Aug. 4, 2011
WASHINGTON - The Georgetown University men's basketball team will play Kansas in one of the championship round games of the Maui Invitational, hosted by Chaminade University, as brackets for the 28th edition of Basketball in Paradise were announced on Thursday afternoon.
The Hoyas will play the Jayhawks on Monday, Nov. 21 at 7 p.m. HST (midnight EST). Georgetown's game will be shown live on ESPN2.
The winner of that game will play the winner of a game between UCLA and host Chaminade on Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 4:30 p.m. HST (9:30 p.m. EST). The loser of that game will play the loser of the Bruins/Silverswords game on Tuseday at 11:30 a.m. HST (4:30 p.m.)
The top half of the bracket matches Michigan against Memphis and Tennessee against Duke in the first round. The championship game will be contested on Wednesday, Nov. 23, at 5 p.m. HST (10 p.m. EST) on ESPN.
As part of the expanded Maui Invitational format, Georgetown's tournament will first begin in Washington, D.C. on Monday, Nov. 14, as the Hoyas will square off against UNC-Greensboro at Verizon Center.
Georgetown last competed in the Maui Invitational in 1999, beating Memphis in the opening round.
In addition to the games at the Maui Invitational, the Hoyas will host non-league against Memphis and UNC-Greensboro. Georgetown will host BIG EAST Conference rivals Cincinnati, Connecticut, Marquette, Notre Dame, Providence, Rutgers, St. John's, South Florida and Villanova at Verizon Center this season.
Season tickets for the Georgetown men's basketball season can be purchased now. For more information on Georgetown men's basketball season tickets, please visit www.guhoyas.com/tickets or contact the Georgetown Athletics Ticket Office at 202-687-HOYA (4692) or e-mail hoyatickets@georgetown.edu.
Georgetown finished the 2010-11 season with a 21-11 record and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the fifth time in seven years under Head Coach John Thompson III. The Hoyas, who earned a first round bye in the BIG EAST Tournament with a 10-8 regular season record in league play, played against a schedule rated No. 1 in the country and were among the top-20 teams in the RPI Ratings.
