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data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_One_Arena" title="Capital One Arena – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Capital One Arena" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_One_Arena" title="Capital One Arena – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Capital One Arena" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_One_Arena" title="Capital One Arena – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Capital One Arena" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_One_Arena" title="Capital One Arena – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Capital One Arena" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_One_Arena" title="Capital One Arena – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Capital One Arena" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_One_Arena" title="Capital One Arena – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Capital One Arena" 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lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Capital One Arena" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_One_Arena" title="Capital One Arena – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Capital One Arena" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%BA%90%ED%94%BC%ED%84%B8_%EC%9B%90_%EC%95%84%EB%A0%88%EB%82%98" title="캐피털 원 아레나 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="캐피털 원 아레나" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BC%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%B0" title="वेरिज़ोन सेंटर – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="वेरिज़ोन सेंटर" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verizon_Center" title="Verizon Center – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Verizon Center" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arena_Capital_One" title="Arena Capital One – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Arena Capital One" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_One_Arena" title="Capital One Arena – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Capital One Arena" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A7%D7%A4%D7%99%D7%98%D7%9C_%D7%95%D7%90%D7%9F_%D7%90%D7%A8%D7%A0%D7%94" title="קפיטל ואן ארנה – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="קפיטל ואן ארנה" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_One_Arena" title="Capital One Arena – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Capital One Arena" 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href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%DB%8C%D9%BE%D9%B9%D9%84_%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%A7" title="کیپٹل ون ایرینا – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="کیپٹل ون ایرینا" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_One_Arena" title="Capital One Arena – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Capital One Arena" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_One_Arena" title="Capital One Arena – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Capital One Arena" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_One_Center" title="Capital One Center – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Capital One Center" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%8D%D0%BF%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BB_%D0%A3%D0%B0%D0%BD-%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B0" title="Кэпитал Уан-арена – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Кэпитал Уан-арена" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_One_Arena" title="Capital One Arena – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Capital One Arena" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_One_Arena" title="Capital One Arena – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Capital One Arena" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_One_Arena" title="Capital One Arena – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Capital One Arena" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verizon_Center" title="Verizon 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Arena in 2023</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><div class="switcher-container"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238443738">.mw-parser-output .locmap .od{position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .id{position:absolute;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .locmap .l0{font-size:0;position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv{line-height:110%;position:absolute;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pr{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv>div{display:inline;padding:1px}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl>div{display:inline;padding:1px;float:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pr>div{display:inline;padding:1px;float:left}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od .pv>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od 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(1997–2006)<br />Verizon Center (2006–2017)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Address</th><td class="infobox-data label">601 F Street NW</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geographic_coordinate_system" title="Geographic coordinate system">Coordinates</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" 