BIG EAST RECRUITING REPORT: GEORGETOWN

August 6, 2006

Projected 2007-2008 Roster:


Seniors: Jeff Green (F), Roy Hibbert (C), Jon Wallace (PG), Tyler Crawford (G), Pat Ewing Jr (F)
Juniors: Jesse Sapp (G), Josh Thornton (G), Marc Edgerson (SF), Octavious Spann (SF)
Sophomores: Jeremiah Rivers (PG), Dajuan Summers (F), Vernon Macklin (PF)
Freshmen: Austin Freeman (SG)


On paper, John Thompson III and his Georgetown staff has completed their recruiting efforts for 2007 with a full allotment of 13 scholarships claimed for their 2007 roster. However, with the strong possibility that at least one of their talented frontcourt duo in this year's junior class opts to turn pro, the Hoyas are swinging for the fences on the recruiting trail with 2007 prospects.


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Legendary DeMatha High School in Hyattsville, MD has not been very kind to the Gerogetown Hoyas over the years, but that changed in a big way last November when Austin Freeman pledged for the Hoyas. Freeman is an electrric scoring wing guard who also runs with the DC Assault and made the rest of the schools that recruit the DC-area take notice that John Thompson has the Hoyas back in action and with Kevin Broadus recruiting the local area, Georgetown is going to be a force. Freeman continued his assault on the class of 2007 rankings and follows up the class of Vernon Macklin and Dajuan Summers with another elite prospect coming to the Hoyas. The program is once again a force on the court and in the recruiting battles.

With the possibility of either Jeff Green and/or Roy Hibbert turning pro after this coming season, the Hoya staff has continued to recruit the class of 2007 despite not having a scholarship readily available. Elite prospects like Chris Wright (PG), JJ Hickson (PF), Anthony Randolph (PF) and Anthony McClain (C) have been high on the Hoya radar this summer. Other big men such as Clint Chapman (C/PF), Nayal Koshwal (PF) and Trevor Mbakwe (PF) has also garnered several looks from the program. At this point, they seem to be very near a commitment from Chris Wright, although other programs remain in hot pursuit. With it most likely that they will need to fill a big man slot, but with Macklin and Summers in the class of 2006 in the fold, they have definitely set thier sights on some of the top players in 2007 and recently made the first cut on the list of JJ Hickson.

Right now, the Hoyas are the program that the players in the talent rich DC/NoVa area want to play for. They have set their sights very high in the recruiting game and have plenty of interest back from some of the big time talent in 2007 and 2008. It definitely looks like a great time to be around the Hoya program in the Big East!