Coming off a 2007-08 season which saw a second consecutive Big East Conference regular-season championship , a second straight appearance in the Big East Tournament final , a third straight NCAA Tournament appearance , and a postseason No. 12 national ranking for Georgetown , the Hoyas were expected to have another impressive season even though only one scholarship senior , Jessie Sapp , returned for 2008-09 . Although four-year starter and point guard Jonathan Wallace had graduated in 2008 , sophomore guard Chris Wright , recovered from a broken foot that caused him to miss much of the 2007-08 campaign , was expected to fill in ably as his successor , and the Hoyas placed great confidence in freshman center Greg Monroe as the next " big man " who could replace center Roy Hibbert , who also had graduated in 2008 . Although guard Jeremiah Rivers had transferred to Indiana during the offseason , sophomore guard Austin Freeman returned after a very promising freshman year . At forward , Patrick Ewing , Jr. , had departed through graduation , but junior DaJuan Summers returned and , although forward Vernon Macklin had transferred to Florida after the previous season in search of greater playing time , sophomore forward Julian Vaughn joined the Hoyas after playing for a season at Florida State . Freshman center Henry Sims also joined the team to come off the bench behind Monroe . The Hoyas entered the season with a No. 22 ranking in the preseason Associated Press Poll
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2008–09 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team