2020-21 GEORGETOWN MEN’S BASKETBALL GAMEDAY PROGRAM i NOV. 25, 2020 \\ UMBC GAMEDAY PROGRAM \\ VOL. I 2020-21 MEN’S BASKETBALL2020-21 GEORGETOWN MEN’S BASKETBALL GAMEDAY PROGRAM 1 2020-21 GEORGETOWN BASKETBALL 2020-21 SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT LOCATiON TV TiME (ET) NOV. 25 UMBC MCDONOUGH ARENA FS1 4 P.M. DEC. 1 NAVY MCDONOUGH ARENA CBSSN 6 P.M. DEC. 6 WEST ViRGiNiA ^ MCDONOUGH ARENA FS1 4:30 P.M. DEC. 8 COPPiN STATE MCDONOUGH ARENA FS1 7 P.M. DEC. 11 ViLLANOVA * MCDONOUGH ARENA FS1 5 P.M. DEC. 13 UCONN * MCDONOUGH ARENA FS1 7:30 P.M. DEC. 20 AT ST. JOHN’S * NEW YORK, N.Y. FS1 6:30 P.M. DEC. 23 AT SETON HALL * NEWARK, N.J. FS1 5 P.M. JAN. 9 AT SYRACUSE SYRACUSE, N.Y. TBD TBD HOME AWAY * BIG EAST CONFERENCE GAME | ^ BIG 12-BIG EAST BATTLE | ALL TIMES EST TABLE OF CONTENTS2 2020-21 GEORGETOWN MEN’S BASKETBALL GAMEDAY PROGRAM2020-21 GEORGETOWN MEN’S BASKETBALL GAMEDAY PROGRAM 3 IN MEMORIAM: JOHN THOMPSON JR. GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS AND THE ENTIRE GEORGETOWN COMMUNITY MOURNS THE PASSING OF LEGENDARY COACH AND HALL OF FAMER JOHN THOMPSON JR., WHO SERVED AS THE HEAD COACH OF THE HOYA BASKETBALL TEAM FROM 1972 TO 1999. MORE THAN A COACH, THOMPSON PIONEERED THE MODERN ERA OF THE GEORGETOWN MEN’S BASKETBALL PROGRAM, BRINGING THE UNIVERSITY TO UNPRECEDENTED SUCCESS CULMINATING IN THE SPORT’S MOST PRIZED POSSESSION: AN NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP IN 1984. HE PASSED AWAY LATE ON SUNDAY, AUGUST 30, 2020 AT THE AGE OF 78. HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS THREE CHILDREN JOHN, RONNY AND TIFFANY AND HIS FIVE GRANDCHILDREN. 2020-21 GEORGETOWN MEN’S BASKETBALL GAMEDAY PROGRAM 5 ABOUT THE MATCHUP VS. 0-00-0 • Georgetown opens the 2020-21 season on Wednesday it hosts UMBC at McDonough Arena. The Hoyas are looking for their fifth- straight season-opening victory and to move to 4-0 under Head Coach Patrick Ewing. • Seniors Jahvon Blair (10.8 ppg) and Jamorko Pickett (10.2 ppg) are GU’s returning leading scorers, while Pickett (6.3 rpg) and sophomore Qudus Wahab (4.3 rpg) are Georgetown’s top returners in the frontcourt. • The Blue & Gray is coming off a 15-17 campaign during the 2019- 20 season, which included four wins over ranked opponents. • UMBC finished with a 16-17 record last year, going 8-8 in the America East Conference and reaching the tournament’s semifinals for the third-straight season. • The Retrievers only lost two players to graduation, including leading scorer K.J. Jackson, and return six of their top seven minute earners. • Darnell Rogers returns after averaging 14.0 ppg in seven games before injury ended his season. R.J Eytle-Rock (11.2 ppg) and Brandon Horvath (11.0 ppg) also return. • Horvath (6.7 rpg) is also back as UMBC’s leading rebounder. SERIES HISTORY: GU LEADS SERIES 3-0 | STREAK: W3 FIRST MEETING: 12/16/1987 - W, 89-57 AT CAPITAL CENTRE LAST