Georgetown–UConn men's basketball rivalry

Georgetown–UConn men's basketball rivalry
	UConn Huskies Georgetown Hoyas
Sport	Men's basketball
First meeting	December 22, 1958; Connecticut 76, Georgetown 68
Latest meeting	March 13, 2026; UConn 67, Georgetown 51
Next meeting	TBD
Statistics
Meetings total	79
All-time series	UConn leads 43–36 (.544)
Largest victory	Georgetown, 93–62 (1985)
Longest win streak	13 (Georgetown, 1982-88; UConn, 2021–present)
Current win streak	UConn, 13 (2021–present)

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The Georgetown–UConn men's basketball rivalry is an American college basketball rivalry between the UConn Huskies men's basketball team of the University of Connecticut and Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team of Georgetown University.^[1]^[2] UConn leads the all-time series 43–36.

History

The first game played between the two schools took place on December 22, 1958, in Storrs, Connecticut. Connecticut won 76–68.^[3]

The rivalry began — and peaked — while both teams were members of the original Big East Conference from 1979 to 2013. The two schools each won a record seven Big East tournaments during those years.^[4] Georgetown dominated the rivalry during the 1980s and early 1990s, and Connecticut was the dominant team from the mid-1990s to the mid-2000s.

In 2013, Georgetown left the original Big East to join a new Big East Conference, while Connecticut — rebranded as "UConn" that year — remained behind in the old conference, which became the American Athletic Conference, marketed as "The American." The two schools met in non-conference games in 2016 and 2017. UConn moved to the new Big East Conference for the 2020–21 season, renewing the rivalry within the Big East which, like the American Athletic Conference, claims the history and heritage of the original Big East as its own. Since moving to the new Big East Conference, UConn has dominated the rivalry.

UConn last beat the Hoyas, 67–51, on March 13, 2026.^[5] Georgetown last beat the Huskies, 72–69, on January 14, 2017.^[4]

