George Washington University Athletics
Friday, October 16
Washington, DC
6 p.m.
George Washington University
vs
Georgetown
Photo by: Greg Fiume
Men's Basketball Battles Georgetown in Sold Out Smith Center Friday
10/15/2026 9:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
The Monumental Matchup between George Washington and Georgetown is set to take center stage at a sold out Smith Center on Friday night at 6 p.m. The game will air on Monumental Sports Network and ESPN+ with Monumental airing a live pregame show from courtside beginning at 5:30 p.m.
THE 26-27 REVOLUTIONARIES
THE 26-27 REVOLUTIONARIES
George Washington enters its fifth season under Head Coach Chris Caputo following a 2025-26 campaign that featured the program's first postseason win since 2017 and a second-straight trip to the postseason. Thirteen new faces dot the roster including seven transfers from Power 4 conferences and one former international pro.
Jean Aranguren is the only returning scholarship player from last year's team after finishing the season ranked seventh in the A10 in assists (119), ninth in assists per game (3.4) and ninth in assist/turnover ratio (1.63).
BUILDING OFF LAST SEASON
Jean Aranguren is the only returning scholarship player from last year's team after finishing the season ranked seventh in the A10 in assists (119), ninth in assists per game (3.4) and ninth in assist/turnover ratio (1.63).
BUILDING OFF LAST SEASON
Last season, the Revolutionaries finished 19-16, securing back-to-back winning seasons for the first time since 2015-16 and 2016-17. GW also finished in the top-100 of the NET for the first time in program history and finished 86th in Kenpom, a 136-spot improvement from the program's ranking when Caputo took over.
The Buff & Blue shattered the school record with 351 3-pointers last season, 64 more than the previous mark, which was set in Caputo's first season. Three of the top five seasons in program history have come in Caputo's four years. Additionally, GW tallied a program-record 548 assists and averaged 81.4 ppg, the fourth-highest mark in school history and best since 1969-70.Â
A LOOK AT THE HOYAS
The Buff & Blue shattered the school record with 351 3-pointers last season, 64 more than the previous mark, which was set in Caputo's first season. Three of the top five seasons in program history have come in Caputo's four years. Additionally, GW tallied a program-record 548 assists and averaged 81.4 ppg, the fourth-highest mark in school history and best since 1969-70.Â
A LOOK AT THE HOYAS
Georgetown opened its exhibition campaign with a 94-77 victory over Wake Forest on October 4 in Winston-Salem, N.C. Vyctorius Miller led five Hoyas in double figures with 16 points. The Hoyas were selected to finish 10th in the BIG EAST this year and return six players from last year's team that finished 16-18 (6-14 BIG EAST).
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