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Georgetown (8-8)
#185 in KenPom
321st in minutes continuity (18.5%)
#185 in KenPom
321st in minutes continuity (18.5%)
114th in Offensive efficiency
- 49th in offensive rebounding rate
- 67th in 3PA/FGA (43.3%); 114th w/ a 35 3P%
- 108th in FTA/FGA; 186th w/ a 71.1 FT%
- 121st in A/FGM (52.7%)
- 243rd w/ a 48.5 2P%
- 281st in turnover prevention
277th in Defensive efficiency
- 54th in opp. 3P% (30.5%); 90th in 3PA/FGA prevention (34.6%)
- 64th in FTA/FGA prevention
- 166th in A/FGM prevention (50%)
- 183rd in turnover rate
- 282nd in defensive rebounding rate
- 295th in opp 2P% (53.6%)
Results from first Big East games
- 68-65 W against DePaul
- 70-74 loss to Seton Hall last game
- All three other Big East losses were by 10+ points
- Best non-conference win: Notre Dame 72-68 in OT; no other wins were against average teams or better
- Non-conference losses to Holy Cross, Rutgers, TCU, Cuse
- Non-conference schedule ranked 344th hardest
Georgetown’s Mostly Used Players - All play between 16-34 mpg and have started at least two games apiece. Styles and Cook are the only players who started every game
Jayden Epps 6’2 187 SO - transfer from Illinois
Rowan Brumbaugh 6’4 183 RFR - transfer from Texas
- Highest rated defender
- Tied 2nd-lowest rated defender
Dontrez Styles 6’6 212 JR - transfer from USC
- Tied 2nd-lowest rated defender
- Lowest rated defender
- Second highest rated defender
With so many new pieces and such a weak non-conference schedule, it is pretty hard to get a legit read on this year’s Georgetown team, but statistically speaking, their strength seems to be on the perimeter on both ends of the court, which makes sense since two of Georgetown’s three most commonly used frontcourt pieces (Massoud and Fielder) are perimeter-first weapons.
Five of Georgetown’s top scorers are new transfers, led by starting point guard Jayden Epps (Illinois) and wing Dontrez Styles (UNC). There’s a lot to like about Epps: he’s a fearless high-usage guard who creates his own bucket, but is also unselfish. An efficient jump shooter, Epps still gives up a lot of turnovers as a first year full-time point guard, but I can see him becoming very good, very soon.
Styles has impressed me too. He’s incredibly athletic, but has yet to parlay his natural gifts into a consistent defensive game. On offense, Styles shares Epps’ breakdown ability and efficiency in his jump shot, but when Styles has the ball, he’s probably looking to score. Playing a combo forward game for Georgetown, Style is also an excellent offensive rebounder.
Jay Heath is the most experienced returnee. A crafty guard who is struggling from three this year, despite his strong career percentage, Heath is a volume scorer, but is not efficient inside the arc and gives up a ton of turnovers. He can produce and also give headaches.
Rowan Brumbaugh is a big, strong combo guard who is versatile, but inefficient on the offensive end. A crafty distributor, Brumbaugh plays at a slow pace, almost like Kam Jones. He reminds me of a really good middle aged YMCA player - doesn’t look like much, not a great athlete, but plays strong defense and has an intriguing bag of tricks on offense.
Supreme Cook is overmatched in the Big East defensively, but he’s a smart, efficient undersized low-post big who is a very strong rebounder. Despite his defensive woes, he’s a decent rim protector. Awful free throw shooter.
Personally, even though Cook has started every game, I see freshman Drew Fielder starting for the Hoyas by season's end. He needs to build strength in order to battle under the boards in the Big East, but he plays an efficient, sophisticated game on offense and he’s got good instincts on defense. He, along with Massoud, are excellent three-point shooters.
A long line of teams were interested in Massoud in the portal, but I assume he opted to play at Georgetown for more playing time. He reminds me of Tyler Polley, a nice sized shooter (but a better rim protector).
Bristol is an athletic, defensive-first wing who is very good in transition. Good shooter and hard worker. Backs up the 2 and 3.
Similar to DePaul, Georgetown has some exciting pieces, but hasn’t put it together yet, but they’ve got a much better ceiling than DePaul. Considering their proneness to turnovers, UConn will have a ton of transition opportunities. Also, their defensive weakness at the frontcourt could allow our frontcourt (paging Stewart and Singare…) to build some confidence.
Oh, and Ed Cooley is the coach.
