2023–24 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 2023–24 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Hoyas, led by first-year head coach Ed Cooley , were members of the Big East Conference . The Hoyas played their home games at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.
Previous season
The Hoyas had their second historically bad season in a row, finishing the season 7–25 overall, 2–18 in Big East play to finish in last place in the 11-team conference for the second consecutive year. In the Big East tournament , they lost to Villanova in the first round, bringing their season to an end. On March 9, 2023, the school fired head coach Patrick Ewing after six seasons at the helm.[ 1]
Offseason
Departures
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Reason
Brandon Murray
0
F
6'5"
214
Sophomore
Baltimore, MD
Transferred to Ole Miss
Primo Spears
1
G
6'3"
185
Sophomore
Hartford, CT
Transferred to Florida State
Dante Harris
2
G
6'0"
170
Junior
Washington, DC
Transferred to Virginia
Denver Anglin
4
G
6'2"
165
Freshman
Montclair, NJ
Transferred to SMU
Akok Akok
11
F
6'9"
205
Senior
Manchester, NH
Transferred to West Virginia
Jordan Riley
12
G
6'4"
195
Sophomore
Brentwood, NY
Transferred to Temple
Bryson Mozone
15
G/F
6'6"
200
Grad student
North Augusta, SC
Completed eligibility
Bradley Ezewiro
22
F
6'8"
246
Sophomore
Torrance, CA
Transferred to Saint Louis
D'Ante Bass
23
F
6'7"
185
Freshman
Savannah, GA
Transferred to Alabama State
Malcolm Wilson
32
C
7'0"
220
Senior
Columbia, SC
Transferred to Queens University of Charlotte
Qudus Wahab
34
C
6'11"
240
Senior
Lagos , Nigeria
Transferred to Penn State
Incoming transfers
2023 recruiting class
Roster
2023–24 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G/F
0
Dontrez Styles
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
212 lb (96 kg)
Jr
North Carolina
Kinston, NC
G
1
Rowan Brumbaugh
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
183 lb (83 kg)
RS Fr
Texas
Washington, DC
G
2
Hashem Asadallah (W)
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Fr
American School of Kuwait
Jabriya , Kuwait
F
4
Austin Montgomery (W)
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
So
LSU
New Orleans, LA
G
5
Jay Heath
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
209 lb (95 kg)
Sr
Arizona State
Washington, DC
G
10
Jayden Epps
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
187 lb (85 kg)
So
Illinois
Suffolk, VA
G
11
Cam Bacote
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
176 lb (80 kg)
GS
Western Carolina
Hampton, VA
F
15
Drew McKenna
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Fr
Glenelg Country School
Laurel, MD
C
20
Drew Fielder
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
216 lb (98 kg)
Fr
Southern California Academy
Boise, ID
C
21
Ryan Mutombo
7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)
259 lb (117 kg)
Jr
The Lovett School
Atlanta, GA
G
22
Donovan Grant (W)
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Jr
Oregon State
Atlanta, GA
F
24
Supreme Cook
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
229 lb (104 kg)
Sr
Fairfield
East Orange, NJ
F
25
Ismael Massoud
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
213 lb (97 kg)
GS
Kansas State
East Harlem, NY
G
31
Wayne Bristol Jr.
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Sr
Howard
Upper Marlboro, MD
G
34
Jonathan Kazor (W)
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
GS
Macalester
Potomac, MD
F
55
Victor Muresan (W)
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
173 lb (78 kg)
Sr
Georgetown Day School
Potomac, MD
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
NOTES: (1) Donovan Grant and Victor Muresan left the team during the final week of the fall semester. (2) Drew McKenna was added to the roster on December 11.
Season recap
Non-conference season
Georgetown played an 11-game non-conference schedule from November 7 through December 16, with nine of the games at Capital One Arena. The Hoyas visited former Big East rival Rutgers in the annual Gavitt Tipoff Games . They also hosted an unnamed, unsponsored two-day multi-team event, referred to simply as the "Georgetown MTE," in which the Hoyas, American , and Mount St. Mary's each played a game against the other two teams. Georgetown hosted TCU in the annual Big East–Big 12 Battle and former Big East member Syracuse in the yearly renewal of their rivalry. Georgetown closed out its non-conference schedule with a visit to its former Big East rival Notre Dame in the first season of a two-year home-and-home series.
