James Akinjo Suddenly Leaves Georgetown

[xubrew]

http://guhoyas.com/news/2019/12/2/georgetown-mens-basketball-announcement.aspx

Well, that was unexpected. It’s a HUUGE blow to that team as well.

[XU 87]

I'm guessing this is "disciplinary reasons that we can't disclose due to student privacy rights."

[GoMuskies]

This is the end of the Patrick Ewing era.

Here's a rumor from the G'town board:

Mods can delete this at their discretion.

Rumor is that both players are on a “list” going around campus released by the Black Students Association of students accused of sexual harassment/assault.

[bleedXblue]

Holy Crap. Well, that's a killer. Must be a pretty clear team/school violation for that to happen. Then again Dez got railroaded.

[xubrew]

I would hope that the rumor isn't true for the obvious reason of not ever wanting sexual assault to happen, and for a second obvious reason that no official student organization should arbitrarily create and circulate a list like that. If there is an actual reasonable suspicion of that, then I'd hope they wouldn't still be in classes and really don't think that they would be. Since there is no report of them being booted from classes, I'm kind of leaning toward the rumors being just that.

It could be that they stormed out over something ridiculous and Ewing told them not to let the door hit them.

It could be another school tampered, Ewing found out about it, and his way of dealing with it was to just tell them to GTF out.

It could be a thousand different reasons. Including what's being rumored. But hopefully not.

[paulxu]

That announcement doesn't say he "leaves Georgetown."
It says they can't play this season.

[Xavgrad08]

These allegations do not sound good. https://sports.yahoo.com/amphtml/resurgent-georgetown-beset-legal-trouble-021348927.html

[bleedXblue]

That announcement doesn't say he "leaves Georgetown."
It says they can't play this season.

Their names have been added to the transfer portal. They are gone from GT.

[xukeith]

I read that he was a big time recruit that transferred to Georgetown. So far this year he isn't playing much nor contributing much.

[scoscox]

Holy Crap. Well, that's a killer. Must be a pretty clear team/school violation for that to happen. Then again Dez got railroaded.

Dez came to mind immediately, but apparently they've known about this for awhile, so I'd hope they've already done due diligence.

[noteggs]

I was one the biggest supporters of GT in terms of potential this year in BE. Hate to see this on so many different levels.

[Juice]

Rob Dauster
@RobDauster
According to court documents obtained by NBC Sports, Josh LeBlanc and Galen Alexander were hit with a restraining order on Nov. 5th by a fellow Georgetown student. LeBlanc was allegedly threatening to do "bodily harm" if the victim reported a burglary.

Rob Dauster
@RobDauster
Additional reporting: Freshman Myron Gardner was accused of "sexual harassment and assault," an incident reported to DC PD and GU PD, the day before the burglary referenced below.

The woman that filed for the restraining order referenced below is a roommate of Gardner's accuser.



Rob Dauster
@RobDauster
This is a really bad look for Georgetown. A player is accused of sexual assault, two more are accused of burglary, all three have restraining orders. The alleged crimes were in mid-Sept. The restraining orders were last month. All three played Saturday.

When did they know?

[xubrew]

That announcement doesn't say he "leaves Georgetown."
It says they can't play this season.

I meant to imply that they had left Georgetown's team.

[noteggs]

Wow this is the same Myron Gardner we had been recruiting until the end. Of course hearsay at this point so don’t want to get ahead of myself.

[xufan02]

Wow this is the same Myron Gardner we had been recruiting until the end. Of course hearsay at this point so don’t want to get ahead of myself.

Yes, Xavier recruited Gardner. Georgetown, UC, and Missouri were his final 3. Xavier started recruiting Ben Roderick heavy in February of 2019 and the interest in Gardner fell off. That was also during the Zach Harvey recruitment.

[paulxu]

What a cluster.....

[Mrs. Garrett]

Just to be clear, Akinjo has not been named in any of the allegations. His decision to transfer seems to be poor timing with all the other issues going on.

