It won the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship in 1984 (over the University of Houston) under coach John Thompson Jr.
The Hoyas also reached and lost the championship game in 1943 (to Wyoming), 1982 (to North Carolina), and 1985 (to Big East rival Villanova).
The Hoyas have appeared in the NCAA Tournament 31 times in all, making it to the Final Four in 1943, 1982, 1984, 1985, and 2007.
The team was very successful in the original Big East Conference of 1979–2013: it won or tied for the regular-season conference title in 1980, 1984, 1987, 1989, 1992, 2007, and 2008, and won regular-season division titles in 1996 and 1997.
During the five seasons immediately preceding the formation of the original Big East, Georgetown was very successful in the Eastern College Athletic Conference's regional Division I ECAC Men's Basketball Tournaments for Northeastern independents, winning regional championships in 1975,[3] 1976,[4] and 1979.