Conference season
Georgetown played a 20-game conference season from December 19 through March 9, meeting each Big East opponent in a home-and-home series. Georgetown finished in 10th place, with a record of 2–18.
Big East tournament
Georgetown lost in the first round of the 2024 Big East tournament , finishing the season with an overall record of 9–23.
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Site (attendance) city, state
Preseason
October 14, 2023 *
Wake Forest Scrimmage
W 81–77
46 – Epps
–
–
McDonough Gymnasium Washington, DC
October 21, 2023 *
vs. Pittsburgh Scrimmage
L 64–78
–
–
–
Allegany College of Maryland Cumberland, MD
October 27, 2023 *7:00 p.m.
Blue vs. Gray Intrasquad
McDonough Gymnasium Washington, DC
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2023 *7:00 p.m., FS2
Le Moyne
W 94–57
1–0
19 – Cook
13 – Cook
11 – Epps
Capital One Arena (9,335)Washington, DC
November 11, 2023 *8:00 p.m., FS2
Holy Cross
L 67–68
1–1
22 – Epps
10 – Cook
3 – Tied
Capital One Arena (7,621)Washington, DC
November 15, 2023 *8:30 p.m., FS1
at Rutgers Gavitt Tipoff Games
L 60–71
1–2
16 – Epps
7 – Styles
2 – Brumbaugh
Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000)Piscataway, NJ
November 18, 2023 *12:00 p.m., WDCA
Mount St. Mary's Georgetown MTE
W 83–72
2–2
26 – Styles
8 – Tied
6 – Epps
Capital One Arena (4,648)Washington, DC
November 19, 2023 *4:30 p.m., FS2
American Georgetown MTE
W 88–83 OT
3–2
31 – Epps
11 – Styles
4 – Tied
Capital One Arena (4,755)Washington, DC
November 25, 2023 *12:00 p.m., FS2
Jackson State
W 88–81
4–2
34 – Epps
7 – Cook
4 – Epps
Capital One Arena (4,126)Washington, DC
November 29, 2023 *8:30 p.m., FS1
Merrimack
W 69–67
5–2
14 – Bristol
12 – Cook
4 – Brumbaugh
Capital One Arena (2,744)Washington, DC
December 2, 2023 *5:37 p.m., FS1
TCU Big East–Big 12 Battle
L 83–84
5–3
24 – Epps
10 – Massoud
5 – Epps
Capital One Arena (7,910)Washington, DC
December 9, 2023 *11:30 a.m., FOX
Syracuse
L 68–80
5–4
17 – Epps
10 – Cook
6 – Epps
Capital One Arena (14,193)Washington, DC
December 12, 2023 *8:30 p.m., FS1
Coppin State
W 71–54
6–4
19 – Styles
11 – Cook
4 – Tied
Capital One Arena (2,924)Washington, DC
December 16, 2023 *2:15 p.m., The CW
at Notre Dame
W 72–68 OT
7–4
16 – Fielder
9 – Cook
5 – Heath
Joyce Center (7,140)Notre Dame, IN
Big East regular season
December 19, 2023 6:30 p.m., FS1
at Butler
L 64–74
7–5 (0–1)
19 – Styles
7 – Cook
3 – Tied
Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,915)Indianapolis, IN
December 22, 2023 7:00 p.m., FS1
at No. 6 Marquette
L 51–81
7–6 (0–2)
14 – Epps
11 – Cook
3 – Tied
Fiserv Forum (16,930)Milwaukee, WI
January 2, 2024 7:00 p.m., CBSSN
Creighton
L 60–77
7–7 (0–3)
19 – Brumbaugh
5 – Cook
5 – Brumbaugh
