Staring at this will occupy at least one hour of my time today
April 8 - Recruiting contact period starts again. Ends on April 21 and excludes April 12-15.
April 15 - The Capital Classic - Watch recruits Nate Lubick, Markel Starks and Moses Abraham play at Bender Arena on the American University campus
April 20 - Georgetown Basketball Banquet - RSVP by April 16
April 25 - Deadline for players to submit their names for early entry into the 2010 NBA Draft
EDIT: May 8 - Deadline to withdraw name and retain college eligibility (h/t: Vernon Macklin's Free Throw Stroke)
June 14 - Deadline to withdraw names from 2010 NBA Draft
June 24 - 2010 NBA Draft
July 31 - NCAA deadline to opt out of NCAA Tournament broadcast contract with CBS. Proposed tournament expansion will be settled by this date.
Others:
- Kenner League - last year it started in August, should start earlier this year
- Conference match-ups - Big East should release conference home and road games in July, the actual dates won't be released until September
- Out of conference games - released randomly throughout the summer, other schools will announce before out beloved Georgetown
- Big Ten Expansion - they could take one or more current Big East school. This will not affect the current season
- Recruiting - going after a number of big recruits for the Class of 2011
- Take Verizon Back - we will be writing about different way to help our home court advantage. The Hoya Hoop Club is slated to discuss the issue over the summer as well
- World Cup - analysis, insight and updates from our very own Sir Hoya