2022–23 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team

2022–23 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball
ConferenceBig East
Record7–25 (2–18 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCapital One Arena
Seasons
2022–23 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Marquette † 17 – 3   .850 29 – 7   .806
No. 13 Xavier 15 – 5   .750 27 – 10   .730
Creighton 14 – 6   .700 24 – 13   .649
No. 10 UConn 13 – 7   .650 31 – 8   .795
Providence 13 – 7   .650 21 – 12   .636
Villanova 10 – 10   .500 17 – 17   .500
Seton Hall 10 – 10   .500 17 – 16   .515
St. John's 7 – 13   .350 18 – 15   .545
Butler 6 – 14   .300 14 – 18   .438
DePaul 3 – 17   .150 10 – 23   .303
Georgetown 2 – 18   .100 7 – 25   .219
† 2023 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2022–23 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hoyas, led by sixth-year head coach Patrick Ewing, were members of the Big East Conference. The Hoyas played their home games at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. They finished the season 7–25, 2–18 in Big East play to finish in last place for the second consecutive year. In the Big East tournament, they lost to Villanova in the opening round.

On March 9, 2023, the school fired head coach Patrick Ewing.[1] On March 20, the school named Providence head coach Ed Cooley the team's new head coach.

Previous season

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Hoyas had one conference game canceled during the 2020–2021 season. They had an historically bad season, posting a final record of 6–25. They went 0–19 in Big East play, and finished in last place in the 11-team conference. In the Big East tournament, they lost to Seton Hall in the first round, bringing their season to an end.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason
Aminu Mohammed 0 G 6'5" 210 Freshman Temple Hills, MD Entered 2022 NBA draft
Tre King 1 F 6'7" 235 Senior Lexington, KY Dismissed from university preseason;
transferred to Iowa State midseason
Tyler Beard 3 G 6'2" 180 Freshman Chicago, IL Transferred to Pacific
Jalin Billingsley 4 F 6'8" 225 Freshman Cleveland, OH Transferred to Eastern Michigan
Timothy Ighoefe 5 C 7'0" 250 Junior Lagos, Nigeria Transferred to California Baptist
Chuma Azinge 10 G 6'3" 183 Junior San Marino, CA Entered transfer portal; not selected
Kaiden Rice 11 G/F 6'7" 215 Graduate Student Columbia, SC Completed eligibility
Donald Carey 13 G 6'5" 187 Senior Upper Marlboro, MD Transferred to Maryland
Colin Holloway 23 F 6'6" 220 Sophomore Baton Rouge, LA Transferred to Tulane
Kobe Clark 24 F 6'6" 180 Sophomore St. Louis, MO Transferred to Southeast Missouri State
Malcolm Wilson 32 C 7'0" 205 RS Sr Columbia, SC Became team manager

NOTE: Early in the 2022–2023 season, Malcolm Wilson returned to the roster as a player.

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Brandon Murray 0 SG/F 6'5" 214 Sophomore Baltimore, MD LSU
Amir "Primo" Spears 1 G 6'3" 185 Sophomore Hartford, CT Duquesne
Jay Heath 5 G 6'3" 185 Junior Washington, DC Arizona State
Akok Akok 11 F 6'9" 205 Junior Manchester, NH UConn
Bryson Mozone 15 G/F 6'6" 200 Graduate Student North Augusta, SC USC Upstate
Bradley Ezewiro 22 F/C 6'8" 246 Sophomore Torrance, CA LSU
Qudus Wahab 34 C 6'11" 240 Senior Lagos, Nigeria Maryland

NOTE: Qudus Wahab previously played for Georgetown during the 2019–2020 and 2020–2021 seasons.

2022 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Denver Anglin
CG 		Montclair, NJ Gill St. Bernard's School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jul 28, 2021 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars
D’Ante Bass
W 		Savannah, GA Windsor Forest High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Nov 5, 2021 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 19, 2022.

Roster

2022–23 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Brandon Murray 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 214 lb (97 kg) So LSU Baltimore, MD
G 1 Primo Spears 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Duquesne Hartford, CT
G 2 Dante Harris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Lakeway Christian Academy Washington, D.C.
G 4 Denver Anglin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Gill St. Bernard's School Montclair, NJ
G 5 Jay Heath 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Arizona State Washington, DC
F 11 Akok Akok 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr UConn Manchester, NH
G 12 Jordan Riley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Brentwood HS Brentwood, NY
G/F 15 Bryson Mozone 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr USC Upstate North Augusta, SC
C 21 Ryan Mutombo 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 252 lb (114 kg) So The Lovett School Atlanta, GA
F 22 Bradley Ezewiro 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 246 lb (112 kg) So LSU Torrance, CA
F 23 D'Ante Bass 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Windsor Forest HS Savannah, GA
G 31 Wayne Bristol Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Howard Upper Marlboro, MD
C 34 Qudus Wahab 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Maryland Lagos, Nigeria
F 55 Victor Muresan (W) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Georgetown Day School Potomac, MD
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Season recap