Capital One Arena (4,980)Washington, DC
January 6, 2024 12:00 p.m., FS1
DePaul
W 68–65
8–7 (1–3)
14 – Cook
13 – Styles
5 – Epps
Capital One Arena (5,577)Washington, DC
January 9, 2024 6:30 p.m., FS1
Seton Hall
L 70–74
8–8 (1–4)
30 – Epps
5 – Cook
5 – Epps
Capital One Arena (5,577)Washington, DC
January 14, 2024 12:00 p.m., FOX
at No. 4 UConn Rivalry
L 67–80
8–9 (1–5)
18 – Cook
13 – Cook
1 – Tied
XL Center (15,684)Hartford, CT
January 19, 2024 6:30 p.m., FS1
at Xavier
L 91–92
8–10 (1–6)
30 – Epps
10 – Styles
11 – Epps
Cintas Center (10,432)Cincinnati, OH
January 23, 2024 6:30 p.m., FS1
Butler
L 66–90
8–11 (1–7)
16 – Epps
12 – Cook
3 – Epps
Capital One Arena (4,625)Washington, DC
January 27, 2024 12:30 p.m., FOX
at Providence
L 76–84
8–12 (1–8)
26 – Epps
7 – Massoud
6 – Epps
Amica Mutual Pavilion (12,580)Providence, RI
February 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., FS1
No. 9 Marquette
L 57–91
8–13 (1–9)
12 – Brumbaugh
7 – Fielder
3 – Brumbaugh
Capital One Arena (10,563)Washington, DC
February 7, 2024 6:30 p.m., FS2
at Seton Hall
L 70–76
8–14 (1–10)
20 – Tied
11 – Cook
7 – Epps
Prudential Center (9,422)Newark, NJ
February 10, 2024 12:00 p.m., FS1
No. 1 UConn Rivalry
L 64–89
8–15 (1–11)
23 – Styles
8 – Cook
4 – Tied
Capital One Arena (13,040)Washington, DC
February 13, 2024 8:40 p.m., FS1
at No. 17 Creighton
L 72–94
8–16 (1–12)
19 – Cook
11 – Cook
4 – Bristol
CHI Health Center Omaha (16,768)Omaha, NE
February 16, 2024 7:05 p.m., CBSSN
Villanova
L 54–70
8–17 (1–13)
14 – Brumbaugh
11 – Cook
5 – Brumbaugh
Capital One Arena (9,406)Washington, DC
February 21, 2024 7:00 p.m., FS1
St. John's Rivalry
L 85–90
8–18 (1–14)
31 – Epps
8 – Cook
7 – Tied
Capital One Arena (4,839)Washington, DC
February 24, 2024 6:00 p.m., CBSSN
at DePaul
W 77–76
9–18 (2–14)
33 – Epps
11 – Cook
5 – Epps
Wintrust Arena (4,279)Chicago, IL
February 27, 2024 6:30 p.m., FS1
at Villanova
L 47–75
9–19 (2–15)
16 – Styles
7 – Styles
3 – Tied
Finneran Pavilion (6,501)Villanova, PA
March 2, 2024 7:30 p.m., FS1
Xavier
L 93–98
9–20 (2–16)
24 – Brumbaugh
14 – Cook
7 – Epps
Capital One Arena (7,016)Washington, DC
March 5, 2024 7:00 p.m., FS1
Providence
L 58–71
9–21 (2–17)
16 – Epps
8 – Styles
2 – Brumbaugh
Capital One Arena (5,287)Washington, DC
March 9, 2024 12:00 p.m., FOX
at St. John's Rivalry
L 78–86
9–22 (2–18)
23 – Epps
6 – Cook
3 – Tied
Madison Square Garden (16,127)New York, NY
Big East tournament
March 13, 2024 6:40 p.m., FS1
(10)
vs. (7) Providence First round
L 56–74
9–23
30 – Epps
9 – Styles
4 – Epps
Madison Square Garden (N/A)New York, NY
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
Awards and honors
Big East Conference honors
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics