NEW YORK CITY – The BIG EAST Conference held its annual media day on Thursday at the Marriott Marquis in New York City. The Hoyas were represented by Head Coach
Darnell Haney as well as seniors
Khia Miller and
Brianna Byars, junior
Destiny Agubata and freshman
Bo Frost.
Players and coaches met with national media outlets to talk about the upcoming 2026-27 season. Promotional material was filmed during the event to be used on various television broadcasts and social media throughout the season.
BIG EAST Coaches' Poll - 8th
- Georgetown was picked eighth with 36 points in the preseason coaches' poll as voted on by the league's head coaches.
- UConn collected 100 points and 10 first-place votes to sit on top. Villanova finished second with 90 points and the remaining first-place vote. Creighton rounded out the top three with 78 points in the poll.
- St. John's was selected fourth (68 points), just ahead of Seton Hall which managed 67 points from the coaches. Marquette followed at sixth (60 points), and Providence was seventh narrowly beating out the Hoyas with 38 points.
- The final three positions belonged to Xavier (29), Butler (21) and DePaul (18).
2026-27 Georgetown Hoyas
- The Hoyas will have a new look this season with five transfers and three freshmen joining the squad.
- Miller returns as Georgetown's leading scorer averaging 9.0 ppg, while Agubata managed 8.5 ppg and a team-high 5.0 rpg a season ago.
- Transfer Johnea Donahue comes to the Hilltop after being named the MAC Defensive Player of the Year and ranking second in the nation in steals a season ago.
- Frost is also expected to make an impact after playing for Great Britain's National Team this past summer.
Up Next
- Georgetown will open the season at home against Delaware State University on November 2. The Hoyas will host seven nonconference games and head out on the road for three contests as well as appearing in the Daytona Beach Classic over Thanksgiving weekend.
- Ticket information for the upcoming 2026-27 campaign will be released in the coming weeks.
