# 2023–24 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hoyas, led by first-year head coach Ed Cooley, were members of the Big East Conference. The Hoyas played their home games at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.

## Previous season

The Hoyas had their second historically bad season in a row, finishing the season 7–25 overall, 2–18 in Big East play to finish in last place in the 11-team conference for the second consecutive year. In the Big East tournament, they lost to Villanova in the first round, bringing their season to an end. On March 9, 2023, the school fired head coach Patrick Ewing after six seasons at the helm.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason |
| Brandon Murray | 0 | F | 6'5" | 214 | Sophomore | Baltimore, MD | Transferred to Ole Miss |
| Primo Spears | 1 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Sophomore | Hartford, CT | Transferred to Florida State |
| Dante Harris | 2 | G | 6'0" | 170 | Junior | Washington, DC | Transferred to Virginia |
| Denver Anglin | 4 | G | 6'2" | 165 | Freshman | Montclair, NJ | Transferred to SMU |
| Akok Akok | 11 | F | 6'9" | 205 | Senior | Manchester, NH | Transferred to West Virginia |
| Jordan Riley | 12 | G | 6'4" | 195 | Sophomore | Brentwood, NY | Transferred to Temple |
| Bryson Mozone | 15 | G/F | 6'6" | 200 | Grad student | North Augusta, SC | Completed eligibility |
| Bradley Ezewiro | 22 | F | 6'8" | 246 | Sophomore | Torrance, CA | Transferred to Saint Louis |
| D'Ante Bass | 23 | F | 6'7" | 185 | Freshman | Savannah, GA | Transferred to Alabama State |
| Malcolm Wilson | 32 | C | 7'0" | 220 | Senior | Columbia, SC | Transferred to Queens University of Charlotte |
| Qudus Wahab | 34 | C | 6'11" | 240 | Senior | Lagos, Nigeria | Transferred to Penn State |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Dontrez Styles | 0 | F | 6'6" | 212 | Junior | Kinston, NC | North Carolina |
| Rowan Brumbaugh | 1 | G | 6'4" | 183 | Sophomore | Washington, DC | Texas |
| Jayden Epps | 10 | G | 6'2" | 187 | Sophomore | Norfolk, VA | Illinois |
| Cam Bacote | 11 | G | 6'3" | 176 | Graduate student | Hampton, VA | Western Carolina |
| Supreme Cook | 24 | F | 6'9" | 220 | Senior | East Orange, NJ | Fairfield |
| Ismael Massoud | 25 | F | 6'8" | 220 | Graduate student | New York, NY | Kansas State |

### 2023 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Drew Fielder F | Boise, ID | Southern California Academy | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Mar 28, 2023 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ||||||
| Drew McKenna SF/W | Ellicott City, MD | Glenelg Country School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | May 30, 2023 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 15, 2023. ||||||

## Roster

NOTES: (1) Donovan Grant and Victor Muresan left the team during the final week of the fall semester. (2) Drew McKenna was added to the roster on December 11.

## Season recap
### Non-conference season

Georgetown played an 11-game non-conference schedule from November 7 through December 16, with nine of the games at Capital One Arena. The Hoyas visited former Big East rival Rutgers in the annual Gavitt Tipoff Games. They also hosted an unnamed, unsponsored two-day multi-team event, referred to simply as the "Georgetown MTE," in which the Hoyas, American, and Mount St. Mary's each played a game against the other two teams. Georgetown hosted TCU in the annual Big East–Big 12 Battle and former Big East member Syracuse in the yearly renewal of their rivalry. Georgetown closed out its non-conference schedule with a visit to its former Big East rival Notre Dame in the first season of a two-year home-and-home series.

### Conference season

Georgetown played a 20-game conference season from December 19 through March 9, meeting each Big East opponent in a home-and-home series. Georgetown finished in 10th place, with a record of 2–18.

