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Georgetown guard Jeremiah Rivers to transfer (AP)

Wed, 07 May 2008 16:40:58 PDT

Georgetown sophomore guard Jeremiah Rivers will transfer to another school, making him the second player to leave coach John Thompson III's team since the end of the season. Rivers, the son of Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers, played in all 34 games this season, averaging 2.5 points and 2.4 rebounds. Rivers, who has not indicated where he will transfer, was often used as a defensive specialist,...

Hoop Group Jam Fest recap Part I (Rivals.com)

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:12:00 PDT

Georgetown Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:30:58 PDT

Even as Georgetown finished first in the regular season of the brutally tough Big East, there was a sense that there was something missing from the Hoyas. The team had all the ingredients for a second consecutive Final Four run, but it seemed to play up or down to the level of competition, relying on late-game heroics to win a series of narrow victories rather than taking charge and ending the suspense.

For much of the 2007-2008 season, that worked. The veteran team led by seniors Jonathan Wallace and Roy Hibbert were calm when the situation was tense, and made the plays that were needed to win. But the late-game heroics deserted the team against Davidson in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, and the Hoyas blew a 17-point lead, suffering a shocking, 74-70 defeat at the...