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The 2022–23 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hoyas, led by sixth-year head coach Patrick Ewing, were members of the Big East Conference. The Hoyas played their home games at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. They finished the season 7–25, 2–18 in Big East play to finish in last place for the second consecutive year. In the Big East tournament, they lost to Villanova in the opening round.

ConferenceBig East
Record7–25 (2–18 Big East)
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2022–23 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball
ConferenceBig East
Record7–25 (2–18 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCapital One Arena
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2022–23 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 6 Marquette †17–3 .85029–7  .806
No. 13 Xavier15–5 .75027–10  .730
Creighton14–6 .70024–13  .649
No. 10 UConn13–7 .65031–8  .795
Providence13–7 .65021–12  .636
Villanova10–10 .50017–17  .500
Seton Hall10–10 .50017–16  .515
St. John's7–13 .35018–15  .545
Butler6–14 .30014–18  .438
DePaul3–17 .15010–23  .303
Georgetown2–18 .1007–25  .219
† 2023 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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On March 9, 2023, the school fired head coach Patrick Ewing.[1] On March 20, the school named Providence head coach Ed Cooley the team's new head coach for the 2023–24 season.

Previous season

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Hoyas had one conference game canceled during the 2020–2021 season. They had an historically bad season, posting a final record of 6–25. They went 0–19 in Big East play, and finished in last place in the 11-team conference. In the Big East tournament, they lost to Seton Hall in the first round, bringing their season to an end.

Offseason

Departures

More information Name, No. ...
NameNo.Pos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason
Aminu Mohammed0G6'5"210FreshmanTemple Hills, MDEntered 2022 NBA draft
Tre King1F6'7"235SeniorLexington, KYDismissed from university in October 2021;
transferred to Iowa State
Tyler Beard3G6'2"180FreshmanChicago, ILTransferred to Pacific
Jalin Billingsley4F6'8"225FreshmanCleveland, OHTransferred to Eastern Michigan
Timothy Ighoefe5C7'0"250JuniorLagos, NigeriaTransferred to California Baptist
Chuma Azinge10G6'3"183JuniorSan Marino, CAEntered transfer portal; not selected
Kaiden Rice11G/F6'7"215Graduate StudentColumbia, SCCompleted eligibility
Donald Carey13G6'5"187SeniorUpper Marlboro, MDTransferred to Maryland
Colin Holloway23F6'6"220SophomoreBaton Rouge, LATransferred to Tulane
Kobe Clark24F6'6"180SophomoreSt. Louis, MOTransferred to Southeast Missouri State
Malcolm Wilson32C7'0"205RS SrColumbia, SCBecame team manager
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NOTE: Early in the 2022–2023 season, Malcolm Wilson returned to the roster as a player.

Incoming transfers

More information Name, Number ...
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious school
Brandon Murray0SG/F6'5"214SophomoreBaltimore, MDLSU
Amir "Primo" Spears1G6'3"185SophomoreHartford, CTDuquesne
Jay Heath5G6'3"185JuniorWashington, DCArizona State
Akok Akok11F6'9"205JuniorManchester, NHUConn
Bryson Mozone15G/F6'6"200Graduate StudentNorth Augusta, SCUSC Upstate
Bradley Ezewiro22F/C6'8"246SophomoreTorrance, CALSU
Qudus Wahab34C6'11"240SeniorLagos, NigeriaMaryland
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NOTE: Qudus Wahab previously played for Georgetown during the 2019–2020 and 2020–2021 seasons.

2022 recruiting class

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College recruiting
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Denver Anglin
CG		 Montclair, NJ Gill St. Bernard's School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jul 28, 2021 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 3/5 stars   247Sports: 3/5 stars   
D’Ante Bass
W		 Savannah, GA Windsor Forest High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Nov 5, 2021 
Recruit ratings: 247Sports: 3/5 stars   
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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:

  • "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
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Roster

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2022–23 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Brandon Murray 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)214 lb (97 kg) SoLSU Baltimore, MD
G 1 Primo Spears 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoDuquesne Hartford, CT
G 2 Dante Harris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) JrLakeway Christian Academy Washington, D.C.
G 4 Denver Anglin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)165 lb (75 kg) FrGill St. Bernard's School Montclair, NJ
G 5 Jay Heath 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrArizona State Washington, DC
F 11 Akok Akok 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrUConn Manchester, NH
G 12 Jordan Riley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoBrentwood HS Brentwood, NY
G/F 15 Bryson Mozone 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrUSC Upstate North Augusta, SC
C 21 Ryan Mutombo 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)252 lb (114 kg) SoThe Lovett School Atlanta, GA
F 22 Bradley Ezewiro 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)246 lb (112 kg) SoLSU Torrance, CA
F 23 D'Ante Bass 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrWindsor Forest HS Savannah, GA
G 31 Wayne Bristol Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrHoward Upper Marlboro, MD
C 34 Qudus Wahab 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)240 lb (109 kg) SrMaryland Lagos, Nigeria
F 55 Victor Muresan (W) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrGeorgetown Day School Potomac, MD
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Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Season recap

