WASHINGTON - In Head Coach Patrick Ewing's debut back with the Hoyas, the Georgetown men's basketball team tipped off the 2017-18 season by clinching its first win, defeating the Jacksonville Dolphins in the newly-named Capital One Arena.
The team was led by their junior frontcourt of Jessie Govan (Queens Village, N.Y./Wings Academy) and Marcus Derrickson (Bowie, Md./Brewster Academy [N.H.]). Govan posted a double-double with 20 points and 15 rebounds while Derrickson also posted 20 points along with eight rebounds. Jagan Mosely (Marlboro, N.J/St. Anthony) recorded nine points and three assists in his sophomore debut while Jonathan Mulmore (New Orleans, La/Redemption Christian [Texas]/Allegany) began his senior campaign by scoring five points and dishing out seven assists.