2015–16 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team

2015–16 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball

Conference	Big East
2015–16 record	15–18 (7–11 Big East)
Head coach	John Thompson III (12th year)
Assistant coach	Kevin Broadus (7th year)
Assistant coach	Tavaras Hardy (3rd year)
Assistant coach	Kevin Sutton (3rd year)
Home arena	Verizon Center

2015–16 Big East men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#6 Villanova	16	–	2	.889	35	–	5	.875
#9 Xavier	14	–	4	.778	28	–	5	.848
#20 Seton Hall †	12	–	6	.667	25	–	9	.735
Providence	10	–	8	.556	24	–	11	.686
Butler	10	–	8	.556	22	–	11	.667
Creighton	9	–	9	.500	20	–	15	.571
Marquette	8	–	10	.444	20	–	13	.606
Georgetown	7	–	11	.389	15	–	18	.455
DePaul	3	–	15	.167	9	–	22	.290
St. John's	1	–	17	.056	8	–	24	.250

† 2016 Big East Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hoyas, led by twelfth-year head coach John Thompson III, played their home games at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 15–18, 7–11 in Big East play to finish eighth place. They defeated DePaul in the first round of the Big East Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Villanova. For the first time in John Thompson III's twelve years as head coach, the Hoyas did not make a postseason tournament.

Previous season

The Hoyas finished the season with an overall record of 22–11, with a record of 12–6 in the Big East regular season for a second-place finish. In the 2015 Big East Tournament, the Hoyas were defeated by Xavier, 65–63 in the semifinals. They were invited to the 2015 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament as a #4 seed, where they defeated Eastern Washington in the second round before losing to Utah in the third round.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Bowen, AaronAaron Bowen	23	F	6'6"	205	Senior	Jacksonville, FL	Graduated
Hopkins, MikaelMikael Hopkins	3	F	6'9"	223	Senior	Hyattsville, MD	Graduated
Smith, JoshuaJoshua Smith	24	C	6'10"	350	Senior	Kent, WA	Graduated
Trawick, JabrilJabril Trawick	55	G	6'5"	210	Senior	Jenkintown, PA	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Akoy Agau	22	F	6'8"	230	Sophomore	Omaha, NE	Transferred from Louisville at the start of the second semester during the 2014–15 season. Under NCAA transfer rules, Agau has to sit out for two semesters and will be eligible at the start of the second semester during the 2015–16 season. Agau has two and a half years of remaining eligibility.

Incoming recruits

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jessie Govan C	Manhasse, NY	Wings Academy	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	263 lb (119 kg)	May 13, 2014
Jessie Govan C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 85
Marcus Derrickson PF	Wolfeboro, NH	Brewster Academy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	Oct 26, 2013
Marcus Derrickson PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 82
Kaleb Johnson SF	Martinsville, VA	Carlisle School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jan 28, 2015
Kaleb Johnson SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 81
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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-07-25.

Roster

2015–16 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
3.0 !SF	0	Peak, L. J.L. J. Peak	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2.0 !So	Gaffney High School	Gaffney, South Carolina
1.5 !G	1	Campbell, TreTre Campbell	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2.0 !So	St. John's College High School	Washington, D.C.
1.5 !G	4	Smith-Rivera, D'VauntesD'Vauntes Smith-Rivera	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	4.0 !Sr	North Central/Oak Hill Academy	Indianapolis, Indiana
4.0 !PF	5	Cameron, ReggieReggie Cameron	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Hudson Catholic	Hackensack, New Jersey
3.5 !F	11	Copeland, IsaacIsaac Copeland	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2.0 !So	Brewster Academy	Raleigh, North Carolina
3.5 !F	13	White, PaulPaul White	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	2.0 !So	Whitney Young High School	Chicago, Illinois
5.0 !C	15	Govan, JessieJessie Govan	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Wings Academy	Queens Village, New York
1.5 !G	21	Williams, RiyanRiyan Williams	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Archbishop Carroll	Dunkirk, Maryland
3.5 !F	22	Agau, AkoyAkoy Agau	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Omaha Central High School	Omaha, Nebraska
3.5 !F	24	Derrickson, MarcusMarcus Derrickson	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Brewster Academy	Bowie, Maryland
3.5 !F	32	Johnson, KalebKaleb Johnson	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Carlisle School	South Hill, Virginia
3.5 !F	33	Mourning, TreyTrey Mourning	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	2.0 !So	Ransom Everglades School	Miami, Florida
5.0 !C	42	Hayes, BradleyBradley Hayes	84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Sandalwood High School	Jacksonville, Florida

Head coach

John Thompson III (Princeton)

Assistant coach(es)

Kevin Broadus (Bowie State)
Tavaras Hardy (Northwestern)
Kevin Sutton (James Madison)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 1, 2015

