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Washington Post
02-03-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
Shorthanded and defenseless, Georgetown gets blitzed by No. 21 Marquette
Once again Saturday night, Georgetown found itself defenseless against a Big East contender without freshman center Thomas Sorber. The Hoyas' offense didn't fare much better. Kam Jones carved up Georgetown for 13 points and a career-high 13 assists, and No. 21 Marquette encountered minimal resistance in the first half and thumped the Hoyas, 76-61, at Capital One Arena.
New York Times
25-02-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Georgetown's Thomas Sorber, potential first-round draft pick, to have season-ending foot surgery
Georgetown freshman Thomas Sorber — a possible first-round pick in the 2025 NBA Draft and potential Big East Freshman of the Year — will miss the rest of this season with a left foot injury, the program announced Tuesday. Sorber, the Hoyas' leading rebounder (8.5 per game) and second-leading scorer (14.5 points), is slated to have surgery on his foot on Feb. 26 to repair an injury he sustained versus Butler last Saturday. He is expected to make a full recovery, per the program. Advertisement The 6-foot-10 Sorber — who has won Big East Freshman of the Week honors a league-high seven times, once more than UConn wing Liam McNeeley — emerged as one of Georgetown's best players early on this season, scoring 20 and 25 points, respectively, in his first two college games. The former top-50 recruit in the 2024 class only continued to showcase his interior dominance from then on, both via an advanced array of post moves and ferocity attacking the glass. Sorber also proved to be a valuable rim protector, averaging two blocks per game while posting a top-60 block rate nationally, per KenPom; that's fifth-best by any high-major freshman in America. Couple all that with Sorber's intriguing passing acumen — he had 18 games with multiple assists, including six with four or more dimes — and you get a player who quickly played his way onto NBA draft boards. Case in point: The Athletic's NBA draft expert, Sam Vecenie, pegged Sorber at No. 17 to the San Antonio Spurs in his most recent mock draft. 'The name that comes up a bit with him is Xavier Tillman,' Vecenie wrote. 'Sorber is relatively below-the-rim and struggles to shoot from a distance, which has led scouts to wonder what exactly the role is on offense beyond being able to short-roll and pass. However, much like Tillman, Sorber is terrific positionally on defense and seems to have very high-level reaction time.' And while Sorber's efficiency did take a hit in Big East play, he was still one of the Hoyas' most consistent producers on both ends. But he only played 12 minutes against Butler last Saturday, exiting early, and missed both of Georgetown's games since. Should Sorber return to school, he'd be a key building block for coach Ed Cooley and his staff, who are still trying to get the Hoyas back to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2021.
Washington Post
25-02-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
Kevin Braswell, former Georgetown basketball standout, dies at 46
Kevin Braswell, a former Georgetown guard who is the Hoyas' career leader in assists, died at age 46, the program confirmed Monday. 'He will be missed - forever a Hoya,' the team said on X. Braswell's death was first announced by Japanese professional team Utsunomiya Brex, which he had been coaching since 2023. Saying he passed away Monday at a hospital, the team did not provide a cause of death. It noted he was first hospitalized on Jan. 17.
