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Big East Basketball: Preseason power rankings for 2022-23 season

By Connor Wilson

Mar 2, 2022; Omaha, Nebraska, USA; Creighton Bluejays center Ryan Kalkbrenner (11) and guard Trey Alexander (23) celebrate a basket against the Connecticut Huskies in the second half at CHI Health Center Omaha. Mandatory Credit: Steven Branscombe-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 2, 2022; Omaha, Nebraska, USA; Creighton Bluejays center Ryan Kalkbrenner (11) and guard Trey Alexander (23) celebrate a basket against the Connecticut Huskies in the second half at CHI Health Center Omaha. Mandatory Credit: Steven Branscombe-USA TODAY Sports /
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Qudus Wahab Georgetown Hoyas (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)
Qudus Wahab Georgetown Hoyas (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images) /

10. Georgetown Hoyas

Projected Starters

G: Dante Harris

G: Jay Heath (Arizona St.)

F: Brandon Murray (LSU)

F: Akok Akok (UConn)

C: Qudus Wahab (Maryland)

After winning the Big East Tournament in 2021 and making a surprise appearance in the NCAA Tournament, the Hoyas quickly became the laughingstock of the league again. They finished the season with a 6-25 record under Coach Ewing and went winless in Big East play at 0-19. Their last victory came on December 15, 2021, against Howard and they’re currently riding a 21-game losing streak. The only direction they can go is up.

Coach Ewing and his staff underwent a massive roster overhaul from last year to now. Star freshman Aminu Mohammed went pro, and fellow perimeter players Kaiden Rice and Donald Carey are gone as well. Forwards Collin Holloway and Timothy Ighoefe also left the program. With all of those contributors from last year gone, a new wave of Hoyas is coming in.

Firstly, LSU transfer Brandon Murray is coming in fresh off of a solid freshman year in Baton Rouge. Maryland big man Qudus Wahab makes his return to Georgetown, as he played his first two years in D.C. before transferring to the Terrapins last season. UConn transfer Akok Akok is now healthy and brings a combination of perimeter shooting and shot blocking to the table. Guards Jay Heath (Arizona St.) and Primo Spears (Duquense) also come in to join the backcourt.

Will all these newcomers, will the Hoyas be more competitive next year? The answer is yes. I’d be shocked if they replicated their winless Big East season, but with a bunch of transfers all coming in from different backgrounds, there may be some growing pains. Georgetown will win its fair share of conference games next year, but Coach Ewing still has some work to do before he gets the Hoyas back to program standards.

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