WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University men's basketball team returns home to McDonough Arena on Wednesday night when the Hoyas host DePaul in a BIG EAST Conference matchup. Tipoff is scheduled for 8:30 p.m.
 
GAMEDAY INFORMATION

• Wednesday's game can be seen live on FS1 with Steve Buckhantz calling the play-by-play and Georgetown women's basketball standout Monica McNutt providing analysis.
• The game can be heard locally on The Team 980 as well as SiriusXM 386 and Radio.com with Rich Chvotkin in his 47th season on the call.
• Links to the live stats will be available at GUHoyas.com.

 
ABOUT THE HOYAS

• Last time out, Georgetown fought to make it a one-possession game late in the second half, but ultimately fell 74-69 at Syracuse on Saturday night
• Jamorko Pickett led the Hoyas with 17 points and tied for game-high honors with nine rebounds. He also added a trio of blocks.
• Jahvon Blair recorded his first career double-double with 16 points, including four 3-pointers, and a career-best 10 assists.
• Donald Carey rounded out those in double figures, finishing with 10 points, including a pair from beyond the arc.
• Qudus Wahab and Chudier Bile each contributed nine points.
• The Hoyas handed out a season-high 18 assists.
• Blair leads the team in scoring with 18.0 ppg, which ranks sixth in the BIG EAST. He is tied for first in 3-pointers / game (2.9) and third in free throw percentage (85.0).
• Wahab (12.0 ppg) and Pickett (11.5 ppg) are also in double figures. Pickett leads the league in rebounding (8.7 rpg) and Wahab is second in blocks (2.5 bpg). 
• As a team, Georgetown leads the BIG EAST in rebounding (42.5 rpg).

SCOUTING DEPAUL

• DePaul comes in with a 1-4 record overall, having had six games postponed due to COVID issues. The Blue Demons are 0-4 in BIG EAST play, losing to UConn on Monday.  
• They are scoring 72.6 ppg, while allowing 77.0 ppg to opponents. DePaul is shooting 46.5 percent from the floor and 37.1 percent from 3-point range.
• Javon Freeman-Liberty leads the way with 14.2 ppg, while Charlie Moor is scoring 13.0 ppg. Romeo Weems (10.3 ppg) and Oscar Lopez Jr. (10.0 ppg) are also in double figures.
• Weems is pulling down a team-high 5.8 rpg and Freeman-Liberty is right behind him with 5.6 rpg. Moore leads the offense with 4.8 apg.

 
ABOUT THE MATCHUP

• Wednesday will be the 44th all-time meeting between Georgetown and DePaul. The Hoyas hold a 32-11 series advantage, including a 16-3 mark in Washington, D.C.
• The two teams split last year's series, with each squad winning on its home court.  Georgetown came away with a 76-72 win at Capital One Arena, before DePaul won two weeks later in Chicago, 74-68.
• Blair had a career-high 30 points in the home victory over the Blue Demons, hitting 11-of-18 shots from the floor, and Wahab had six blocks. Pickett had 19 points and seven rebounds in the matchup in Chicago.
• Head Coach Patrick Ewing is 3-3 against DePaul as GU's head coach and went 2-1 against the Blue Demons as a player.

 
COMING UP NEXT
The Hoyas will head back out on the road this weekend, opening a three-game road trip at Providence on Saturday. Tipoff at the Friars' Alumni Hall is set for noon and the game will be broadcast live on FS1.
 
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All Georgetown Men's Basketball home games are currently scheduled to be played at McDonough Arena. In accordance with Washington, D.C. regulations which limit the size of in-person gatherings, fans are regrettably not permitted to attend home games at this time.