A year ago, the Georgetown Hoyas pulled off a stunning run to win the Big East Tournament (as an 8-seed) and reach the NCAA Tournament. It was one of the best stories of the 2020-2021 college basketball season.
The 2021-22 season did *not* feature the same magic for Georgetown. It didn’t even feature a single win in Big East play.
After going 6-24 on the season and 0-19 in Big East play, Georgetown faced Seton Hall — a team that entered Wednesday on the right side of the NCAA Tournament bubble — in the Big East Tournament, and the Hoyas actually looked like they may come away with a shocking victory.
Georgetown led by four points with under five minutes remaining, but Seton Hall took the lead 55-53 on this Jamir Harris three-pointer with 40.3 seconds remaining:
The Hoyas still had a chance to tie or take the lead in the final seconds. But trailing 55-53, Georgetown had this dreadful, comical possession to turn the ball over with six seconds remaining:
Seton Hall held on to win 57-53 (a loss likely may have sent them to the wrong side of the bubble).
So, Georgetown finishes the season 6-25, and 0-20 in Big East play (if we include the conference tournament). This comes after head coach and NBA legend Patrick Ewing released a statement amid rumors about his coaching future on March 4 (after the Georgetown AD released a statement supporting Ewing).
Also somebody has also written *a lot* of words on Wikipedia about the Georgetown season. So that’s something.
https://twitter.com/morrisoncrying/status/1501708319475617792
Here’s a look at how the college basketball world reacted to Georgetown’s loss:
Oh my god Georgetown is the worst basketball team I've ever seen
— No Escalators (@NoEscalators) March 10, 2022
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