{"id":60383,"date":"2025-11-25T17:44:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T17:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/60383\/"},"modified":"2025-11-25T17:44:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T17:44:08","slug":"watch-fanta-catches-up-with-cooley-ahead-of-orlando","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/60383\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Fanta Catches Up With Cooley Ahead of Orlando"},"content":{"rendered":"

Your Georgetown Hoyas have started the 2025-26 campaign with a 5-0 record, marking the program\u2019s best opening to a season since 2017-18. While long-time supporters know to temper their expectations after a decade of frustration, head coach Ed Cooley offered several comments in his recent discussion with John Fanta<\/a> that suggest a genuine culture shift is taking hold on the Hilltop.<\/p>\n

Here are 10 quotes from Ed Cooley that give the Georgetown faithful reason to believe this year might be different:<\/p>\n

1. On the team\u2019s growing identity<\/p>\n

\u201dI think the DMV area sees a product on the floor that they can be proud of, that are playing together, that are playing with a purpose, that are playing on a mission.\u201d<\/p>\n

2. On the roster\u2019s improved depth<\/p>\n

\u201dI love our depth so there\u2019s not a large drop off or there\u2019s not a big difference between player 1 through 13.\u201d<\/p>\n

3. On the competitive nature of the group<\/p>\n

\u201dI would say the competitive edge of the group has been so inspiring to me.\u201d<\/p>\n

4. On the specific type of players recruited for this season<\/p>\n

\u201dPlayers who can play for us… play with an identity of toughness, of physicality, of speed, of strength, of length.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"WASHINGTON,<\/a><\/p>\n

WASHINGTON, DC – NOVEMBER 22: Head coach Ed Cooley of the Georgetown Hoyas talks to Jayden Fort #0 in the second half during a college basketball game against the Wagner Seahawks at Capital One Arena on November 22, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mitchell Layton\/Getty Images) Getty Images<\/p>\n

5. On the \u201cIT factor\u201d of transfer KJ Lewis<\/p>\n

\u201dHe\u2019s just a person who has an it factor when he plays… he impacts winning he\u2019s not just about scoring.\u201d<\/p>\n

6. On the infectious energy Lewis brings to the locker room<\/p>\n

\u201dI think anytime one of your better players on your team is an energy giver that resonates through coaching that resonates with the rest of your players.\u201d<\/p>\n

7. On the high ceiling of point guard Malik Mack<\/p>\n

\u201dThe game is slowing down to Malik… we still haven\u2019t seen the best Malik… no not at all.\u201d<\/p>\n

8. On the crucial alignment between coach and point guard\u2014sound familiar?<\/p>\n

\u201dCoach can\u2019t have a bad day, your best player can\u2019t have a bad day, and your point guard can\u2019t have a bad day. If those three are aligned you\u2019re going to be in a situation where you\u2019re going to find yourself competing for wins every single game.\u201d<\/p>\n

9. On the organizational buy-in needed for long-term success<\/p>\n

\u201dWhen you have total buy-in… I think that\u2019s when you allow your programs to grow and they build the identity that\u2019s going to sustain success.\u201d<\/p>\n

10. On the mindset heading into the ESPN Events Invitational<\/p>\n

\u201dI\u2019m grateful for the opportunity to play against all those teams that are off to an incredible start… it is our goal to try to play Friday night.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Your Georgetown Hoyas have started the 2025-26 campaign with a 5-0 record, marking the program\u2019s best opening to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":60384,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[139,141,140,26368],"class_list":{"0":"post-60383","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-orlando","8":"tag-orlando","9":"tag-orlando-headlines","10":"tag-orlando-news","11":"tag-videos"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60383","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60383"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60383\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60384"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60383"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60383"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60383"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}