# 2020–21 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hoyas, led by fourth-year head coach Patrick Ewing, were members of the Big East Conference. Although the Hoyas normally play their home games at the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., public-health restrictions due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic forced Georgetown to play its home games on campus at McDonough Gymnasium without fans.
UConn (Connecticut) joined the Big East Conference this season. Like Georgetown a founding member of the original Big East Conference of 1979–2013, UConn had remained behind in the old conference — which renamed itself the American Athletic Conference, marketed as "The American" — when Georgetown and six other schools left it to form the new Big East Conference in 2013. Georgetown and UConn had played only twice since then, in non-conference games in 2016 and 2017, but UConn's move to the Big East allowed the conference rivalry between the schools to resume in 2020–2021.
UConn's move to the Big East also expanded the Big East regular season. Beginning in 2020–2021, each Big East team was scheduled to play 20 regular-season conference games rather than the 18 they had played each year from the 2013–2014 through 2019–2020 seasons. However, the cancellation of some games during 2020-2021 due to COVID-19 issues resulted in only two teams playing their full slate of 20 games. The Hoyas played only 16 conference games during the 2020–2021 season.
Despite having nine new players and a preseason consensus that they would finish at the bottom of the Big East, the Hoyas had an unexpectedly successful season. They finished in eighth place in the Big East during the regular season, then won the 2021 Big East men's basketball tournament — their first Big East championship since 2007 — to earn an automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, their first appearance in the tournament since 2015. They lost in the first round to Colorado.

## Previous season

The Hoyas finished the 2019–20 season at 15–17, 5–13 in Big East play, and tied for eighth place in the conference. As the No. 8 seed in the Big East tournament, they lost in the first round to St. John's. The following day, the remainder of the Big East tournament and all other NCAA postseason play was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Georgetown finished the season with an overall losing record for the third time in five years and with a 5–13 conference record for the third time in four years.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason |
| Mac McClung | 2 | G | 6'2" | 186 | Sophomore | Gate City, VA | Transferred to Texas Tech |
| James Akinjo | 3 | G | 6'0" | 160 | Sophomore | Richmond, CA | Transferred midseason to Arizona |
| Jagan Mosely | 4 | G | 6'3" | 215 | Senior | Morganville, NJ | Graduated |
| Galen Alexander | 11 | F | 6'6" | 227 | Junior | Breaux Bridge, LA | Transferred midseason to Texas Southern |
| Terrell Allen | 12 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Grad Student | Upper Marlboro, MD | Completed eligibility |
| Myron Gardner | 15 | F | 6'6" | 222 | Freshman | Detroit, MI | Transferred midseason to South Plains College |
| George Mureșan | 20 | F | 6'9" | 218 | Senior | Potomac, MD | Graduated |
| Josh LeBlanc | 23 | F | 6'7" | 213 | Sophomore | Baton Rouge, LA | Transferred midseason to LSU |
| Ömer Yurtseven | 44 | C | 7'0" | 264 | RS Junior | Istanbul, Turkey | Declared for 2020 NBA draft |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Jalen Harris | 3 | G | 6'2" | 166 | Graduate Student | Raleigh, NC | Arkansas |
| Chudier Bile | 4 | F | 6'7" | 195 | Graduate Student | Denver, CO | Northwestern State |
| Donald Carey | 13 | G | 6'5" | 187 | Graduate Student | Upper Marlboro, MD | Siena |

### 2020 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Dante Harris PG | Alcoa, TN | Lakeway Christian Academy | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Oct 29, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Jamari Sibley PF | Milwaukee, WI | Oak Hill Academy (VA) | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Nov 29, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 82 ||||||
| Kobe Clark SG | St. Louis, MO | Vashon High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Feb 20, 2020 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 77 ||||||
| T. J. Berger PG | Malvern, PA | Westtown School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | May 13, 2020 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Collin Holloway SF | Baton Rouge, LA | Port Allen High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Jun 3, 2020 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| 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: "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 28, 2020. ||||||

## Roster

Notes: (1) On December 18, Georgetown announced that Jalen Harris was taking a leave of absence from the team for "family reasons;" he did not return. (2) Chuma Azinge was a "recruited walk-on."

