credits to Charlotte Carroll and C.J. Holmes
4. Georgetown
Potential starters: Dante Harris, Donald Carey, Aminu Mohammed (Fr.), Kaiden Rice (transfer), Tre King (transfer)
Bench: Timothy Ighoefe, Jordan Riley (Fr.), Ryan Mutombo (Fr.), Jalin Billingsley (Fr.), Tyler Beard (Fr.), Kobe Clark, Collin Holloway, Malcolm Wilson
Big East Tournament champion Georgetown was gutted this offseason. Many of the key players from the team’s Cinderella run are now gone, including Jahvon Blair (15.4 ppg), Qudus Wahab (12.7 ppg), Jamorko Pickett (12.2 ppg) and Chudier Bile (10.2 ppg).
Losing that kind of production would usually be enough to cripple a program. But Ewing has reinforcements on the way. The Hoyas will welcome the No. 16 recruiting class in the country this summer, headlined by Ewing’s first five-star recruit in Mohammed, the No. 3-ranked shooting guard in the class of 2021.
Georgetown lost a lot of talent this offseason, but Harris and Carey will be back, which at least gives it some experience in the backcourt. And up front it will be interesting to see how Rice and King adjust to playing at a high-major level. But both proved effective at the mid-major level, and they’ll help make up for some of the experience the Hoyas lost. Harris really elevated his play toward the end of last season, especially against Villanova, and should be better in 2021-22 — more poised, more efficient. And Mutombo appears to be the center of the future and should slide into the rotation early.
In many ways, this is a new-look Georgetown team compared to last year. But perhaps that’s a good thing. The talent level has gone way up. And it should be enough to keep the momentum going.
