While praise has been given to Kentucky's and Duke's freshman classes, the top two in the country, John Thompson III brought in arguably the third best class of the year. L.J. Peak (above), Isaac Copeland, and Paul White have given the Hoyas contribution they missed last year. Peak and White are in the top four on the team in scoring with Smith-Rivera and senior center Joshua Smith. Add wings Jabril Trawick and Aaron Bowen with forward Mikael Hopkins to the mix and a contending team.
This deep Hoyas team is poised for a deep run in March. They are 6-3 right now, but all three losses came at the hands of Wisconsin, Kansas, and Butler. Smith-Rivera has yet to hit his stride, and when that happens, Georgetown will have the best backcourt in the nation with him and Peak. Trawick, White, Copeland and Bowen will get slashing opportunities and hit shots at the rim. Hopkins and Smith will get inside looks and both come down with a few double-doubles, if Hopkins can stay out of foul trouble. Guards Tre Campbell and Reggie Cameron also get minutes off the bench, and will not disappoint. Both Campbell and Cameron are threats from behind the arc.
The Hoyas start Peak, Smith-Rivera, Trawick, Hopkins, and Smith. White, Bowen, Copeland, and Campbell will typically come off the bench in that order. Reggie Cameron is the tenth man, and he has not played in one game.
Team Stat Leaders (through 9 games):
Points: D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera: 13.3 points
Rebounds: Mikael Hopkins: 6.9 rebounds
Assists: Smith-Rivera: 3.8 assists
Blocks: Hopkins: 2.1 blocks
Steals: Smith-Rivera: 1.2 steals
FG% (min 40 attempts): Aaron Bowen: 67.5%
3PT% (min 10 attempts): Paul White: 50%
FT% (min 10 attempts): White: 92.3%