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 25, 2020* 4:00 p.m., FS1 | | UMBC | W 70–62 | 1–0 | 23 – Blair | 12 – Wahab | 6 – J. Harris | McDonough Gymnasium (0) Washington, D.C. |
| December 1, 2020* 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | Navy | L 71–78 | 1–1 | 17 – Blair/Pickett | 9 – Carey | 7 – J. Harris | McDonough Gymnasium (0) Washington, D.C. |
| December 6, 2020* 4:30 p.m., FS1 | | No. 11 West Virginia Big East/Big 12 Battle | L 71–80 | 1–2 | 19 – Blair | 9 – Wahab | 8 – J. Harris | McDonough Gymnasium (0) Washington, D.C. |
| December 8, 2020* 7:00 p.m., FS1 | | Coppin State | W 80–48 | 2–2 | 23 – Blair | 18 – Pickett | 4 – Blair | McDonough Gymnasium (0) Washington, D.C. |
| December 11, 2020 7:00 p.m., FS1 | | No. 9 Villanova | L 63–76 | 2–3 (0–1) | 16 – Pickett | 11 – Pickett | 3 – Blair | McDonough Gymnasium (0) Washington, D.C. |
| December 13, 2020 7:30 p.m., FS1 | | UConn Rivalry | Postponed (COVID-19 pandemic) Rescheduled for February 23 | Postponed (COVID-19 pandemic) Rescheduled for February 23 | Postponed (COVID-19 pandemic) Rescheduled for February 23 | Postponed (COVID-19 pandemic) Rescheduled for February 23 | Postponed (COVID-19 pandemic) Rescheduled for February 23 | McDonough Gymnasium (–) Washington, D.C. |
| December 13, 2020 7:30 p.m., FS1 | | St. John's Rivalry | W 97–94 $^{OT}$ | 3–3 (1–1) | 22 – D. Harris | 5 – Bile/Wahab | 5 – Bair/Carey | McDonough Gymnasium (0) Washington, D.C. |
| December 20, 2020 6:36 p.m., FS1 | | at St. John's Rivalry | L 83–94 | 3–4 (1–2) | 25 – Blair | 11 – Pickett | 6 – Blair | Carnesecca Arena (0) Queens, NY |
| December 23, 2020 5:00 p.m., FS1 | | at Seton Hall | L 67–78 | 3–5 (1–3) | 16 – Wahab | 13 – Wahab | 3 – Tied | Prudential Center (0) Newark, NJ |
| December 30, 2020 9:15 p.m., FS1 | | No. 11 Creighton | Postponed (COVID-19 pandemic) Rescheduled for February 9 | Postponed (COVID-19 pandemic) Rescheduled for February 9 | Postponed (COVID-19 pandemic) Rescheduled for February 9 | Postponed (COVID-19 pandemic) Rescheduled for February 9 | Postponed (COVID-19 pandemic) Rescheduled for February 9 | McDonough Gymnasium (–) Washington, D.C. |
| January 2, 2021 7:30 p.m., CBSSN | | Marquette | L 60–64 | 3–6 (1–4) | 20 – Blair | 10 – Wahab | 5 – D. Harris | McDonough Gymnasium (0) Washington, D.C. |
| January 6, 2021 7:00 p.m., FS1 | | at Butler | L 55–63 | 3–7 (1–5) | 12 – Pickett | 12 – Wahab | 4 – Pickett | Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,355) Indianapolis, IN |
| January 9, 2021* 7:00 pm., ESPN | | at Syracuse | L 69–74 | 3–8 | 17 – Pickett | 9 – Pickett | 10 – Blair | Carrier Dome (0) Syracuse, NY |
| January 13, 2021 8:30 p.m., FS1 | | DePaul | Postponed (COVID-19 pandemic) No make-up game was scheduled | Postponed (COVID-19 pandemic) No make-up game was scheduled | Postponed (COVID-19 pandemic) No make-up game was scheduled | Postponed (COVID-19 pandemic) No make-up game was scheduled | Postponed (COVID-19 pandemic) No make-up game was scheduled | McDonough Gymnasium (–) Washington, D.C. |
| January 16, 2021 12:00 p.m., FS1 | | at Providence | Postponed (COVID-19 pandemic) No make-up game was scheduled | Postponed (COVID-19 pandemic) No make-up game was scheduled | Postponed (COVID-19 pandemic) No make-up game was scheduled | Postponed (COVID-19 pandemic) No make-up game was scheduled | Postponed (COVID-19 pandemic) No make-up game was scheduled | Dunkin' Donuts Center (–) Providence, RI |
