John Thompson III has done his job recruiting talent within his backyard. He has 3 of the best guards in the country all from the DMV area. Jason Clark, Chris Wright, and Austin Freeman are all veterans within the program. They have come to accept and learn how to play within their Princeton style offense. It is an offense of strategy which emphasizes constant motion, passing, and back-door cuts. As teams try to keep them from getting open back door cuts, they have forgotten to cover the 3pt line. Between Clark, Freeman, and Wright they are shooting an outstanding 44% from the 3pt line.
Austin Freeman: 18.5ppg 2.5rpg 2.1apg
Jason Clark: 14.2ppg 4.2rpg 1.8apg 1.7spg
Chris Wright: 13.2ppg 6.7apg 2.8rpg 2spg
The Hoyas are now 10-1 after a recent loss to Temple. Nevertheless the Hoyas aren’t the #15 team in the country for no reason. This is a team without depth from the bench, so they heavily depend on this trio to show up and perform highly every night and so far they have not disappointed. They have played 11 games and in 10 of those games, one of these guards has led the team in scoring.
Georgetown won their last game versus Loyola (Md) at home 99-75. They have protected home court and are 5-0 in the Verizon Center.
They have tough task at hand on Dec 23rd when they go into Memphis. This should be a great matchup, with two teams who have great guard play.
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