Non-conference season

Georgetown met Northwestern in the Gavitt Tipoff Games on November 15.[2] It will be the first meeting of the schools.[2]

Georgetown participated in the 2022 Jamaica Classic at Montego Bay, Jamaica, November 18–20, 2022.[3] Other reported participants include Green Bay, La Salle, Loyola Marymount, Utah Valley, and Wake Forest.[4] The Hoyas are expected to meet Loyola Marymount first, then either La Salle or Wake Forest.[4]

Georgetown participated in the final year of the Big East–Big 12 Battle, playing at Texas Tech on November 30, 2022.[4]

Georgetown met South Carolina at Capital One Arena in the second year of a two-year home-and-home series that began in the 2021–2022 season.[4]

Georgetown played at Syracuse on December 10, 2022.[4]

Conference season

Georgetown played a 20-game conference season, meeting each Big East opponent in a home-and-home series.

Big East tournament

The 2023 Big East tournament took place March 8–11, 2023, at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 8, 2022*
8:30 p.m., FS1 		Coppin State W 99–89 OT 1–0
  28 – Spears   12 – Akok   8 – Murray  Capital One Arena (7,125)
Washington, D.C.
November 12, 2022*
11:00 a.m., WDCA 		Green Bay
Jamaica Classic campus game 		W 92–58  2–0
  21 – Spears   6 – Riley   7 – Murray  Capital One Arena (4,583)
Washington, D.C.
November 15, 2022*
6:30 p.m., FS1 		Northwestern
Gavitt Tipoff Games 		L 63–75  2–1
  22 – Spears   7 – Akok/Wahab   6 – Spears  Capital One Arena (5,518)
Washington, D.C.
November 18, 2022*
4:30 p.m., CBSSN 		vs. Loyola Marymount
Jamaica Classic Semifinal 		L 66–84  2–2
  19 – Murray   10 – Akok   3 – Spears  Montego Bay Convention Centre 
Montego Bay, Jamaica
November 20, 2022*
12:00 p.m., CBSSN 		vs. La Salle
Jamaica Classic Consolation 		W 69–62  3–2
  23 – Wahab   10 – Akok   3 – Heath  Montego Bay Convention Centre 
Montego Bay, Jamaica
November 23, 2022*
11:30 a.m., FS2 		American L 70–74  3–3
  15 – Spears   9 – Wahab   6 – Spears  Capital One Arena (3,267)
Washington, D.C.
November 26, 2022*
12:00 p.m., FS2 		UMBC W 79–70  4–3
  25 – Heath   8 – Wahab   6 – Spears  Capital One Arena (4,134)
Washington, D.C.
November 30, 2022*
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Texas Tech
Big East–Big 12 Battle 		L 65–79  4–4
  18 – Mozone/Murray   6 – Akok   7 – Spears  United Supermarkets Arena (14,649)
Lubbock, TX
December 3, 2022*
12:00 p.m., FS1 		South Carolina L 71–74 OT 4–5
  23 – Heath   9 – Wahab   5 – Murray  Capital One Arena (5,391)
Washington, D.C.
December 7, 2022*
6:30 p.m., FS2 		Siena W 75–68  5–5
  20 – Murray   12 – Wahab   8 – Spears  Capital One Arena (3,526)
Washington, D.C.
December 10, 2022*
1:00 p.m., ABC 		at Syracuse L 64–83  5–6
  22 – Spears   11 – Wahab   5 – Spears  JMA Wireless Dome (20,370)
Syracuse, NY
Big East regular season
December 16, 2022
6:30 p.m., FS1 		Xavier L 89–102  5–7
(0–1) 		 22 – Spears   7 – Wahab   6 – Murray  Capital One Arena (5,785)
Washington, D.C.
December 20, 2022
6:30 p.m., FS1 		at No. 2 UConn
Rivalry 		L 73–84  5–8
(0–2) 		 19 – Spears   9 – Wahab   3 – Murray/Spears  Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT
December 29, 2022
8:00 p.m., FS2 		at DePaul L 76–83  5–9
(0–3) 		 29 – Murray   16 – Wahab   11 – Spears  Wintrust Arena (4,097)
Chicago, IL
January 1, 2023
6:45 p.m., FS1 		Butler L 51–80  5–10
