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12/11 14:11 CST Ewing: Hoyas' full roster available vs. Syracuse as of now
Ewing: Hoyas' full roster available vs. Syracuse as of now
By HOWARD FENDRICH
AP Sports Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) --- It was hard not to do a double-take when Georgetown
basketball coach Patrick Ewing answered a question Wednesday about whether his
full roster will be available for the team's next game by saying, "As of now,
yes."
Ewing and the Hoyas are in a bit of an "as of now" world at the moment.
Saturday's game against former Big East rival Syracuse will be Georgetown's
first at home since legal matters for three players came to light after the
school announced last week that one, leading reserve Josh LeBlanc, would be
transferring.
Also leaving, for unspecified reasons, was starting point guard James Akinjo,
who was not connected to the cases involving LeBlanc and two players remaining
on the team, Myron Gardner and Galen Alexander.
"It was kind of like, ?Wow.' I kind of felt like I was in a movie," senior
guard Jagan Mosely said about the departures of Akinjo and LeBlanc, who were
both among the team's top five scorers. "I come to college, and you expect to
go to the Tournament every year. ... And then it's just like, it doesn't turn
out that way. And then this happens."
Washington, D.C., Superior Court records show that LeBlanc, Gardner and
Alexander agreed this week --- without any admissions --- to stay at least 50
feet away from a female Georgetown student, her two roommates and their home
and to not contact them. According to court documents, the student accused the
three players of "threats against (her) personal safety."
Separate temporary restraining orders filed by a different student against
LeBlanc and Alexander were granted last month.
Asked about possible school discipline for Alexander or Gardner, Ewing replied:
"Because of legal issues, there are some certain things I can't even talk
about."
"It's none of, really, my business," starting guard Mac McClung said. "I wish
the best for those guys."
McClung averaged 26 points in the first two games Georgetown (6-3) played
without Akinjo and LeBlanc, road wins over previously unbeaten opponents
Oklahoma State and SMU.
Akinjo's starting spot has been filled by Terrell Allen, a senior who played
one season at Drexel and two at Central Florida before getting to Georgetown.
Allen went from averaging 2.3 points and 1.1 points in 14 minutes over the
season's first seven games to 8.5 points and 7.5 assists in 31 minutes in the
past two.
"They did do some great things to help our program," Ewing said of Akinjo and
LeBlanc. "They will be missed. Guys are just stepping up."
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This story has been corrected to show that the name of player starting in James
Akinjo's place is Terrell Allen, not Terrell Evans.
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