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2010 National Championship
Georgetown Hoyas (34-2) vs. Memphis Tigers (30-2)

Georgetown Hoyas (34-2, 17-1)

Date	Opponent	Location	Result
November 10	Princeton	Washington, D.C.	W, 58-26
November 13	Tennessee-Martin	Washington, D.C.	W, 69-49
November 19	UW-Green Bay	Anchorage, AK	W, 84-57
November 20	Boston College	Anchorage, AK	W, 65-50
November 21	Oklahoma	Anchorage, AK	W, 56-46
November 25	George Washington	Washington, D.C.	W, 92-87
November 30	Maryland	Washington, D.C.	W, 61-43
December 3	Texas A&M	Washington, D.C.	W, 62-48
December 7	Kansas	Lawrence, KS	W, 76-73
December 10	Gonzaga	Washington, D.C.	W, 58-51
December 17	North Carolina	Washington, D.C.	W, 74-57
December 30	Providence	Providence, RI	W, 72-54
January 2	Louisville	Washington, D.C.	W, 52-48
January 6	South Florida	Tampa, FL	W, 74-60
January 10	Pittsburgh	Washington, D.C.	W, 64-52
January 13	Rutgers	Piscataway, NJ	W, 68-57
January 16	Seton Hall	South Orange, NJ	W, 82-58
January 20	St. John's	Washington, D.C.	W, 51-35
January 23	DePaul	Chicago, IL	W, 69-53
January 27	Villanova	Washington, D.C.	W, 74-65
January 30	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh, PA	W, 61-57
February 3	Cincinnati	Washington, D.C.	W, 77-48
February 6	Syracuse	Washington, D.C.	W, 91-67
February 8	Duke	Washington, D.C.	W, 86-80
February 11	West Virginia	Morgantown, WV	W, 60-47
February 14	Marquette	Washington, D.C.	W, 88-60
February 20	Connecticut	Storrs, CT	L, 60-51
February 23	Notre Dame	Washington, D.C.	W, 84-55
February 27	Providence	Washington, D.C.	W, 67-49
March 7	Villanova	Radnor Township, PA	W, 77-69 (OT)
March 11	Syracuse Big East Tourney	Syracuse, NY	L, 69-55
March 19	Idaho	Davidson, NC	W, 77-37
March 21	Southern Miss	Davidson, NC	W, 76-67
March 26	Wisconsin	Syracuse, NY	W, 69-64
March 28	Florida	Syracuse, NY	W, 62-60
April 3	USC	Indianapolis, IN	W, 87-66

Starting Five

PG: Chris Wright, 83, Junior, Washington, D.C.
13.7 PPG, 0.9 RPG, 1.8 APG, 1.0 SPG, 42.3 FG%, 38.9 3PT%, 73.4 FT%

SG: Austin Freeman, 86, Junior, Hyattsville, Maryland
5.3 PPG, 1.4 RPG, 1.1 APG, 0.8 SPG, 36.1 FG%, 25.3 3PT%, 91.1 FT%

SF: DaJuan Summers, 90, Senior, Baltimore, Maryland
11.1 PPG, 4.8 RPG, 1.3 APG, 1.2 SPG, 48.1 FG%, 30.7 3PT%, 66.3 FT%

PF: Clifton Quadri, 85, Sophomore, Bronx, New York
8.3 PPG, 9.6 RPG, 1.6 APG, 1.3 SPG, 0.8 BPG, 57.7 FG%, 21.7 3PT%, 77.1 FT%

C: Domonic Braxton, 85, Sophomore, Toronto, Ontario
11.0 PPG, 6.5 RPG, 1.4 APG, 0.5 SPG, 1.2 BPG, 52.7 FG%, 80.4 FT%

Key Reserves

PF: Vernon Macklin, 83, Senior, Portsmouth, Virginia
4.0 PPG, 2.4 RPG, 0.4 APG, 0.3 SPG, 0.2 BPG, 46.4 FG%, 44.8 FT%

PG: J.R. Givens, 83, Freshman, Washington, D.C.
11.4 PPG, 1.3 RPG, 2.1 APG, 0.9 SPG, 44.4 FG%, 28.7 3PT%, 68.3 FT%

