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.
Despite the introduction of a new coaching staff and major roster turnover, the Hoyas' historic period of struggle continued during this season, which marked the team's third consecutive year with more than twenty losses.
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.
Offseason Departures DeparturesNameNo.Pos.HeightWeightYearHometown Reason for Departure 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 Incoming transfersNameNo.Pos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School 0 F 6'6" 212 Junior Kinston, NC North Carolina 1 G 6'4" 183 Sophomore Washington, DC Texas 4 F 6'4" 185 RS Freshman New Orleans, LA LSU 10 G 6'2" 187 Sophomore Norfolk, VA Illinois 11 G 6'3" 176 Graduate student Hampton, VA Western Carolina 24 F 6'9" 220 Senior East Orange, NJ Fairfield 25 F 6'8" 220 Graduate student New York, NY Kansas State
2023 recruiting class
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
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Awards and honors Big East Conference honors Weekly honors Big East Men’s Basketball Freshman of the Week Rowan Brumbaugh G December 18, 2023
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