WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University men's basketball team will hit the road for the first time this season when they travel to South Carolina to face the Clemson University Tigers on Friday night. Tipoff at Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson is scheduled for 6 p.m.
 
FOLLOW THE HOYAS

• Friday's game can be seen on ESPN+ with Beth Mowins calling the play-by-play and Debbie Antonelli 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

• In its last outing, Georgetown used a second-half surge to overcome a 10-point halftime deficit to defeat the visiting Delaware State University Hornets 83-78 at McDonough Arena. Vince Iwuchukwu's career-best 28 points to go along with 13 rebounds were game bests as he tallied his first double-double of the season. Jaland Lowe added a double-double with 10 points and a career-high 15 assists. Kayvaun Mulready chipped in 14 points followed by Josiah Parker's 13 off the bench and Caleb Williams' 10 points. The Hoyas shot 49.1% (27-55) for the game but allowed 53.7% (29-54) shooting from the Hornets. GU held the slim 32-30 advantage on the glass.
• On Monday, Lowe was named the BIG EAST Player of the Week following a 2-0 week for the Hoyas to open the season. Lowe led the squad tallying 22.5 ppg on 62.5% (15-24) shooting from the floor. He dished out a squad-best 5.0 apg while grabbing 3.5 rpg.
• A quartet of Hoyas are scoring in double figures led by Iwuchukwu tallying 20.3 ppg, followed by Lowe's 18.3 ppg while Elmarko Jackson chips in 12.0 ppg and Mulready adds 10.3 ppg. Iwuchukwu and Lowe rank first and fourth, respectively, in the BIG EAST in scoring. Iwuchukwu connects on 71.4% (20-28) of his shots from the floor, ranking second in the league while Lowe knocks down 53.1% (17-32) to rank eighth in the conference.
• Early in the season, the Hoyas have looked to the long ball, one of five teams averaging double-digit triples per game. Connecting on 38.0% (30-79) of its treys, the Hoyas are second in the league in three-point field goal percentage.
• Iwuchukwu's 8.7 rpg leads the Blue & Gray on the glass and ranks third in the league while Mulready is pulling down 4.7 rpg.
• Lowe's 8.3 apg paces the GU offense and ranks second in the BIG EAST. Gabriel Landeira comes off the bench to dish out 2.7 apg.
• Chol Machot leads the Hoyas in blocks with six on the young season, with his 2.0 bpg tying for fourth in the BE.
• The 2026-27 season marks Head Coach Ed Cooley's fourth season on the Hilltop.

 
ABOUT THE TIGERS

• Clemson enters the game with a 3-0 record after opening the season with wins over Stetson, American and North Dakota.
• Most recently, Clemson defeated North Dakota 92-77 on Monday. Chase Thompson and Liutauras Lelevicius each turned in 21 points while Ace Buckner added 13 and Dylan Faulkner chipped in 12 as the four in double figures. Lelevicius led on the glass, pulling down eight boards while Faulkner's eight helpers paced the Tiger offense. Clemson shot an impressive 66.0 (31-47) for the game.
• Buckner leads a quintet of Tigers scoring in double figures with 19.7 ppg, followed by Lelevicius (17.0), Faulkner (13.3), Thompson (11.7) and Cole Certa (10.0).
• Lelevicius leads Clemson on the glass, grabbing 8.0 rpg and is followed closely by Faulkner's 7.7 rpg.
• Buckner and Faulkner pace the offense, dishing out 5.3 apg and 5.0 apg, respectively.
• Clemson closed the 2025-26 season with a 24-11 record, including a 12-6 mark in ACC play before falling 67-61 to Iowa in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
• Head Coach Brad Brownell is in his 17th season with the Tigers.

 
ABOUT THE SERIES

• Georgetown and Clemson will meet for the third time in program history with the Hoyas owning a 2-0 advantage following a 79-74 home win last season.
• In last year's meeting, a quartet of Hoyas were in double figures in the game with Iwuchukwu tallying 14 off the bench in the game while Williams chipped in 13 points.
• Following last year's home win, Cooley is 1-0 against both the Tigers and Brownell.