PF: J.S. Desilos, 82, Freshman, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
3.4 PPG, 3.6 RPG, 0.5 APG, 0.5 SPG, 56.0 FG%, 60.0 3PT%, 80.0 FT%

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Memphis Tigers (30-2, 16-0)

Date	Opponent	Location	Result
November 11	Arizona State	Tempe, AZ	W, 68-61
November 20	Ole Miss	Oxford, MS	L, 86-80
December 2	UALR	Little Rock, AR	W, 86-65
December 12	Prairie View	Memphis, TN	W, 85-54
December 15	North Texas	Memphis, TN	W, 94-60
December 19	TXAM-CC	Memphis, TN	W, 94-76
December 25	Vanderbilt	Nashville, TN	L, 75-70
January 1	Savannah State	Savannah, GA	W, 108-57
January 5	Tulane	Memphis, TN	W, 93-79
January 9	UAB	Memphis, TN	W, 83-51
January 13	Houston	Houston, TX	W, 83-80
January 16	Rice	Houston, TX	W, 88-84
January 23	Southern Miss	Memphis, TN	W, 92-58
January 27	SMU	Dallas, TX	W, 91-68
January 30	Central Florida	Memphis, TN	W, 90-68
February 2	Houston	Memphis, TN	W, 91-82
February 6	UTEP	El Paso, TX	W, 79-68
February 13	Central Florida	Orlando, FL	W, 86-54
February 17	Tulsa	Memphis, TN	W, 112-61
February 20	UAB	Birmingham, AL	W, 86-52
February 24	East Carolina	Greenville, NC	W, 75-66
February 27	Rice	Memphis, TN	W, 69-55
March 2	SMU	Memphis, TN	W, 93-57
March 6	Marshall	Huntington, WV	W, 98-83
March 11	East Carolina C-USA Tourney	Memphis, TN	W, 77-59
March 12	Marshall C-USA Tourney	Memphis, TN	W, 100-56
March 13	Houston C-USA Tourney	Memphis, TN	W, 86-61
March 18	SE Louisiana	Boise, ID	W, 93-69
March 20	Temple	Boise, ID	W, 77-74
March 25	Maryland	Nashville, TN	W, 86-78
March 27	Michigan State	Nashville, TN	W, 93-88
April 3	Duke	Indianapolis, IN	W, 101-95

Starting Five

PG: Willie Kemp, 83, Senior, Bolivar, Tennessee
10.1 PPG, 2.8 RPG, 4.3 APG, 1.0 SPG, 48.5 FG%, 39.3 3PT%, 67.4 FT%

SG: Bobby Lewandowski, 87, Freshman, Memphis, Tennessee
10.8 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 2.7 APG, 1.5 SPG, 41.1 FG%, 41.0 3PT%, 79.6 FT%

SF: Daryl Schmidt, 90, Sophomore, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
14.2 PPG, 7.3 RPG, 1.5 APG, 0.9 SPG, 1.3 BPG, 43.6 FG%, 39.8 3PT%, 70.2 FT%

PF: Shawn Taggart, 84, Senior, Richmond, Virginia
6.7 PPG, 3.7 RPG, 0.6 SPG, 48.2 FG%, 28.0 3PT%, 89.1 FT%

C: Pierre Henderson-Niles, 82, Senior, Memphis, Tennessee
5.2 PPG, 4.6 RPG, 1.2 SPG, 0.9 BPG, 55.8 FG%, 38.5 FT%

Key Reserves

SF: Jeff Robinson, 83, Junior, Trenton, New Jersey
10.2 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 0.8 SPG, 49.3 FG%, 40.0 3PT%, 77.3 FT%

SG: Josh Oliphant, 83, Freshman, Houston, Texas
8.3 PPG, 3.3 RPG, 4.3 APG, 1.3 SPG, 1.0 BPG, 41.3 FG%, 33.8 3PT%, 81.9 FT%

PG: Abdou Matthews, 72, Sophomore, Fort Smith, Arkansas
4.9 PPG, 1.8 APG, 0.5 SPG, 50.5 FG%, 48.0 3PT%, 74.5 FT%

