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Entering its game with No. 3 St. John's at the Capital Centre on January 26, 1985, No. 1 Georgetown had a 29-game winning streak that dated back to the previous season, when St. John ' s had defeated Georgetown at the Capital Centre on February 21, 1984. In the January 26, 1985, game, St. John's again beat Georgetown, with St. John's head coach ...
Martin finished the year averaging 8.9 points per game. [7] Senior guard and team captain Gene Smith, a defensive specialist, saw limited playing time, but averaged 22 minutes a game and led the team in steals. In Big East play he shot 59% from the field. [8] The Hoyas were the Big East regular-season champions, finishing with a 14–2 record.
The Hoyas have appeared in the NCAA Tournament 31 times in all, making it to the Final Four in 1943, 1982, 1984, 1985, and 2007. The Hoyas have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) thirteen times – turning down an invitation to the NIT on a fourteenth occasion – and twice have advanced to the NIT final, losing in 1993 to ...
During his four years, Georgetown had posted a record of 115-24 (.827), and during the final three years of his collegiate career the Hoyas had lost a combined total of only four home games. [4] The 1985-86 Hoyas were ranked No. 13 in the season ' s final Associated Press Poll and No. 15 in the final Coaches' Poll.
Two Hoyas were the NBA first overall draft picks: Patrick Ewing in 1985 and Allen Iverson in 1996. Alonzo Mourning was the second overall pick in the 1992 draft. [ 1 ] Other alumni have gone undrafted, but entered the NBA later, such as Jaren Jackson in 1989, and Henry Sims and Chris Wright in 2013, and 3-time NBA Dunk Contest champion, Mac ...
The 1985–86 Georgetown team had an overall record of 24–8, and were eliminated in the second round of the 1986 NCAA Tournament by Michigan State. [31] Georgetown's lone Final Four appearance since 1985 came in 2007, [32] when they lost to Ohio State. [33] The Hoyas were coached by Thompson's son, John Thompson III during their 2007 Final ...
The following is a list of Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball head ... Big East Tournament 1980, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989: NCAA 1975 ... 118 years; 116 seasons ...
During his two years at Georgetown, Iverson scored a Georgetown-record 22.9 points per game. [19] In 1995–96 , he propelled the Hoyas to a major upset over the Connecticut Huskies during the season, but Georgetown later lost to the Huskies in the final seconds of that year's Big East tournament . [ 14 ]