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<a href="/wiki/Gallery_Place_station" title="Gallery Place station">Gallery Place</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Owner</th><td class="infobox-data agent"><a href="/wiki/Monumental_Sports_%26_Entertainment" title="Monumental Sports & Entertainment">Monumental Sports & Entertainment</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Seating_capacity" title="Seating capacity">Capacity</a></th><td class="infobox-data">20,356 (basketball)<br />18,573 (ice hockey)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#ccc">Construction</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Broke ground</th><td class="infobox-data">October 18, 1995</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Opened</th><td class="infobox-data">December 2, 1997</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Construction cost</th><td class="infobox-data">US$260 million<br />(US$475 million in 2023 dollars<sup id="cite_ref-inflation-USGDP_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-inflation-USGDP-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Architect</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ellerbe_Becket" title="Ellerbe Becket">Ellerbe Becket</a><sup id="cite_ref-VCEB_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VCEB-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><a href="/wiki/Marshall_Purnell" title="Marshall Purnell">Devrouax & Purnell</a><sup id="cite_ref-VCEB_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VCEB-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><a href="/wiki/SmithGroup" title="SmithGroup">KCF-SHG Architects</a><sup id="cite_ref-VCEB_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VCEB-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Project manager</th><td class="infobox-data">John Stranix and Seagull Bay Sports, LLC<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Structural engineer</th><td class="infobox-data">Delon Hampton & Associates<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Services engineer</th><td class="infobox-data">John J. Christie Associates<sup id="cite_ref-VCEB_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VCEB-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">General contractor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/A._James_Clark" title="A. James Clark">Clark</a>/Smoot<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#ccc">Tenants</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a href="/wiki/Washington_Wizards" title="Washington Wizards">Washington Wizards</a> (<a href="/wiki/NBA" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA">NBA</a>) (1997–present)<br /><a href="/wiki/Washington_Capitals" title="Washington Capitals">Washington Capitals</a> (<a href="/wiki/NHL" class="mw-redirect" title="NHL">NHL</a>) (1997–present)<br /><a href="/wiki/Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball" title="Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball">Georgetown Hoyas</a> (<a href="/wiki/NCAA" class="mw-redirect" title="NCAA">NCAA</a>) (1997–present)<br /><a href="/wiki/Washington_Mystics" title="Washington Mystics">Washington Mystics</a> (<a href="/wiki/WNBA" class="mw-redirect" title="WNBA">WNBA</a>) (1998–2018)<br /><a href="/wiki/Washington_Power" title="Washington Power">Washington Power</a> (<a href="/wiki/National_Lacrosse_League" title="National Lacrosse League">NLL</a>) (2001–2002)<br /><a href="/wiki/Washington_Valor" title="Washington Valor">Washington Valor</a> (<a href="/wiki/Arena_Football_League" title="Arena Football League">AFL</a>) (2017–2019)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#ccc">Website</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://capitalonearena.com">capitalonearena<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Capital One Arena</b> is an <a href="/wiki/Indoor_arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Indoor arena">indoor arena</a> in <a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> Located in the <a href="/wiki/Chinatown,_Washington,_D.C." title="Chinatown, Washington, D.C.">Chinatown</a> section of the larger <a href="/wiki/Penn_Quarter" title="Penn Quarter">Penn Quarter</a> neighborhood, the arena sits atop the <a href="/wiki/Gallery_Place_station" title="Gallery Place station">Gallery Place</a> rapid transit station of the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Metro" title="Washington Metro">Washington Metro</a>. The arena was opened on December 2, 1997, as <b>MCI Center</b> but renamed to <b>Verizon Center</b> in 2006 when MCI was acquired by <a href="/wiki/Verizon_Communications" class="mw-redirect" title="Verizon Communications">Verizon Communications</a> and changed again to its current name in 2017. </p><p>Owned and operated by <a href="/wiki/Monumental_Sports_%26_Entertainment" title="Monumental Sports & Entertainment">Monumental Sports & Entertainment</a>, it is the home arena of the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Capitals" title="Washington Capitals">Washington Capitals</a> of the <a href="/wiki/National_Hockey_League" title="National Hockey League">National Hockey League</a> (NHL), the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Wizards" title="Washington Wizards">Washington Wizards</a> of the <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">National Basketball Association</a> (NBA), and the <a