(0–4) 		 12 – Akok   9 – Akok   5 – Spears  Capital One Arena (6,140)
Washington, D.C.
January 4, 2023
6:30 p.m., FS1 		Villanova L 57–73  5–11
(0–5) 		 12 – Riley   10 – Akok   9 – Spears  Capital One Arena (7,203)
Washington, D.C.
January 7, 2023
2:10 p.m., FS1 		at Marquette L 73–95  5–12
(0–6) 		 18 – Spears   7 – Akok/Wahab   7 – Spears  Fiserv Forum (15,454)
Milwaukee, WI
January 10, 2023
8:42 p.m., FS1 		Seton Hall L 51–66  5–13
(0–7) 		 9 – Akok/Riley/Spears   10 – Wahab   2 – Bristol/Mozone/Spears  Capital One Arena (4,189)
Washington, D.C.
January 16, 2023
12:08 p.m., FOX 		at Villanova L 73–77  5–14
(0–8) 		 19 – Spears   7 – Ezewiro   7 – Spears  Finneran Pavilion (6,501)
Villanova, PA
January 21, 2023
12:00 p.m., FS1 		at No. 8 Xavier L 82–95  5–15
(0–9) 		 37 – Spears   10 – Akok   11 – Spears  Cintas Center (10,383)
Cincinnati, OH
January 24, 2023
7:00 p.m., FS1 		DePaul W 81–76  6–15
(1–9) 		 21 – Spears   10 – Wahab   6 – Spears  Capital One Arena (3,724)
Washington, D.C.
January 29, 2023
2:10 p.m., FS1 		at St. John's
Rivalry 		L 73–75  6–16
(1–10) 		 25 – Spears   7 – Akok/Wahab   2 – Akok/Murray/Spears  Madison Square Garden (11,455)
New York, NY
February 1, 2023
6:36 p.m., CBSSN 		Creighton L 53–63  6–17
(1–11) 		 14 – Wahab   8 – Murray   4 – Spears  Capital One Arena (4,042)
Washington, D.C.
February 4, 2023
12:00 p.m., FS1 		No. 24 UConn
Rivalry 		L 62–68  6–18
(1–12) 		 21 – Murray   6 – Wahab   5 – Spears  Capital One Arena (10,621)
Washington, D.C.
February 8, 2023
8:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at No. 20 Providence L 62–74  6–19
(1–13) 		 19 – Ezewiro   7 – Murray   7 – Spears  Amica Mutual Pavilion (11,892)
Providence, RI
February 11, 2023
12:00 p.m., FS1 		No. 10 Marquette L 75–89  6–20
(1–14) 		 18 – Heath   9 – Ezewiro   8 – Spears  Capital One Arena (7,111)
Washington, D.C.
February 14, 2023
6:05 p.m., CBSSN 		at Seton Hall L 68–76  6–21
(1–15) 		 16 – Spears   8 – Akok/Murray   5 – Spears  Prudential Center (8,812)
Newark, NJ
February 19, 2023
3:00 p.m., FS1 		at Butler W 68–62  7–21
(2–15) 		 17 – Murray   8 – Mozone/Wahab   4 – Spears  Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,615)
Indianapolis, IN
February 22, 2023
9:10 p.m., CBSSN 		St. John's
Rivalry 		L 70–79  7–22
(2–16) 		 25 – Murray   12 – Wahab   7 – Heath  Capital One Arena (3,076)
Washington, D.C.
February 26, 2023
12:38 p.m., FOX 		No. 20 Providence L 68–88  7–23
(2–17) 		 26 – Spears   8 – Ezewiro   5 – Murray  Capital One Arena (7,085)
Washington, D.C.
March 1, 2023
8:45 p.m., FS1 		at Creighton L 59–99  7–24
(2–18) 		 21 – Spears   8 – Wahab   4 – Spears  CHI Health Center Omaha (17,039)
Omaha, NE
Big East tournament
March 8, 2023
8:15 p.m., FS1 		(11) vs. (6) Villanova
First round 		L 48–80  7–25
  17 – Spears   8 – Heath   7 – Spears  Madison Square Garden (19,812)
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Awards and honors

Big East Conference honors

References

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  2. ^ a b Whipple, "SCHEDULE REPORTS: Georgetown to Host Northwestern for Gavitt Games", Casual Hoya, June 28, 2022 Accessed June 28, 2022
  3. ^ Whipple, "SCHEDULE NEWS: Georgetown Reportedly Headed Back to Jamaica Classic", Casual Hoya, June 6, 2022 Accessed June 12, 2022
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