2025–26 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team
| 2025–26 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Big East |
| Record | 8–3 (1–0 Big East) |
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| Associate head coach | Jeff Battle (3rd season) |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 UConn | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 11 | – | 1 | .917 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seton Hall | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 11 | – | 1 | .917 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 8 | – | 3 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 St. John's | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 7 | – | 3 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Creighton | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 6 | – | 5 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Butler | 1 | – | 1 | .500 | 8 | – | 3 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Villanova | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DePaul | 0 | – | 1 | .000 | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Xavier | 0 | – | 1 | .000 | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marquette | 0 | – | 1 | .000 | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Providence | 0 | – | 2 | .000 | 7 | – | 6 | .538 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2026 Big East tournament winner As of December 19, 2025 Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025–26 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represents Georgetown University in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hoyas, led by third-year head coach Ed Cooley, are members of the Big East Conference. The Hoyas play their home games in Washington, D.C., at Capital One Arena and McDonough Gymnasium.
Previous season
The 2024–25 season was Ed Cooley's second as the head coach of the Hoyas. The team's performance was markedly better than in the previous several seasons. Georgetown finished the season with a record of 18-16 while going 8–12 in Big East play to finish the year in seventh place in conference play. This marked the Hoyas' first year with a winning record and highest finish in Big East play since the 2018-19 season. In the Big East Tournament, they lost to DePaul in the first round.[1] At the conclusion of the season, Georgetown was selected to play in the inaugural College Basketball Crown tournament. The Hoyas defeated Washington State for their first postseason victory since 2015 before ending their season with a loss to Nebraska in the second round.[2] Following the season Thomas Sorber and Micah Peavy were selected in the NBA Draft, marking the first time that two Hoyas players were selected in the same draft since 2008.[3]
Offseason
Departures
| Name | No. | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
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| Micah Peavy | 5 | G/F | 6'8" | 220 | Graduate Student | Cibolo, TX | Completed eligibility; Drafted 40th overall in the 2025 NBA Draft[3] |
| Drew McKenna | 7 | F | 6'8" | 220 | RS Freshman | Laurel, MD | Transferred to Old Dominion[4] |
| Jayden Epps | 10 | G | 6'2" | 190 | Junior | Norfolk, VA | Transferred to Mississippi State[5] |
| Curtis Williams Jr. | 11 | G | 6'6" | 205 | Sophomore | Detroit, MI | Transferred to Tulane[6] |
| Drew Fielder | 20 | C | 6'11" | 235 | Sophomore | Boise, ID | Transferred to Boise State[7] |
| Jordan Burks | 23 | F | 6'9" | 205 | Sophomore | Decatur, AL | Transferred to UCF[8] |
| Thomas Sorber | 35 | F/C | 6'10" | 255 | Freshman | Trenton, NJ | Drafted 15th overall in the 2025 NBA Draft[9] |
Incoming transfers
| Name | No. | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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| DeShawn Harris-Smith | 1 | G | 6'5" | 224 | Junior | Woodbridge, VA | Maryland[10] |
| Vince Iwuchukwu | 3 | C | 7'1" | 257 | Senior | Imo State, Nigeria | St. John's[11] |
| KJ Lewis | 5 | G | 6'4" | 210 | Junior | El Paso, TX | Arizona[12] |
| Isaiah Abraham | 7 | F | 6'7" | 205 | Sophomore | Gainesville, VA | UConn[12] |
| Langston Love | 13 | G | 6'5" | 210 | Graduate Student | Universal City, TX | Baylor[12] |
| Jeremiah Williams | 25 | G | 6'4" | 200 | Graduate Student | Chicago, IL | Rutgers[13] |
Recruiting Class
