Georgetown Basketball

Georgetown To Play Pre-Season Exhibition

 5/21/25

The Lexington Herald-Leader reports that Georgetown will travel to Kentucky for an October 30 scrimmage at Rupp Arena.

The only Big East team which heretofore did not participate in exhibition games, Georgetown has not competed in such a format since the NCAA relaxed rules on pre-season competition. Its last exhibition game of any kind (excepting foreign travel) was a November 1, 2003 game at McDonough Gymnasium with a traveling national team from Israel.

In lieu of exhibition games, which are open to the public and will draw a representative crowd to 23,000 seat Rupp Arena, Georgetown had previously participated in a pair of inter-squad scrimmages each October, closed to the public.

First year coach Mark Pope led Kentucky to a 24-12 record last season and a #12 ranking in the Associated Press poll, advancing to the NCAA regional semifinals until losing to Tennessee. The Wildcats picked up six in the transfer portal, including an add Tuesday in West Virginia transfer Brayden Hawthorne.

"Big Blue Nation is brimming with anticipation after a monster portal haul that should give Mark Pope the deepest bench in America," wrote Sports Illustrated in late April. "Sources tell [Saturday Down South that] Kentucky spent around $17.5 million dollars to land this class, a staggering figure even by current NIL standards. But this wasn't a thoughtless spending spree. Mark Pope had a plan, and this roster makes sense as a collective unit."

The two teams have not met since the 1984 national semifinal in Seattle, while GU's last game in Rupp Arena was the 1985 NCAA final.

In its first news release since April 3, the basketball office had no comment from head coach Ed Cooley on the exhibition, simply posting an announcement on the time and date.

2024-25 Scoreboard

 5/19/25

At the conclusion of the spring semester, here's a rundown of finishes for Georgetown athletic programs in 2024-25 that maintain a win-loss schedule (track, golf, rowing, etc. do not do so.)

Team	Record	Post-Season
Men's Lacrosse	12-5 (.705)	NCAA Quarterfinals
Women's Soccer	13-4-4 (.684)	NCAA 2nd Rd.
Men's Soccer	11-5-5 (.594)	NCAA 1st Rd.
Women's Lacrosse	9-8 (.529)
Men's Basketball	18-16 (.529)	College Bask. Crown, 2nd Rd.
Football	5-6 (.454)
Women's Squash	8-10 (.444)
Women's Tennis	8-11 (.421)
Men's Tennis	9-13 (.409)
Women's Basketball	12-19 (.387)
Volleyball	11-19 (.366)
Baseball	16-40 (.256)
Softball	11-32 (.255)
Field Hockey	3-14 (.176)