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Georgetown vs. Memphis
National Championship
RCA Dome
Indianapolis, IN
April 5, 2010

	Memphis (31-2)	34	59	93
	Georgetown (34-3)	40	36	76

Dream denied
Memphis buries Georgetown with second half surge
Gritty Hoyas' title hopes are incinerated in the fire of glitzy Tigers' fast break & press defense

Georgetown Hoyas

	POS	MIN	PTS	REBS	AST		STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	PF
C. Wright	PG	21	16	1	1		0	0	6	5-14	4-10	2-3	5
A. Freeman	SG	29	5	4	3		2	1	3	1-5	1-2	2-2	0
D. Summers	SF	27	6	7	4		0	0	4	2-8	1-5	1-2	4
C. Quadri	PF	28	13	12	2		2	1	1	6-11	0-1	1-2	2
D. Braxton	C	17	10	4	1		0	2	1	3-7	0-0	4-4	4
J. Givens		18	8	1	2		0	0	2	3-5	2-4	0-0	1
J. Desilos		8	4	3	1		0	0	0	2-5	0-0	0-0	3
J. Rivers		11	6	3	2		2	0	6	3-6	0-1	0-0	0
V. Macklin		15	6	5	0		0	0	0	2-3	0-0	2-2	2
H. Reaves		1	2	0	0		0	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	0
D. Stone		4	0	1	0		0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	1
	TOTAL		76	41	16		6	4	24	28-65	8-23	12-15	22
										43.1%	34.8%	80.0%

Memphis Tigers

	POS	MIN	PTS	REBS	AST		STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	PF
W. Kemp	PG	31	18	0	9		7	0	2	4-12	1-7	9-10	2
B. Lewandowski	SG	29	20	0	2		1	0	1	9-16	1-3	1-2	2
D. Schmidt	SF	29	20	4	2		4	0	2	7-13	2-2	4-5	0
S. Taggart	PF	26	19	12	1		2	2	0	8-12	0-0	3-4	2
P. Henderson-Niles	C	31	3	9	1		5	0	1	1-4	0-0	1-4	2
J. Robinson		11	8	2	1		2	0	1	1-6	0-1	6-8	1
J. Oliphant		8	1	0	2		1	0	0	0-3	0-0	1-2	1
H. Bailey		8	4	2	0		1	0	0	2-2	0-0	0-0	0
L. Bermudez		2	0	1	0		1	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
	TOTAL		93	30	18		24	2	7	32-68	4-13	25-35	10
										47.1%	30.8%	71.4%

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2009-2010 College Basketball Awards

Player of the Year: Luke Harangody, C, Notre Dame: 22.0 PPG, 6.4 RPG

Defensive Player of the Year: Clifton Quadri, PF, Georgetown: 8.6 PPG, 9.7 RPG, 1.4 SPG, 0.8 BPG

Freshman of the Year: Bobby Lewandowski, SG, Memphis: 11.1 PPG, 4.2 RPG, 2.6 APG, 1.5 SPG, 0.8 BPG

Coach of the Year: John Thompson III, Georgetown: 34-3, Big East Champions, National Runner-up

First-Team All-Americans
PG: Jeff Teague, Wake Forest
SG: Jermaine Beal, Vanderbilt
SF: Tyler Smith, Tennessee
PF: Taj Gibson, USC
C: Luke Harangody, Notre Dame

Second-Team All-Americans
PG: Tajuan Porter, Oregon
SG: Stephen Curry, Davidson
SF: Bill Walker, Kansas State
PF: Blake Griffin, Oklahoma
C: Phil Jones, Charlotte

Freshman All-Americans
PG: Francisco Stiles, Providence
SG: Bobby Lewandowski, Memphis
SF: D.J. Logan, North Carolina
PF: Kerwin Bro, UW-Green Bay
C: Herman Marshall, Michigan

Big East Player of the Year: Luke Harangody, C, Notre Dame

Big East Freshman of the Year: Francisco Stiles, PG, Providence: 9.4 PPG, 3.7 RPG, 4.7 APG, 1.8 SPG

