In the first three games of the season in the Great Alaska Shootout, he scored a combined 52 points, which he followed up in the home opener against Saint Leo with a perfect 11-for-11 from the field.

[3] Freshman Fred Brown played both guard and small forward during the year and performed well all season long, starting all 32 games.

[4] Freshman guard Gene Smith emerged as a defensive specialist during the season, earning a starting spot on the roster in the last eight games of the year.

[7] The Hoyas advanced to the semifinals of the 1981 Big East men's basketball tournament before losing to Syracuse.

During the second half of the James Madison game, Sleepy Floyd passed Derrick Jackson as the leading scorer in Georgetown men's basketball history.

Membership in the Big East and success on the court had increased Georgetown′s visibility, and the anticipation of Ewing's arrival caused the demand for tickets to spike.

McDonough remained the Hoyas′ practice facility and they continued to host occasional games there in future years, but it could no longer accommodate Georgetown′s growing fan base.