[nuts4xu]

2019-20 Georgetown Men's Basketball Team Picture....

https://qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-4b1d7efd680f5598593ef59f17206f20

[Xville]

So....this begs the question why is akinjo leaving? Not that he was one of the perpetrators here but it probably has to do with something related to this right?? Either maybe he feels the players are getting railroaded ala dez or on the other side he thinks it is effed up georgetown seemed to sit on this for so long.

It would be a little odd given the timing, ot has zero to do with any of this, right?

[scoscox]

So....this begs the question why is akinjo leaving? Not that he was one of the perpetrators here but it probably has to do with something related to this right?? Either maybe he feels the players are getting railroaded ala dez or on the other side he thinks it is effed up georgetown seemed to sit on this for so long.

It would be a little odd given the timing, ot has zero to do with any of this, right?

Apparently it’s been rumored he wants to go back out west where he’s from. Best guess is that he saw a sinking ship and bailed

[xubrew]

I suppose it's at least possible that he didn't like having teammates that were complete and total assholes.

[Xville]

Apparently it’s been rumored he wants to go back out west where he’s from. Best guess is that he saw a sinking ship and bailed

I guess I could see that...maybe Miller will get him.

[GoMuskies]

He's from Oakland, so a pretty good piece from Tucson. Perhaps Stanford. Or maybe he wants to go play for the premier basketball program out west and will join Mark Few's squad at Gonzaga.

BTW, the Google machine has alerted me that Oakland to Tucson and Oakland to Spokane are within 10 miles of being the exact same distance. Far.

[JTG]

He's from Oakland, so a pretty good piece from Tucson. Perhaps Stanford. Or maybe he wants to go play for the premier basketball program out west and will join Mark Few's squad at Gonzaga.
Wait, What? Do you mean to tell me that UCLA is not the premier basketball program out West ?:shocked2:

[GoMuskies]

Wait, What? Do you mean to tell me that UCLA is not the premier basketball program out West ?:shocked2:

It was until sometime this year. Something about earlier this year seemed to knock them down a peg. They don't seem to stand as tall anymore. Their stature among top programs suddenly seems more diminutive.

[xudash]

It was until sometime this year. Something about earlier this year seemed to knock them down a peg. They don't seem to stand as tall anymore. Their stature among top programs suddenly seems more diminutive.

And yellow. At least dentaly speaking.

[GIMMFD]

Weird with Akinjo, but a lot of the theories here make sense, wanting to go back home, and maybe not wanting to be teammates with assholes or feeling they're getting screwed, but I think Georgetown did due dilligence before announcing this, I think they're still looking into it but gathered facts and aren't railroading these guys. I'm just more so surprised that it was originally just LeBlanc and Akinjo reported as transferring considering Gardner and Alexander were in the report.

[smileyy]

Unpopular opinion: Dez got exactly what he deserved. He committed sexual assault (removal of a condom without consent) and admitted as such.

[Masterofreality]

Unpopular opinion: Dez got exactly what he deserved. He committed sexual assault (removal of a condom without consent) and admitted as such.

Without re-trying the case--I agree 1,000.00 Percent

And Xavier avoided a Title 9 nightmare. It hurt, but Dez was stupid, and wrong.

[xcellentx]

If I was Akinjo I would be pissed about how this was announced at the same time when it appears he was not involved in any of this nonsense. Apparently for whatever reason he just wasn't happy there.

I don't think there is anything to the guys feeling like they got railroaded, as it still seems like Georgetown has not officially done anything and there have been multiple police reports filed so it is not just some random accusation. If anything it seems like Georgetown has done way less then you would expect any other team to do in this situation.

[smileyy]

Looks like the hits keep rolling in... Top 100 recruit decommits from Georgetown

[Xville]

Odd part to me is that leblanc gets kicked off the team but Alexander and gardner both played last night.

