WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University men's basketball team (6-20, 0-15 BIG EAST) returns to Washington, D.C., to take on the DePaul Blue Demons (12-14, 3-13 BIG EAST) at Capital One Arena on Thursday, February 24. Tipoff is scheduled for 8 p.m.
 
FOLLOW THE HOYAS

• Thursday 's game will be broadcast live on CBS Sports Network with Chick Hernandez calling the play-by-play, Pete Gillen providing analysis and Evan Washburn reporting from the sidelines.
• The game can be heard locally on 99.1 FM, SiriusXM 384 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

• The Hoyas are coming off a 74-66 loss to the then-No. 10/10 Villanova Wildcats. Donald Carey led the Hoyas with a career-high 24 points, sinking 9-of-13 shots from the floor and 5-of-9 from beyond the arc while adding four assists and a pair of steals. Carey also logged his 15th-straight game in double figures while recording his fifth 20-point contest of the season.
• Dante Harris was the only other Hoya to reach double figures, scoring 16 points in the matchup. Harris dished out four helpers and pulled down three rebounds against the Wildcats. Aminu Mohammed led the Blue & Gray on the glass with eight boards.
• Georgetown shot 42.9% from the floor (24-56) to go along with eight made treys while allowing 43.6% (24-55) shooting from the 'Cats.
• The Blue & Gray has four players averaging double figures: Carey (14 ppg), Mohammed (13.8 ppg), Kaiden Rice (12 ppg) and Harris (11.9 ppg).
• Over his span of 15-straight games in double figures, Carey is averaging 15 ppg on 45.8% shooting (76-166) and 41.4% from distance (41-99)\.
• In conference play, Carey is averaging 15.1 ppg, followed by Mohammed (13.3 ppg), Harris (11.3 ppg) and Rice (10.3 ppg).

 
ABOUT THE BLUE DEMONS

• The Blue Demons have lost their last four contests, falling at then-No. 11/11 Providence, at home to Butler and Creighton before a road loss at Seton Hall.
• Javon Freeman-Liberty leads DePaul with 20.6 ppg in 19 contests, shooting 36.9% from distance (38-103) and pulling down a team-high 7.4 rpg. David Jones averages 14.2 ppg and 7.3 rpg, and has posted the conference's sole triple-double this year.
• DePaul ranks third in the conference in total rebounds per game, grabbing 38.7 as a team. The Blue Demons are 1-7 in conference road games during the 2021-22 season.

 
ABOUT THE MATCHUP

• Thursday marks the 46th all-time meeting between GU and DePaul, with the Hoyas holding a 33-12 advantage in the overall series. Georgetown has a 19-5 record against the Chicago hoopers in conference matchups.
• GU has split the previous 10 contests with the Blue Demons, last falling to DePaul in Chicago on February 9. Georgetown's most recent victory came on February 27, 2021 when the Hoyas beat the Blue Demons 68-60. Dante Harris totaled 14 points and five assists to help the Hoyas in the road win.

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