Big East Coach of the Year: John Thompson III, Georgetown

First-Team All-Big East
PG: Eugene Harvey, Seton Hall
SG: Jerome Dyson, Connecticut
SF: Robert Mitchell, Seton Hall
PF: Jamine Peterson, Providence
C: Luke Harangody, Notre Dame

Second-Team All-Big East
PG: Deonta Vaughn, Cincinnati
SG: Erick Drayton, Villanova
SF: Lazar Hayward, Marquette
PF: Derrick Caracter, Louisville
C: Mac Koshwal, DePaul

Freshman All-Big East
PG: Francisco Stiles, Providence
SG: Jaycen Woodard, Notre Dame
SF: J.B. Koger, Connecticut
PF: Scottie Adler, Marquette
C: Kirby Elliott, Rutgers

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Departures

Georgetown
DaJuan Summers, SF, SR, 90 overall
Vernon Macklin, PF, SR, 83 overall
Jeremiah Rivers, PG, SR, 73 overall

Danny Stone, PF, SO, 79 overall (left team)

Notable Early Entries to the NBA Draft
Duke: Nolan Smith, PG, JR, 89 overall

Syracuse: Donte Greene, SF, JR, 89 overall

Villanova: Corey Fisher, PG, JR, 91 overall

Oklahoma: Blake Griffin, PF, JR, 96 overall

Memphis: Daryl Schmidt, SF, SO, 90 overall

Arizona: Willis Staten, PG, SO, 90 overall
Arizona: Jerryd Bayless, SG, JR, 88 overall

USC: Davon Jefferson, SF, JR, 87 overall

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Hoyas strike again in recruiting
JT3 hits the Pacific Northwest for another star in the 2010 class

May 3, 2010

WASHINGTON, D.C. - When you're a head coach of a major college program, recruiting is never over. Ever.

So when Georgetown swept in their four blue-chip five-star prospects in the early signing period in December, it appeared on the surface that they were done and full in 2010 and ready to focus completely on 2011, to get a head start on their rivals.

But internally, John Thompson III knew that there might be an unexpected opening coming.

That opening came to pass shortly after the season ended, when sophomore power forward Danny Stone was granted his release and transferred. It was because of this that JT3 continued recruiting prospects for the 2010 class. And those efforts paid off Monday.

A month removed from a brutal loss to super-power Memphis in the national title game, Georgetown began the healing process by securing their fifth 5-star recruit of the class: point guard Tarrance Toussaint of Vancouver, Washington. The 11th ranked point guard in his class (#22 overall) didn't sign in the early period, and continued to receive plenty of attention from local powers like Washington, Gonzaga and Oregon. Once Georgetown came calling though, Toussaint warmed up to the idea of capping off the "Second Fab Five". With Chris Wright about to begin his senior year and J.R. Givens having the look of an early entry to the NBA after this upcoming year or next, Toussaint was sold.

2010 Georgetown Recruiting Class

Darius Jefferson,
Small Forward
6'7, 224
Washington, D.C.
#1 SF, #1 OVRR

Shooting: A+
Skills: B
Defense: A-
Athleticism: A+
Rebounding: A
Intelligence: B+
Potential: A+
Size: B+

Orien Myers,
Small Forward
6'6, 214
Tuscaloosa, AL
#2 SF, #7 OVR

Shooting: A
Skills: B
Defense: B+
Athleticism: A
Rebounding: B-
Intelligence: A
Potential: A
Size: B

Elliah Banks,
Shooting Guard
6'2, 187
St. Louis, MO
#4 SG, #13 OVR

Shooting: A
Skills: B
Defense: B+
Athleticism: A
Rebounding: B-
Intelligence: A
Potential: A-
Size: C+

Bernie Gunn,
Center
7'2, 227
Wilmington, NC
#1 C, #25 OVR

Shooting: B
Skills: B-
Defense: A-
Athleticism: B+
Rebounding: A+
Intelligence: B+
Potential: B+
Size: A+

Tarrance Toussaint,
Point Guard
5'11, 165
Vancouver, WA
#11 PG, #22 OVR

Shooting: A-
Skills: A-
Defense: A
Athleticism: A
Rebounding: C+
Intelligence: B-
Potential: A
Size: C

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Top 10 Recruits by Position Nationally