Game results

UConn victories	Georgetown victories

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score		Series	Notes
No.	Date	Location	Winner	UC	GU	Series	Notes
1	December 22, 1958	Storrs, CT	Connecticut	76	68	Connecticut 1–0	Non-conference
2	February 25, 1961	Washington, DC	Georgetown	80	99	Tied 1–1	Non-conference
3	February 4, 1971	Washington, DC	Georgetown	75	98	Georgetown 2–1	Non-conference
4	February 3, 1972	Storrs, CT	Connecticut	89	81	Tied 2–2	Non-conference
5	January 13, 1973	Storrs, CT	Connecticut	78	64	Connecticut 3–2	Non-conference
6	February 16, 1974	Washington, DC	Georgetown	66	67	Tied 3–3	Non-conference
7	February 2, 1980	Washington, DC	Georgetown	64	84	Georgetown 4–3	First meeting in original Big East Conference
8	January 24, 1981	Storrs, CT	Connecticut	75^OT	73	Tied 4–4
9	February 28, 1981	Washington, DC	Georgetown	58	60	Georgetown 5–4
10	January 20, 1982	Landover, MD	Connecticut	63	52	Tied 5–5
11	February 27, 1982	Hartford, CT	Georgetown	42	60	Georgetown 6–5
12	January 15, 1983	Landover, MD	Georgetown	53	74	Georgetown 7–5
13	February 14, 1983	Hartford, CT	Georgetown	60	77	Georgetown 8–5
14	January 4, 1984	Hartford, CT	#4 Georgetown	69	81	Georgetown 9–5
15	February 4, 1984	Landover, MD	#4 Georgetown	62	87	Georgetown 10–5
16	January 23, 1985	Landover, MD	Georgetown	66	79	Georgetown 11–5
17	February 23, 1985	Hartford, CT	Georgetown	47	68	Georgetown 12–5
18	March 6, 1985	New York, NY	Georgetown	62	93	Georgetown 13–5	1985 Big East Tournament
19	January 8, 1986	Landover, MD	Georgetown	66	70	Georgetown 14–5
20	February 5, 1986	Hartford, CT	Georgetown	63	80	Georgetown 15–5
21	January 21, 1987	Landover, MD	#15 Georgetown	51	65	Georgetown 16–5
22	February 11, 1987	Hartford, CT	#13 Georgetown	57	78	Georgetown 17–5
23	January 30, 1988	Landover, MD	#15 Georgetown	59	60	Georgetown 18–5
24	February 6, 1988	Hartford, CT	Connecticut	66	59	Georgetown 18–6
25	January 21, 1989	Landover, MD	#3 Georgetown	55	59	Georgetown 19–6
26	February 8, 1989	Hartford, CT	#2 Georgetown	58	70	Georgetown 20–6
27	January 20, 1990	Hartford, CT	Connecticut	70	65	Georgetown 20–7
28	February 28, 1990	Landover, MD	#7 Georgetown	64	84	Georgetown 21–7
29	March 10, 1990	New York, NY	#8 Connecticut	65	60	Georgetown 21–8	1990 Big East Tournament
30	February 11, 1991	Hartford, CT	Connecticut	61	55	Georgetown 21–9
31	February 23, 1991	Landover, MD	#25 Georgetown	57	71	Georgetown 22–9
32	March 8, 1991	New York, NY	Georgetown	49	68	Georgetown 23–9	1991 Big East Tournament
33	February 12, 1992	Hartford, CT	Georgetown	63	70	Georgetown 24–9
34	February 19, 1992	Landover, MD	Georgetown	58	60	Georgetown 25–9
35	January 18, 1993	Hartford, CT	#18 Georgetown	69	86	Georgetown 26–9
36	March 7, 1993	Landover, MD	Georgetown	56	70	Georgetown 27–9
37	January 4, 1994	Hartford, CT	#16 Connecticut	77	65	Georgetown 27–10
38	February 28, 1994	Landover, MD	#4 Connecticut	66	62	Georgetown 27–11
39	January 16, 1995	Hartford, CT	#2 Connecticut	93	73	Georgetown 27–12
40	February 14, 1995	Landover, MD	#1 Connecticut	91	85	Georgetown 27–13
41	March 11, 1995	New York, NY	#6 Connecticut	88	81	Georgetown 27–14	1995 Big East Tournament
42	February 19, 1996	Landover, MD	#11 Georgetown	65	77	Georgetown 28–14
43	March 9, 1996	New York, NY	#3 Connecticut	75	74	Georgetown 28–15	1996 Big East Tournament
44	January 11, 1997	Landover, MD	Connecticut	69	54	Georgetown 28–16
45	February 3, 1997	Hartford, CT	Georgetown	51	52	Georgetown 29–16
46	January 17, 1998	Hartford, CT	#10 Connecticut	86	72	Georgetown 29–17
47	January 2, 1999	Storrs, CT	#1 Connecticut	87	64	Georgetown 29–18
48	January 25, 1999	Washington, DC	#1 Connecticut	78	71	Georgetown 29–19
49	January 22, 2000	Washington, DC	#8 Connecticut	92	71	Georgetown 29–20
50	March 10, 2000	New York, NY	#21 Connecticut	70	55	Georgetown 29–21	2000 Big East Tournament
51	February 19, 2002	Washington, DC	Connecticut	75	74	Georgetown 29–22
52	January 14, 2004	Storrs, CT	#1 Connecticut	94	70	Georgetown 29–23
53	January 8, 2005	Washington, DC	#10 Connecticut	66	59	Georgetown 29–24
54	March 2, 2005	Storrs, CT	#15 Connecticut	83	64	Georgetown 29–25
55	March 10, 2005	New York, NY	#12 Connecticut	66	62	Georgetown 29–26	2005 Big East Tournament
56	January 14, 2006	Hartford, CT	#4 Connecticut	74	67	Georgetown 29–27
57	March 3, 2007	Washington, DC	#10 Georgetown	46	59	Georgetown 30–27
58	January 12, 2008	Washington, DC	#7 Georgetown	69	72	Georgetown 31–27
59	December 29, 2008	Hartford, CT	#11 Georgetown	63	74	Georgetown 32–27
60	January 9, 2010	Washington, DC	#12 Georgetown	69	72	Georgetown 33–27
61	February 16, 2011	Hartford, CT	#13 Connecticut	78	70	Georgetown 33–28
62	March 9, 2011	New York, NY	#21 Connecticut	79	62	Georgetown 33–29	2011 Big East Tournament
63	February 1, 2012	Washington, DC	#14 Georgetown	44	58	Georgetown 34–29
64	February 27, 2013	Storrs, CT	#7 Georgetown	78	79^2OT	Georgetown 35–29	Last meeting in original Big East Conference
65	January 23, 2016	Hartford, CT	UConn	68	62	Georgetown 35–30	Non-conference
66	January 14, 2017	Washington, DC	Georgetown	69	72	Georgetown 36–30	Non-conference
67	February 23, 2021	Washington, DC	UConn	70	57	Georgetown 36–31	First meeting in new Big East Conference
68	March 6, 2021	Storrs, CT	UConn	98	82	Georgetown 36–32
69	January 25, 2022	Storrs, CT	#20 UConn	96	73	Georgetown 36–33
70	February 27, 2022	Washington, DC	#21 UConn	86	77	Georgetown 36–34
71	December 20, 2022	Storrs, CT	#2 UConn	84	73	Georgetown 36–35
72	February 4, 2023	Washington, DC	#24 UConn	68	62	Tied 36–36
73	January 14, 2024	Hartford, CT	#4 UConn	80	67	UConn 37–36
74	February 10, 2024	Washington, DC	#1 UConn	89	64	UConn 38–36
75	January 11, 2025	Washington, DC	#9 UConn	68	60	UConn 39–36
76	February 26, 2025	Hartford, CT	UConn	93	79	UConn 40–36
77	January 17, 2026	Washington, DC	#3 UConn	64	62	UConn 41–36
78	February 14, 2026	Storrs, CT	#6 UConn	79	75	UConn 42–36
79	March 13, 2026	New York, NY	#6 UConn	67	51	UConn 43–36	2026 Big East Tournament

