After going 16-18 overall and finishing next to last in the Big East standings, all of the pressure is on Georgetown Basketball and Coach Ed Cooley to succeed this upcoming season. Overall, they’ve had a solid offseason in terms of roster building, landing former Kentucky point guard Jaland Lowe, as well as Josiah Parker, who averaged 9.6 ppg and 6.0 rpg as a freshman at Florida Atlantic.
The question for the Hoyas is their frontcourt depth. They do return Caleb Williams (8.8 ppg and 5.1 rpg) as a likely starter, but there’s little proven depth behind him. The key pickup inside for the program was Chol Machot (8.9 ppg and 5.5 rpg at Charleston), a 7’0 forward who won Defensive Player of the Year in the CAA. Outside of reserve Seal Diouf, there wasn’t any depth until a decision was made on Thursday.
NEWS: DePaul transfer forward NJ Benson has committed to Georgetown, source told @On3.
— Joe Tipton (@JoeTipton) August 13, 2026
The 6-8 senior averaged 11.7 points and 7.6 rebounds per game this past season. https://t.co/P2CLLLO2iq https://t.co/7MUM87HzsA pic.twitter.com/j5hpcy2gep
NJ Benson is a 6’8 forward who spent his first two years at Missouri State before spending his last two seasons at DePaul. He started 31 games this past season, averaging career-highs of 11.7 ppg and 7.6 rpg, shooting 64% from the field.
Benson produced six double-doubles, including 24 points and 10 rebounds against Butler in the Big East regular season finale. He also pulled down 16 rebounds against the same Hoyas program he’s not set to play for, thanks to the eligibility-based lawsuits around the country that are temporarily giving 5th-year seniors like Benson another season.
Assuming he’s cleared to play for the upcoming season, Georgetown now has proven Big East-caliber depth to work with. There are multiple options for them with the kind of frontcourt lineups they can use, pairing Williams and Benson together (could be too small but is athletic together) or Benson and Machot (elite defensively but does lack spacing).Â
The reality for the Hoyas is that their ceiling for next season depends on how good the revamped backcourt is on both ends. But the floor has been raised with the pickup of Benson, a
definite rotational addition for Georgetown Basketball late in the offseason.
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