team-best 1.2 steals.
Georgetown returns to play again on Thursday night, hosting St. John’s
(10-10, 3-6) at the MCI Center. Tipoff is slated for 9 p.m. on
ESPN2, with Dave O’Brien and Rick Majerus calling the action. The
game can also be heard on SportsTalk 980 AM, with Rich Chvotkin serving
as the “Voice of the Hoyas.”
Georgetown University is a proud member of the BIG EAST
Conference – the largest and most diverse athletic conference in the
country. It was formed in 1979 and represents the athletic interests of
16 member institutions including the University of Cincinnati,
University of Connecticut, DePaul University, Georgetown University,
University of Louisville, Marquette University, University of Notre
Dame, University of Pittsburgh, Providence College, Rutgers University,
St. John’s University, Seton Hall University, University of South
Florida, Syracuse .University, West Virginia University and Villanova
University. The BIG EAST has captured 25 national championships in six
different sports and is a founding member of the Bowl Championship
Series. For more information on Georgetown athletics, please visit
www.guhoyas.com. For more information on the BIG EAST Conference and
its membership, please visit www.bigeast.org. |
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