Point Guard

Rank	Player	Caliber	Ht/Wt	Hometown	College
1.	Donovin Clemons		6'3/175	Rochester Hills, MI	Duke
2.	Lonny Dunnington		6'0/170	Odessa, TX	Texas
3.	Glenn Joynes		6'1/173	St. Louis, MO	Georgia Tech
4.	Jontae Hamilton		5'10/173	Queens, NY	Syracuse
5.	Randall James		5'11/165	Portsmouth, VA	NC State
6.	Brennon Tukker		6'0/171	Cincinnati, OH	Louisville
7.	Muhammad Peavy		6'0/180	Anaheim, CA	Arizona State
8.	Marvin Kemp		5'11/172	Dearborn, MI	Louisville
9.	Dawud Hartman		6'0/184	Kent, WA	Oregon
10.	D.J. Archie		5'10/158	Bronx, NY	NC State

Shooting Guard

Rank	Player	Caliber	Ht/Wt	Hometown	College
1.	Smush Traore		6'4/198	Springfield, MI	Kansas
2.	Dan McNair		6'3/198	Brooklyn, NY	Duke
3.	Louis Wilcox		6'5/206	Boston, MA	Connecticut
4.	Elliah Banks		6'2/187	St. Louis, MO	Georgetown
5.	Emmett Wentt		6'4/189	Mesa, AZ	Arizona
6.	Jeffery Copeland		6'4/203	Columbus, OH	Kentucky
7.	Clayton Nichols		6'4/189	Atlanta, GA	Tennessee
8.	Rylan Aladi		6'3/188	Chicago, IL	unsigned
9.	Ramdo Harper		6'2/182	Brooklyn, NY	Maryland
10.	Nathaniel Ruffin		6'2/182	Cleveland, OH	Kentucky

Small Forward

Rank	Player	Caliber	Ht/Wt	Hometown	College
1.	Darius Jefferson		6'7/224	Washington, D.C.	Georgetown
2.	Orien Myers		6'6/214	Tuscaloosa, AL	Georgetown
3.	Tory Noel		6'4/202	Norfolk, VA	Duke
4.	Antawn Gray		6'9/256	Huntington Beach, CA	California
5.	Renardo Souffrant		6'5/213	Livonia, MI	Louisville
6.	Quentin Wheeler		6'5/199	Beaverton, OR	Portland
7.	Buster Zaharias		6'5/209	Arlington, TX	Arkansas
8.	LeBron Reaser		6'5/209	Kent, WA	Gonzaga
9.	Jeffrey Van		6'5/209	Philadelphia, PA	Virginia
10.	Ahmet Gooden		6'6/212	Atlanta, GA	Clemson

Power Forward

Rank	Player	Caliber	Ht/Wt	Hometown	College
1.	Hector Gourde		6'9/205	Montreal, ON	Connecticut
2.	Fred Winter		6'7/187	Knoxville, TN	North Carolina
3.	Kirsten Werner		6'9/215	Riverside, CA	Oregon
4.	Bernie McFadgon		6'7/211	Memphis, TN	Georgia Tech
5.	Jason Monroe		6'7/210	Sandy, UT	Arizona
6.	Bronski North		6'8/233	Queens, NY	Fairfield
7.	Donny Broermann		6'11/238	Jersey City, NJ	Maryland
8.	Ron Salisbery		6'7/202	Paterson, NJ	Connecticut
9.	Deon Washington		6'7/204	Memphis, TN	Memphis
10.	Darell Nagata		6'7/199	Hialeah, FL	South Florida

Center

Rank	Player	Caliber	Ht/Wt	Hometown	College
1.	Bernie Gunn		7'2/227	Wilmington, NC	Georgetown
2.	Pat Samuels		6'11/220	Tulsa, OK	Arkansas
3.	Jessie Bishop		7'0/239	Atlanta, GA	Alabama
4.	Howie Cunningham		6'10/227	Chicopee, MA	Albany
5.	Maris Phillips		6'9/242	Wichita, KS	Wichita State
6.	Borislav Oilligard		6'9/215	Hampstead, NY	West Virginia
7.	Elliot Drabyn		6'10/206	Anaheim, CA	San Diego State
8.	Rory Zachery		6'9/222	Memphis, TN	Arkansas State
9.	Kalu Robins		6'10/227	Norwalk, CT	St. John's
10.	Wayne Hornsby		6'10/242	Warwick, RI	New Hampshire