Non-conference season

Georgetown lost to Northwestern in the Gavitt Tipoff Games on November 15.[2] It was the first meeting of the schools.[2]

Georgetown participated in the 2022 Jamaica Classic at Montego Bay, Jamaica, November 18–20, 2022.[3] The Hoyas lost to Loyola Marymount in the semifinal round, but defeated La Salle in the consolation game.

Georgetown participated in the Big East–Big 12 Battle, losing at Texas Tech on November 30, 2022.[3]

Georgetown met South Carolina at Capital One Arena in the second year of a two-year home-and-home series that began in the 2021–2022 season.[3] The Hoyas lost to the Gamecocks.

Georgetown played at Syracuse on December 10, 2022,[3] and lost the game.

Conference season

Georgetown played a 20-game conference season, meeting each Big East opponent in a home-and-home series. The Hoyas finished in eleventh and last place, with a 2–18 record.

Big East tournament

The 2023 Big East tournament took place March 8–11, 2023, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Seeded eleventh, Georgetown faced sixth-seeded Villanova in the first round and suffered a lopsided loss, finishing the season with an overall record of 7–25.

Schedule and results

More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 8, 2022*
8:30 p.m., FS1		 Coppin State W 99–89 OT 1–0
  28 – Spears  12 – Akok  8 – Murray  Capital One Arena (7,125)
Washington, D.C.
November 12, 2022*
11:00 a.m., WDCA		 Green Bay
Jamaica Classic campus game		 W 92–58  2–0
  21 – Spears  6 – Riley  7 – Murray  Capital One Arena (4,583)
Washington, D.C.
November 15, 2022*
6:30 p.m., FS1		 Northwestern
Gavitt Tipoff Games		 L 63–75  2–1
  22 – Spears  7 – Akok/Wahab  6 – Spears  Capital One Arena (5,518)
Washington, D.C.
November 18, 2022*
4:30 p.m., CBSSN		 vs. Loyola Marymount
Jamaica Classic Semifinal		 L 66–84  2–2
  19 – Murray  10 – Akok  3 – Spears  Montego Bay Convention Centre 
Montego Bay, Jamaica
November 20, 2022*
12:00 p.m., CBSSN		 vs. La Salle
Jamaica Classic Consolation		 W 69–62  3–2
  23 – Wahab  10 – Akok  3 – Heath  Montego Bay Convention Centre 
Montego Bay, Jamaica
November 23, 2022*
11:30 a.m., FS2		 American L 70–74  3–3
  15 – Spears  9 – Wahab  6 – Spears  Capital One Arena (3,267)
Washington, D.C.
November 26, 2022*
12:00 p.m., FS2		 UMBC W 79–70  4–3
  25 – Heath  8 – Wahab  6 – Spears  Capital One Arena (4,134)
Washington, D.C.
November 30, 2022*
8:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Texas Tech
Big East–Big 12 Battle		 L 65–79  4–4
  18 – Mozone/Murray  6 – Akok  7 – Spears  United Supermarkets Arena (14,649)
Lubbock, TX
December 3, 2022*
12:00 p.m., FS1		 South Carolina L 71–74 OT 4–5
  23 – Heath  9 – Wahab  5 – Murray  Capital One Arena (5,391)
Washington, D.C.
December 7, 2022*
6:30 p.m., FS2		 Siena W 75–68  5–5
  20 – Murray  12 – Wahab  8 – Spears  Capital One Arena (3,526)
Washington, D.C.
December 10, 2022*
1:00 p.m., ABC		 at Syracuse
Rivalry		 L 64–83  5–6
  22 – Spears  11 – Wahab  5 – Spears  JMA Wireless Dome (20,370)
Syracuse, NY
Big East regular season
December 16, 2022
6:30 p.m., FS1		 Xavier L 89–102  5–7
(0–1)		  22 – Spears  7 – Wahab  6 – Murray  Capital One Arena (5,785)
Washington, D.C.
December 20, 2022
