senior center and team co-captain ruben boumtje-boumtje started all 33 games, but no longer was a primary scoring option as georgetowns frontcourt offensive focus shifted to sweetney and center-forward lee scruggs. nonetheless, he scored in double figures 12 times, and over a four-game stretch late in the season scored a combined 55 points and pulled down a combined 37 rebounds as the hoyas pushed for an invitation to the ncaa tournament.