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Top 10 Recruiting Classes

Team	HS AA	Mr. Basketball
1. Georgetown	4	2	5	0	0
2. Duke	3	1	3	1	0
3. Louisville	3	1	3	1	1
4. NC State	2	1	2	2	1
5. Kansas	1	2	1	2	2
6. Syracuse	1	2	1	3	1
7. Connecticut	1	1	2	2	3
8. Oregon	2	1	2	0	1
9. Marquette	1	2	1	2	0
10. Arizona	1	2	1	1	1

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Wow, that is a heartbreaking loss in the title game. The turnovers looked like they killed you. But with a recruiting class like that, it wouldn't surprise me to see you back there within the next two years.

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I was so ready to celebrate for you. Next year man.

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Woooooo, Shawn Taggart is the man!

Quick question, did you create some recruits so that they would leave early? Don't think I've ever seen an 87 ovr freshman or 90 ovr soph.

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Woooooo, Shawn Taggart is the man!

Quick question, did you create some recruits so that they would leave early? Don't think I've ever seen an 87 ovr freshman or 90 ovr soph.

Nope, no creating on my part. In the case of Schmidt (Memphis) and Staten (Arizona) though, they were in the top 5 of their class...so it's not TOO surprising.

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I just noticed the Southeastern Michigan. I am from Toledo and used to substitute teach in Monroe County.

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Tough loss in the championship. Looks like the referees were a little whistle happy against you that game.

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2010-2011 Georgetown Hoyas

Starting Five

#	Player	Pos.	Year	Overall	Hometown	Ht.	Wt.
4	Chris Wright	PG	SR	84	Washington, D.C.	6'1	199
15	Austin Freeman	SG	SR	87	Hyattsville, MD	6'4	235
1	Darius Jefferson	SF	FR	84	Washington, D.C.	6'7	226
52	Clifton Quadri	PF	JR	86	Bronx, NY	6'10	229
51	Domonic Braxton	C	JR	87	Toronto, ON	6'11	263

Bench

#	Player	Pos.	Year	Overall	Hometown	Ht.	Wt.
10	J.S. Desilos	PF	SO	83	Philadelphia, PA	6'8	196
2	J.R. Givens	PG	SO	84	Washington, D.C.	6'3	204
30	Orien Myers	SF	FR	82	Tuscaloosa, AL	6'7	214
20	Elliah Banks	SG	FR	80	St. Louis, MO	6'3	189
44	Bernie Gunn	C	FR	78	Wilmington, NC	7'3	234
5	Tarrance Toussaint	PG	FR	78	Vancouver, WA	5'11	170
32	Hal Reaves	SG	JR	72	Philadelphia, PA	6'7	218

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Preseason Top 25

1.		Florida
2.		Michigan State
3.		Georgetown
4.		Ohio State
5.		Michigan
6.		Duke
7.		Arizona
8.		Maryland
9.		Indiana
10.		Villanova
11.		Texas A&M
12.		Kansas
13.		Oklahoma State
14.		Oregon
15.		Wisconsin
16.		Syracuse
17.		Louisville
18.		Seton Hall
19.		UCLA
20.		Cincinnati
21.		North Carolina
22.		Arizona State
23.		USC
24.		Marquette
25.		Iowa State

