Georgetown Basketball

Georgetown basketball, otherwise called the Georgetown Hoyas basketball team, is the team that plays out of Georgetown University in Washington DC. Georgetown University basketball is part of the Big East conference which includes teams from seventeen universities that are found in the eastern part of the US. Georgetown Hoyas basketball team carries the team colors of blue and gray, and plays out of the Verizon Center which can seat up to twenty thousand fans.

In the 2007 NCAA tournament, the Georgetown basketball team encountered the top seeded team from Ohio State, the Buckeyes, in the National Semifinals. The March 31 match between Georgetown basketball and Ohio State ended in a 67-60 loss for the Georgetown Hoyas. This Georgetown basketball game against the Buckeyes showed that the team from Washington DC is indeed one of the best teams in college basketball.

Just like a few other college teams, the Georgetown basketball roster of previous years has also had a few names that made it big in the NBA. Among the names that made it to the big leagues from Georgetown basketball are Patrick Ewing, who was part of the 1984 Georgetown Hoyas basketball roster, Allen Iverson, who was in the 96 Georgetown men's basketball roster and Dikembe Mutombo, among others. Together with Patrick Ewing in his Georgetown playing years is the infamous Freddy Brown. The Freddy Brown Georgetown basketball debacle is well known due to the fact that the team could have won that year's NCAA championship were it not for the bad pass that Freddy made to rival team player James Worthy at a most crucial moment of the game.

Fans who cannot watch the games live often watch the Georgetown basketball broadcast on sports channels that broadcast it like ESPN. You can find out when the team will play with the Georgetown basketball schedule which is available on the team's website. Also on the website are the updated Georgetown Hoyas mens basketball roster and Georgetown basketball news from which fans can find out what is happening to the Hoyas and what events you can look forward to with regards to the team.

This year, the Hoyas celebrates its 100 years as a basketball entity. The Georgetown basketball 100th anniversary commemorates a century of great ball playing that continues to this day. Visiting the centennial celebration site for the Hoyas will show you how the team got started in 1907 and the milestones they have achieved throughout the years.