[xcellentx]

Odd part to me is that leblanc gets kicked off the team but Alexander and gardner both played last night.

What is weirder is that I don't think there has been any official punishment for lebanc. It seems like he had played less minutes than expected, but I haven't seen anything about him getting kicked off the team, it seems like with this cloud around him and playing less minutes than expected that he chose to

[bleedXblue]

If I was Akinjo I would be pissed about how this was announced at the same time when it appears he was not involved in any of this nonsense. Apparently for whatever reason he just wasn't happy there.

I don't think there is anything to the guys feeling like they got railroaded, as it still seems like Georgetown has not officially done anything and there have been multiple police reports filed so it is not just some random accusation. If anything it seems like Georgetown has done way less then you would expect any other team to do in this situation.

Does Georgetown have any employed in a Public Relations position on staff? Perhaps maybe a professor teaches a PR class there. Holy cow they could have handled this so much better.......

[xubrew]

If I was Akinjo I would be pissed about how this was announced at the same time when it appears he was not involved in any of this nonsense. Apparently for whatever reason he just wasn't happy there.

Maybe the nonsense was part of the reason.

[xubrew]

Does Georgetown have any employed in a Public Relations position on staff? Perhaps maybe a professor teaches a PR class there. Holy cow they could have handled this so much better.......

I've basically lost all confidence in pretty much any and all universities being able to handle anything well.

[bjf123]

I've basically lost all confidence in pretty much any and all universities being able to handle anything well.

I think it’s because they’re more concerned with how things look than actually doing what’s right, when the right thing would cause angst for the PC crowd that’s so prevalent on college campuses.


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[xcellentx]

Maybe the nonsense was part of the reason.

Oh, I wouldn't be surprised if this stuff motivated the move now, but I have heard that it was expected at some point in the season.

I just don't know how you let this stuff come out at the same time when it seems pretty clear he didn't have any involvement in it.

[muskiefan82]

Oh, I wouldn't be surprised if this stuff motivated the move now, but I have heard that it was expected at some point in the season.

I just don't know how you let this stuff come out at the same time when it seems pretty clear he didn't have any involvement in it.

Perhaps they did know he was going to do this and they are just being petty?

[noteggs]

I just don't know how you let this stuff come out at the same time when it seems pretty clear he didn't have any involvement in it.

Obviously they had two really bad choices- get it all out at once or let it drip out over time. Guess they thought the drip drip would do more harm to their recruiting. Guess it didn’t matter for one top 100 recruit, but sure some other circumstances probably played a role in his decommitment since he never signed his LOI.

[Muskie]

Ewing apparently has more to say about the Knicks firing their head coach (link (https://nba.nbcsports.com/2019/12/09/patrick-ewing-on-knicks-firing-david-fizdale-very-disappointed-in-that/)) than the situation at GTown. Maybe he's putting himself in position to take the Knicks Job?

[xubrew]

Ewing apparently has more to say about the Knicks firing their head coach (link (https://nba.nbcsports.com/2019/12/09/patrick-ewing-on-knicks-firing-david-fizdale-very-disappointed-in-that/)) than the situation at GTown. Maybe he's putting himself in position to take the Knicks Job?

Hmmmm....

I thought it was a bad move on Georgetown's part to hire him because he'd never been a college coach in any capacity at any level. And, it is different. But, he has proved me wrong. Georgetown is better now than they were when he got there, and despite a ton of drama they're still playing really well. Perhaps even better. So, a huge tip of the cap to him.

I watch a ton of college ball and zero NBA ball. By zero I mean that I didn't even watch a single game of the finals last year, and truth be told I don't even remember who won. Sometimes I forget the NBA is even there. But...I suppose this would make sense.

[Muskie]

Hmmmm....

