Georgetown Hoyas End Trip To China Undefeated, Beat Chinese Taipei 83-64
by CasualHoya on Aug 23, 2011 9:28 AM EDT
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The Georgetown Hoyas ended its triumphant run through China with a win today over Chinese Taipei. Hollis Thompson led the Hoyas with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Henry Sims, Nate Lubick, Hollis Thompson, Jason Clark and Markel Starks started for the Hoyas, who jumped out to an early lead in the first quarter. Sloppy play and a barrage of threes from the Chinese squad in the second quarter led to a mere three point lead at the half, though in the second half the Hoyas began to pull away, and a double digit lead throughout the fourth quarter was never threatened.
Georgetown finished its diplomatic voyage to the Far East unbeaten, with three wins, zero losses, and one brawl. Though the lasting memory of the trip to China for fans will no doubt be the melee against the Baiyi Rockets, the games against the four teams in Beijing and Shanghai coming directly on the heels of Kenner League have undoubtedly helped these young Hoyas grow accustomed to one another and perhaps more importantly, John Thompson III's offense.
We'll have more on China in the upcoming days as our rock stars return home. In the meantime, be sure to check out Georgetown Hoyas on twitter for all the updates as they happen.
After the Jump, check out Mikael Hopkins and Jabril Trawick documenting their lunches:
Special thanks to Z. Michael Wang for his outstanding coverage of the Hoyas in China.
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Congrats
Hoyas, hopefully this will translate to an entry (perhaps 1st round exit) to the Big Dance for 2012
For Reference
The Chinese Taipei ( aka Taiwan) National team is ranked 41st in the world by FIBA.
Villinova beat #27 Israel. But lost to #35 Senegal(X2), Georgia (T-76th), and The Netherlands (T-76th) Only the top 75 are really ranked based on the rankings I found and everyone else is tied with 0 pts for 76th place.
by hoyasincebirth on Aug 23, 2011 10:59 AM EDT reply actions
China trip a teaching moment for the Hoyas
by hoyasincebirth on Aug 23, 2011 12:40 PM EDT reply actions
The story about the impromptu basketball camp was pretty cool
Hopefully the next Yao Ming was on that youth team and that experience leads him to the Hilltop
by rochesterhoya07 on Aug 23, 2011 1:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Any stats from the game?
Eastcoastteddy
by Melvin M. Tuggle III on Aug 23, 2011 1:15 PM EDT reply actions
The Hoyas shot 43.2 percent from the floor (34-of-77), hit 27.3 percent of their three-pointers (6-of-22) and 69.2 percent of their free throws (9-of-13). Georgetown held a 48-31 advantage on the glass, handed out 20 assists, committed seven turnovers, had five blocks and five steals.
Sophomore forward Nate Lubick (Southboro, Mass./St. Marks) added six points, eight rebounds and four assists, while sophomore guard Markel Starks (Accokeek, Md./Georgetown Prep) added six points and two assists. Freshman forward Mikael Hopkins (Hyattsville, Md./DeMatha) added six points and three rebounds, Porter finished with four points, eight rebounds and two assists and redshirt freshman Aaron Bowen (Jacksonville, Fla./QEA) chipped in four points, four assists and three rebounds.
Casually.
Also Congrats!!!
On a 4-0 sweep of China Hoya, yep I said 4-0 sweep!!! Hoya Paranoia lives in China!!
Eastcoastteddy
by Melvin M. Tuggle III on Aug 23, 2011 1:20 PM EDT reply actions
I'd score it
3-0-1, with three tkos and one very big no decision
by bunk moreland on Aug 23, 2011 2:51 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
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