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So it looks as though the Georgetown Hoyas have 25 games, with 5 non-conference games and 20 BIG EAST matchups, per Jon Rothstein:
Sources: Georgetown will play 25 regular season games in 20-21 and not participate in an MTE.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) October 20, 2020
Rothstein reported, as well, a start date for the BIG EAST conference schedule.
Source: The Big East is now set to begin its conference season on Friday, December 11th.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) October 19, 2020
Such a starting date would give Georgetown and their conference foes only 16 days between November 25, 2020 and December 11th to prepare for the conference play.
Still, a December through March schedule would likely include 12 weeks to play 20 games and stay “on schedule” to finish in early March—with room to play Syracuse on a Saturday in January (see below).
Commissioner Val Ackerman was on a Georgetown call last week and said the goal was indeed to finish at "normal time" and to have the BIG EAST Tournament in the first week of May.
— Philadelphia Hoyas (@PhillyHoyas) October 19, 2020
On a Thursday night Zoom call, Georgetown Hoyas’ Athletic Director Lee Reed joined BIG EAST Commissioner Val Ackerman to speak with fans and alumni. Commissioner Ackerman reiterated the hope for a “full double round” schedule of 20 games.
“Financial bottom-lines will clearly be hurt this year ... but Reed says using McDonough would save rental fees over Capital One Arena, implying that games would be played at McDonough Gymnasium...” Unclear if McD plan is finalized. https://t.co/qsIzWMfkWW
— Philadelphia Hoyas (@PhillyHoyas) October 16, 2020
Ackerman also spoke of the difficulties in travel and restrictions between states. She essentially said that her team is monitoring the state restrictions and looking at everything from cooperating with government officials’ requests to applying for exemptions where available.
More trouble for GU basketball scheduling: eight more states added to DC quarantine including CT, OH, PA, and RI. Only Big East teams eligible to travel in would be St. John's and Seton Hall.https://t.co/sq5VrCGVGu
— HoyaSaxa.com (@hoyatalk) October 19, 2020
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Recently, fans heard that, according to Rothstein and Adam Zagoria, the Gavitt Games between the BIG EAST and the Big Ten are “likely dead,” yet there remains a potential for individual teams to match-up.
Source: Georgetown's game at Syracuse during the upcoming season is likely to be played in January. Game is expected to be played on a Saturday. Both teams have December league games.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) October 5, 2020
Last week, Eamonn Brennan and our friend Ben Standig of The Athletic, relayed that a potential local bubble multi-team event may have stalled:
The D.C. bubble event talk has cooled off lately. It was full speed ahead for a while, to the point I (and my colleague Ben Standig) were reporting a healthy dose of details and dates — multiple “sessions” from Nov. 25 to Dec. 23 — all of which has gone pretty quiet lately...
My guess is the Hoyas will be scrambling for local games and eager to get a few in, one way or the other, though from what we know they’ve never been super big or responsive on the local bubble idea (though that may have changed recently).
Of course, there is some promising hope for the annual Georgetown-Syracuse game on a Saturday in January.
Source: Georgetown's game at Syracuse during the upcoming season is likely to be played in January. Game is expected to be played on a Saturday. Both teams have December league games.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) October 5, 2020
Here’s the best guess at Georgetown’s 2020-21 schedule:
2020 Wooden Legacy featuring Georgetown, UCLA, UVA, and Kansas in Orlando, around Thanksgiving (November 26 - 28, 2020).- WVU (home) in early December, as part of the BIG EAST-Big 12 challenge (still expected maybe?)
- Syracuse (away) in January?
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A Big Ten game as part of the Gavitt Games (presumably away) in mid-December. - UMBC (presumably home) in November?
- A few (maximum of 2 others?) other non-conference games between 11/25 and 12/11, plus maybe a couple in January?
- 20 BIG EAST games, starting December 11th
Of course the Hoyas—with their new uniforms—have a lot of work to do, if you are to believe these pundits:
LINKS: Mixed Outlook for Georgetown in Season, Future https://t.co/Xsrncj2iNE pic.twitter.com/o7kQ8GpmrA
— Casual Hoya (@CasualHoya) October 19, 2020