Georgetown did not initially sign any high school recruits from the class of 2025, opting instead to fill out the roster with players from the transfer portal.[14] Two players from the 2024 class (Seal Diouf and Jayden Fort) redshirted during the previous season and saw their first collegiate playing time as part of the 2025-26 team.[15]
On November 13, 2025, Georgetown announced the signing of Brazilian point guard Gabriel Landeira, who would be eligible to join the team in January 2026.[16]
| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Gabriel Landeira PG |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Club Athletico Paulistano | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Nov 6, 2025 | |
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Roster
Georgetown announced its 2025–26 roster on July 29, 2025:[17]
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Season recap
GLOBL JAM
Georgetown announced on July 17, 2025, that the Hoyas would represent the United States in the 2025 GLOBL JAM, an under-23 tournament in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in August 2025. Georgetown played games against the national teams of Brazil, Canada, and Japan between August 13 and 16, followed by the gold medal game on August 17.[18] Georgetown finished the tournament as the runner-up with a record of 2–2, following a defeat by Brazil in the gold medal game.[19]
Exhibitions
Georgetown scheduled two exhibition games in October, visiting George Washington and Kentucky.[20][21] Georgetown won both games, defeating George Washington in the first meeting of the schools since 1981,[22] and defeating Kentucky in the schools' first meeting since the Hoyas' victory in the 1984 Final Four.[23]
Non-conference season
The Hoyas are playing an 11-game non-conference schedule between November 3 and December 22, 2025. They played at Maryland and defeated the Terrapins in the first game of a four-year home-and-home series against them. They hosted Clemson for the first time in school history, defeating the Tigers in the first year of a home-and-home series with them.[24] In late November, they participated along with BYU, Dayton, and Miami in the Magic Bracket of the ESPN Events Invitational; they lost both games, first to Dayton in the semifinal in overtime on Thanksgiving Day and then to Miami in the third-place game the next day. They also lost to North Carolina in the first game of a two-year home-and-home series against the Tar Heels. They did not play their former Big East rival Syracuse,[21][25] the first season that the two teams have not met since 2014–2015.
Conference season
The Big East Conference released its 2025-26 schedule on September 11, 2025. The Hoyas are playing a 20-game conference schedule between December 17, 2025, and March 7, 2026, meeting each other Big East team twice in a home-and-home series.[26]
Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| GLOBL JAM | |||||||||||
| August 13, 2025* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ |
vs. Japan GLOBL JAM |
W 88–53 | — |
19 – Harris-Smith | 11 – Harris-Smith | 8 – Harris-Smith | Mattamy Athletic Centre at the Gardens, Toronto, Canada | ||||
| August 14, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
vs. Canada GLOBL JAM |
L 62–65 | — |
14 – Mack | 8 – Harris-Smith | 11 – Mack | Mattamy Athletic Centre at the Gardens, Toronto, Canada | ||||
| August 16, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
vs. Brazil GLOBL JAM |
W 76–74 | — |
16 – Iwuchukwu | 8 – C. Williams | 7 – Mack | Mattamy Athletic Centre at the Gardens, Toronto, Canada | ||||
| August 17, 2025* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
vs. Brazil GLOBL JAM Gold Medal Game |
L 73–77 | — |
19 – Mack | 9 – Iwuchukwu | 7 – Mack | Mattamy Athletic Centre at the Gardens, Toronto, Canada | ||||
| Preseason | |||||||||||
| October 18, 2025* 6:00 p.m., MSN |
at George Washington | W 73–64 | — |
20 – C. Williams | 6 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Charles E. Smith Center, (4,287) Washington, DC | ||||
| October 30, 2025* 7:00 p.m., SEC Network+ |
at No. 9 Kentucky | W 84–70 | — |
22 – Mack | 5 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Rupp Arena (19,251) Lexington, KY | ||||
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| November 3, 2025* 6:35 p.m., ESPN+ |
Morgan State | W 87–70 | 1–0 |
14 – Lewis | 8 – Halaifonua | 4 – Mack | Capital One Arena (4,208) Washington, DC | ||||
| November 7, 2025* 6:00 p.m., FS1 |
at Maryland | W 70–60 | 2–0 |
19 – Mack | 10 – C. Williams | 4 – Halaifonua | Xfinity Center (16,594) College Park, MD | ||||
| November 12, 2025* 6:35 p.m., ESPN+ |
