Big East Basketball: Best and worst-case scenarios for each team in 2018-19
By Brian Foley
Georgetown Hoyas
Last year: 15-15 (5-13)
Key Departures: F Marcus Derrickson, G Jonathan Mulmore
Best Case
In year two of the Patrick Ewing era, the Hoyas fly up the standings while the rest of the Big East deals with massive roster turnover. Jessie Govan establishes himself as not only the best big man in the conference but also one of the best in the country.
Athletic wings Jamorko Pickett and Jahvon Blair find a way into the paint more often for easy buckets, and freshmen James Akinjo and Mac McClung solidify the point guard spot and help fix Georgetown’s turnover woes (ranked 305th in turnover rate in 2017-18). Ewing continues to establish a culture of hard work and smart basketball.
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Worst Case
Georgetown still isn’t quite ready for primetime with such a young roster. Govan regularly posts double-doubles, but no one fills in for Derrickson as a multi-faceted offensive threat. Pickett and Blair – two of the least efficient players in the conference last season – fail to build on their freshmen flashes and torpedo the Hoyas’ offense. Ewing is still unable to find an effective point guard, and Georgetown slips to ninth in the Big East even as the rest of the conference takes a collective step backward.