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NCAA Basketball: Buy or sell Georgetown, Virginia, UConn, Kentucky and Seton Hall?

By Bryan Mauro

LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY - NOVEMBER 12: Tyrese Maxey #3 of the Kentucky Wildcats shoots the ball against the Evansville Aces at Rupp Arena on November 12, 2019 in Lexington, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY - NOVEMBER 12: Tyrese Maxey #3 of the Kentucky Wildcats shoots the ball against the Evansville Aces at Rupp Arena on November 12, 2019 in Lexington, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 22: The Georgetown Hoyas high five James Akinjo #3 after a foul call during the second half of their game against the Duke Blue Devils at Madison Square Garden on November 22, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 22: The Georgetown Hoyas high five James Akinjo #3 after a foul call during the second half of their game against the Duke Blue Devils at Madison Square Garden on November 22, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images) /

Georgetown – Buy

The Hoyas entered year two under Patrick Ewing as a team picked by many to make the tournament. Once the season arrived, Hoyas fans were greeted with a lot of inconsistent play that left many wondering if this team would ever be able to reach the great heights many expected out of them. The expectations were not unwarranted given the talent that Georgetown returned. The backcourt for the Hoyas is outstanding with Mac McClung and James Akinjo. Those are the two players expected to lead the Hoyas in their return to the NCAA tournament.

Georgetown also added a talented big man in NC State transfer Omer Yurtseven. Yurtseven serves as a nice compliment to the great backcourt and takes the pressure off them to score. He clogs the paint and while he isn’t much of a threat to shoot from deep he can make step and make some of the opponents don’t guard him. That opens the floor for the guards to get to the rim. The Turkish big man is also one of the better shot blockers in the NCAA early on, averaging just a shade over two blocks per game. The Hoyas have the personnel to be successful, and as the season wears on the country will see that.

The Hoyas were still winning games, but not by as many points as many people thought they should have. Then Georgetown got spanked by Penn State, before finally regrouping and looking like the team many thought they would be. This can be attributed to a couple of things but mainly the guard play of Akinjo and McClung has not lived up to the lofty expectations placed on them. Akinjo is shooting 35% overall from the floor and McClung is shooting 39% respectively.

If Georgetown wants to reach their goal of returning to the tournament those guards must improve. The guards have been playing better of late and seem to be over their early-season slump. If the guards continue to trend up the Hoyas will have no problem, especially with their schedule of qualifying for the NCAA tournament.

*Editor’s note: This article was written before the transfers of both James Akinjo and Josh Leblanc. As of now, the writter has the Hoyas as a “sell” and does not view them as a tournament team.

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