2025-26 Season Recap:
- 16-18 record, 6-14 in conference play
- Finished in 11th place in the Big East
- Lost to Connecticut in the Big East Tournament (Semifinals)
Head Coach: Ed Cooley
Departing players:
KJ Lewis – USC (14.9 PPG)
Malik Mack – Providence (13.6 PPG)
Julius Halaifonua – Oklahoma State (9.5 PPG)
Jeremiah Williams – Graduation (5.9 PPG)
Deshawn Harris-Smith – Delaware (5.2 PPG)
Isaiah Abraham – Kansas State (4.8 PPG)
Jayden Fort – Charlotte (3.3 PPG)
Langston Love – Graduation (3.1 PPG)
Returning Players:
Vince Iwuchukwu – 7’1” senior who averaged 11.6 points, 6.1 rebounds and 0.8 blocks per game on 54.9% from the field. Iwuchukwu is seeking a fifth year of eligibility.
Caleb Williams – 6’7” junior who averaged 8.8 points and 5.1 rebounds per game on 37.7% from three.
Kayvaun Mulready – 6’4” junior who averaged 5.4 points and 1 steal per game on 34.1% from three.
Gabriel Landeira – 6’6” freshman from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Seal Diouf – 6’9” junior who averaged 0.6 points and 0.8 rebounds per game in 12 appearances.
Mason Moses – 6’6” junior who scored two points in three appearances.
Michael Van Raaphorst – 6’3” junior who went scoreless in four appearances.
New Players:
Jaland Lowe – 6’2” senior transfer from Kentucky who averaged 8 points and 2.4 assists per game. Lowe only played in nine games due to a right shoulder dislocation.
Chol Machot – 7’ junior transfer from College of Charleston who averaged 8.9 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game.
Vyctorious Miller – 6’5” junior transfer from Oklahoma State who averaged 10.8 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game on 37.5% from three.
NJ Benson – 6’8” senior transfer from DePaul who averaged 11.7 points and 7.6 rebounds per game on 63.6% from the floor. Benson is seeking a fifth year of eligibility.
Josiah Parker – 6’7” sophomore transfer from Florida Atlantic who averaged 9.6 points and 6 rebounds per game.
Pedro Pastre – 6’6” freshman from Brazil who averaged 7.4 points and 4.3 rebounds this past season.
Elmarko Jackson – 6’3” senior transfer from Kansas who averaged 4.8 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game on 37.2% from three.
Justin Caldwell – 6’9” freshman who is ranked as a four-star recruit on 247Sports (150th overall).
Athan Olivier IV – 5’10” freshman who is an unranked recruit.
Overall thoughts:
The Hoyas have yet to ascend back up the Big East hierarchy since they took Ed Cooley from Providence, and I don’t see that changing this year. Despite the big upset victory over Villanova in the Big East Tourney, Georgetown will once again have to remake its team this season. On the surface, the Hoyas would seem to have a fair amount of retention, but most of that comes by the way of redshirt players and walk-on types. And while they hope to retain Vince Iwuchukwu, that situation is in limbo just like countless others across the country. That leaves only Caleb Williams and Kayvaun Mulready returning from last season’s rotation.
For the newcomers, they’re also hoping for DePaul transfer to be eligible. Gaining his services would help to replace Julius Halaifonua, who initially committed to return to Georgetown but later transferred to Oklahoma State. Kentucky (and Pittsburgh) transfer Jaland Lowe is coming off of an injury, so his health is essential to Ed Cooley’s squad having any chance of a surprise this season. The rest of the class is underwhelming, but Chol Machot’s versatility could allow Georgetown to play two big men this year (if one or both of the aforementioned players are deemed eligible).
The short of it is that Georgetown needs some eligibility situations to break its way, and even then, the talent is likely towards the bottom of the league. The Big East needs Georgetown to be relevant if it’s to ever get back to the top of college basketball, but that seems unlikely this year. The coaches have selected the Hoyas to second-to-last, only ahead of Butler.
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