Georgetown Hoyas | |||
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University | Georgetown University | ||
First season | 1906–07 | ||
All-time record | 1,713–1,133 (.602) | ||
Head coach | Ed Cooley (1st season) | ||
Conference | Big East | ||
Location | Washington, D.C. | ||
Arena | Capital One Arena (capacity: 20,356) | ||
Nickname | Hoyas | ||
Colors | Blue and gray[1] | ||
Uniforms | |||
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NCAA tournament champions | |||
1984 | |||
NCAA tournament runner-up | |||
1943, 1982, 1985 | |||
NCAA tournament Final Four | |||
1943, 1982, 1984, 1985, 2007 | |||
NCAA tournament Elite Eight | |||
1943, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1996, 2007 | |||
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | |||
1980, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2006, 2007 | |||
NCAA tournament appearances | |||
1943, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2021 | |||
Conference tournament champions | |||
1975, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 2007, 2021 | |||
Conference regular season champions | |||
1939, 1980, 1984, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1996, 1997, 2007, 2008, 2013 |
The Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball program represents Georgetown University in NCAA Division I men's intercollegiate basketball and the Big East Conference. Georgetown has competed in men's college basketball since 1907. The current head coach of the program is Ed Cooley.
Georgetown won the national championship in 1984 and has made the Final Four on five occasions. They have won the Big East Conference tournament a record eight times, and have also won or shared the Big East regular season title ten times.[2] They have appeared in the NCAA tournament 31 times and in the National Invitation Tournament 13 times.
The Hoyas historically have been well regarded not only for their team success, but also for generating players that have succeeded both on and off the court, producing NBA legends such as Patrick Ewing, Dikembe Mutombo, Alonzo Mourning, and Allen Iverson, as well as United States Congressman Henry Hyde and former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue. A total of 7 former Hoya players or coaches are members of the Basketball Hall of Fame.