6:30 p.m., FS1		 at No. 2 UConn
Rivalry		 L 73–84  5–8
(0–2)		  19 – Spears  9 – Wahab  3 – Murray/Spears  Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT
December 29, 2022
8:00 p.m., FS2		 at DePaul L 76–83  5–9
(0–3)		  29 – Murray  16 – Wahab  11 – Spears  Wintrust Arena (4,097)
Chicago, IL
January 1, 2023
6:45 p.m., FS1		 Butler L 51–80  5–10
(0–4)		  12 – Akok  9 – Akok  5 – Spears  Capital One Arena (6,140)
Washington, D.C.
January 4, 2023
6:30 p.m., FS1		 Villanova L 57–73  5–11
(0–5)		  12 – Riley  10 – Akok  9 – Spears  Capital One Arena (7,203)
Washington, D.C.
January 7, 2023
2:10 p.m., FS1		 at Marquette L 73–95  5–12
(0–6)		  18 – Spears  7 – Akok/Wahab  7 – Spears  Fiserv Forum (15,454)
Milwaukee, WI
January 10, 2023
8:42 p.m., FS1		 Seton Hall L 51–66  5–13
(0–7)		  9 – Akok/Riley/Spears  10 – Wahab  2 – Bristol/Mozone/Spears  Capital One Arena (4,189)
Washington, D.C.
January 16, 2023
12:08 p.m., FOX		 at Villanova L 73–77  5–14
(0–8)		  19 – Spears  7 – Ezewiro  7 – Spears  Finneran Pavilion (6,501)
Villanova, PA
January 21, 2023
12:00 p.m., FS1		 at No. 8 Xavier L 82–95  5–15
(0–9)		  37 – Spears  10 – Akok  11 – Spears  Cintas Center (10,383)
Cincinnati, OH
January 24, 2023
7:00 p.m., FS1		 DePaul W 81–76  6–15
(1–9)		  21 – Spears  10 – Wahab  6 – Spears  Capital One Arena (3,724)
Washington, D.C.
January 29, 2023
2:10 p.m., FS1		 at St. John's
Rivalry		 L 73–75  6–16
(1–10)		  25 – Spears  7 – Akok/Wahab  2 – Akok/Murray/Spears  Madison Square Garden (11,455)
New York, NY
February 1, 2023
6:36 p.m., CBSSN		 Creighton L 53–63  6–17
(1–11)		  14 – Wahab  8 – Murray  4 – Spears  Capital One Arena (4,042)
Washington, D.C.
February 4, 2023
12:00 p.m., FS1		 No. 24 UConn
Rivalry		 L 62–68  6–18
(1–12)		  21 – Murray  6 – Wahab  5 – Spears  Capital One Arena (10,621)
Washington, D.C.
February 8, 2023
8:00 p.m., CBSSN		 at No. 20 Providence L 62–74  6–19
(1–13)		  19 – Ezewiro  7 – Murray  7 – Spears  Amica Mutual Pavilion (11,892)
Providence, RI
February 11, 2023
12:00 p.m., FS1		 No. 10 Marquette L 75–89  6–20
(1–14)		  18 – Heath  9 – Ezewiro  8 – Spears  Capital One Arena (7,111)
Washington, D.C.
February 14, 2023
6:05 p.m., CBSSN		 at Seton Hall L 68–76  6–21
(1–15)		  16 – Spears  8 – Akok/Murray  5 – Spears  Prudential Center (8,812)
Newark, NJ
February 19, 2023
3:00 p.m., FS1		 at Butler W 68–62  7–21
(2–15)		  17 – Murray  8 – Mozone/Wahab  4 – Spears  Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,615)
Indianapolis, IN
February 22, 2023
9:10 p.m., CBSSN		 St. John's
Rivalry		 L 70–79  7–22
(2–16)		  25 – Murray  12 – Wahab  7 – Heath  Capital One Arena (3,076)
Washington, D.C.
February 26, 2023
12:38 p.m., FOX		 No. 20 Providence L 68–88  7–23
(2–17)		  26 – Spears  8 – Ezewiro  5 – Murray  Capital One Arena (7,085)
Washington, D.C.
March 1, 2023
8:45 p.m., FS1		 at Creighton L 59–99  7–24
(2–18)		  21 – Spears  8 – Wahab  4 – Spears  CHI Health Center Omaha (17,039)
Omaha, NE
Big East tournament
March 8, 2023
8:15 p.m., FS1		 (11) vs. (6) Villanova
First round		 L 48–80  7–25
  17 – Spears  8 – Heath  7 – Spears  Madison Square Garden (19,812)
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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