There was a lot of excitement at Georgetown last April when the school announced it was bringing former Hoya legend Patrick Ewing back home to run the men’s basketball program.
But perhaps no one was more stoked at Ewing’s arrival than Jessie Govan.
“Oh yeah, I was really excited,” said Govan, the Hoyas’ 6-10, 270-pound junior center. “He’s a top 50 player of all time and he has succeeded at every level. He’s done everything that I’m trying to do with basketball, so I’m just trying to listen to everything he says. I’m just trying to be a sponge and take everything in and listen to everything he says because everything he says will benefit me.