Overview
The Georgetown University Men's Basketball team (which, like all sports teams at Georgetown University, is named the Georgetown Hoyas) is a well-known basketball program in the NCAA. Georgetown's first intercollegiate men's basketball team was formed in 1907; the team played its first game February 9, 1907, defeating the University of Virginia by a score of 22-11.
Accomplishments
NCAA Tournament Champions: 1984
NCAA Tournament Final Four: 1943, 1982, 1984, 1985, 2007
Big East Tournament Champions: 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 2007
Big East Regular Season Champions: 1984, 1989, 2007
2006-2007 Season
On March 3rd, 2007, the Hoyas completed their first regular-season Big East Championship since 1989. On March 10th, 2007, the Hoyas defeated the Pittsburgh Panthers (65-42) to win the 2007 Big East Tournament Championship for the first time since 1989. Jeff Green was named the Big East Player of the year and the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. The Hoyas then beat Belmont, in the first round, Boston College, in the second round, and Vanderbilt on a game winning bank shot by Jeff Green, in the third round. The Hoyas advanced to the final four again, after beating North Carolina in the Elite 8. In the final four, the Hoyas were edged 67-60 by Ohio State in a game that featured two opposing big men, Georgetown's Roy Hibbert and OSU's Greg Oden.
After the season, Assistant Coach Sydney Johnson left to become the head coach at Princeton University and Assistant Coach Kevin Broadus left to become the head coach at SUNY-Binghamton. Jeff Green also left the team, entering the NBA draft. Green was drafted fifth by the Boston Celtics but was ultimately traded to the Seattle SuperSonics.