href="/wiki/Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball" title="Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball">Georgetown University men's basketball team</a>. It was also home to the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Mystics" title="Washington Mystics">Washington Mystics</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Women%27s_National_Basketball_Association" title="Women's National Basketball Association">Women's National Basketball Association</a> (WNBA) from 1998 to 2018, after which they moved to the <a href="/wiki/Entertainment_and_Sports_Arena" title="Entertainment and Sports Arena">Entertainment and Sports Arena</a> in <a href="/wiki/Southeast_(Washington,_D.C.)" title="Southeast (Washington, D.C.)">southeast Washington</a> for the 2019 season. </p><p>Though the arena project was a commercial success for its backers, it has contributed to the <a href="/wiki/Gentrification_in_the_United_States" title="Gentrification in the United States">gentrification</a> of the surrounding area, the displacement of most of its <a href="/wiki/Asian-American" class="mw-redirect" title="Asian-American">Asian-American</a> residents (the local <a href="/wiki/Chinese-American" class="mw-redirect" title="Chinese-American">Chinese-American</a> population, which numbered over 3,000 before the arena's construction, was a mere 300 in 2023), and the replacement of most of the small businesses and restaurants that served the Asian-American community by large national corporations.<sup id="cite_ref-espn_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-espn-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Capital_One_Arena&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The block where the arena was built, between 6th and 7th and F and G Streets, historically held a mix of residences and small businesses.<sup id="cite_ref-haggerty_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-haggerty-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By the 1960s, it was suffering from <a href="/wiki/Urban_decay" title="Urban decay">urban decay</a>, like much of the eastern end of <a href="/wiki/Downtown_(Washington,_D.C.)" title="Downtown (Washington, D.C.)">Downtown Washington</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-haggerty_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-haggerty-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1973, while the <a href="/wiki/Gallery_Place_station" title="Gallery Place station">Gallery Place</a> Metro station was being developed below it, the District government bought the land in hopes of redeveloping it.<sup id="cite_ref-brenner_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-brenner-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Capital Landmark Associates was selected in 1979 to develop the site with a planned mixed-use complex including retail, offices, apartments, and a hotel.<sup id="cite_ref-brenner_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-brenner-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Most of the remaining buildings on the site were demolished in 1985.<sup id="cite_ref-haggerty_12-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-haggerty-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The project languished for many years but never materialized, and was finally canceled in 1992.<sup id="cite_ref-haggerty_12-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-haggerty-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Before the arena's opening, the Capitals and the Wizards (then known as the Washington Bullets) played at <a href="/wiki/Capital_Centre_(Landover,_Maryland)" title="Capital Centre (Landover, Maryland)">USAir Arena</a> in the Washington suburb of <a href="/wiki/Landover,_Maryland" title="Landover, Maryland">Landover, Maryland</a>. The teams experienced subpar attendance because the location was inconvenient for both Washington and Baltimore residents, and their arena, though only 20 years old, was not up to the standards of other NBA and NHL venues.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In December 1993, <a href="/wiki/Abe_Pollin" title="Abe Pollin">Abe Pollin</a>, the owner of both teams, began studying options to move the teams to a new arena to be built with public financing, with possible locations including Baltimore, downtown Washington, and <a href="/wiki/Laurel,_Maryland" title="Laurel, Maryland">Laurel, Maryland</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mci_center_jan2006a.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Mci_center_jan2006a.jpg/250px-Mci_center_jan2006a.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="188" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Mci_center_jan2006a.jpg/375px-Mci_center_jan2006a.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Mci_center_jan2006a.jpg/500px-Mci_center_jan2006a.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2272" data-file-height="1704" /></a><figcaption>The arena in January 2006, then known as MCI Center.</figcaption></figure> <p>A group of Washington business leaders brokered a deal between Pollin and the District government to build an arena at the Gallery Place site, with the District paying for the $150 million project, which was envisioned to have shopping, food, and exhibitors for daily use even when there was no arena event.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-funding_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-funding-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/D.C._Council" class="mw-redirect" title="D.C. Council">D.C. Council</a> approved a special tax on businesses to finance the deal.