2011-12 Georgetown Hoyas Player Profiles: Jabril Trawick
by hoyasincebirth on Oct 27, 2011 9:20 AM EDT
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Our hard-hitting player profiles for the 2001-12 Georgetown Hoyas continues today with Jabril Trawick.
Look Back: When Hoyas fans first became aware of Jabril Trawick, he was viewed as a Jerrelle Benimon type prospect who the Hoyas would snatch up in the spring if better options did not avail themselves. However, Jabril did not waste any time changing that outlook. The first Georgetown commit in the class of 2011, few if any had predicted he would have as much of a positive impact as he has appears to have had on the team before the Hoyas have played a single game.
Expectations: Dubbed a late bloomer, Jabril's play in Kenner League, coupled with his infectious defensive toughness and domination of twitter have ramped up expectations for the scrappy guard from Philly. Trawick is viewed as the first guard off the bench for the upcoming season and expected to spell Markel Starks at the point. He is a great athlete who slashes and bulldozes his way to the rim while giving 100% on the defensive end.
Projection (Cynical): Despite all his toughness and bravado, Jabril just might not be ready yet. His jump shot is not a major threat and it will take him awhile to fully grasp John Thompson's system. He is not a true point guard so the offense stagnates when he replaces Markel, and his competitiveness gets the better of him at times which leads to poor decision making.
Projection (Delusional): Jabril is a breath of fresh air, injecting defensive intensity and toughness to the team. He fills a major leadership gap and his energy will motivate this team into playing the best defense since the 2008 Hoyas. An incredible athlete capable of throwing down massive dunks (beginning at 0:34), he provides Georgetown with a guard who can penetrate into the heart of the defense and finish through contact. The team adopts his swagger and never say die attitude, and becomes one of the tougher teams in the Conference. Jabril plays a vital role on the 2011-2012 Hoyas and for years to come.
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PGs who wear 55
I can only think of 2: Jason Williams and Will Spradling. Not sure whether that puts him in great company but I’ll cop to being on Team Trawick.
by itsallthatmatters on Oct 27, 2011 9:27 AM EDT reply actions
Is Clark our back up PG or the Jabatrawicki?
I think our most effective offensive line up might be Clark, Trawick, Otto, Hollis, Sims/Hopkins .
Really hopings Markel and Lubick give us a bit more on O this year.
Even though I would rather have JClark to come off of the bench
the potential starting lineup should/would perhaps be:
Starks
HT
Otto
Lubick
Sims
2nd team:
Clark
JTrawick
GWhitt
Hopkins
Adams
"When Hoyas fans first became aware of Jabril Trawick, he was viewed as a Jerrelle Benimon type"
Maybe that’s because most of us rely on mouth-breathing knuckle-draggers who are nowhere near as astute as they think they are for our recruiting insights.
The Rotation
I think at this point the starting five is all but decided on.
Starks
Clark
HT
Lubick
Sims.
we know that all the freshman are gonna get some minutes, most likely Otto and Jabril get the most. Adams and Hopkins are gonna have to split time as back up center with moses being gone for the year. Greg is gonna get minutes at the 2,3, and possibly but not likely the 4. The biggest question mark is where does bowen fit into all this. He was redhsirted last year and has shown he can be a good 3 point shooter and a slasher. Bottom line is that all of our guys on the bench, aside from caprio, are gonna get run and the chance to solidify their cause in the rotation.
sleeper
Incoming sleeper
PF Greg Whittington to Georgetown
We’re going to take some liberty with the term “best incoming sleeper.” We’re copping out and telling you to pay attention to Georgetown because it has a trio of intriguing incoming freshmen. Forward Otto Porter hails from a small town in Missouri and played very little AAU ball. All he did was collect state championship trophies. Wing Jabril Trawick is a tough guy out of Philadelphia and he’s going to fight for minutes. While Porter would be the obvious choice to receive more minutes than the others off the bat, we’re going off the map here with our sleeper pick. Whittington is a 6-foot-8 power forward out of nearby Columbia, Md., who wasn’t in the ESPNU 100 player and was a hot recruiting name only regionally. However, he defines the term late-bloomer and, whether it’s as a freshman this season or down the road, count on him figuring it out and being a productive player for the Hoyas.
This guy must have been half asleep when he wrote his sleeper article..
If Whittington is a Power forward then we’re in trouble…
I think
Jabril will be the Michael Graham of this incoming team! This is what the Hoyas needed a dose of attitude (organized chaos)
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