| January 20, 2021 7:00 p.m., FS1 | | at Marquette | Postponed (COVID-19 pandemic) No make-up game was scheduled | Postponed (COVID-19 pandemic) No make-up game was scheduled | Postponed (COVID-19 pandemic) No make-up game was scheduled | Postponed (COVID-19 pandemic) No make-up game was scheduled | Postponed (COVID-19 pandemic) No make-up game was scheduled | Fiserv Forum (–) Milwaukee, WI |
| January 26, 2021 6:30 p.m., FS1 | | at Xavier | Postponed (COVID-19 pandemic) No make-up game was scheduled | Postponed (COVID-19 pandemic) No make-up game was scheduled | Postponed (COVID-19 pandemic) No make-up game was scheduled | Postponed (COVID-19 pandemic) No make-up game was scheduled | Postponed (COVID-19 pandemic) No make-up game was scheduled | Cintas Center (–) Cincinnati, OH |
| January 30, 2021 1:00 p.m., CBS | | Providence | W 73–72 | 4–8 (2–5) | 19 – Bile | 6 – Tied | 5 – D. Harris | McDonough Gymnasium (0) Washington, D.C. |
| February 3, 2021 9:15 p.m., FS1 | | at No. 15 Creighton | W 86–79 | 5–8 (3–5) | 22 – Blair | 9 – Wahab | 7 – Blair | CHI Health Center Omaha (1,845) Omaha, NE |
| February 7, 2021 2:35 p.m., FOX | | at No. 3 Villanova | L 74–84 | 5–9 (3–6) | 17 – Wahab | 8 – Pickett | 5 – Blair | Finneran Pavilion (0) Villanova, PA |
| February 9, 2021 9:05 p.m., CBSSN | | No. 19 Creighton | L 48–63 | 5–10 (3–7) | 16 – Pickett | 12 – Pickett | 5 – Blair | McDonough Gymnasium (0) Washington, D.C. |
| February 13, 2021 12:30 p.m., CBSSN | | Butler | W 78–63 | 6–10 (4–7) | 17 – Tied | 9 – Wahab | 6 – Blair | McDonough Gymnasium (0) Washington, D.C. |
| February 20, 2021 5:30 p.m., CBSSN | | Seton Hall | W 81–75 | 7–10 (5–7) | 20 – Pickett | 11 – Wahab | 8 – D. Harris | McDonough Gymnasium (0) Washington, D.C. |
| February 23, 2021 9:10 p.m., FS1 | | UConn Rivalry | L 57–70 | 7–11 (5–8) | 18 – Wahab | 10 – Wahab | 3 – Tied | McDonough Gymnasium (0) Washington, D.C. |
| February 27, 2021 12:00 p.m., FS1 | | at DePaul | W 68–60 | 8–11 (6–8) | 19 – Bile | 10 – Bile | 5 – D. Harris | Wintrust Arena (0) Chicago, IL |
| March 2, 2021 7:00 p.m., FS1 | | Xavier | W 72–66 | 9–11 (7–8) | 18 – Pickett | 11 – Bile | 3 – Blair | McDonough Gymnasium (0) Washington, D.C. |
| March 6, 2021 12:00 p.m., CBS | | at UConn Rivalry | L 82–98 | 9–12 (7–9) | 22 – Blair | 7 – Wahab | 6 – D. Harris | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (0) Storrs, CT |
| Big East tournament |||||||||
| March 10, 2021 3:05 p.m., FS1 | (8) | vs. (9) Marquette First Round | W 68–49 | 10–12 | 20 – Blair | 8 – Tied | 3 – Carey | Madison Square Garden (824) New York, NY |
| March 11, 2021 12:05 p.m., FS1 | (8) | vs. (1) No. 14 Villanova Quarterfinals | W 72–71 | 11–12 | 18 – D. Harris | 8 – Pickett | 5 – D. Harris | Madison Square Garden (824) New York, NY |
| March 12, 2021 6:05 p.m., FS1 | (8) | vs. (5) Seton Hall Semifinals | W 66–58 | 12–12 | 19 – Pickett | 8 – Wahab | 3 – Blair | Madison Square Garden (824) New York, NY |
| March 13, 2021 9:00 p.m., FOX | (8) | vs. (2) No. 17 Creighton Championship | W 73–48 | 13–12 | 19 – Bile | 12 – Wahab | 5 – Harris | Madison Square Garden (824) New York, NY |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| March 20, 2021 12:15 p.m., CBS | (12 E) | vs. (5 E) No. 22 Colorado First Round | L 73–96 | 13–13 | 20 – Wahab | 12 – Wahab | 6 – Pickett | Hinkle Fieldhouse (N/A) Indianapolis, IN |
| *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 | Dante Harris | G | December 14, 2020 | |
Postseason honors :
| Honors | Player | Position | Date awarded | Ref. |
| All-Big East Honorable Mention | Jahvon Blair | G | March 7, 2021 | |