Basketball
Venue
Dean E Smith Center
Venue
Wintrust Arena
Venue
Finneran Pavilion
Venue
Amica Mutual Pavilion
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Georgetown Hoyas History
The Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team first played in 1907. Independent for much of its existence, Georgetown became a founding member of the Big East Conference in 1979. The Hoyas have made 31 NCAA Tournament appearances, advanced to the Final Four five times and won the National Championship game in 1984. The 1984 championship team, led by the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player Patrick Ewing, made history as the first Big East program to claim the title, while head coach John Thompson Jr. became the first Black head coach in Division I men's basketball to win a national championship.
As the Georgetown coach between 1972 and 1999, Thompson oversaw the nascent careers of future Basketball Hall of Fame players Ewing, Alonzo Mourning, Dikembe Mutombo and Allen Iverson, and was inducted as a coach himself in 1999. Other notable alumni of the basketball program include former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue and U.S. Congressman Henry Hyde. Thompson’s son, John Thompson III, also served as head coach between 2004 and 2017, followed by Ewing until 2023.
In the Big East, the Hoyas have claimed 10 regular season titles as well as eight conference tournament championships. Many of the team’s rivalries are rooted against fellow Big East founders, such as the Syracuse Orange and UConn Huskies, though the former departed after a major conference realignment in 2013. At games, prepare to hear the cheer “Hoya Saxa” (Latin for “what rocks”) and keep an eye out for their real dog mascot, Jack the Bulldog.
Georgetown Hoyas Team Info
Conference: Big East
Team Colors: Blue and gray
Team Rivals: Syracuse, UConn, St. John’s, Maryland
Georgetown Hoyas at Capital One Arena
Bring your blue and gray from The Hilltop to the Nation’s Capital for Georgetown Hoyas home games at Capitol One Arena. Home of the NBA’s Washington Wizards, the 20,356-seat arena opened in 1997 in Washington D.C.’s Chinatown neighborhood. The Georgetown Hoyas have shared Capital One Arena with the Wizards since the venue’s opening along with the WNBA’s Washington Mystics from 1998 to 2018. Capital One Arena has hosted seven rounds of NCAA Tournament matches between 1998 and 2019.
Tickets for the 2025-26 regular season can be purchased on Ticketmaster, the Official Ticket Marketplace of the Georgetown Hoyas.
The Georgetown Hoyas men’s basketball team plays at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. A seating chart for Capital One Arena can be viewed on Ticketmaster(Opens in new tab).
We made a last minute decision to go to the game Friday night and it was so much fun! Easy ticket purchase and entry. Parking was easy to find! And the Hoyas won in an exciting game!
When at the game you can appreciate how physical the game is - not so when watching on TV.
I was in Washington, DC and saw my Creighton basketball team was going to be playing Georgetown at the Capital One Arena. I check Ticketmaster to see what the availability of seats looked like. I was thrilled to see that I was able to get seats just a few rows behind the visiting team's bench. When we arrived at the arena i was shocked to see how few people were attending the game and even more shocked to find the seats I purchased were behind the Georgetown bench. Clearly Ticketmaster does not maintain a very good relationship with Georgetown or Capital One Arena because if they did, they would certainly know which bench the home team uses. The concessions were very limited and closed down for the evening very early. On a more positive note, the employees working the concessions were very friendly and helpful. Perhaps Capital One Arena should send Georgetown back to their on-campus facility which would be better suited for the size of the fan base they attract to the games,
I was in section 111 with great view and sightline, food is pricey, but crowd was fun and friendly, lots of side action and good teamspirit on both teams.
We had a fun time & UConn won! Parking was easy, everyone was helpful and courteous
Experience at capital one for college bball is always bad. No college sports should be played there, it’s always so empty. More UConn fans than gtown fans at the game. If you want a real college bball experience in the DMV go to literally any other college game
Great game and seats! My family enjoyed it. Awesome view of the court and a lot of entertainment.
Only about 10% of the concession stands were open, the lines were over 30 minutes long, and they ran out of basic items.
I am originally from Philadelphia, so that was one of the reasons I attended the game, but also the rivalry history btw the schools I grew up watching.
Seats were great and the atmosphere was great even though they lost the game.