MEETING: 12/17/2019 - W, 81-55 AT CAPITAL ONE ARENA NOTES:6 2020-21 GEORGETOWN MEN’S BASKETBALL GAMEDAY PROGRAM GU SCOREBOOK GEORGETOWN HOYAS (0-0) HEAD COACH: PATRICK EWING (GEORGETOWN ‘85), FOURTH SEASON ASSISTANT COACHES: LOUIS ORR, ROBERT KIRBY, AKBAR WAHEED | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS: BILL HOWZE No.NameField GoalsFree ThrowsFoulsTotals 0Jahvon Blair1 2 3 4 5 1Jamorko Pickett1 2 3 4 5 2Dante Harris1 2 3 4 5 3Jalen Harris1 2 3 4 5 4Chudier Bile1 2 3 4 5 5Timothy Ighoefe1 2 3 4 5 10Chuma Azinge1 2 3 4 5 13Donald Carey1 2 3 4 5 14Jamari Sibley1 2 3 4 5 20T.J. Berger1 2 3 4 5 22Jaden Robinson1 2 3 4 5 23Collin Holloway1 2 3 4 5 24Kobe Clark1 2 3 4 5 32Malcolm Wilson1 2 3 4 5 34Qudus Wahab1 2 3 4 5 55Victor Muresan1 2 3 4 5 UMBC RETRIEVERS No.NameField GoalsFree ThrowsFoulsTotals 0Keondre Kennedy1 2 3 4 5 1L.J. Owens1 2 3 4 5 2Darnell Rogers1 2 3 4 5 10Szymon Wojcik1 2 3 4 5 11R.J. Eytle-Rock1 2 3 4 5 12Brandon Horvath1 2 3 4 5 15Sam Grace1 2 3 4 5 22Thomas Reid 23Rico Quinton1 2 3 4 5 24Brendan Davis1 2 3 4 5 25Nathan Johnson1 2 3 4 5 30Daniel Akin1 2 3 4 5 32Dimitrije Spasojevic1 2 3 4 5 34Matteo Picarelli1 2 3 4 5 41Jacob Boonyasith1 2 3 4 52020-21 GEORGETOWN MEN’S BASKETBALL GAMEDAY PROGRAM 7 UMBC iNFORMATiON 2020-21 UMBC MEN’S BASKETBALL NUMERiCAL ROSTER NO. NAME POS. CL. HT. WT. HOMETOWN / HIGH SCHOOL / PREVIOUS SCHOOL 0 Keondre Kennedy G Jr. 6-6 180 Atlanta, Ga./North Clayton/Labette CC 1 L.J. Owens G Jr. 6-3 165 Annapolis, Md./Severn School/William & Mary 2 Darnell Rogers G Sr. 5-2 150 Baltimore, Md./Indian Land (SC)/New Mexico JC 10 Szymon Wojcik F Jr. 6-9 220 Wroclaw, Poland/Warsaw Adult Secondary/NW Florida State 11 R.J. Eytle-Rock G Jr. 6-3 225 London, England/Barking Abbey 12 Brandon Horvath F/G Sr. 6-10 210 West River, Md./Southern 15 Sam Grace G So. 5-10 200 Baltimore, Md./Boy’s Latin 22 Thomas Reid G Fr. 6-2 155 Toronto, Ontario/Oak Hill Academy 23 Rico Quinton C Jr. 6-10 240 Dyersburg, Tenn./Dyer County/Columbia State CC 24 Brendan Davis G Fr. 6-0 160 Annapolis, Md./Broadneck 25 Nathan Johnson F So. 6-7 205 Adel, Iowa/Sunrise Christian Academy 30 Daniel Akin F Sr. 6-9 220 London, England/Barking Abbey 32 Dimitrije Spasojevic F Sr. 6-8 240 Vrsac, Serbia/Gimnazija Cacak/East Carolina 34 Matteo Picarelli G Fr. 6-2 180 Milan, Italy/Inter-Community School of Zurich 41 Jacob Boonyasith G Jr. 6-3 215 Grand Rapids, Mich./Jenison/American COACHING STAFF HEAD COACH: Ryan Odom (Hampden-Sydney ’96), 5th Season ASSISTANT COACHES: Nate Dixon (UNCW ’94), 5th Season Matt Henry (Trinity ’01), 3rd Season Bryce Crawford (Ohio State ’11), 5th Season DIRECTOR OF ANALYTICS: Jake Brudish (SMU ’17), 4th Season GRADUATE MANAGER: Noah Ralby (Johns Hopkins ’19), 2nd Season DIRECTOR OF STRENGTH & CONDITIONING: Brian Amenta (McDaniel ’08) ASSISTANT STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH: Will Bass (Lenoir-Rhyne ’16)Next >