I thought it was a bad move on Georgetown's part to hire him because he'd never been a college coach in any capacity at any level. And, it is different. But, he has proved me wrong. Georgetown is better now than they were when he got there, and despite a ton of drama they're still playing really well. Perhaps even better. So, a huge tip of the cap to him.

I watch a ton of college ball and zero NBA ball. By zero I mean that I didn't even watch a single game of the finals last year, and truth be told I don't even remember who won. Sometimes I forget the NBA is even there. But...I suppose this would make sense.


Agree. I have been impressed by what Ewing has put together in GTown. I don't know if it's coaching or the staff he put together. Either way he deserves credit for the uptick on the floor.

[GoMuskies]

Is he lobbying for the Knicks job?

[xubrew]

Is he lobbying for the Knicks job?

I have no idea, but Muskie brings up a great point. It makes all the sense in the world that he would want that job.

[Xuperman]

It's entirely possible that Ewing took the GU job as an "audition" for the Knicks brass but only he knows what his true aspirations are. I like what he's is doing but his overwhelming personality and intimidating stature is an odd fit for the college game these days.

[sirthought]

LOL I don't understand how you could view his comments that Fizdale was treated unfairly to mean that he wants the Knicks' job.

I'm guessing everyone who has a platform to speak publicly about the NBA has talked about the Knicks situation. If Ewing has hoops podcast, he'd be no different. Are all the other voices lobbying for that job too?

I could see a lot of people generally wanting to NBA coaches, but until that team changes leadership I'm guessing it will be hard to attract good coaches. They've all been set up to fail.

I heard today a rumor that the Raptors GM is being considered. I think even he would be nuts to go there, but it would be a step in the right direction.

[xubrew]

LOL I don't understand how you could view his comments that Fizdale was treated unfairly to mean that he wants the Knicks' job.

I'm guessing everyone who has a platform to speak publicly about the NBA has talked about the Knicks situation. If Ewing has hoops podcast, he'd be no different. Are all the other voices lobbying for that job too?

I could see a lot of people generally wanting to NBA coaches, but until that team changes leadership I'm guessing it will be hard to attract good coaches. They've all been set up to fail.

I heard today a rumor that the Raptors GM is being considered. I think even he would be nuts to go there, but it would be a step in the right direction.

I don't view his comments that way. I don't even know what he said. He spent 17 years in the NBA as a player, and 15 years in the NBA as a coach. I'd say he's much more of an NBA guy than a college guy, and I can totally understand why he'd want be the head coach of the New York Knicks. Are you suggesting that it's crazy to think he'd be interested in that job?

[sirthought]

Interested? No.
Seriously considering it? Yes, with their current management and ownership. And I bet he'd not do any better than Fizdale with that roster.

Muskie posted about his comments on Fizdale. Go posted a question asking if the comments meant he was lobbying. You posted that that was a good point.

The two aren't related in any way, but I'm sure a lot of people would love to be an NBA coach in general.

[xubrew]

Interested? No.
Seriously considering it? Yes, with their current management and ownership. And I bet he'd not do any better than Fizdale with that roster.

Muskie posted about his comments on Fizdale. Go posted a question asking if the comments meant he was lobbying. You posted that that was a good point.

The two aren't related in any way, but I'm sure a lot of people would love to be an NBA coach in general.

So...do you think that people often seriously consider thing that they are not interested in?

And yes, I’m sure a lot of people would like to be an NBA coach in general. Patrick Ewing is a little more than just a general person. His credentials are quite a bit better than most general people who would like to be an NBA coach.

[sirthought]

So...do you think that people often seriously consider thing that they are not interested in?

And yes, I’m sure a lot of people would like to be an NBA coach in general. Patrick Ewing is a little more than just a general person. His credentials are quite a bit better than most general people who would like to be an NBA coach.

I said no to your question of was it crazy to think that. No, not crazy to think that. Yes, crazy to take it too seriously. That is a shit job right now.

[xubrew]

I said no to your question of was it crazy to think that. No, not crazy to think that. Yes, crazy to take it too seriously. That is a shit job right now.

