From now until Villanova’s first game in Rome on November 1 against Notre Dame, WBR’s Andrew Kresin will run down the 10 other Big East programs as a MISE EN PLACE series. You can check out the rest of the series here.
General Information
- Head Coach: Ed Cooley (Fourth season at Georgetown, 43-57 in D.C., 377-279 overall)
- 2025-26 Record: 16-18 (6-14)
- 2025-26 Postseason: Lost to UConn in the Big East Semifinals, no other postseason
- Coaches’ Poll Placement: 10th (27 points)
- Media Day All-Big East Members: None
- 2026-27 Scoring Retention: ~29.9 percent of scoring across six players
Key Returners
In terms of points scored last season, Ed Cooley brought back three intriguing pieces to build around. Junior forward Caleb Williams played and started 33 games for Georgetown last season, placing second on the Hoyas’ depth chart with 991 minutes played last season. He finished the season as Georgetown’s best three-point shooter by percentage, making 43 of his 114 attempts for a 37.7 percent clip. Despite his percentage from deep, he was still just fourth in scoring on the Hoyas’ roster with 290 points.
In addition to scoring and shooting, Williams led the Hoyas in total rebounding last season with 169 boards and was second in rebounding per game. Williams staying at Georgetown means the Hoyas will maintain a player with productive minutes in the Big East. If Georgetown gets a “best case” Williams, he’ll increase his usage, hunting his shot more in the process, and reach the upper echelon of three-point shooters in the Big East Conference.
Junior guard Kayvaun Mulready also comes back to Georgetown after spending two years as a reserve for Coach Cooley. He increased his minutes by around three times from his freshman to sophomore year, and as a result saw massive bumps to his points scored, total rebounds and assists that weren’t just explained by an increase in minutes. He also stepped up his shooting percentages, improving his field goal and three-point percentage by eight percent at least year-over-year.
Mulready earned a spike in minutes with stellar play and as a result earned a start in Georgetown’s exhibition at Wake Forest. In this start, he drained five three pointers and stole the ball five times. His steals might be the focal point in this box score; he stole the ball at least three times in five games last season. If Mulready is going to hound the ball as effectively as he did last season, he may be Georgetown’s newest KJ Lewis.
Senior center Vince Iwuchukwu is also back after missing considerable time last season due to what Georgetown calls a “scheduled medical procedure on November 21.” He spent more time as a reserve than a starter despite putting up 11.6 points and 6.1 rebounds per game and having multiple double-doubles, including one against Creighton in Washington. Williams may have led Georgetown in total rebounds, but that was potentially a factor of Iwuchukwu playing for over 400 less minutes.
Iwuchukwu’s ability to play significant minutes with Julius Halaifonua headed to Oklahoma State will indicate how well the Hoyas do this season. He’s one of Georgetown’s more proven players at this level of competition and put up one of the best total rebounding rates of any Big East player with 500 minutes played or more last season. For Iwuchukwu to match his production from last season in a larger role this season will give the Hoyas a huge boost.
Key Transfers
If Iwuchukwu can’t slide into the starting spot, Coach Cooley has a good secondary option in junior center Chol Machot from College of Charleston. Machot was a prolific shot blocker for the Cougars last season, leading the CAA in both blocks and blocks per game. Even with his relatively low playing time—he played 32 games with 15 starts but played just around 630 minutes—his block rate of 14.0 percent was third nationally among players with 500 minutes played. This led him to win the CAA Defensive Player of the Year award in his first Division One season.
His game inside the arc was efficient as well. He shot 63.6 percent on 5.1 attempts from two while scoring 8.9 points per game. As a rebounder he was extremely productive in limited minutes. He averaged 5.5 rebounds in his 19.8 minutes per game, and he used his 1.9 offensive boards a game to generate 1.9 second chance points per game according to CBB Analytics. Machot is a great big man and will beyond serviceable if Iwuchukwu wins that starting spot.
Senior guard Jaland Lowe had an excellent sophomore campaign at Pittsburgh before heading to Kentucky where he played just nine games with just two starts. He was averaging 16.8 points and 5.5 assists per game in his last year at Pitt, but those numbers regressed a lot when he went to the Wildcats. He averaged just 8.0 points per game in his nine games, never reached more than five assists in any one game, and never played more than four games in any month of the season.