<sup id="cite_ref-funding_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-funding-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, a competing proposal soon emerged, when <a href="/wiki/Robert_L._Johnson" title="Robert L. Johnson">Robert Johnson</a>, head of <a href="/wiki/BET" title="BET">Black Entertainment Television</a>, offered to build the arena with mostly private financing.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With the arena deal facing criticism amid the <a href="/wiki/District_of_Columbia_Financial_Control_Board" title="District of Columbia Financial Control Board">District's budget crisis</a>, Pollin eventually agreed to privately fund the construction of the building, which ultimately came to $200 million<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-thompson_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thompson-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (US$365 million in 2023 dollars<sup id="cite_ref-inflation-USGDP_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-inflation-USGDP-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>). The District would pay for other costs, including purchasing the portion of the land it did not already own, preparing the site, and expanding the Metro station; these eventually amounted to $79 million<sup id="cite_ref-thompson_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thompson-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (US$138 million in 2023 dollars<sup id="cite_ref-inflation-USGDP_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-inflation-USGDP-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>). The District leased the land to Pollin at a below-market rate of $300,000 per year.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A <a href="/wiki/Naming_rights" title="Naming rights">naming rights</a> deal was struck with <a href="/wiki/MCI_Communications" title="MCI Communications">MCI Communications</a> to name the arena as the <b>MCI Center</b>.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Groundbreaking_ceremony" class="mw-redirect" title="Groundbreaking ceremony">groundbreaking ceremony</a> for the project was held in October 1995.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On December 2, 1997, the arena held its first event, a game between the Wizards and the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics" title="Seattle SuperSonics">Seattle SuperSonics</a>, with President <a href="/wiki/Bill_Clinton" title="Bill Clinton">Bill Clinton</a> in attendance.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The arena had a 25,000-square-foot (2,300 m<sup>2</sup>) <a href="/wiki/Discovery_Channel_Store" class="mw-redirect" title="Discovery Channel Store">Discovery Channel Store</a> from 1998 to 2001<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the MCI National Sports Gallery, an interactive sports museum with interactive games, memorabilia, and the American Sportscasters Hall of Fame inside from 1998 to 2000 or 2001 which was repurposed for office space. Clinton toured the gallery before the game, playing the museum games.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A block of F Street NW between 6th and 7th Street NW outside the arena was declared Fun Street, complete with signage.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This block later was declared Abe Pollin Way in 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The arena was noted for building spectator seats vertically rather than out, creating better views for all attending albeit with limited leg room in the upper levels, as well as spacious quarters for players and coaches with advanced competitive research technology.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The arena concourse featured multimedia arenaNet stations where fans could check scores, watch highlights, and send digital postcards over email.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These replaced an abandoned idea to have smart seats with televisions and technology that was scrapped due to technological challenges.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Arena technology was powered by a virtual LAN software and switching technology called ArenaNET from <a href="/wiki/Cabletron_Systems" title="Cabletron Systems">Cabletron Systems</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1999, a group led by technology executive <a href="/wiki/Ted_Leonsis" title="Ted Leonsis">Ted Leonsis</a> bought a 36% stake in Pollin's holdings, including the MCI Center, as well as full ownership of the Capitals.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-fisher_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fisher-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Leonsis group increased its stake to 44% in 2000.<sup id="cite_ref-fisher_44-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fisher-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Verizon_Center_wide.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Verizon_Center_wide.jpg/250px-Verizon_Center_wide.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="167" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Verizon_Center_wide.jpg/375px-Verizon_Center_wide.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Verizon_Center_wide.jpg/500px-Verizon_Center_wide.