Binghamton | W 83–70 | 3–0 |
20 – Lewis | 10 – Lewis | 5 – J. Williams | Capital One Arena (3,391) Washington, DC | ||||
| November 15, 2025* 12:00 p.m., Peacock |
Clemson | W 79–74 | 4–0 |
26 – Lewis | 6 – Tied | 7 – Mack | Capital One Arena (8,562) Washington, DC | ||||
| November 22, 2025* 12:05 p.m., ESPN+ |
Wagner | W 92–75 | 5–0 |
18 – Mack | 9 – Halaifonua | 5 – Tied | Capital One Arena (4,184) Washington, DC | ||||
| November 27, 2025* 7:30 p.m., ESPN2 |
vs. Dayton ESPN Events Invitational Magic Bracket Semifinal |
L 79–84 OT | 5–1 |
24 – Mack | 9 – C. Williams | 7 – Lewis | State Farm Field House (4,276) Kissimmee, FL | ||||
| November 28, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
vs. Miami (FL) ESPN Events Invitational Magic Bracket Third Place |
L 65–78 | 5–2 |
23 – C. Williams | 6 – C. Williams | 7 – Mack | State Farm Field House Kissimmee, FL | ||||
| December 3, 2025* 8:00 p.m., TruTV |
UMBC | W 90–81 | 6–2 |
18 – C. Williams | 9 – Halaifonua | 7 – Mack | Capital One Arena (3,436) Washington, DC | ||||
| December 7, 2025* 5:00 p.m., ESPN |
at No. 16 North Carolina | L 61–81 | 6–3 |
17 – Lewis | 7 – Lewis | 4 – Mack | Dean Smith Center (18,583) Chapel Hill, NC | ||||
| December 13, 2025* 2:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Saint Peter's | W 76–68 OT | 7–3 |
22 – Halaifonua | 9 – Halaifonua | 5 – Lewis | McDonough Gymnasium (1,622) Washington, DC | ||||
| December 17, 2025 8:40 p.m., FS1 |
at Marquette | W 78–69 | 8–3 (1–0) |
21 – Halaifonua | 6 – Tied | 5 – Tied | Fiserv Forum (14,038) Milwaukee, WI | ||||
| December 20, 2025 8:00 p.m., FS1 |
Xavier | Capital One Arena Washington, DC | |||||||||
| December 22, 2025* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Coppin State | McDonough Gymnasium Washington, DC | |||||||||
| December 31, 2025 8:00 p.m., FS1 |
St. John's Rivalry |
Capital One Arena Washington, DC | |||||||||
| January 6, 2026 8:00 p.m., TruTV |
at DePaul | Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL | |||||||||
| January 10, 2026 6:00 p.m., FS1 |
Seton Hall | Capital One Arena Washington, DC | |||||||||
| January 13, 2026 9:00 p.m., Peacock |
at Creighton | CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE | |||||||||
| January 17, 2026 12:00 p.m., FOX |
UConn Rivalry |
Capital One Arena Washington, DC | |||||||||
| January 21, 2026 7:00 p.m., Peacock |
at Villanova | Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA | |||||||||
| January 24, 2026 12:30 p.m., TNT/TruTV |
at Providence | Amica Mutual Pavilion Providence, RI | |||||||||
| January 28, 2026 8:30 p.m., FS1 |
DePaul | Capital One Arena Washington, DC | |||||||||
| January 31, 2026 12:00 p.m., TNT/TruTV |
at Butler | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN | |||||||||
| February 4, 2026 7:30 p.m., Peacock |
Creighton | Capital One Arena Washington, DC | |||||||||
| February 7, 2026 12:00 p.m., TNT/TruTV |
Villanova | Capital One Arena Washington, DC | |||||||||
| February 14, 2026 8:00 p.m., Peacock |
at UConn Rivalry |
Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT | |||||||||
| February 18, 2026 6:30 p.m., FS1 |
Butler | Capital One Arena Washington, DC | |||||||||
| February 21, 2026 6:00 p.m., FS1 |
at Seton Hall | Prudential Center Newark, NJ | |||||||||
| February 24, 2026 7:00 p.m., Peacock |
Marquette | Capital One Arena Washington, DC | |||||||||
| February 28, 2026 1:30 p.m., TNT/TruTV |
at Xavier | Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH | |||||||||
| March 3, 2026 7:00 p.m., Peacock |
at St. John's Rivalry |
Madison Square Garden New York, NY | |||||||||
| March 7, 2026 8:00 p.m., TruTV |
Providence | Capital One Arena Washington, DC | |||||||||
| Big East Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 11–14, 2026 TBD, TBD |
vs. TBD First round |
Madison Square Garden New York, NY | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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Rankings
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
| AP[27] | — | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| Coaches | — | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Awards and honors
Preseason honors
| Honor | Player |
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| Second Team | KJ Lewis[28] |
| Third Team | Malik Mack[28] |
Weekly honors
| Date | Player |
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| November 10, 2025 | KJ Lewis[29][30] |
| November 17, 2025 |
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