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
Aug 16, 2015* 12:30 pm		vs. Haukar Basket (Iceland)	W 74–64	−	Arena Atletico Felicio Rome, Italy
Aug 18, 2015* 12:30 pm		vs. Dream Team Select (Italy)	W 95–36	−	Arena Atletico Felicio Rome, Italy
Aug 20, 2015* 12:30 pm		vs. BC Atletas (Lithuania)	L 85–90	−	Palaterme Florence, Italy
Aug 22, 2015* 12:30 pm		vs. SAM Basket Massagno (Switzerland)	W 76–73	−	Palamondo Lugano, Switzerland
Regular season
Nov 14, 2015* Noon, FS2		Radford 2K Sports Classic Washington Regional	L 80–82 ^2OT	0–1	Verizon Center (8,187) Washington, D.C.
Nov 17, 2015* 9 pm, ESPN2		at No. 3 Maryland Gavitt Tipoff Games	L 71–75	0–2	Xfinity Center (17,950) College Park, MD
Nov 20, 2015* 5 pm, ESPN2		vs. Wisconsin 2K Sports Classic Semifinal	W 71–61	1–2	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
Nov 22, 2015* 1 pm, ESPN		vs. No. 5 Duke 2K Sports Classic Championship	L 84–86	1–3	Madison Square Garden (17,287) New York, NY
Nov 28, 2015* Noon, FS2		Bryant 2K Sports Classic Washington Regional	W 77–47	2–3	Verizon Center (7,876) Washington, D.C.
Dec 1, 2015* 7 pm, FS1		Maryland Eastern Shore	W 68–49	3–3	Verizon Center (4,062) Washington, D.C.
Dec 5, 2015* 1:07 pm, FOX		No. 14 Syracuse	W 79–72	4–3	Verizon Center (18,231) Washington, D.C.
Dec 7, 2015* 7 pm, FS2		Brown	W 74–57	5–3	Verizon Center (4,690) Washington, D.C.
Dec 12, 2015* 2:30 pm, CBSSN		UNC Wilmington	W 87–82	6–3	Verizon Center (8,132) Washington, D.C.
Dec 15, 2015* 7:30 pm, FS1		Monmouth	L 68–83	6–4	Verizon Center (5,258) Washington, D.C.
Dec 19, 2015* Noon, FSN		UNC Asheville	L 73–79	6–5	Verizon Center (7,467) Washington, D.C.
Dec 22, 2015* 7 pm, CBSSN		vs. Charlotte	W 62–59	7–5	Time Warner Cable Arena (6,448) Charlotte, NC
Dec 30, 2015 9:15 pm, FS1		at DePaul	W 70–58	8–5 (1–0)	Allstate Arena (5,873) Rosemont, IL
Jan 2, 2016 5:30 pm, FS1		Marquette Big East New Year's Marathon	W 80–70	9–5 (2–0)	Verizon Center (10,253) Washington, D.C.
Jan 5, 2016 9:15 pm, FS1		at Creighton	L 66–79	9–6 (2–1)	CenturyLink Center (16,425) Omaha, NE
Jan 9, 2016 Noon, FS1		DePaul	W 74–63	10–6 (3–1)	Verizon Center (8,435) Washington, D.C.
Jan 13, 2016 6:30 pm, FS1		at St. John's	W 93–73	11–6 (4–1)	Madison Square Garden (7,837) New York, NY
Jan 16, 2016 1 pm, CBS		No. 6 Villanova	L 50–55	11–7 (4–2)	Verizon Center (15,535) Washington, D.C.
Jan 19, 2016 8:45 pm, FS1		at No. 5 Xavier	W 81–72	12–7 (5–2)	Cintas Center (9,906) Cincinnati, OH
Jan 23, 2016* Noon, CBS		at Connecticut	L 62–68	12–8	XL Center (15,564) Hartford, CT
Jan 26, 2016 6:30 pm, FS1		Creighton	W 74–73	13–8 (6–2)	Verizon Center (6,897) Washington, D.C.
Jan 30, 2016 8 pm, FS1		No. 10 Providence	L 69–73	13–9 (6–3)	Verizon Center (14,481) Washington, D.C.
Feb 2, 2016 7 pm, FS1		at Butler	L 76–87	13–10 (6–4)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,080) Indianapolis, IN
Feb 6, 2016 9:05 pm, CBSSN		at Seton Hall	L 61–69	13–11 (6–5)	Prudential Center (9,167) Newark, NJ
Feb 8, 2016 7 pm, FS1		St. John's	W 92–67	14–11 (7–5)	Verizon Center (5,369) Washington, D.C.
Feb 13, 2016 12:07 pm, FOX		at No. 20 Providence	L 72–75	14–12 (7–6)	Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,582) Providence, RI
Feb 17, 2016 9:15 pm, FS1		Seton Hall	L 64–72	14–13 (7–7)	Verizon Center (5,278) Washington, D.C.
Feb 20, 2016 12:07 pm, FOX		No. 8 Xavier	L 70–88	14–14 (7–8)	Verizon Center (10,652) Washington, D.C.
Feb 27, 2016 12:06 pm, CBS		Butler	L 87–90 ^OT	14–15 (7–9)	Verizon Center (10,142) Washington, D.C.
Mar 1, 2016 9:12 pm, FS1		at Marquette	L 87–88	14–16 (7–10)	BMO Harris Bradley Center (12,957) Milwaukee, WI
Mar 5, 2016 12:07 pm, FOX		at No. 3 Villanova	L 71–84	14–17 (7–11)	Wells Fargo Center (20,173) Philadelphia, PA
Big East Tournament
Mar 9, 2016 7:00 pm, FS1	(8)	vs. (9) DePaul First round	W 70–53	15–17	Madison Square Garden (12,604) New York, NY
Mar 10, 2016 Noon, FS1	(8)	vs. (1) No. 3 Villanova Quarterfinals	L 67–81	15–18	Madison Square Garden (14,863) New York, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball

Venues	Washington Light Infantry Armory (1906–1907) Convention Hall (1907–1908) Odd Fellows Hall (1908–1911) Arcade Rink (1911–1914, 1927–1928) Ryan Gymnasium (1914–1927) Clendenen Gymnasium (1928–1929) Tech Gymnasium (1929–1940, 1942–1943) Riverside Stadium (1940–1942) Brookland Gymnasium (1945–1946) Uline Arena (1946–1947, 1949–1951) D.C. Armory (1947–1949) McDonough Gymnasium (1951–2009) Capital Centre (1981–1997) Verizon Center (1997–present)

Rivalries	Connecticut

Culture & lore	History Hoya Saxa Jack the Bulldog There Goes Old Georgetown

People	Head coaches NBA draftees

Seasons	1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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