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="853" /></a><figcaption>Capital One Arena, then the Verizon Center, in August 2008</figcaption></figure> <p>In January 2006, <a href="/wiki/Verizon_Communications" class="mw-redirect" title="Verizon Communications">Verizon Communications</a> purchased MCI and the arena's name was changed accordingly to <b>Verizon Center</b>.<sup id="cite_ref-espn_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-espn-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> VIDA Fitness opened its first location in the arena that same year.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The following year, in 2007, the "first true indoor high-definition <a href="/wiki/LED" class="mw-redirect" title="LED">LED</a> <a href="/wiki/Scoreboard" title="Scoreboard">scoreboard</a>" was installed in the arena.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In May 2024, VIDA Fitness announced that they would close their Gallery Place location.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Gallery Place, a 14-screen movie theater, opened at Capital One Arena in 2004. </p><p>In June 2010, following Pollin's death in November 2009, the Leonsis group, newly organized as <a href="/wiki/Monumental_Sports_%26_Entertainment" title="Monumental Sports & Entertainment">Monumental Sports & Entertainment</a>, bought out Pollin's interests, gaining full ownership of the arena and the Wizards.<sup id="cite_ref-heath_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-heath-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A report emerged in May 2015 that Verizon would not renew its naming rights to the Verizon Center when its agreement with Monumental was to end in 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the same week, it was announced that <a href="/wiki/Etihad_Airways" title="Etihad Airways">Etihad Airways</a> signed a deal to become the official airline of the arena, sparking speculation that Etihad might be the leading contender to assume naming rights in 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, on August 9, 2017, it was announced that the bank <a href="/wiki/Capital_One" title="Capital One">Capital One</a> had purchased the rights, renaming the venue Capital One Arena.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In October 2024, it was revealed that Etihad Airways is no longer the official airline for Capital One Arena as <a href="/wiki/United_Airlines" title="United Airlines">United Airlines</a> (which operates a hub at <a href="/wiki/Washington_Dulles_International_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Dulles International Airport">Dulles International Airport</a>) was chosen as the new official airline.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Washington_Capitols_VS_New_York_Rangers_game.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Washington_Capitols_VS_New_York_Rangers_game.jpg/220px-Washington_Capitols_VS_New_York_Rangers_game.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Washington_Capitols_VS_New_York_Rangers_game.jpg/330px-Washington_Capitols_VS_New_York_Rangers_game.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Washington_Capitols_VS_New_York_Rangers_game.jpg/440px-Washington_Capitols_VS_New_York_Rangers_game.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a><figcaption>Interior during a Capitals game in February 2023. The overhead video board that was installed in 2019 as part of the largest renovation in arena history</figcaption></figure> <p>In 2019 and 2020, Monumental Sports undertook a $30 million renovation of the stadium. This included completely replacing the arena's seating, improving the concourse, and altering many of the arena's dining options. A new, larger overhead video board was also added as well as a new SkyRing video screen that goes around the top of the arena.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In July 2020, bookmaker <a href="/wiki/William_Hill_(bookmaker)" title="William Hill (bookmaker)">William Hill</a> opened a <a href="/wiki/Sportsbook" title="Sportsbook">sportsbook</a> at the arena, following the 2018 legalization of sports betting in Washington.<sup id="cite_ref-maese_59-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-maese-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was the first brick-and-mortar sportsbook in the District, and the first to open at a professional sports venue in the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-maese_59-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-maese-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On June 23, 2023, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Washington_Post" title="The Washington Post">The Washington Post</a></i> reported that Monumental Sports was considering moving the Capitals and Wizards to a new arena in the <a href="/wiki/National_Landing" title="National Landing">National Landing</a> area of <a href="/wiki/Arlington_County,_Virginia" title="Arlington County, Virginia">Arlington</a> in <a href="/wiki/Northern_Virginia" title="Northern Virginia">Northern Virginia</a> if the Washington, D.C. government did not invest in upgrades to the arena and surrounding area. Despite this, the article outlined that the city intended on continuing its dialogue with the company to keep both teams in Capital One Arena.