Countdown to Midnight Madness: Week 3 Return of Brandon Bowman

Dec 6, 2003 Brandon Bowman leads balanced Hoya attack as Georgetown routs Davidson 71-53 at home. After the Big East Tournament in 2003 there was much doubt as to the future of the Big East conference. The ACC's recruitment of Miami and Virginia Tech left the Big East Conference with a large void of football powers. There was also the eventual defection of Boston College and the even the rumors of Syracuse going to the ACC. To make matters worse, Mike Sweetney entered the NBA draft, and former Montrose Christian backcourt stars Tony Bethel and Drew Hall transferred. The Hoyas did have some solid players in Gerald Riley, Courtland Freeman, and Ashanti Cook, but there was the threat of Brandon Bowman transferring that would have left the Hoyas without any size in the frontcourt. I was having dinner in the Tombs that summer and gave my waitor the good news that Brandon had decided to return to the team. He jumped for joy at the news. The return of Mr. Bowman and the eventual survival of the Big East conference was cause for celebration on the Hilltop. Brandon was one of the few Hoya players to have grown several inches after matriculating at Georgetown. Mr. Bowman would go on to finish his career on the Hilltop leading the team into the JT III era. On this Homecoming weekend Georgetown Basketball fans owe a great deal of debt to Mr. Brandon Bowman. We hope to see you in an NBA uniform in the Verizon Center again hearing the intro of "Brandon Bow-Bow-Bow Bowman!" We are Georgetown! Enjoy Homecoming Weekend!

Dr. Thomas A. Wong

Proud Member of Generation Ewing