July 2, 2008

Washington, D.C. - The two-time defending BIG EAST Regular season champion Georgetown Hoyas will host five of the seven conference opponents that appeared in the NCAA Tournament last year as well as having a total of nine games against teams that reached the postseason as the BIG EAST Conference announced league matchups for the 2008-09 season on Wednesday.

In 2008-09, the BIG EAST will play an 18-game conference schedule for the second-straight season. The 18-game format will allow teams to play each opponent once and three teams twice

The Hoyas will play home-and-home series against 2008 NCAA Tournament participant Marquette (25-10), as well as a pair of games against Syracuse (21-14), which advanced to the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) and Cincinnati, which played in the College Basketball Invitational.

Other home games includes appearances by NCAA Tournament participants Louisville (27-9), Pittsburgh (27-10) and West Virginia (26-11), as well as games against DePaul, Providence and Rutgers.

In addition to road games against Connecticut (24-9, NCAA), Notre Dame (25-8, NCAA) and Villanova (22-13, NCAA), the Blue and Gray will travel to play at St. John�fs, Seton Hall and South Florida.

The decisions regarding repeat opponents are based on natural interest, geography, rivalries and television contractual obligations.

Georgetown's Record vs. 2008-09 BIG EAST Opponents:
Cincinnati - Georgetown leads 4-0
Connecticut - Georgetown leads 31-27
DePaul -Georgetown leads 16-6
Louisville - Georgetown leads 5-3
Marquette - Georgetown leads 4-2
Notre Dame - Georgetown leads 14-10
Pittsburgh - Georgetown leads 39-32
Providence - Georgetown leads 37-19
Rutgers - Georgetown leads 23-15
St. John's - St. John's leads 50-40
Seton Hall - Georgetown leads 52-38
South Florida - Georgetown leads 4-2
Syracuse - Syracuse leads 43-36
Villanova - Georgetown leads 38-27
West Virginia - Georgetown leads 26-20

Georgetown won the BIG EAST Regular Season Championship last year for the second-straight season, one of only four programs to accomplish that feat in league history and the first to do so since 1994-95. The Hoyas finished the season with a 28-6 overall record and a 13-3 slate in BIG EAST play. Georgetown advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the third-straight season and was ranked No. 12 in the final ESPN/USA Today Top 25 Coaches poll.

Georgetown's 2008-09 BIG EAST Conference Opponents

Home: Cincinnati, DePaul, Louisville, Marquette,Pittsburgh, Providence, Rutgers, Syracuse, West Virginia

Away: Cincinnati,Connecticut, Marquette, Notre Dame, St. John�fs, Seton Hall, South Florida, Syracuse, Villanova