### Big East tournament

Georgetown lost in the first round of the 2024 Big East tournament, finishing the season with an overall record of 9–23.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Preseason |||||||||
| October 14, 2023* | | Wake Forest Scrimmage | W 81–77 | | 46 – Epps | – | – | McDonough Gymnasium Washington, DC |
| October 21, 2023* | | vs. Pittsburgh Scrimmage | L 64–78 | | – | – | – | Allegany College of Maryland Cumberland, MD |
| October 27, 2023* 7:00 p.m. | | Blue vs. Gray Intrasquad | | | | | | McDonough Gymnasium Washington, DC |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 7, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FS2 | | Le Moyne | W 94–57 | 1–0 | 19 – Cook | 13 – Cook | 11 – Epps | Capital One Arena (9,335) Washington, DC |
| November 11, 2023* 8:00 p.m., FS2 | | Holy Cross | L 67–68 | 1–1 | 22 – Epps | 10 – Cook | 3 – Tied | Capital One Arena (7,621) Washington, DC |
| November 15, 2023* 8:30 p.m., FS1 | | at Rutgers Gavitt Tipoff Games | L 60–71 | 1–2 | 16 – Epps | 7 – Styles | 2 – Brumbaugh | Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000) Piscataway, NJ |
| November 18, 2023* 12:00 p.m., WDCA | | Mount St. Mary's Georgetown MTE | W 83–72 | 2–2 | 26 – Styles | 8 – Tied | 6 – Epps | Capital One Arena (4,648) Washington, DC |
| November 19, 2023* 4:30 p.m., FS2 | | American Georgetown MTE | W 88–83 $^{OT}$ | 3–2 | 31 – Epps | 11 – Styles | 4 – Tied | Capital One Arena (4,755) Washington, DC |
| November 25, 2023* 12:00 p.m., FS2 | | Jackson State | W 88–81 | 4–2 | 34 – Epps | 7 – Cook | 4 – Epps | Capital One Arena (4,126) Washington, DC |
| November 29, 2023* 8:30 p.m., FS1 | | Merrimack | W 69–67 | 5–2 | 14 – Bristol | 12 – Cook | 4 – Brumbaugh | Capital One Arena (2,744) Washington, DC |
| December 2, 2023* 5:37 p.m., FS1 | | TCU Big East–Big 12 Battle | L 83–84 | 5–3 | 24 – Epps | 10 – Massoud | 5 – Epps | Capital One Arena (7,910) Washington, DC |
| December 9, 2023* 11:30 a.m., FOX | | Syracuse | L 68–80 | 5–4 | 17 – Epps | 10 – Cook | 6 – Epps | Capital One Arena (14,193) Washington, DC |
| December 12, 2023* 8:30 p.m., FS1 | | Coppin State | W 71–54 | 6–4 | 19 – Styles | 11 – Cook | 4 – Tied | Capital One Arena (2,924) Washington, DC |
| December 16, 2023* 2:15 p.m., The CW | | at Notre Dame | W 72–68 $^{OT}$ | 7–4 | 16 – Fielder | 9 – Cook | 5 – Heath | Joyce Center (7,140) Notre Dame, IN |
| Big East regular season |||||||||
| December 19, 2023 6:30 p.m., FS1 | | at Butler | L 64–74 | 7–5 (0–1) | 19 – Styles | 7 – Cook | 3 – Tied | Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,915) Indianapolis, IN |
| December 22, 2023 7:00 p.m., FS1 | | at No. 6 Marquette | L 51–81 | 7–6 (0–2) | 14 – Epps | 11 – Cook | 3 – Tied | Fiserv Forum (16,930) Milwaukee, WI |
| January 2, 2024 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | Creighton | L 60–77 | 7–7 (0–3) | 19 – Brumbaugh | 5 – Cook | 5 – Brumbaugh | Capital One Arena (4,980) Washington, DC |
| January 6, 2024 12:00 p.m., FS1 | | DePaul | W 68–65 | 8–7 (1–3) | 14 – Cook | 13 – Styles | 5 – Epps | Capital One Arena (5,577) Washington, DC |