In his defense, he suffered a shoulder injury in October and required season-ending surgery in January, and those can be pesky. Assuming Lowe is healthy for the Hoyas, his sophomore campaign might be more telling. His shooting percentages from deep might leave some to be desired, but he’s a great lead guard with pass-first instincts that can make an impact without scoring. In the exhibition against Wake Forest, he had just seven points but dished out 10 assists. He seems to be ready to slide into the spot left behind by Malik Mack.
Vyctorius Miller, a junior guard from Oklahoma State, played around 815 minutes across 32 games and 26 starts. He proved himself to be a strong three-point scorer last season, making 37.5 percent of his shots from range on around four attempts per game. His free throw percentage also jumped up from his freshman season to 85.7 percent, though his field goal and two-point percentages fell significantly from his time at LSU to his only season with Oklahoma State.
It’s worth noting that Miller’s second half of the season was significantly worse than his start. He had five consecutive games for Oklahoma State with 10+ points, and 12 of his first 16 games with double figures, but then shot 26.0 percent from three in his final 16 games and lost 11 of those contests. For Miller to become a larger threat for the Hoyas, there will need to be more consistency in his scoring throughout the season.
Sophomore forward Josiah Parker from Florida Atlantic comes to Georgetown after winning American Conference’s Freshman of the Year award despite only eight starts in Boca Raton. In his 32 games, he shot 50.8 percent from the field and 54.9 percent from two, averaging 9.6 points per game in the process. In those eight starts for the Owls, Parker was a super rebounder. He averaged 8.8 rebounds per game and played 31.5 minutes per game in this stretch. These eight starts came all at the end of the season where he also averaged 11.0 points per game. He’ll be a piece of Georgetown’s roster to watch develop in a more difficult league as the season wears on.
Georgetown’s final transfer is senior guard Elmarko Jackson from Kansas. In two seasons with Kansas—having lost his sophomore season to injury—Jackson averaged a career 4.6 points per game over 68 games and 18 starts. Most of those starts came in his freshman season in which he had 17 starts and averaged 18.6 minutes per game. In his most recent season, Jackson had just five games with double figures, but shot the ball well from distance, improving on his freshman three-point percentage by over 10 percent.
Key College Newcomers
Georgetown brings in just two high schoolers as part of their freshman class, only one of whom is ranked. That player is freshman forward Justin Caldwell, a top 200 four-star as part of the 2026 class. Caldwell, at 6-foot-9, scored 2,252 points over his high school career and made the state semifinals with Fayetteville Academy in North Carolina. He is joined in the High School Class of 2026 by freshman guard Athan Olivier IV, who attended The Dunham School in Louisiana and averaged 25.3 points per game as a senior.
International commit, freshman forward Pedro Pastre, also joins Georgetown. He is a Brazilian who played in international events such as the FIBA U18 Americas Championship and the South American U17 Championship, where he averaged around six points per game. He is joined by Gabriel Landeira, who joined the Hoyas mid-way through last season. In his debut with the Hoyas in their Wake Forest exhibition, he scored one point and grabbed two boards.
Others
Georgetown also returns three additional players. Junior center Seal Diouf appeared in 12 games last season and scored seven points. Junior guard Mason Moses scored just two points in three games last season. Finally, junior guard Michael Van Raaphorst played in four games last season but did not score.
Outlook
Georgetown certainly added talent. Machot, Lowe, Miller and the other additions keep Georgetown in a position where they really could do well in Big East play. My major worry revolves around if Georgetown added enough in comparison to all the other teams in the Big East. I have concerns that Coach Cooley may not have curated a roster that improved as much as teams like Marquette, Providence or Xavier and that, as a result, the Hoyas may lag come conference play.
Credits
Georgetown player information (demographics, player stats from high school, et cetera) found on Georgetown’s athletics webpage. Player stats from other schools found on Sports-Reference. Lists made with Stathead. Player rankings from high school found on 247Sports. Charts made in Microsoft Exc