In that Finals showdown, Ewing's Georgetown Hoyas bested Olajuwon's Houston Cougars and "Hoya Destroya" was crowned as the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Although Patrick emerged victorious ...

Nope. Or star of the 1984-85 NCAA champion squad, Patrick Ewing? Not quite. What about Georgetown’s most influential basketball star Allen Iverson? Still no. The correct answer would even surprise the ...

Since the NCAA tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985 — its modern format — only five of 39 national champions were unranked to start the season.

Hoyas: 4-6, averaging 62.7 points, 25.7 rebounds, 9.3 assists, 7.9 steals and 1.8 blocks per game while shooting 38.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 65.7 points.

Georgetown's offense ranks just 349th in the nation in bench points per game (11.86) but the Hoyas' starting rotation is one of the tallest in the country and can hurt a smaller team like Xavier ...