2015–16 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team
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Conference | Big East |
2015–16 record | 15–18 (7–11 Big East) |
Head coach | John Thompson III (12th year) |
Assistant coach | Kevin Broadus (7th year) |
Assistant coach | Tavaras Hardy (3rd year) |
Assistant coach | Kevin Sutton (3rd year) |
Home arena | Verizon Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#6 Villanova | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 35 | – | 5 | .875 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#9 Xavier | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 28 | – | 5 | .848 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#20 Seton Hall † | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 25 | – | 9 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Providence | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 24 | – | 11 | .686 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Butler | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Creighton | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 20 | – | 15 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marquette | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgetown | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 15 | – | 18 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DePaul | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. John's | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 8 | – | 24 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2016 Big East Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2015–16 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hoyas, led by twelfth-year head coach John Thompson III, played their home games at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 15–18, 7–11 in Big East play to finish eighth place. They defeated DePaul in the first round of the Big East Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Villanova. For the first time in John Thompson III's twelve years as head coach, the Hoyas did not make a postseason tournament.
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Previous season
The Hoyas finished the season with an overall record of 22–11, with a record of 12–6 in the Big East regular season for a second-place finish. In the 2015 Big East Tournament, the Hoyas were defeated by Xavier, 65–63 in the semifinals. They were invited to the 2015 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament as a #4 seed, where they defeated Eastern Washington in the second round before losing to Utah in the third round.
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Aaron Bowen | 23 | F | 6'6" | 205 | Senior | Jacksonville, FL | Graduated |
Mikael Hopkins | 3 | F | 6'9" | 223 | Senior | Hyattsville, MD | Graduated |
Joshua Smith | 24 | C | 6'10" | 350 | Senior | Kent, WA | Graduated |
Jabril Trawick | 55 | G | 6'5" | 210 | Senior | Jenkintown, PA | Graduated |
Incoming transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Akoy Agau | 22 | F | 6'8" | 230 | Sophomore | Omaha, NE | Transferred from Louisville at the start of the second semester during the 2014–15 season. Under NCAA transfer rules, Agau has to sit out for two semesters and will be eligible at the start of the second semester during the 2015–16 season. Agau has two and a half years of remaining eligibility. |
Incoming recruits
Name | Home town | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Jessie Govan C |
Manhasse, NY | Wings Academy | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 263 lb (119 kg) | May 13, 2014 | |
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Marcus Derrickson PF |
Wolfeboro, NH | Brewster Academy | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 250 lb (110 kg) | Oct 26, 2013 | |
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Kaleb Johnson SF |
Martinsville, VA | Carlisle School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Jan 28, 2015 | |
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Roster
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Schedule
Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State |
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
Aug 16, 2015* 12:30 pm |
vs. Haukar Basket (Iceland) | W 74–64 | − |
Arena Atletico Felicio Rome, Italy |
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Aug 18, 2015* 12:30 pm |
vs. Dream Team Select (Italy) | W 95–36 | − |
Arena Atletico Felicio Rome, Italy |
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Aug 20, 2015* 12:30 pm |
vs. BC Atletas (Lithuania) | L 85–90 | − |
Palaterme Florence, Italy |
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Aug 22, 2015* 12:30 pm |
vs. SAM Basket Massagno (Switzerland) | W 76–73 | − |
Palamondo Lugano, Switzerland |
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 14, 2015* Noon, FS2 |
Radford 2K Sports Classic Washington Regional |
L 80–82 2OT | 0–1 |
Verizon Center (8,187) Washington, D.C. |
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Nov 17, 2015* 9 pm, ESPN2 |
at #3 Maryland Gavitt Tipoff Games |
L 71–75 | 0–2 |
Xfinity Center (17,950) College Park, MD |
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Nov 20, 2015* 5 pm, ESPN2 |
