WASHINGTON – Following a pair of preseason road exhibition games, the Georgetown University men's basketball team is set to open the 2026-27 season as they welcome the Loyola University Maryland Greyhounds to Capital One Arena on Monday, November 2 Tipoff at Capital One Arena is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. in the District.
 
FOLLOW THE HOYAS

• Monday's game can be seen live on ESPN+ with Jeremy Huber calling the play-by-play and Kion Brown providing analysis.
• The game can be heard locally on Bloomberg 99.1 and on the SiriusXM app with Rich Chvotkin on the call in his 53rd season.
• A link to the live stats can be found on GUHoyas.com.

 
ABOUT THE HOYAS

• The 2026-27 season marks the fourth year under Head Coach Ed Cooley. In his third season, Cooley guided Georgetown to an overall record of 16-18 and 6-14 in BIG EAST play, highlighted by a run as the No. 11 seed to the BIG EAST Tournament semifinals with victories over DePaul and Villanova at Madison Square Garden.
• The Hoyas were selected 10th in the BIG EAST Preseason Coaches' Poll.
• In its most recent exhibition ahead of the 2026-27 season, Georgetown defeated the George Washington University Revolutionaries 76-68 at the Charles E. Smith Center. Jaland Lowe led all scorers on the floor with 19 points, while Josiah Parker pulled down a team-high 10 rebounds.
• In the first exhibition of the preseason, Georgetown defeated Wake Forest 94-77 on the road, with Vyctorius Miller leading five Hoyas in double figures with 16 points on 5-for-6 shooting from beyond the arc.
• Of the 15 student-athletes on Georgetown's roster, six have suited up and played minutes for the Hoyas previously. Caleb Williams and Kayvaun Mulready have the most experience of the returning GU players with 62 and 54 games, respectively. Vince Iwuchukwu played 24 games a season ago, while Seal Diouf managed 12 games in his first season of action. Mason Moses (3) and Michael Van Raaphorst (9) have seen limited action for the Blue & Gray. Gabriel Landeira returns to the squad after being a midseason addition last year but has yet to log minutes for Georgetown.
• The Hoyas added eight new faces this year, with Elmarko Jackson (Kansas), Lowe (Kentucky), Chol Machot (College of Charleston), and Parker (FAU) being joined by fellow transfer junior Miller (Oklahoma State). In addition, Georgetown welcomes freshmen Athan Olivier IV, Justin Caldwell and Pedro Pastre.
• Cooley is in his fourth season with the Hoyas and enters the 2026-27 campaign with a career record of 377-279.

 
ABOUT THE GREYHOUNDS

• Loyola Maryland finished the 2025-26 season with a 12-20 overall record, including an 8-10 mark in Patriot League play.
• The Greyhounds return six players in Everett Barnes, Carter Berg-McLean, Troy Cicero Jr., Sebastien Emenalo, Goap Kodi and Sam Springer. Cicero Jr. led the group with 5.8 points per game and connected on 46 three-pointers, while Springer averaged 4.9 points and 2.2 rebounds per game after appearing in all 32 games.
• Head Coach Josh Loeffler leads Loyola Maryland in his third season.

 
ABOUT THE SERIES

• Georgetown and Loyola Maryland will meet for the 44th time in program history, with the Hoyas holding a 36-7 record in the series.
• The last meeting between the two teams was December 18, 2010 when the Hoyas took a commanding 99-75 win in Washington, D.C.
• Cooley holds an 8-4 record against the Greyhounds and will face Loeffler for the first time.