The 2022–23 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented

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in the

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. The Hoyas, led by sixth-year head coach

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, were members of the

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. The Hoyas played their home games at

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They finished the season 7–25, 2–18 in Big East play to finish in last place for the second consecutive year. In the Big East tournament, they lost to Villanova in the opening round. On March 9, 2023, the school fired head coach Patrick Ewing. On March 20, the school named

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head coach

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the team's new head coach.

Previous season

Due to the

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, the Hoyas had one conference game canceled during the 2020–2021 season. They had an historically bad season, posting a final record of 6–25. They went 0–19 in Big East play, and finished in last place in the 11-team conference. In the Big East tournament, they lost to

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in the first round, bringing their season to an end.

Offseason

Departures

NOTE: Early in the 2022–2023 season, Malcolm Wilson returned to the roster as a player.

Incoming transfers

NOTE: Qudus Wahab previously played for Georgetown during the 2019–2020 and 2020–2021 seasons.

2022 recruiting class

Roster

Season recap

Non-conference season

Georgetown met Northwestern in the Gavitt Tipoff Games on November 15.Whipple, "SCHEDULE REPORTS: Georgetown to Host Northwestern for Gavitt Games", Casual Hoya, June 28, 2022 Accessed June 28, 2022
/ref> It will be the first meeting of the schools. Georgetown participated in the 2022 Jamaica Classic at

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, November 18–20, 2022.Whipple, "SCHEDULE NEWS: Georgetown Reportedly Headed Back to Jamaica Classic", Casual Hoya, June 6, 2022 Accessed June 12, 2022
/ref> Other reported participants include Green Bay, La Salle,

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, and Wake Forest.Whipple, "," Casual Hoya, June 6, 2022 Accessed June 12, 2022
/ref> The Hoyas are expected to meet Loyola Marymount first, then either La Salle or Wake Forest. Georgetown participated in the final year of the

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, playing at

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on November 30, 2022. Georgetown met

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at Capital One Arena in the second year of a two-year home-and-home series that began in the 2021–2022 season. Georgetown played at

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on December 10, 2022.

Conference season

Georgetown played a 20-game conference season, meeting each Big East opponent in a home-and-home series.

Big East tournament

The 2023 Big East tournament took place March 8–11, 2023, at

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Schedule and results

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Awards and honors

Big East Conference honors

References

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