vs. Wisconsin 2K Sports Classic Semifinal |
W 71–61 | 1–2 |
Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
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Nov 22, 2015* 1 pm, ESPN |
vs. #5 Duke 2K Sports Classic Championship |
L 84–86 | 1–3 |
Madison Square Garden (17,287) New York, NY |
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Nov 28, 2015* Noon, FS2 |
Bryant 2K Sports Classic Washington Regional |
W 77–47 | 2–3 |
Verizon Center (7,876) Washington, D.C. |
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Dec 1, 2015* 7 pm, FS1 |
Maryland Eastern Shore | W 68–49 | 3–3 |
Verizon Center (4,062) Washington, D.C. |
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Dec 5, 2015* 1:07 pm, FOX |
#14 Syracuse | W 79–72 | 4–3 |
Verizon Center (18,231) Washington, D.C. |
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Dec 7, 2015* 7 pm, FS2 |
Brown | W 74–57 | 5–3 |
Verizon Center (4,690) Washington, D.C. |
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Dec 12, 2015* 2:30 pm, CBSSN |
UNC Wilmington | W 87–82 | 6–3 |
Verizon Center (8,132) Washington, D.C. |
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Dec 15, 2015* 7:30 pm, FS1 |
Monmouth | L 68–83 | 6–4 |
Verizon Center (5,258) Washington, D.C. |
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Dec 19, 2015* Noon, FSN |
UNC Asheville | L 73–79 | 6–5 |
Verizon Center (7,467) Washington, D.C. |
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Dec 22, 2015* 7 pm, CBSSN |
vs. Charlotte | W 62–59 | 7–5 |
Time Warner Cable Arena (6,448) Charlotte, NC |
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Dec 30, 2015 9:15 pm, FS1 |
at DePaul | W 70–58 | 8–5 (1–0) |
Allstate Arena (5,873) Rosemont, IL |
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Jan 2, 2016 5:30 pm, FS1 |
Marquette Big East New Year's Marathon |
W 80–70 | 9–5 (2–0) |
Verizon Center (10,253) Washington, D.C. |
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Jan 5, 2016 9:15 pm, FS1 |
at Creighton | L 66–79 | 9–6 (2–1) |
CenturyLink Center (16,425) Omaha, NE |
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Jan 9, 2016 Noon, FS1 |
DePaul | W 74–63 | 10–6 (3–1) |
Verizon Center (8,435) Washington, D.C. |
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Jan 13, 2016 6:30 pm, FS1 |
at St. John's | W 93–73 | 11–6 (4–1) |
Madison Square Garden (7,837) New York, NY |
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Jan 16, 2016 1 pm, CBS |
#6 Villanova | L 50–55 | 11–7 (4–2) |
Verizon Center (15,535) Washington, D.C. |
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Jan 19, 2016 8:45 pm, FS1 |
at #5 Xavier | W 81–72 | 12–7 (5–2) |
Cintas Center (9,906) Cincinnati, OH |
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Jan 23, 2016* Noon, CBS |
at Connecticut | L 62–68 | 12–8 |
XL Center (15,564) Hartford, CT |
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Jan 26, 2016 6:30 pm, FS1 |
Creighton | W 74–73 | 13–8 (6–2) |
Verizon Center (6,897) Washington, D.C. |
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Jan 30, 2016 8 pm, FS1 |
#10 Providence | L 69–73 | 13–9 (6–3) |
Verizon Center (14,481) Washington, D.C. |
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Feb 2, 2016 7 pm, FS1 |
at Butler | L 76–87 | 13–10 (6–4) |
Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,080) Indianapolis, IN |
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Feb 6, 2016 9:05 pm, CBSSN |
at Seton Hall | L 61–69 | 13–11 (6–5) |
Prudential Center (9,167) Newark, NJ |
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Feb 8, 2016 7 pm, FS1 |
St. John's | W 92–67 | 14–11 (7–5) |
Verizon Center (5,369) Washington, D.C. |
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Feb 13, 2016 12:07 pm, FOX |
at #20 Providence | L 72–75 | 14–12 (7–6) |
Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,582) Providence, RI |
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Feb 17, 2016 9:15 pm, FS1 |
Seton Hall | L 64–72 | 14–13 (7–7) |
Verizon Center (5,278) Washington, D.C. |
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Feb 20, 2016 12:07 pm, FOX |
#8 Xavier | L 70–88 | 14–14 (7–8) |
Verizon Center (10,652) Washington, D.C. |
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Feb 27, 2016 12:06 pm, CBS |
Butler | L 87–90 OT | 14–15 (7–9) |
Verizon Center (10,142) Washington, D.C. |
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Mar 1, 2016 9:12 pm, FS1 |
at Marquette | L 87–88 | 14–16 (7–10) |
BMO Harris Bradley Center (12,957) Milwaukee, WI |
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Mar 5, 2016 12:07 pm, FOX |
at #3 Villanova | L 71–84 | 14–17 (7–11) |
Wells Fargo Center (20,173) Philadelphia, PA |
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Big East Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 9, 2016 7:00 pm, FS1 |
(8) | vs. (9) DePaul First round |
W 70–53 | 15–17 |
Madison Square Garden (12,604) New York, NY |
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Mar 10, 2016 Noon, FS1 |
(8) | vs. (1) #3 Villanova Quarterfinals |
L 67–81 | 15–18 |
Madison Square Garden (14,863) New York, NY |
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*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |