WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University men's basketball team will play Texas Christian University on Saturday, December 18 at Capital One Arena as part of the BIG EAST-Big 12 Battle. Time and broadcast information will be released at a later date. The BIG EAST and Big 12 Conferences have announced the full list of dates and matchups for the third year of the BIG EAST-Big 12 Battle.
 
GEORGETOWN AND THE BIG EAST-BIG 12 BATTLE

• This will be the first ever meeting between the Hoyas and Horned Frogs.
• TCU went 12-14 last season, including a 5-11 mark in Big 12 play.
• In the first two years of the BIG EAST-Big 12 Battle, Georgetown owns a 1-1 record. The Hoyas defeated Oklahoma State in Stillwater in 2019 before falling to West Virginia last season at McDonough Arena.
• In the 80-71 setback to the then-No. 11/15 Mountaineers, three Hoyas scored in double-figures, led by Jahvon Blair with a game-high 19 points on 7-of-16 shooting, including 5-for-12 from 3-point range.
• Jamorko Pickett added 11 points and eight rebounds while Chudier Bile chipped in 10 off the bench.

 
GEORGETOWN'S 2021-22 SCHEDULE

• The contest against TCU is the third on Georgetown's 2020-21 schedule.
• The Hoyas are also a part of the 2021 Paycom Wooden Legacy where they will play two games against a field that includes USC, Saint Joseph's and San Diego State. Games will be played November 25 and 26 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California.

 
BIG EAST-BIG 12 BATTLE SCHEDULE
Dec. 1    Texas Tech at Providence
Dec. 2    Kansas at St. John's              
Dec. 4    Iowa State at Creighton
Dec. 5    Xavier at Oklahoma State
Dec. 7    Butler at Oklahoma
Dec. 8    Marquette at Kansas State
Dec. 8    Connecticut at West Virginia
Dec. 9    Texas at Seton Hall                                      
Dec. 12  Villanova at Baylor
Dec. 18  TCU at Georgetown 
 
Georgetown finished the 2020-21 season with a 13-13 record, making the NCAA Tournament for the first time since the 2014-15 season. The Hoyas went 7-9 in BIG EAST play, before winning four games in four days to win the 2021 BIG EAST Tournament for the program's league-best eighth title.