The Hoyas advanced to the semifinals of the 1981 Big East Men 's Basketball Tournament before losing to Syracuse . They were the No. 7 seed in the East Region of the 1981 NCAA Men 's Division I Basketball Tournament &ndash; the third of 14 consecutive Georgetown NCAA Tournament appearances &ndash; and were upset in the first round by the East Region No. 10 seed , James Madison . During the second half of the James Madison game , Sleepy Floyd passed Derrick Jackson as the leading scorer in Georgetown men 's basketball history . He finished the season shooting better than 50 percent from the floor for the second straight year , scoring 607 points during the season , averaging 19 points per game , and , between shooting and assists , contributing over 35 percent of the 1980-81 teams offense . For the third straight year , he was Georgetowns top scorer
1981 Big East Men 's Basketball Tournament
1981 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
1980–81 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team