About Georgetown University

When 2009 came quietly, Georgetown University had stood for 220 years. In contrast, the basketball team is celebrating their 102 birthday, and a century has passed. Georgetown University has a famous saying: "New memories and new heroes come one after another, but we will never forget those who made history." Not forgetting history does not mean that it will not change. Since Patrick Ewing, Mutombo and Mourning come down in one continuous line, and it is the tradition of Georgetown University to enrich the center. However, a few years later, they produced a super guard and the shortest scoring champion in NBA history. Yes, Ewing's successor can be allen iverson, no doubt, because this is Georgetown, which adheres to tradition but never obsesses. There is also a place for defenders in the city center. On February 9th, 2007, Georgetown University beat Virginia 22- 1 1, which was their first basketball game with a history of 100 years. At this time, Maurice Joyce, who has several jobs, has another title, that is, Georgetown University coach. Joyce prefers to be a coach in order to popularize basketball. He even has other important tasks, such as teaching President theodore roosevelt boxing. From 1907 to191year, Joyce led Georgetown to 34 wins and 22 losses in five seasons, with good results. For a long time, Georgetown was just a small pawn in the whole NCAA territory. All this did not change until 1943. That year, they rushed into the finals, only one step away from the championship. Before that, they had never entered the "top four". It was under the leadership of Emma Riley that Georgetown University saw the dawn. He took over the team at 1929 and got 12 wins 1 losses, but soon went to Yale. 1938, he returned to Georgetown again. This time, he settled down and tried to build a champion team. Six years later, Georgetown University finally saw the dawn. This is a crying team at Jeangeorges City University. The main lineup is all freshmen or sophomores. 1943 They went straight to the final in running all the way. Only before the final, they met Depaul University led by Macon, which is an almost invincible team. It was a game watched by 14085 people. Georgetown couldn't defend McCann, but under Riley's clever command, they put McCann in a foul crisis. De Paul was at a loss, and McCann had a long rest, but Georgetown took the opportunity to play a wave of climax and lead the score, and McCann returned to the court again, unable to do so. After the game, the fans borrowed Riley's tone and made such a slogan "Believe it or not". Although Georgetown University lost to the University of Wyoming in the final, everyone can see that this team with all the main players can completely overrun the world in the next few years. Just because of the outbreak of World War II, the United States can no longer stay out of it. Georgetown University stopped all sports activities, including basketball. 1946, Riley returned to Georgetown for the third time, but things have changed and the dynasty has become a spring water. Both father and son are handsome. On 1972 and 14, the coach came and went, but Georgetown University never got on. After World War II, they never rushed into the "top four". At this point, Georgetown made a decision that surprised everyone. They hired Blake john thompson as head coach. Georgetown is a church university, and Thomson became the first head coach of the church university in the NCAA first-class league. At that time, in the NCAA, only three blacks could become head coaches. Thompson likes to put a white towel on his shoulder when teaching on the sidelines, so he is nicknamed "economic and trade coach" After a long period of painstaking efforts, Thompson led Georgetown to show its true colors in the late 1970s, which also gave them more capital to attract talents. Among them, Patrick Ewing, who has the title of "the next Russell", is Georgetown's favorite target. Thompson won two championships with the Celtics when he was Russell's teammate, so it is not surprising that Ewing chose Georgetown. With Ewing, Georgetown immediately became a strong contender for the championship. 1982 rushed into the finals, but was killed by Michael Jordan, a freshman in North Carolina. 1984, Georgetown was shortlisted again. This time, they didn't miss the opportunity. They beat the University of Houston 84-75 and won the first championship in a hundred years, and they are still the only champion. After Ewing went to the NBA, Georgetown University declined somewhat. 1999, john thompson retired and became a radio commentator. Craig Esrick took over for six seasons and handed over the coach in 2004. The successor, also called john thompson, is the son of old Thompson. I am a hero. Little Thompson's performance was really impressive. He led Georgetown 16 to the top in the second season. In the third season, in 2007, it has been 22 years since he successfully brought Georgetown into the "semi-finals". In the 8-4 game, the losing team was North Carolina, which made Thompson regret it. In nine years, the top two from 1985 to 1996 was the golden age of Georgetown. They have contributed many players to the NBA, the most famous being Ewing and Iverson, 1985 and 1996. Ewing helped the team win the championship on 1984, and finished fifth against Houston, but he is a well-deserved MVP. Without him, Georgetown would never have made it to the finals. That year, he joined the national team and won the last Olympic men's basketball championship for the United States. 1985, Juve announced their participation in the draft. At that time, the Houston Rockets lost badly in the regular season and hoped to win Ewing, but he failed because of the change of draft rules. So some people say that the NBA changed the draft rule of 1985 to "Ewing's draw". After Ewing, Mourning and Mutombo also won the first place in the draft, but just like Ewing, they won the first place not by the center, but by the defender. Allen Iverson entered Georgetown University from 65438 to 0994, and everyone knows that he is coach Thompson's favorite player. Iverson's high school years were so bad that many universities dropped out. Only Thompson personally went to Iverson's house and had a long talk with him. Iverson's early entry into the NBA was also supported by Thompson. You know, under Thompson, no other player has ever entered the NBA early. Thompson also publicly accused NCAA rules at that time, arguing that these rules made it impossible for players to support their families. Iverson entered the NBA early because his family was too poor to take on the responsibility of supporting his family early. After being selected by the 76ers, Iverson got the first big contract not the NBA salary, but the 654.38+50 million provided by Reebok. For Georgetown University, it is valuable to stick to tradition, but it is even more valuable to break tradition at a critical moment.