[4] His departure presaged a decline in Georgetown's basketball fortunes over the next decade. The Wildcats got Iverson into foul trouble and held Harrington, Williams, and Aw to a combined 1-for-8 (12.5%) shooting from the field. [6], The loss prevented Georgetown from receiving a No. Citing a need to earn money for his family with which to pay one of his sister's medical bills, Iverson opted after the season to forgo his remaining two years of college eligibility and leave school to enter the NBA Draft, the first Georgetown player to do so since John Thompson became head coach in 1972. Victor Page", The Georgetown Basketball History Project: The Top 100: 23. [4][6], The final was another meeting with third-ranked Connecticut. [4], Georgetown finished the regular season as the first-ever Big East 7 Division champion, earning the Hoyas a No.2 seed in the 1996 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament and a bye in its first round. They were members of the Big East 7 Division of the Big East Conference, were the regular-season champions of the Big East 7 Division, and finished the season with a record of 29-8, 13-5 in Big East play. 1 seed in the 1996 NCAA Tournament, but the Hoyas were seeded No. The Orangemen trailed by 12 points at the half, and played a tremendous second half, taking a one point lead 82-81 with 27 seconds remaining in game. Boubacar Aw", sports-reference.com 1995-96 Georgetown Hoyas Roster and Stats, "hoyasaxanation.com 1995-1996 Georgetown Basketball Roster", The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Player Directory: Jersey Numbers, "The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Team Rosters, 1990-91 to 1999-2000", 1995-96 Big East Conference Season Summary, The Georgetown Basketball History Project: 1990s Seasons, The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Records vs. All Opponents, "PRESEASON NIT: Georgetown Is an Easy Winner," Associated Press, November 19, 1995. With 4.3 seconds left in the game, Jackson stole an inbounds pass from Arkansas. Unfortunately, the Orangemen had no timeouts left, and this resulted in a technical foul. Lacrosse Stats - MLL - NLL - Lacrosse Search 1 seed, top-ranked Massachusetts. The 1995–96 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University in the 1995–96 NCAA Division I basketball season. They were ranked No. The Orangemen lost to George Washington in the Pre Season NIT to start the season. It was the fourth time the Hoyas had lost in the tournament's final game since 1991. The Orangemen hung on to win 96-92, in a high scoring affair. The move was controversial, as Georgetown fans had come to expect the team's great players to fulfill a full four-year commitment to play for the school. In the semifinals, they faced ninth-ranked Villanova. [8], Two days after beating Memphis, the Hoyas faced third-ranked Connecticut at USAir Arena. Although Harrington scored 13 points, Iverson shot only 6-for-21 (28.6%) from the field against the Minutemen, and Massachusetts won 86-62 to knock Georgetown out of the tournament.[4][5]. The Orangemen then went into a slump losing 7 of their next 12 games, to drop their record to 19-8. One of the nation's top prospects, he played in all 37 games and started 33. [6] Senior forward and team co-captain Jerome Williams had another good year, averaging 10 points and 8.8 rebounds a game, shooting 58.8% from the field, and finishing second to Iverson in steals. He recovered this season, with a shooting percentage from the field (55%) and free-throw line and an offensive rebound total (100) which all were more like those of his freshman year. The Syracuse Chiefs of the International League ended the 1995 season with a record of 59 wins and 82 losses, fifth in the league's East Division. Georgetown would play as a member of the Big East 7 Division for three seasons before the conference scrapped its divisional structure after the end of the 1997-98 season. In the last 25 games of the season, Iverson led the team in scoring 21 times, including another 40-point game against Seton Hall, 39 against St. John's, 34 against Providence, and 30 against 23rd-ranked Memphis. 4 in the season's final Associated Press Poll and No. In an early Big East game against Rutgers, he scored 21 points despite playing only 20 minutes. He completed his two-year varsity career averaging 54.4 percent from the field. The Syracuse Chiefs of the International League ended the 1995 season with a record of 59 wins and 82 losses, fifth in the league's East Division. Big Deal! The season looked to promise a lot of good results with a veteran Syracuse squad leading the way, building upon a team that had gone 23-7 the year before, and starting the season ranked #12. Bob Didier and Richie Hebner served as manager. [4][9] Page, however, became only the second player to receive tournament Most Valuable Player honors without playing for the championship team. Copyright © 2020 Stats Crew, Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics. Georgetown was ahead 74-63 with 4:46 left in the game when the Hoyas again began to play a delay game, trying to get the ball inside to Iverson for scoring opportunities just before the shot clock expired.