A poetic send-off for Josh Smith, Tyler Adams, Aaron Bowen, Mikael Hopkins and Jabril Trawick
A Tribute to the Seniors
Georgetown Men's Basketball Banquet - April 30, 2015
Joshua Smith:
When we first met Joshua Smith
It was November 2012, the date was the twentieth
Back then, he was on the wrong team, playing for UCLA
After looking up at the scoreboard that night in Brooklyn, he said "I gotta get away"
And so, after several months of living in Cali and manning the post
Big Joshua got on a plane and headed for the better coast
Once he came to the Hilltop, he was an immediate force down low
Even during practice sessions, he was pushing Nate Lubick around like he was his little bro
Day after day, the big man worked his butt off to stay in shape
Until the fall of 2013, when he regained his eligibility and was asked to put on his cape
Unlike his days out west, he managed to get up and down the court with relative ease
And when he was isolated under the basket, every Hoya fan in America was saying, "dunk it please"
Because of some issues with his grades, he wasn't on the court all the time, much to the staff's dismay
And even though academics come first at Georgetown, let's be honest, we all just wanted to see the big fella play
So with one final year to go, Big Josh put in the work and emerged from his shell
How many of you actually knew that his middle name was LaTrell?