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Monumental later pivoted to a part of the National Landing area lying in a different Northern Virginia jurisdiction, announcing on December 13, 2023, that it planned to build the new arena in the <a href="/wiki/Potomac_Yard" title="Potomac Yard">Potomac Yard</a> area of <a href="/wiki/Alexandria,_Virginia" title="Alexandria, Virginia">Alexandria</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Under the revised plan, Capital One Arena would have remained in use as a concert and event venue during the NBA and NHL seasons, and also become the permanent home of Monumental's <a href="/wiki/Women%27s_National_Basketball_Association" title="Women's National Basketball Association">Women's National Basketball Association</a> (WNBA) team, the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Mystics" title="Washington Mystics">Washington Mystics</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In March 2024, after officials in Alexandria announced that the $2 billion entertainment and sports complex plans were scrapped, Washington, D.C. mayor <a href="/wiki/Muriel_Bowser" title="Muriel Bowser">Muriel Bowser</a> announced that she had signed a deal with both teams' majority owner, Ted Leonsis, to keep the Capitals and Wizards in the District "at least until 2050."<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In May 2024, Capital One Arena was ranked as the 8th most dangerous arena based on factors including fan behavior and the crime rates for the surrounding area.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sports">Sports</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Capital_One_Arena&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Sports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ice_hockey">Ice hockey</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Capital_One_Arena&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Ice hockey"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Pittsburgh_Penguins,_Washington_Capitals,_Bryan_Rust_(33744033514).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Pittsburgh_Penguins%2C_Washington_Capitals%2C_Bryan_Rust_%2833744033514%29.jpg/220px-Pittsburgh_Penguins%2C_Washington_Capitals%2C_Bryan_Rust_%2833744033514%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="159" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Pittsburgh_Penguins%2C_Washington_Capitals%2C_Bryan_Rust_%2833744033514%29.jpg/330px-Pittsburgh_Penguins%2C_Washington_Capitals%2C_Bryan_Rust_%2833744033514%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Pittsburgh_Penguins%2C_Washington_Capitals%2C_Bryan_Rust_%2833744033514%29.jpg/440px-Pittsburgh_Penguins%2C_Washington_Capitals%2C_Bryan_Rust_%2833744033514%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4203" data-file-height="3042" /></a><figcaption>The Capitals playing the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Penguins" title="Pittsburgh Penguins">Pittsburgh Penguins</a> in May 2017 during the <a href="/wiki/2017_Stanley_Cup_playoffs" title="2017 Stanley Cup playoffs">2017 Stanley Cup playoffs</a> at Capital One Arena, then known as the Verizon Center</figcaption></figure> <p>The arena has been home to the Capitals <a href="/wiki/NHL" class="mw-redirect" title="NHL">NHL</a> team since its opening. As a result, numerous memorable moments in franchise history have occurred in the arena. The arena hosted games three and four of the <a href="/wiki/1998_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1998 Stanley Cup Finals">1998 Stanley Cup Finals</a>, when the Capitals lost to the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Red_Wings" title="Detroit Red Wings">Detroit Red Wings</a> in four games. The Red Wings hoisted the namesake <a href="/wiki/Stanley_Cup" title="Stanley Cup">Stanley Cup</a> in the arena on June 16, 1998, after winning game four by a score of 4–1. On April 5, 2008, the Capitals won the Southeast Division in the last game of the regular season, after beating the <a href="/wiki/Florida_Panthers" title="Florida Panthers">Florida Panthers</a> 3–1. Game 2 of the 2009 Eastern Conference semifinals between the Capitals and the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Penguins" title="Pittsburgh Penguins">Pittsburgh Penguins</a>, played on May 4, 2009, saw dueling <a href="/wiki/Hat-trick_(ice_hockey)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hat-trick (ice hockey)">hat tricks</a> from Ovechkin and rival <a href="/wiki/Sidney_Crosby" title="Sidney Crosby">Sidney Crosby</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Penguins" title="Pittsburgh Penguins">Pittsburgh Penguins</a>, culminating in a 4–3 victory for Washington thanks to an additional goal from <a href="/wiki/David_Steckel" class="mw-redirect" title="David Steckel">David Steckel</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The arena also hosted games three and four of the <a href="/wiki/2018_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2018 Stanley Cup Finals">2018 Stanley Cup Finals</a>. The Capitals won both games and then went on to win game five in <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas" title="Las Vegas">Las Vegas</a> to capture the Stanley Cup for the first major sports championship for a Washington, D.C. team since the <a href="/wiki/1991_Washington_Redskins_season" title="1991 Washington Redskins season">1991 Washington Redskins</a>. The Capitals had their Stanley Cup banner installation ceremony in the arena before their first game of the next season, which took place on October 3, 2018. