WASHINGTON – American University men's basketball heads to Capital One Arena for one of its shortest road trips of the season on Tuesday night to face reigning Big East Champion, Georgetown.
 
QUICK INFO 

• Date/Time: Tuesday, November 16, 8:30 p.m. 
• Site: Washington, D.C. (Capital One Arena)
• Series History: Georgetown leads, 44-10 
• TV: Fox Sports 2
• Talent: Kevin Fitzgerald (pxp), Stephen Bardo (analyst)

INSIDE THE SERIES

• In a series that dates to Dec. 15, 1938, Georgetown holds a 44-10 lead. 
• American is looking for its first win over Georgetown since Dec. 15, 1982, when AU pulled off arguably the biggest win in program history, topping the No. 5 ranked Hoyas, 62-61.

FREE TICKETS FOR AU STUDENTS

• AU students can get a free ticket to Tuesday's game at Capital One Arena by showing their valid and current AU student ID at the Capital One Arena Box Office through Georgetown Athletics' DC resident offer.

WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT AMERICAN

• Stacy Beckton Jr. earned his first Patriot League weekly award on Monday when he was named GEICO Patriot League Men's Basketball Player of the Week. Beckton averaged 21.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.0 block per game to lead American to its first 2-0 start since the 2010-11 season, with victories against Marist and William & Mary.
• With the win at William & Mary on Friday night, head coach Mike Brennan now has 100 career wins at AU. He is the fifth coach in program history to reach the milestone. In a player-led celebration, he was doused with water bottles in the locker room postgame.
• This is the first of four DMV matchups for American this season. The other DC program AU will face is Howard. The Eagles will travel to Burr Gymnasium on Saturday, Dec. 4. Just outside the District borders, but still firmly in the DMV, are road matchups against Mount St. Mary's and George Mason. American travels to the Mount on Dec. 11 and heads to Fairfax on Dec. 21.
• This is also the first of three nationally televised games for AU this season. In addition to tomorrow's game, two home games (Boston U., 1/10 and Colgate, 2/6) will be broadcast on CBS Sports Network as part of the Patriot League on CBS package. AU will also play Mount St. Mary's on WDVM-TV in the DC market next month.

WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT GEORGETOWN

• Georgetown opened its season with a 69-60 loss to visiting Dartmouth on Saturday afternoon.
• Aminu Mohammed made his NCAA debut with 17 points on 8-of-15 shooting from the floor. The Hoya freshman also racked up six rebounds and a pair of assists in his 33 minutes of action. Mohammed's 17 points are the most by a freshman on opening night since Ewing took over the program in 2017.
• Donald Carey was named team captain for the Hoyas, becoming the first individual captain since Joseph Toumou was named captain for the 1998-99 season. He led the team with seven rebounds in their season-opener and added 14 points and three assists.

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