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He also averaged 14.6 points and 9.2 rebounds per game for the year. [9] The Hoyas won the 1985 Big East men's basketball tournament, their second straight Big East tournament championship and the fourth in Georgetown men's basketball history, defeating Connecticut in the quarterfinal, No. 13 Syracuse in the semifinal, and No. 2 St. John ' s in ...
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 ...
The game was decided well before the final whistle, and the Hoyas won the school ' s first national championship 84–75. Late in the game, with Georgetown enjoying a comfortable lead, Thompson began to pull starters out and give bench players some time on the court; the game's enduring image came when senior guard Fred Brown came out of the game.
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.
In the 1984 Final Four, Graham scored 22 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and led the Hoyas to a victory over the Houston Cougars for the national championship. In the championship game, Graham scored 14 points on 7–9 shooting and was one of two Georgetown players to be named to the All-Final Four team along with Most Outstanding Player Patrick ...
Against Georgia Tech, the Hoyas played in their closest game of the tournament to that point, winning 60–54 to advance to the Final Four. In an all-Big East game, Georgetown defeated St. John's 77–59, behind 20 points by Reggie Williams and 16 by Ewing, to clinch a spot in the national championship game. [10]
Georgetown opened Big East play for the season on January 8, 1983, with a game against St. John's at Madison Square Garden in New York City. In both this and the second St. John's game of the season, 6-foot-3 Redmen guard Kevin Williams was given the task of harassing Ewing and goading him into retaliating, but Ewing nonetheless averaged 17 ...
The rivalry was brought to national attention during the 1984-85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season when both programs were ranked No. 1 and No. 2 throughout the season and met on a total of four occasions, including the famous "Sweater Game" at Madison Square Garden, the 1985 Big East Championship, and the 1985 Final Four. The Hoyas won 3 ...