Hoyas’ Seniors Humming After Home Finale
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By DERON SNYDER
Senior Night at Verizon Center provided another glimpse of Georgetown’s bright future. Freshman Greg Whittington led all scorers Monday with a career-high 15 points, and freshman Otto Porter snared a team-high 10 rebounds in a 59-41 rout of Notre Dame.
But center Henry Sims and guard Jason Clark, playing their final home game as Hoyas, also left the crowd with lasting impressions. Just like they’ve done all season, leading 10 sophomores and freshmen on their surprising team, Sims and Clark produced the steady and heady performances that make Georgetown dangerous when everything clicks.
We’ve come to take Sims and Clark for granted over the course of this season, with No. 8 Marquette up next before the Big East tournament begins next week. A victory Saturday would give Georgetown a double-bye in New York, unimaginable back in November when Sims was an unknown quantity and Clark was thought to have insufficient help.
But by the time they were introduced Monday night, surrounded by family and soaking in applause during a pregame ceremony, Sims and Clark had established themselves as the unquestioned leaders of No. 11 Georgetown. They proved it once again in the Hoyas’ second consecutive blowout since a crushing loss at Seton Hall last week.
