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Maryland vs. Georgetown Game Announcement

Men's Basketball

Terps Set To Host Georgetown On Nov. 7 For Home Opener

COLLEGE PARK, MD - The first meeting of a four-game series will officially begin this November 7 as Maryland hosts Georgetown for the 2025-26 home opener at XFINITY Center. This will be the first time in nearly a decade the two DMV programs have met on the hardwood. The tip time and television assignment will be announced at a later date as will the remainder of the 2025-26 non-conference schedule.

The two programs will open the series this year before then playing at Capital One Arena in Washington, DC, during the 2026-27 campaign. In 2027-28, the Terps will again host, while the Hoyas will host in 2028-29.


 
All-time, Maryland is 38-27 against Georgetown. The last time the two teams met was Nov. 15, 2016. From 1935-1980, the teams met at least once annually with the exception of a three-year pause due to World War II. The series dates back to the first game on Feb. 15, 1911 – a 31-25 win for Georgetown.
The teams have twice played in the NCAA Tournament. The first was in 1980 in Philadelphia and the second was in 2001 in Anaheim, California, during the Terps' run to their first Final Four appearance.
 
Perhaps one of the most iconic meetings came in 1993 – the only time the two teams played between 1980 and 2001 – where Maryland upset No. 15 Georgetown 84-83 in overtime at USAir Arena in Landover. Joe Smith scored 26 points and Duane Simpkins hit the game-winner in overtime. That sparked a run during the season that saw the Terps ranked in the AP Top 25 for the first time since 1985-86 and a trip to the Sweet 16. It also marked the first of 11 straight trips to the NCAA Tournament for Maryland.

Maryland is coming off a 27-9 campaign in 2024-25 which saw the Terps reach the NCAA Sweet Sixteen for the first time since 2016.

The Terps will officially open the Buzz Williams era on Nov. 3 against Coppin State at CFG Bank Arena in Baltimore as part of the Naismith Hall of Fame series. The event will be a double-header featuring all local teams as Towson will face Loyola that evening as well.
 
Season tickets for the 2025-26 season are now on sale starting as low as $199. Fans can purchase tickets at www.UMTerps.com, by calling the XFINITY Center Ticket Office (301-314-7060), or visiting the Ticket Office on Monday through Friday between 9 AM and 4 PM.
 

 
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