The Hoyas were coached by John Thompson III – his first year at Georgetown – and played their home games at the MCI Center in Washington, DC.

The Princeton offense emphasizes ball movement, dribbling, passing, and backdoor cuts to set up more deliberate, and often more slowly developing, scoring opportunities.

He averaged 32 minutes a game and emerged as a leader on the floor, displaying expertise on defense and impressive shooting accuracy.

He had his best offensive season as a Hoya, averaging 10.8 points a game and scoring in double figures 19 times.

He had a season-high 20 points at Davidson, twice had six assists, had four steals against St. John's, and over the course of the year shot 78.8 percent in free throws.

The Hoyas beat Seton Hall in the first round of the 2005 Big East tournament with Darrel Owens emerging from his midseason slump to score 14 points against the Pirates,[7] but lost to 12th-ranked Connecticut in the quarterfinals.

[note 2] Georgetown easily defeated Boston University at the MCI Center in the first round and had a 17-point win over Cal State Fullerton at McDonough Gymnasium in the second round in a game in which Ashanti Cook tied his career high with 10 rebounds.

In the quarterfinals, Darrel Owens scored a career-high 26 points to push his per-game scoring average over the three NIT games to 18 points,[7] but the Hoyas lost in a close game at eventual tournament champion South Carolina to finish the season with a record of 19–15.

After the season, senior forward/guard Darrell Owens graduated and freshman forward Cornelio Guibunda left the team to transfer to American.