June 27, 2008
[h1]Freeman's weight not a concern for Hoyas[/h1]
Bob McClellan
Rivals.com College Basketball Editor
Georgetown's
John Thompson III isn't really sure how much rising sophomore guard
Austin Freeman weighs.
He doesn't particularly care, either. As long as the player remains productive, the coach will be happy.
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| Georgetown's Austin Freeman showed up at a camp 31 pounds heavier than he was listed as weighting last season. | |
Thompson isn't concerned that Freeman - a former five-star prospect - suddenly has ballooned this summer. The 6-foot-4 Freeman weighed in at 241 pounds at the Nike Paul Pierce Skills Academy in Los Angeles, 25 pounds more than any other collegiate wing who attended and 31 pounds over his listed weight on the Hoyas' official Web site.
"You caused me to look at my Web site for the first time in 10 months," Thompson told Rivals.com Thursday. "In looking at it, what I think happened is whatever intern did it put Austin's weight in next to
Nikita Mescheriakov. He (Mescheriakov) is listed at 241 on the Web site and he's not close to that."
In fact, Mescheriakov and
DaJuan Summers are both listed at 241 on the Internet site. In last season's Georgetown media guide, Freeman is listed at 220, Mescheriakov at 205 and Summers at 240.
"I didn't know he was at that weight (241), but I don't know any of them," Thompson said. "I knew he was in that range.
"There's no concern about his weight. No, he hasn't put on 30 pounds. All I'm told his he played very well there (at the Pierce camp), and that's what matters to me."
Freeman averaged 9.1 points and 3.0 rebounds last season. He shot 51.3 percent, including 40 percent from 3-point range (40 of 100).
With the departures of leading scorer Roy Hibbert (13.4 ppg) and third-leading scorer Jonathan Wallace (10.7 ppg), the Hoyas want to see Freeman expand his scoring role, regardless of whether his waistline expands.
And.....Jordan Crawford to Xavier????
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