C'85, from New York. Have followed the Hoyas seriously since 1978-79, and can be found scrounging for tickets at every Big East tournament, and any game Georgetown plays at the mecca of basketball, MSG. Favorite players include Pat Ewing, Reggie Williams, Charles Smith and Sam Jeffers... oops, I meant Sleepy Floyd. And, of course, every former benchwarmer John Thompson would unveil to torch the Orangemen.

I am a 14 year old who has loved the Hoyas for years. Now just to let you know, I know that you've seen young'ins at the games, but I'm different. My Dad's had season tickets for 25 years, and I go to every game. My earliest memory of watching the Hoyas play was in Alonzo Morning's sophomore season.

My first experience with Georgetown Basketball taught me that Hoya hoops are a life and death matter. That's because my life was really in danger. My first memory of the Hoyas, is my dad driving me to a soccer game, and watching the Hoyas on one of those little "watchman" TVs. He was paying little to no attention on the road. My first game was the 1984 NCAA game at Pauley Pavilion where we sent Dayton packing, and after that I was completely hooked.

Favorite moments? JT becomes coach and brings 5 HS hot shots from DC. Recruiting Patrick. Being up 42-9 on heavily favored Chris Mullin and SJU -- AT the Garden! Coming back from 8 down wih a minute to go to beat BC in Boston (1980), great clock management by JT. Blowing out UK in the semi's in '84, after trailing by 12 in the first half. Winning it all the next game over Houston. Iverson destroys 'Nova in '95. Every time we beat SU!

Favorite Hoyas? Mike Laughna, Jonathan Smith, Derrick Jackson, Shelton and Duren, Sleepy, Reggie, Wingate, Pat, M. Jackson, C. Smith, B. Martin, S. Martin, Allen, Jerome, O, Ya Ya and Aw, Victor, too many to name.

I've been a Georgetown Hoyas fan for about 7-8 years, since I first found out about college basketball. Because I live in Canada, I don't get to see nearly as many Hoya games as I'd like, and I just started college, so my knowledge of College Hoops has fallen off a bit this year.

My favorite Georgetown moment was when Don Reid tipped it in at the buzzer to beat Weber St. 51-49 in 1995. I went absolutely nuts, because I felt that that team was the best GU team I'd seen in my years as a fan, and that they could be a major factor in the tourney. Unfortunately they weren't as big of a factor as i'd hoped. Anyways, just thought i'd drop ya a line cause any GU fan is a friend of mine. E-mail: smittstyles@hotmail.com

Ok..I think I will call myself South Bay Hoya--because I'm from San Jose California.I've been a fan of Georgetown basketball since 1980, around the time John Duren played guard. I became a fan because John Thompson. At the time there weren't many black men in charge of basketball programs on a Division 1 level.

Now that Coach Thompson has stepped aside,I am prepared to support Coach Esherick. I think he did a tremendous job considering the circumstances and I'm confident the program is in good hands.

I was there in Seattle in "84". We met with the families of Freddy Brown and Smith and other players in the hotel where we all stayed, and we hung on every basket in L.A. and in Seattle. My most memorable moment was hugging Sleepy Floyd while the band played "We are the champions!" We knew that the dream had come true! What innocence we had. We all belived that Michael Graham would be a good student and a great NBA player. That Anthony Jones had made a huge mistake in going to UNLV but would make it with the Tark. Such a great time, but how long ago. If we get there again we must do it with real students. Somehow Duke, Princeton, Stanford can get to the dance. This year was the most exciting that I can remember in years, although I enjoyed being at every Big East Tournament for too many years to remember (Hartford, anyone?)

I used to practice law for a living. I now have some real estate. a wine shop, and great hopes for my investments in Nicaragua. No matter how far I stray from home, I shall hang on every game, quarter, and basket of my Hoyas!

I graduated from GU SFS in '87, and have followed GU closely since just before my Freshman year, 1982. Like all Hoyas who were at GU when we won it, Patrick and the crew gave me one of my greatest sports memories of all time, and I will always be thankful to have been there and a part of it when it happened. I have stayed true to GU and the Hoyas program since then, and am really jacked about the way things are headed. I live in Germany and have been in Europe for 8 years for business, and am married and have two children. Will be moving to the SF Bay area soon. Can't wait to be back and have the chance to see more Hoya action. BTW, not having the internet broadcast available is a SERIOUS problem for out of town sports fans, and I am in contact with others registering my total frustration with the situation. This MUST change!!Go Hoyas!!"

From Rochester, NY, I graduated from the School of Foreign Service in 1997, and am currently in law school at the University at Buffalo. I grew up a Syracuse fan cheering against the Hoyas during the Douglas, Seikley, and Coleman years, but after Keith Smart's winning jumper, and because of Jimmy B's constant whining, I started to turn away from "the Dark Side." Now, after demonstrating true penitance and joining the ravid basketball fanatics of the Georgetown University Pep Band, I have converted to the Blue and Grey forever.

My favorite Hoya moments are: meeting Spike Lee in McDonough while he was filming a documentary about Coach Thompson in 1994 -- absolute chaotic excitement during Iverson's Washington's Birthday Day Massacres of 'Nova in 1995 and UConn in 1996, especially with Clinton and Dickie V in attendance -- and everthing about the 1996 Big East Championship Tournament...except for Ray Allen and the final 13 seconds of the Championship Game.

My favorite Hoya players are: Othella Harrington (because of his professionalism and sportsmanship on and off the court), Don Reid ("The Tip", the Imperial March, and because Scotty Thurman deserved it in 1994...), Jerome Williams (because of his pure rebounding skill), and Allen Iverson (the skill and talent were simply unmatched).

Longtime college basketball fan. Vanderbilt graduate and since practically infancy a UConn fan. I was a teacher in the inner city and an educational researcher/evaluator/grant writer. I am now retired and living on Cape Cod.