The thirty point WIN over South Florida seems like ages ago by now, but nonetheless we can't officially move on to discuss all things grotesquely Orange until we stamp the USF game with a healthy dose of Casual Awards. Congrats to New York Giants fans on the big Super Bowl win, and for the Patriots fans who are a bit sad this morning, well, that's just too bad. Away we go...

The Chris Wright Heart of a Champion Award:
Henry Sims. Sims dropped 13 points on just 3-7 shooting from the floor, but added 9 rebounds and 5 assists in what was another solid effort from the senior big man. Honorable mention: USF.

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Your Georgetown Hoyas rebounded in a big way from the loss at Pitt by defeating the defending national champion UConn Huskies by a score of 58-44 last night at the Verizon Center.. We've got a quick turnaround before the ridiculously early 11am game against USF on Saturday, but before we focus on the resurgent Bulls, lets hand out some hardware to those most deserving. Away we go...

The Chris Wright Heart of a Champion Award:
Hollis Thompson. There you go, Hollis! 18 points and 9 rebounds for Thompson on the night, who was finally used effectively as a shooter coming off screens. Thompson launched 15 shots, most of which were good looks, and ran his way around the UConn defense and around screens like he was the second coming of Reggie Miller. This is the Hollis Thompson we need.

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The Hoyas dropped a squeaker to Big East bottom feeder Pitt on Saturday, but before we kiss the top ten goodbye this afternoon and begin to focus on UConn on Wednesday, we here at THE GLOBAL PHENOMENON are handing out hardware to those most deserving. Away we go...

The Chris Wright Heart of a Champion Award:
Otto Porter. Porter led the Hoyas with 14 points and 6 rebounds in 30 minutes, and for long stretches of the game was the only guy doing anything productive on the court for the Hoyas. Honorable mention: Henry Sims. Sims rebounded from an awful first half to assert himself with authority in the second, finishing with 10 points, 4 rebounds and a team high 5 assists. Still need to see more complete games out of Henry, who continues to maddeningly miss an awful lot of attempts from within two feet.

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The Georgetown Hoyas narrowly avoided a bad loss on Saturday by pulling out an ugly 52-50 win over Rutgers. Before we say goodbye to the Scarlet Knights and begin to focus on Pitt, as usual we here at THE GLOBAL PHENOMENON are handing out hardware to those most deserving. Away we go...

The Chris Wright Heart of a Champion Award:
Otto Porter. Porter only had 9 points and 4 rebounds on just 3-7 shooting from the floor, but he came up big when it mattered, scoring Georgetown's final 6 points including the free throws that proved to be the final margin of victory. JT3 said it best after the game: "Otto doesn't get rattled. He just plays the game." Honorable mention: Greg Whittington and Jabril Trawick. On a day when the usually reliable Hollis Thompson, Jason Clark and Henry Sims all struggled, the freshmen kept Georgetown in the game and in a position to win.

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Your Georgetown fighting Hoyas sauntered into a a snowy Windy City and took care of business against the DePaul Blue Demons to improve to a surprisingly awesome 15-3 overall and 5-2 in the Big East. Before we here at THE GLOBAL PHENOMENON turn our focus to Rutgers, we're handing out some hardware to those most deserving. Away we go...

The Chris Wright Heart of a Champion Award:
Jason Clark. A career-best 31 points for my man JC, who was 11-14 from the field (4-7 from three), and added 5 rebounds and 4 steals for good measure. Clark, who has been positively nasty in transition this season, has guided the Hoyas to a top 10 national ranking and is a legitimate All Big East 1st Team selection and on the short list for Big East Player of the Year.

Internet Thing That I Don't Understand Nor Care About That Is Stupid Award:
SOPA/PIPA crap. How the hell did I not have internet for a whole day yet receive emails every hour telling me to sign and not sign petitions. I don't even what all this yelling is about. Just don't screw up my internet again, there are billions of Hoyas waiting eagerly in their mothers' basements for these awards to post.

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Yup, we're working our way back to glory. Your Georgetown Hoyas got a big W yesterday in New York City yesterday. Now the Hoyas are in Chicago, hopefully taking care of Depaul on Tuesday night and maybe enjoying a nice deep dish pie in the intermediate. But before we focus on our Midwest opponents, we would be foolish not to honor yesterday's performance. As always, here's some hardware for those most deserving.

The Chris Wright Heart of a Champion Award:
Jason Clark. 15 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists by our senior captain in a game we badly needed. Special shoutout to Clark because it is his birthday today, and we hope it is a good one. Honorable mention goes to Hollis Thompson, who dropped 20 points in the second half yesterday.

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Blech. Your Georgetown Hoyas dropped a doozy last night to the Cincinnati Bearcats, the second straight loss for the boys in blue and gray after catapulting into the top ten. Hopefully the Hoyas can use this week to focus on fundamentals and regroup, because suddenly a lot of the goodwill that the team had stored up during its fantastic start has been leaking from the Delusion Train as it chugs towards Madison Square Garden for a showdown with St. John's. As always, here's some hardware for those most deserving.

The Chris Wright Heart of a Champion Award:
Nate Lubick. Hollis Thompson paced the Hoyas with 14 points, but Lubick turned in arguably his most impressive game against a Big East opponent with 8 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists in 23 minutes. Tough to find much good in that fiesta du crap last night, but Lubick's play was certainly a bright spot and something that he'll need to continue going forward.

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Georgetown lost its fifth straight game against West Virginia yesterday, but frankly we all should 1) be pleased with the effort, and 2) happy the guys got out of Morgantown in one piece and without having batteries heaved at them. Since we don't have much time to harp on the loss before we flip the switch to Cincinnati, we're handing out hardware to those most deserving. Away we go...

The Chris Wright Heart of a Champion Award:
Hollis Thompson. Hollis paced the Hoyas with 20 points on 7-13 shooting and 5 rebounds. Though Thompson missed 5 critical free throws that would have drawn the Hoyas closer, on a day when no one else stepped up to help him out it's tough to give this to anyone else.

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