ROSEMONT, Ill. – The BIG EAST and Big Ten Conferences today announced the matchups for the inaugural Gavitt Tipoff Games, with Maryland playing host to Georgetown on Tuesday, Nov. 17. Time and television schedule will be announced at a later date.
The Gavitt Tipoff Games is an annual early-season series played between the two conferences and named in honor of Dave Gavitt, founder of the BIG EAST and basketball visionary. The BIG EAST home games will be telecast on Fox Sports 1, while Big Ten home games will air on BTN or an ESPN Network.
“We know both programs have outstanding basketball traditions and for the Gavitt Games to schedule this matchup in its inaugural season is special for our region,” Maryland head coach Mark Turgeon said. “I have a lot of respect for JTIII and the program he has built at Georgetown. This is a game everyone will be looking forward to next season and it will be really fun for our team, our students and our fans to experience a Maryland/Georgetown game at XFINITY Center.”
Maryland leads the all-time series, 36-27. The last time the two schools met was Nov. 30, 2008 in the Old Spice Classic in Orlando, Fla. Prior to that meeting, the Terps defeated Georgetown, 76-66, in the NCAA Tournament on March 22, 2001 in Anaheim, Calif. The last time the two schools played locally Maryland captured an 84-83 overtime victory on November 26, 1993 at the Capital Center in Landover, Md. The last time the Terps played Georgetown in College Park was on Dec. 11, 1973 – a 115-83 Maryland victory. Maryland and Georgetown played each other every season from 1947 to 1976.
“We are honored to be a part of the Gavitt Tipoff Games,” Maryland director of athletics Kevin Anderson said. “There is no doubt it is going to be an electric atmosphere. We’re excited for our fans, alumni and campus community as it will be a very special night in College Park.”
Beginning in 2015 and scheduled through 2022, the Gavitt Tipoff Games will be played on four consecutive days in the first full week of the college basketball campaign. The series will span eight years, with games played at home sites. Each BIG EAST team will participate a minimum of six times, while Big Ten programs will take part a minimum of four times. Teams from both conferences already meet in some traditional rivalry games, and those matchups will continue in the upcoming seasons.
The unique series between the two conferences is named to honor the late Gavitt, who had a profound and lasting influence on the sport of basketball on the collegiate, professional and Olympic levels. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006.
The 2015-16 Season Tickets are on sale now, starting as low as $325. To purchase tickets and for more information, call -1800-IM-A-TERP or log onto UMTerps.com.
The Gavitt Tipoff Games is an annual early-season series played between the two conferences and named in honor of Dave Gavitt, founder of the BIG EAST and basketball visionary. The BIG EAST home games will be telecast on Fox Sports 1, while Big Ten home games will air on BTN or an ESPN Network.
“We know both programs have outstanding basketball traditions and for the Gavitt Games to schedule this matchup in its inaugural season is special for our region,” Maryland head coach Mark Turgeon said. “I have a lot of respect for JTIII and the program he has built at Georgetown. This is a game everyone will be looking forward to next season and it will be really fun for our team, our students and our fans to experience a Maryland/Georgetown game at XFINITY Center.”
Maryland leads the all-time series, 36-27. The last time the two schools met was Nov. 30, 2008 in the Old Spice Classic in Orlando, Fla. Prior to that meeting, the Terps defeated Georgetown, 76-66, in the NCAA Tournament on March 22, 2001 in Anaheim, Calif. The last time the two schools played locally Maryland captured an 84-83 overtime victory on November 26, 1993 at the Capital Center in Landover, Md. The last time the Terps played Georgetown in College Park was on Dec. 11, 1973 – a 115-83 Maryland victory. Maryland and Georgetown played each other every season from 1947 to 1976.
“We are honored to be a part of the Gavitt Tipoff Games,” Maryland director of athletics Kevin Anderson said. “There is no doubt it is going to be an electric atmosphere. We’re excited for our fans, alumni and campus community as it will be a very special night in College Park.”
Beginning in 2015 and scheduled through 2022, the Gavitt Tipoff Games will be played on four consecutive days in the first full week of the college basketball campaign. The series will span eight years, with games played at home sites. Each BIG EAST team will participate a minimum of six times, while Big Ten programs will take part a minimum of four times. Teams from both conferences already meet in some traditional rivalry games, and those matchups will continue in the upcoming seasons.
The unique series between the two conferences is named to honor the late Gavitt, who had a profound and lasting influence on the sport of basketball on the collegiate, professional and Olympic levels. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006.
The 2015-16 Season Tickets are on sale now, starting as low as $325. To purchase tickets and for more information, call -1800-IM-A-TERP or log onto UMTerps.com.