Ahh, okay. The way you worded it confused me.

[Masterofreality]

Meanwhile, after Akinjo leaves, McClung just steps right in, GTown plays better team Basketball and sweeps a roadie to Ok State and SMU.
Coincidence? I think not.

[XUMIOH12]

not surprising but Galen Alexander and Myron Gardner have also "left" the team

[Xville]

What's their rotation now? 6 players?

[GoMuskies]

not surprising but Galen Alexander and Myron Gardner have also "left" the team

Weird that they played a couple of games after the news broke.

[noteggs]

Weird that they played a couple of games after the news broke.

Both played in their last game against SMU on Saturday. Definitely weird.

[XUMIOH12]

What's their rotation now? 6 players?

down to 7 players who have actually played this season.

[XUMIOH12]

Both played in their last game against SMU on Saturday. Definitely weird.


Weird that they played a couple of games after the news broke.

yeah thought it was odd they never really had to sit with all that stuff going on.

[GoMuskies]

Alexander apparently feels the school dicked him over.

https://twitter.com/Waterboyg1/status/1205575783730892801?s=20

[noteggs]

Sounds like that young man just lawyered up.

[GoMuskies]

Sounds like that young man just lawyered up.

If he did, he's got a bad lawyer, because his next tweet called out his accuser by name.

[XUMIOH12]

If he did, he's got a bad lawyer, because his next tweet called out his accuser by name.

yeah what a dumbass

[noteggs]

Yes dumbass would be a term I would use. Let’s not leave out dumb lawyer as a possibility tho, since there’re a few of those around (sorry lawyer posters, couldn’t help myself).

[waggy]

Orange coach Jim Boeheim said it's been addition by subtraction for the Hoyas as it relates to one player."They got rid of a guy that wouldn't pass the ball to anybody and just shot it every time, and that's why they're good now," Boeheim said about the rush of recent transfers, apparently throwing shade at transferring lead guard James Akinjo (https://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/players/playerpage/3041609/james-akinjo). "Patrick [Ewing] can't say that but I can. He lost two games for them by himself."

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/syracuse-coach-jim-boeheim-throws-shade-at-georgetowns-james-akinjo-after-he-enters-transfer-portal/

[UCGRAD4X]

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/syracuse-coach-jim-boeheim-throws-shade-at-georgetowns-james-akinjo-after-he-enters-transfer-portal/

Of course, he had to say that. Boeheim has to have an excuse for losing.

[X-band '01]

In Boeheim's defense, he's talking in general why Georgetown isn't having as many baffling losses now as they did when Akinjo was playing.

[UCGRAD4X]

In Boeheim's defense, he's talking in general why Georgetown isn't having as many baffling losses now as they did when Akinjo was playing.

I know, I just hate Boeheim.

[tacopizza885]

Every time I've seen Akinjo play, I was amazed how much he reminded me of Mark Lyons. I don't know if anyone else sees the similarity. And today I find out he's heading to Arizona. Strange.

[Xville]

Every time I've seen Akinjo play, I was amazed how much he reminded me of Mark Lyons. I don't know if anyone else sees the similarity. And today I find out he's heading to Arizona. Strange.

Just as I thought was going to happen. Makes sense as he wanted to go closer to home and miller recruited him out of high school.

[X-band '01]

And Josh LeBlanc will be headed to LSU.

[tacopizza885]

Just as I thought was going to happen. Makes sense as he wanted to go closer to home and miller recruited him out of high school.

Ahhh. Makes total sense. For some reason I thought Akinjo was from the northeast, not the Oakland area. Had no idea Miller recruited him. Not strange at all.

[GoMuskies]

Just as I thought was going to happen. Makes sense as he wanted to go closer to home and miller recruited him out of high school.

I guess it makes some sense. But it's kind of like a Cincinnati kid going to TCU to be closer to home.