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2010-2011 Schedule

Date	Opponent	Location
November 1	Butler	Washington, D.C.
November 10	Maryland-Baltimore	Washington, D.C.
November 13	Charlotte	Washington, D.C.
November 19	Bucknell	Washington, D.C.
November 25	#21 North Carolina	Chapel Hill, NC
November 30	Saint Joseph's	Washington, D.C.
December 6	#6 Maryland	College Park, MD
December 13	#12 Kansas	Washington, D.C.
December 20	#14 Oregon	Eugene, OR
December 22	George Washington	Washington, D.C.
December 29	Notre Dame	South Bend, IN
January 1	Pittsburgh	Washington, D.C.
January 4	#18 Seton Hall	Newark, NJ
January 8	West Virginia	Washington, D.C.
January 13	Rutgers	Piscataway, NJ
January 19	#17 Louisville	Washington, D.C.
January 22	#16 Syracuse	Syracuse, NY
January 26	#24 Marquette	Washington, D.C.
January 29	Providence	Providence, RI
February 2	#10 Villanova	Villanova, PA
February 5	DePaul	Washington, D.C.
February 9	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh, PA
February 12	St. John's	Washington, D.C.
February 16	Connecticut	Washington, D.C.
February 23	#24 Marquette	Milwaukee, WI
February 26	South Florida	Washington, D.C.
March 2	#20 Cincinnati	Cincinnati, OH
March 5	Rutgers	Washington, D.C.

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"There's only one thing that will satisfy us"
As Georgetown's fabled recruiting class arrives on campus, the burden of expectations comes with them

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Normally you'd think going 34-3, winning one of the best conferences in America and getting to the National Championship Game would be considered a tremendous success that would buy leniency from the fanbase.

Not at Georgetown.

With the recent resurgence of three 30-win seasons and two Final Fours in the last four years, Hoya Paranoia has resurfaced and is in full effect in the nation's capital. After two decades of more or less anonymity, Georgetown is a brand name again; it's "cool" to be Hoya. And with the ascension to power comes the burden of expectation.

"I think our fans are very happy about the past few years," coach John Thompson III said. "But I also know that they took the loss to Memphis hard. Well, nobody took it harder than me, or our players. We understand that we've been tantalizingly close recently, but haven't gotten all the way. The fans are getting anxious. So are we."

The "tantalizingly close" JT3 is talking about is a 30-7 season in 2007 that featured a stunning overtime win over heavy favorite North Carolina in the East Regional Final before losing to Greg Oden's Buckeyes in the national semifinal. The next year, the Hoyas were 32-4, easily claiming the #1 overall seed and getting back to the East Regional Final before being stunned themselves by underdog Stanford in Charlotte. After a transition 26-8 year in 2009, the Hoyas broke loose last year, winning their first 26 games and again cruising to the top overall seed in the Big Dance. They faced close calls from Wisconsin and Florida in the East Regional in Syracuse, but broke through and returned to the Final Four in Indianapolis, where they routed USC and were the favorites to cut down the nets, only to be snowed under an avalanche of Memphis dunks and alley oops.

Both inside and outside the walls at Georgetown, the embarassing loss to the Tigers in the title game served as an indictment on John Thompson III's Princeton-style offense. Seeing their Hoyas get taken apart with ease by the running and gunning of John Calipari shook many Georgetown fans and made them question if the sloth-like pace of JT3's offense has what it takes to bring a national title to D.C.

Enter: Darius Jefferson and the most heralded recruiting class since Michigan's Fab Five.

Jefferson, the nation's top recruit, brings with him four other five-star prospects: small forward Orien Myers, shooting guard Elliah Banks, center Bernie Gunn, and point guard Tarrance Toussaint.

"There's only one thing that will satisfy us," the local D.C. product Jefferson said. "I've gotten to know all the other incoming guys, and I've gotten to know the guys already here. Our goal is clear: we're not going to settle for anything less than cutting down the nets in April. We want that national championship."

Jefferson has the look of the classic "one and done" who is using the mandatory one year of college to simply prepare himself for the NBA. He disputes that, however.

"I've never said I'd be outta here after one year. I'm not thinking about that right now, and I'm not going to do damage to this team or program to elevate myself. The only thing I'm concerned with is taking this team back to the Final Four and winning a national title."

The road to Houston for the 2011 Final Four will be treacherous. The Hoyas have road games against ranked opponents in North Carolina, Maryland and Oregon, along with a home game against ranked Kansas. And the Big East will be as tough as usual, with Syracuse, Louisville, Villanova, Seton Hall, Marquette and Cincinnati all joining Georgetown in the preseason top 25.

Still though, at #3 in the polls, the Hoyas are considered the favorite in the Big East, the favorite to claim the #1 seed in the East Regional once again (in Charlotte this year), and one of the favorites to get back to the Final Four.