WASHINGTON – For the third-consecutive week, Georgetown University men's basketball center Omer Yurtseven was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Monday following the 2K Empire Classic that saw the Blue & Gray defeat then-No. 22 Texas by 16 and fall just short to the undefeated No.1 Duke Blue Devils.
 
Yurtseven averaged 15.5 points and a team-best 4.5 rebounds per game. The senior shot 73.7 percent from the floor and tallied six blocks in a pair of games.
 
Against the No. 1 Blue Devils, Yurtseven tallied all 21 points in the second half in a mere 24 minutes of action. In a mere 13 minutes of play against the No. 22 Longhorns, he was an efficient 5-of-6 from the field to tally 10 points. For his efforts over the two-day tournament, Yurtseven and teammate James Akinjo were both named to the 2K Empire Classic All-Tournament Team.
 
This is Yurtseven's third nod to the honor roll and the third of the season for the Blue & Gray.
 
COMING UP NEXT
The Hoyas will return home to Capital One Arena on Saturday, Nov. 30 to take on UNC Greensboro. Tipoff is scheduled for 2 p.m. and the game will be broadcast live on FS2 while fans can listen locally on WOL 1450 with Rich Chvotkin on the call.
 
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