| January 9, 2024 6:30 p.m., FS1 | | Seton Hall | L 70–74 | 8–8 (1–4) | 30 – Epps | 5 – Cook | 5 – Epps | Capital One Arena (5,577) Washington, DC |
| January 14, 2024 12:00 p.m., FOX | | at No. 4 UConn Rivalry | L 67–80 | 8–9 (1–5) | 18 – Cook | 13 – Cook | 1 – Tied | XL Center (15,684) Hartford, CT |
| January 19, 2024 6:30 p.m., FS1 | | at Xavier | L 91–92 | 8–10 (1–6) | 30 – Epps | 10 – Styles | 11 – Epps | Cintas Center (10,432) Cincinnati, OH |
| January 23, 2024 6:30 p.m., FS1 | | Butler | L 66–90 | 8–11 (1–7) | 16 – Epps | 12 – Cook | 3 – Epps | Capital One Arena (4,625) Washington, DC |
| January 27, 2024 12:30 p.m., FOX | | at Providence | L 76–84 | 8–12 (1–8) | 26 – Epps | 7 – Massoud | 6 – Epps | Amica Mutual Pavilion (12,580) Providence, RI |
| February 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., FS1 | | No. 9 Marquette | L 57–91 | 8–13 (1–9) | 12 – Brumbaugh | 7 – Fielder | 3 – Brumbaugh | Capital One Arena (10,563) Washington, DC |
| February 7, 2024 6:30 p.m., FS2 | | at Seton Hall | L 70–76 | 8–14 (1–10) | 20 – Tied | 11 – Cook | 7 – Epps | Prudential Center (9,422) Newark, NJ |
| February 10, 2024 12:00 p.m., FS1 | | No. 1 UConn Rivalry | L 64–89 | 8–15 (1–11) | 23 – Styles | 8 – Cook | 4 – Tied | Capital One Arena (13,040) Washington, DC |
| February 13, 2024 8:40 p.m., FS1 | | at No. 17 Creighton | L 72–94 | 8–16 (1–12) | 19 – Cook | 11 – Cook | 4 – Bristol | CHI Health Center Omaha (16,768) Omaha, NE |
| February 16, 2024 7:05 p.m., CBSSN | | Villanova | L 54–70 | 8–17 (1–13) | 14 – Brumbaugh | 11 – Cook | 5 – Brumbaugh | Capital One Arena (9,406) Washington, DC |
| February 21, 2024 7:00 p.m., FS1 | | St. John's Rivalry | L 85–90 | 8–18 (1–14) | 31 – Epps | 8 – Cook | 7 – Tied | Capital One Arena (4,839) Washington, DC |
| February 24, 2024 6:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at DePaul | W 77–76 | 9–18 (2–14) | 33 – Epps | 11 – Cook | 5 – Epps | Wintrust Arena (4,279) Chicago, IL |
| February 27, 2024 6:30 p.m., FS1 | | at Villanova | L 47–75 | 9–19 (2–15) | 16 – Styles | 7 – Styles | 3 – Tied | Finneran Pavilion (6,501) Villanova, PA |
| March 2, 2024 7:30 p.m., FS1 | | Xavier | L 93–98 | 9–20 (2–16) | 24 – Brumbaugh | 14 – Cook | 7 – Epps | Capital One Arena (7,016) Washington, DC |
| March 5, 2024 7:00 p.m., FS1 | | Providence | L 58–71 | 9–21 (2–17) | 16 – Epps | 8 – Styles | 2 – Brumbaugh | Capital One Arena (5,287) Washington, DC |
| March 9, 2024 12:00 p.m., FOX | | at St. John's Rivalry | L 78–86 | 9–22 (2–18) | 23 – Epps | 6 – Cook | 3 – Tied | Madison Square Garden (16,127) New York, NY |
| Big East tournament |||||||||
| March 13, 2024 6:40 p.m., FS1 | (10) | vs. (7) Providence First round | L 56–74 | 9–23 | 30 – Epps | 9 – Styles | 4 – Epps | Madison Square Garden (N/A) New York, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

## Awards and honors
### Big East Conference honors

Weekly honors :
| Honors | Player | Position | Date awarded | Ref. |
| Big East Men’s Basketball Freshman of the Week | Rowan Brumbaugh | G | December 18, 2023 | |