WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University men's basketball team will look to bounce back when it faces UMBC on Wednesday for an 8:30 p.m. matchup at Capital One Arena. The Hoyas enter the game with a 3-4 record while the Retrievers hold a 5-3 mark.
 
FOLLOW THE HOYAS

• Wednesday's matchup can be seen live on FS1 with Kevin Fitzgerald calling the play-by-play and Donny Marshall providing analysis.
• The game can be heard locally on 99.1 as well as SiriusXM 385 and Radio.com with Rich Chvotkin in his 48th season on the call.
• A link to the live stats can be found on GUHoyas.com.

 
ABOUT THE HOYAS

• Aminu Mohammed was named the BIG EAST Freshman of the Week after averaging 16.0 ppg, 9.5 rpg and 2.5 spg in a 1-1 slate for the Blue & Gray. He shot 52.4 percent (11-21) from the floor and 50.0 percent (2-4) from deep.
• Mohammed was second on the team in scoring at South Carolina with 17 points (6-for-11 FG) to go along with a squad-best eight boards. The freshman also added a pair of steals and one helper.
• The Hoya freshman holds the fourth best mark in the conference with 7.9 rebounds per game while ranking inside the top 15 in scoring with 14.3 points per contest (15th).
• Donald Carey led all scorers and a trio of Hoyas in double figures at South Carolina with 20 points on 6-for-12 shooting, including a 4-for-8 effort from behind the arc and a 4-for-5 performance from the charity stripe. He grabbed seven rebounds and dished out a pair of assists.
• Through seven games, Carey leads the BIG EAST and ranks sixth in the nation with a 95.8 percent efficiency at the free throw line, going 23-for-24 in his opportunities. The Hoya captain also sits in a three-way tie for third in the conference with a 46.9 field goal percentage from behind the arc.
• Dante Harris rounded out those in double figures with 13 points on four buckets and a perfect 5-for-5 effort from the free throw line. The sophomore paced the offense with six assists and added another six rebounds.
• Harris ranks second among conference competitors with 2.0 steals per game while sitting in a tie for fifth with 33 total assists.
• As a team, the Hoyas have pulled down a league second-best 12.57 offensive boards per game.

 
ABOUT THE RETRIEVERS

• UMBC rode a three-game winning streak into its contest against Delaware on Sunday, but dropped the affair, 70-60.
• The Retrievers lead the country in free throw efficiency, shooting 81.7 percent as a team from the charity stripe while ranking 17th with 10.0 turnovers per game.
• Keodre Kennedy leads UMBC with 15.1 ppg while sitting second in the America East Conference with 46 total FG made.
• Darnell Rodgers paces the Retrievers with a 2.21 assist/turnover ratio, 92.0 free throw percentage and 31 total assists.

 
ABOUT THE MATCHUP

• Wednesday marks the fifth meeting between both teams, with the first meeting (12/16/1987) resulting in an 89-59 GU victory.
• Georgetown holds a 4-0 record over UMBC, including a pair of wins in each of the last two seasons.
• In the last meeting on Nov. 25, 2020, Carey was one of four players in double figures, scoring 13 points and pulling down four rebounds in 35 minutes of work. Harris, Kobe Clark, Collin Holloway, Timothy Ighoefe and Malcolm Wilson combined for 14 points, 21 rebounds and a pair of assists off the bench.
• UMBC's Rodgers was one of two Retriever scorers to score 13 tallies in last season's game.
• The Blue & Gray has outscored UMBC, 306-223, for an 83-point differential in favor of the home team.

 
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