Georgetown will attempt to improve to 3-0 for the first time since the 2018-19 season when it hosts Binghamton on Wednesday evening in Washington, D.C.
The Hoyas (2-0) are coming off their first win over Maryland since 2008 and will look to keep that momentum going as they open a three-game homestand.
Malik Mack, Georgetown’s top returning scorer from last season’s 18-16 squad, is off to a solid start in his second season with the Hoyas with 15 points per game. Mack, who finished with 19, knocked down three key second-half 3-pointers as Maryland tried to mount a comeback before Georgetown closed out a 70-60 win on Friday.
How will the Hoyas handle going from a raucous Big Ten arena against a local rival to hosting a mid-major from the American East?
“I just think we have to stay focused as a team,” Mack told The Sideline with Andy Katz on Monday.
“We can’t overlook our opponents. We got Binghamton on Wednesday. We got to lock in on the scout versus them and be ready to compete.”
A Georgetown newcomer that has competed from the opening jump ball is Arizona transfer KJ Lewis, who earned a spot on the Big East Weekly Honor Roll for his production after two games with the Hoyas.
Lewis is the Hoyas’ co-leading scorer with Mack and paces the Hoyas with 7.0 rebounds per game. Both totals are well above his numbers from last season when he finished with 10.8 points and 4.6 rebounds on a Wildcats team that advanced to the Sweet 16.
Binghamton (1-2) begins a two-game road trip with its first-ever meeting with Georgetown.
The Bearcats have been led early on by three newcomers averaging double figures in scoring. Demetrius Lilley transferred in from LaSalle and leads the team in both scoring (15.5) and rebounding (13.5). Lilley, who started his collegiate career at Penn State, has posted two double-doubles in as many appearances.
Zyier Beverly (13.3 ppg) has acclimated nicely since joining coach Levell Sanders’ squad from the junior college ranks while Jeremiah Quigley (10.7 ppg) leads the team with 5.0 assists per game after coming over from George Mason.
“They’re going to be big parts of what we try to do,” Sanders said of the newcomers. “They have to be better.”
