By Jacob Calvin Meyer - The Washington Times - Monday, April 11, 2022

Georgetown is coming off one of the worst seasons in program history, but one of the top transfers in the country still wants to be a Hoya. 

Georgetown announced Monday that former LSU guard Brandon Murray is transferring to the school, adding a double-digit scorer to a team that won just six games last season. Murray, who averaged 10 points and three rebounds per game as a freshman, was ranked as CBS Sports’ third-best player in college basketball’s transfer portal. 

“I’m happy to welcome Brandon Murray to the Hilltop. He chose Georgetown and we want to make him feel right at home,” Georgetown coach Patrick Ewing said in a press release. “I am excited to see what he can do here and he is an important building block in our efforts to return this program back to national prominence.”

Murray, who has three years of eligibility remaining, is following LSU interim coach Kevin Nickelberry, who Ewing hired to join his staff as an assistant last month. The 6-foot-5 Baltimore native was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team last season. A former Baltimore City Player of the Year and Mr. Basketball in Maryland from his time at Poly High, Murray finished his high school career at IMG Academy in Florida. 

While the Murray news is certainly welcome for a team that lost 21 straight games to end the 2021-22 season, it hasn’t been all good news for the Hoyas this offseason. Four players have transferred out this offseason: Kobe Clark, Timothy Ighoefe, Tyler Beard and Jalin Billingsley. 

• Jacob Calvin Meyer can be reached at jmeyer@washingtontimes.com.

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