To behold the might of Hoya basketball, Georgetown students merely need to flip on ESPN on game-day or head down to the Verizon Center if it’s a home game. Unfortunately, even during basketball season, game-day only comes once or twice a week. To tide you over on the other days, we bring you the top five videos of Georgetown basketball on YouTube.
5. Hibbert for the tres!
What are you doing up there, Roy? Drive! There are only ten seconds left! To the paint! What? Uh-oh! Don’t do tha…AND IT’S GOOD!!!
When Roy let it fly and the ball met nothing but net to carry the Hoyas over UConn 72-69 earlier this month, it seemed like anything might possible. Would J. Wall start dunking over 6′ 11″ centers? Would Vernon Macklin become a 95% free throw shooter? Would Byron Jansen play in a game in which we’re not winning by 20? Sure, this may not be have been an incredibly important game for the Hoyas, but this was one hell of a three.
4. Jeff Green should be nicknamed “Clutch”
Speaking of last-minute shots FTW, Jeff Green’s bank shot here is epic. When I was watching this game live at Ledo’s and I saw Jeff Green bobble the ball, I knew it was over. Then He recovered it and made what looked like an impossible shot. Jeff Green at his best.
3. Storming the Court
When I first arrived at Georgetown, I couldn’t understand why all my OA would talk about was some game against Duke that Georgetown had won, or something. After I saw this video of hundreds of fans flood the court, I understood. What this video lacks in resolution and steadiness, it more than makes up for with screaming and downright insanity.
2. Onward to the Final Four!
The highlights of the 2007 East Regional Finals start with thirty seconds left in the second half for good reason. J. Wall nails a three to tie it up at 81. UNC fails to score on their next possession and Georgetown goes on a 15-2 run in OT. The only thing this video is missing is Roy Williams tearing up in the press conference after the game.
1. We Are…Georgetown
Sure, if you actually listen to the lyrics at the beginning, this video is a little lame. “We are…the heart that fuels the passion. We are…the muscles that power the body. We are…the legs that spring into action.” But then it shows everyone swarming the court after the Duke win and the whole squad in a V-formation with Roy at the head. By the climactic “WE ARE…GEORGETOWN” at the end, there isn’t a rational person in the Verizon Center who doesn’t believe this movie is the best thing ever made.
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