Georgetown Opens New Practice Facility

[hoyahooligan]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dc- ... ompson-jr/

http://www.si.com/college-basketball/20 ... son-center

http://www.si.com/tech-media/2016/10/06 ... twitter_si
(Focusing on the new state of the art cryotherapy unit)

https://twitter.com/GoodmanESPN/status/784065216992641025

[marquette]

Nice. Should be good for recruiting.

[Xudash]

Very nice.

Congrats!

[Red Rooster]

Nice. Should be good for recruiting.

For the most part, kids go to play for schools where they connect with coaching staff, a fan of the program, etc. Practice facilities very rarely, if ever, play a role in recruiting. Frankly, it's severely overrated. They'll continue to recruit on the same level, as they've been previously recruiting, IMO.

It is a nice facililty, but Georgetown's new facility is basically standard for many, D-1 schools.

[TrueBlueJay]

It is a nice facililty, but Georgetown's new facility is basically standard for many, D-1 schools.

Correct - and if you Do Not have it you are at a disadvantage.

[marquette]

It is a nice facililty, but Georgetown's new facility is basically standard for many, D-1 schools.

Correct - and if you Do Not have it you are at a disadvantage.

Yup, which is why in the past 15 years you've seen Marquette, Creighton, Georgetown, Providence, and Nova (I think) put up dedicated practice facilities. I believe Xavier has something similar as well but it is located inside the Cintas Center.

[whiteandblue77]

It is a nice facililty, but Georgetown's new facility is basically standard for many, D-1 schools.

I think this post is a litmus test proving that Stever's not really a Georgetown fan. No way would he have not taken the bait and been all over this like flies on shit.

The Thompson center is a 144,000 sq. ft., five-level building that cost $61 million... not standard at all, and is hands down THE BEST facility in college basketball.

By comparison:

Kentucky's Joe Craft Center is 102,000 sq.ft. and cost $30 million.

West Virginia Living is a 64,000-sq.ft facility at $24 million

Indiana's Cook Hall is 67,000-square-foot and $20 million

Villanova's Davis Center 55,000 sq. ft. and $18.5 million

Creighton's Championship Center 43,000-square-feet and $11 million

[stever20]

It's a very good facility.

BUT-
1st off- costs- the reason the cost was so high is where it's located.

Maybe it'll help recruiting out some- but would say that recently the recruiting hasn't been the issue. Coaching has been the issue. And like someone said on the polls- Georgetown's old style just doesn't fit in the New Big East- or with the way the refs call the rules today.

[Red Rooster]

It is a nice facililty, but Georgetown's new facility is basically standard for many, D-1 schools.

I think this post is a litmus test proving that Stever's not really a Georgetown fan. No way would he have not taken the bait and been all over this like flies on shit.

The Thompson center is a 144,000 sq. ft., five-level building that cost $61 million... not standard at all, and is hands down THE BEST facility in college basketball.

By comparison:

Kentucky's Joe Craft Center is 102,000 sq.ft. and cost $30 million.

West Virginia Living is a 64,000-sq.ft facility at $24 million

Indiana's Cook Hall is 67,000-square-foot and $20 million

Villanova's Davis Center 55,000 sq. ft. and $18.5 million

Creighton's Championship Center 43,000-square-feet and $11 million

"Standard," per size and cost--maybe, not. "Standard," per normalcy of many, D-1 programs--yes, it is. Lots of schools have very, nice practice facilities. IMO, the facility won't be a make or break situation when it comes to recruitment.

As, TrueBlueJay said earlier, "you are at a disavantage," without one. But, I also don't believe it's some kinda of magic wand that automatically catapults one to upper-echelon recruiting. I still believe their recruiting will not be any different than what we've seen in the past.

[stever20]

recruiting hasn't been the issue. last 7 years- Georgetown has had a top 26 recruiting class 5 times. So I think I would say that Georgetown has been doing already upper echelon recruiting. The talent has been there.