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Georgetown Player Assures Classmate They'll Finish Group Project Before He Transfers

Tim Capurso

McKenna reacts after being whistled for a foul.
McKenna reacts after being whistled for a foul. / Steven Branscombe-Imagn Images
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After one season with the Georgetown Hoyas, freshman forward Drew McKenna this past week announced his intention to enter the transfer portal.

There was just one problem.

McKenna's decision to transfer coincided with finals week at Georgetown—and the former four-star recruit seemingly left one of his classmates out to dry on a group project the two were working on. The Georgetown student took to X and amusingly pointed out his plight.

The tweet spread like wildfire, as it was viewed over five million times and generated over 100,000 likes on X. In short, there was no hiding for McKenna.

The soon-to-be ex-Hoyas player took to his own X account and assured the student that they would finish what they had started.

Given this year's mass exodus via the transfer portal—over 2,000 Division I players entered the portal as of April 10—it probably won't be the last time something like this happens.

Good on McKenna for coming clean and agreeing to finish the group final. Now that's teamwork!

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Tim Capurso
TIM CAPURSO

Tim Capurso is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. Prior to joining SI in November 2023, he wrote for RotoBaller and ClutchPoints, where he was the lead editor for MLB, college football and NFL coverage. A lifelong Yankees and Giants fan, Capurso grew up just outside New York City and now lives near Philadelphia. When he's not writing, he enjoys reading, exercising and spending time with his family, including his three-legged cat Willow, who, unfortunately, is an Eagles fan.

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