Georgetown Basketball: 2019-20 season review of the Hoyas

Early preview for 2020-21

Losing McClung to the pros would obviously hurt the Hoyas going into next season, but my guess is — especially with NBA prospects limited in their ability to work out and interview with teams — that McClung will come back to school.

Pickett and Blair will return as seniors. Georgetown will also have graduate transfer Jalen Harris, a point guard from Arkansas.

Yurtseven has another year of eligibility, and while he hasn’t announced his intention to transfer or declared for the NBA Draft, he posted a farewell message to the Georgetown fans on Instagram after the season. Don’t expect him to return.

The only other returner who started a game this season or averaged double-digit minutes is 6’11” center Qudus Wahab. He averaged 5.5 points and 4.3 rebounds per game as a freshman.

Georgetown has the 38th-ranked recruiting class in the country, according to 247sports.com. They’re one spot below Michigan State, and above successful programs like UCLA, Arizona and Florida State.

The Hoyas’ top 2020 recruit is four-star power forward Jamari Sibley from the prestigious Oak Hill Academy in Virginia. Georgetown is also bringing in three-star point guard Tyler Beard from Chicago and three-star shooting guard Kobe Clark from St. Louis.

It’s going to take a lot to put Ewing on the hot seat. This season was not it. He is the second-most important person in program history, after legendary coach John Thompson. Hoya Nation wanted Ewing on the bench for so long that he’s not going to get removed after a couple losing seasons.

If McClung comes back for his junior year, he and the rising seniors and roster additions look like a tea that could be where it was at the beginning of this season — projected to compete for an upper-half spot in the Big East and a seed in the NCAA Tournament.