Green: Answering The Call
Jeff Green's 19 points in the NBA Eastern Conference final was a career highlight for the 2012 Georgetown grad, but a feature in The Undefeated reiterates how much Green - and Green's journey from cardiac surgery - has meant to his teammates."To make big plays like he made tonight, for him personally, it's the cherry on top because the game was taken away from him," said LeBron James, who worked to sign the 31 year old Green with Cleveland in 2017. "For him to be able to do what he did last game after [Kevin Love's] injury and then obviously start tonight, it's big time. His number was called, and he just answered the call. It's amazing.""I'm so happy for Jeff," said Tyronn Lue. "I had him here when I coached in Boston, and just an all-around great guy, and I'm just happy for him and happy for the performance he had tonight." Green knows there is more work to be done. "I've been truly blessed to be able to step foot on this court, to play this game," Green said. "Each day I give it my all, whether good or bad. I live with the results. But I am enjoying it, every single moment of this. I don't take nothing for granted. Nothing." Georgetown's Yield: 51 Percent
At the conclusion of the 2017-18 academic year, it's time to take a look back at a pair of remarkable numbers for Georgetown University.For the 2017-18 admissions cycle, Georgetown accepted just 14 percent of its applicants - one in seven. That's the most competitive number in school history and the most competitive of any Big East school. While it trails the single-digit accept rates now being reported at Ivy league schools, these schools use the Common Application to inflate application numbers, something Georgetown chooses not to do. Georgetown, Villanova 2018 public figures; other schools: 2017 figures In terms of yield, Georgetown is well ahead of its peers of the hardwood. Excepting Villanova, the eight other Big East schools see 80 percent or more of their accepted students attend elsewhere, driving a higher acceptance rate needed to fill their freshmen class: 
Georgetown 2018 public figure; other schools: 2017 figures Athletic championships can often provide a boost in applications, but that hasn't been a factor at Georgetown since the mid-1980's, when the acceptance rate was about 30 percent. Georgetown's continued growth as a global university is fueled by the recruiting and admission of the best students every year, regardless of need and against endowments five and ten times its size. This is a success story worth telling. Georgetown Added to Jamaica Classic
Various reports list Georgetown as a participant in the 2018 Jamaica Classic on Nov 16-18, though the field of entrants is anything but classic.The tournament got off to a rocky start in 2017, as it was only able to fill seven of the eight spots in the draw. The 2018 field will include Austin Peay State, Campbell, Central Connecticut State, Florida A&M, Georgetown, Loyola Marymount, Ohio, and South Florida. Georgetown posted the highest RPI of any of these teams in 2017-18:
Georgetown's last in-season tournament title was the 2010 Charleston Classic, with wins over Coastal Carolina, Wofford, and North Carolina State. Jessie Govan Returning In 2018-19
ADDITIONAL COVERAGE
A pair of online reports Thursday evening, followed by an Instagram post from the source, confirmed rising senior Jessie Govan will forego the NBA draft and return to Georgetown for his senior season.Simultaneous Twitter messages from both Jeff Goodman at ESPN and Jon Rothstein at CBS each reported they were told Govan would return
Govan responded with a confirmation via Instagram.
NBA draft prospects that have not signed with agent have until May 30 to formerly withdraw from the draft and maintain eligibility. NCAA Academic Progress Rate Scores
Transfers and early entries contributed to a mixed report for men's basketball's Academic Progress Rate score, which tied for last in the Big East for this year's NCAA report.The Academic Progress Rate, or APR, is a four year weighted average of each men's and women's sports team at NCAA member schools. A 1,000 score connotes a 100% graduation rate. The rate consists of one point for each eligible student-athlete and one point for each graduated student-athlete, an index that penalize schools with students that either are ineligible, or who leave school early.Each player on a given roster earns a maximum of two points per term, one for being academically eligible and one for staying with the institution. A team's APR is the total points of a team's roster at a given time divided by the total points. The APR for Georgetown men's basketball over the last ten years is as follows:
The Georgetown results among all sports are below (note that men's rowing and sailing are not included in that they are not recognized NCAA sports.)
Report: Crosstown Transfer
A semester after he was thrown off the team for an unspecified violation, a report from ESPN suggests former Georgetown center Chris Sodom will transfer to George Washington in 2018-19.As reported in December, Sodom played in just six games this season, scoring just four points. Sodom's six games was the fewest of any Georgetown scholarship player since Jason Burns (1999-2000) and was the only first-semester departure from the program since Joe Holmes, a 6-9 freshman who was asked to leave prior to the start of the 1978-79 season and transferred to Central Washington. Georgetown Goes West In Gavitt Games
After a pair of local games in the Big East-Big 10 Gavitt Games, Georgetown is scheduled for a road game at Illinois on November 13.Georgetown played a two game series with Maryland in the opening seasons of the Gavitt Games challenge, but were not on the docket for 2017-18. The Hoyas and Fighting Illini are one of eight games scheduled from Nov. 13-16, featured by a rematch of the 2018 NCAA title game between Michigan and Villanova. Other scheduled games include Wisconsin at Xavier, Ohio State at Creighton, St. John's at Rutgers, Seton Hall at Nebraska, Marquette at Indiana, and Penn State at DePaul.Both Georgetown and Illinois struggled last season, and the two teams have not seen recent NCAA tournament action. The Illini were 14-18 in 2017-18 but add a top 20 recruiting class for this fall, with six newcomers and a top 30 prospect in guard Ayo Dosunmu. Illinois owns a 4-1 series advantage over Georgetown, sweeping a two game series in the 2004-05 and 2005-06 seasons when the Illini were a combined 63-9 over those two seasons. Big 12 Discusses Big East Challenge Series
Facing a reduction in high-profile non-conference games, the Big 12 Conference is considering a series of games with the Big East, reports the Kansas City Star."What's happening is some other leagues are considering going to 20 games, so if a couple leagues go to 20 games, it'll be harder to get a non-conference home and home," said Iowa State athletic director Jamie Pollard. "So we've had some discussions with the Big East about the possibility of doing a scheduling alliance to counterbalance the SEC Challenge so that we would have 20 games locked up."Each conference has 10 schools, making such a series available to all teams. A Big East-Big 12 series would likely not begin until the 2019-20 season. Fifth Year: Tre Campbell To South Carolina
Tre Campbell will earn his degree from Georgetown on May 19, but his basketball career isn't over.Eligible for the fifth year graduate exemption, Campbell announced on his Instagram page he will be joining the University of South Carolina next fall."I want to thank God to put me in this position and giving me this opportunity to play one more year of college basketball and prove everybody wrong," said Campbell. "And also want to thank Coach [Frank] Martin for this chance." Campbell did not return to the team in 2017-18, focusing on rehabilitation following the Feb. 6, 2017 bus accident that injured his knee. Campbell averaged 3.7 points per game over 84 games, with 21 starts. No Hoyas At NBA Combine
The invitations to the NBA Combine include the top NBA draft hopefuls, but Marcus Derrickson and Jessie Govan are not among them.Among the 69 players invited are six draft entrants from Kentucky, five from Duke and Kansas, and four from Villanova. With 236 early entrants and numerous seniors in the mix, the combine roster is considered the most likely candidates for one of the 60 positions in the 2018 draft.Derrickson, who previously signed with an agent, is not a projected draft pick. Govan is also not a projected pick but did not sign with an agent which allows him to choose to return to Georgetown for his senior season if he gives notice to do so by June 11. The 2018 draft is June 21. |
