Georgetown Bolsters Frontcourt Depth with Addition of Bradley Ezewiro
What can Georgetown expect from the 6-foot-8 forward/center and former LSU Tiger?
Georgetown announced another surprise commit on Tuesday afternoon, with former LSU forward/center Bradley Ezewiro officially joining the team.
The 6-foot-8, 246-pound Ezewiro, from Torrance, California, is a relatively unknown commodity after barely playing as a freshman at LSU, where he appeared in only seven games total, averaging 4.1 minutes per game. After transferring from LSU, Ezewiro will have three years of eligibility remaining and can play immediately at Georgetown as a first-time transfer.
In high school, Ezewiro was a three-star prospect ranked #269 overall in the Class of 2021 by 247 Sports. He spent his senior season at Oak Hill Academy, and initially opted to spend a postgrad year for the 2020-21 season at IMG Academy, before changing his mind and winding up at Hillcrest Prep in Arizona.
Ezewiro, with his stout frame, will provide a physical interior presence inside for Georgetown, most likely at the center position. Ezewiro doesn’t have the perimeter shooting, quickness, or face-up game to play away from the basket as a power forward, and his game is best suited for playing down around the rim, where he likes to dunk the ball any chance he gets. He is a high-motor, physical player with good vertical burst for a player of his size.
Basically, he is a bully on the court.
Offensively, he is still very raw, and it will be interesting to see what he can add to his game this summer, as he looks to push for minutes as part of next year’s rotation at the center position. Can he play with his back to the basket and the ball in his hands next season? Could he work on his jumpshot and extend his game outside of the paint area? Or will he be limited to operating in the pick-and-roll and looking to clean things up down low? That remains to be seen.
There are a lot of unknowns with Ezewiro. He hasn’t played consistent, competitive minutes of basketball since early 2021. He was a raw prospect coming out of high school, and based on the limited minutes (literally 29 total minutes) he saw as a Tiger last year, he is still very raw.
Does a player like Ezewiro move the needle for a team that needs impactful talent that is ready to contribute right away? No, he doesn’t.
But Ezewiro does provide depth at the center position, and a different kind of body type at the position for a team that lacks any size in the frontcourt currently. He gives this team a sturdier, more physical look at the position than Ryan Mutombo does, and will give Patrick Ewing another option as he rebuilds his roster from last season.
I'm okay with this! We have lacked physicality inside for decades. What we're seeing is a coaching staff that is no longer pretending it can market itself or depend on developing players. The players develop before they put on college jerseys. We need big bodies, hungry spotlight seekers and spot duty from 4 year players. Only Ws precipitate name brand talents.
As if we need more evidence of how far Georgetown’s program has fallen, cue the arrival of Bradley Ezewiro, who in his freshman year racked up the grand total of 7 games played, 1.6ppg., and 0.9 rebounds. And he is a power forward! Our program at this point is radioactive. Actually, in my 50 year career as a Hoya fan, this is the most embarrassed I’ve ever felt.