References

^ UConn's top five rivals in men's basketball - Connecticut Post Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine
^ Georgetown and UConn to Rekindle Rivalry – Casual Hoya
^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/conn/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/historicalsupplement.pdf Archived 2015-11-06 at the Wayback Machine
^ ^a ^b Connecticut Huskies, Georgetown Hoyas to renew rivalry in 2015-16 season Archived 2024-12-01 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Gamecast". espn.com. ESPN. March 13, 2026. Retrieved March 13, 2026.

[1] UConn's top five rivals in men's basketball - Connecticut Post Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine

[2] Georgetown and UConn to Rekindle Rivalry – Casual Hoya

[3] ttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/conn/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/historicalsupplement.pdf Archived 2015-11-06 at the Wayback Machine

[autogenerated1-4] Connecticut Huskies, Georgetown Hoyas to renew rivalry in 2015-16 season Archived 2024-12-01 at the Wayback Machine

[5] "Gamecast". espn.com. ESPN. March 13, 2026. Retrieved March 13, 2026.

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UConn Huskies men's basketball
Venues	Willis Nichols Hawley Armory (1914–1954) Hugh S. Greer Field House (1954–1989) PeoplesBank Arena (1975–present) New Haven Coliseum (1978–1987) Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (1990–present) Webster Bank Arena (2013–2014)
Rivalries	Georgetown Syracuse UMass
Culture & lore	Blue blood status Gambling scandal Jonathan the Husky 6-overtime game 2011 Miracle Run
People	Head coaches Huskies of Honor Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball
Venues	Washington Light Infantry Armory (1906–1907) Convention Hall (1907–1908) Odd Fellows Hall (1908–1911) Arcade Rink (1911–1914, 1927–1928) Ryan Gymnasium (1914–1927) Clendenen Gymnasium (1928–1929) Tech Gymnasium (1929–1940, 1942–1943) Riverside Stadium (1940–1942) Brookland Gymnasium (1945–1946) Uline Arena (1946–1947, 1949–1951) D.C. Armory (1947–1949) McDonough Gymnasium (1951–present) Capital Centre (1981–1997) Capital One Arena (1997–present)
Rivalries	St. John's Syracuse UConn
Culture & lore	History Hoya Saxa Jack the Bulldog There Goes Old Georgetown 1989 Princeton game Above the Rim
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

Big East Conference men’s basketball rivalries
Conference	Georgetown–St. John's Georgetown–UConn
Non-conference	City 6 Creighton–Nebraska Cincinnati–Xavier Dayton–Xavier Fordham–St. John's Georgetown–Syracuse Marquette–Wisconsin Philadelphia Big 5 Providence–Rhode Island Rutgers–Seton Hall Saint Joseph's–Villanova Syracuse–UConn UConn–UMass