“He just wrote, ‘If you come back, we’re going to make some noise.’ ”Akinjo’s promise was hard to ignore for a player who’d never won more than one game in the Big East tournament. The sixth-seeded Hoyas will begin their Big East tournament Thursday night against No. [Big East tournament schedule and scores]It’s the first time Georgetown (19-12) has earned a top-six seed and a first-round bye in the league tournament since it was second in 2015, which was also the last time the Hoyas made the NCAA tournament. Govan led Georgetown with 17.6 points per game (sixth in the Big East) and 7.6 rebounds per game (fifth in the Big East), good enough to make him the first Georgetown player voted first-team all-conference since 2015. But Govan would like to make a little more noise in the time he has left as he returns to his home city for one last Big East tournament.

Source: Washington Post March 13, 2019 19:53 UTC