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Non-NHL_hockey_events">Non-NHL hockey events</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Capital_One_Arena&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Non-NHL hockey events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The arena hosted the 2009 "Frozen Four", the final round of the <a href="/wiki/2009_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_ice_hockey_tournament" title="2009 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament">2009 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament</a> <a href="/wiki/Boston_University_Terriers_men%27s_ice_hockey" title="Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey">Boston University</a> took <a href="/wiki/Miami_RedHawks_men%27s_ice_hockey" title="Miami RedHawks men's ice hockey">Miami OH</a> in overtime 4–3. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/James_Madison_University" title="James Madison University">JMU</a> vs <a href="/wiki/University_of_Virginia" title="University of Virginia">UVA</a> non-varsity club teams played a 60 min thrilling rink-of-dreams-style match shortly after <a href="/wiki/Washington_Capitals" title="Washington Capitals">Washington's</a> win against <a href="/wiki/New_York_Rangers" title="New York Rangers">New York</a> UVA Took JMU 6–4. </p><p>The inaugural 2024 Capital Hockey Classic is scheduled to take place on December 12, 2024, This event marks the first full-fledged college hockey event since the <a href="/wiki/2009_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_ice_hockey_tournament" title="2009 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament">2009 D1 Finals</a>. It will feature military and club collegiate ice hockey teams, showcasing talent and competition. </p><p>The Capital Hockey Classic aims to capture attention, especially since it occurs just two days before the <a href="/wiki/Army%E2%80%93Navy_Game" title="Army–Navy Game">Army-Navy game</a> at the nearby <a href="/wiki/Commanders_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="Commanders Field">Commanders Field</a>. The event will include two matches: the first game will feature <a href="/wiki/Army_Black_Knights_men%27s_ice_hockey" title="Army Black Knights men's ice hockey">Army</a> vs <a href="/wiki/Navy_Midshipmen" title="Navy Midshipmen">Navy</a> Club hockey At 5PM, followed by the <a href="/wiki/Army_Black_Knights_men%27s_ice_hockey" title="Army Black Knights men's ice hockey">Army Black Knights</a> vs. the <a href="/wiki/Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_men%27s_ice_hockey" title="Penn State Nittany Lions men's ice hockey">Penn State Nittany Lions.</a> <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I" title="NCAA Division I">D1</a> Match At 7PM </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Basketball">Basketball</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Capital_One_Arena&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Basketball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Detroit_Pistons_at_Washington_Wizards_game_ticket,_March_11,_2006.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Detroit_Pistons_at_Washington_Wizards_game_ticket%2C_March_11%2C_2006.png/220px-Detroit_Pistons_at_Washington_Wizards_game_ticket%2C_March_11%2C_2006.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="79" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Detroit_Pistons_at_Washington_Wizards_game_ticket%2C_March_11%2C_2006.png/330px-Detroit_Pistons_at_Washington_Wizards_game_ticket%2C_March_11%2C_2006.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Detroit_Pistons_at_Washington_Wizards_game_ticket%2C_March_11%2C_2006.png/440px-Detroit_Pistons_at_Washington_Wizards_game_ticket%2C_March_11%2C_2006.png 2x" data-file-width="1639" data-file-height="585" /></a><figcaption>A ticket from a 2006 game at the then-MCI Center between the Wizards and <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The arena has been home to the Wizards <a href="/wiki/NBA" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA">NBA</a> team since its opening and was home to the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Mystics" title="Washington Mystics">Washington Mystics</a> <a href="/wiki/WNBA" class="mw-redirect" title="WNBA">WNBA</a> team from 1998 to 2018, before the Mystics moved to <a href="/wiki/Entertainment_and_Sports_Arena" title="Entertainment and Sports Arena">a new, smaller arena</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Congress_Heights" title="Congress Heights">Congress Heights</a> area of <a href="/wiki/Southeast_(Washington,_D.C.)" title="Southeast (Washington, D.C.)">southeast</a> Washington. In 2024, the Mystics relocated their June 7 and September 19 games against the <a href="/wiki/Indiana_Fever" title="Indiana Fever">Indiana Fever</a> to CapitalOne Arena, citing the demand of tickets as a result of the rising popularity of <a href="/wiki/Caitlin_Clark" title="Caitlin Clark">Caitlin Clark</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball" title="Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball">Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball</a> team has also played there since the arena's opening. The arena has hosted three basketball all star games: the <a href="/wiki/2001_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2001 NBA All-Star Game">2001 NBA All-Star Game</a> and the <a href="/wiki/2002_WNBA_All-Star_Game" title="2002 WNBA All-Star Game">2002</a> and <a href="/wiki/2007_WNBA_All-Star_Game" title="2007 WNBA All-Star Game">2007 WNBA All-Star Games</a>. The arena has been home to many playoff games, but has yet to host an <a href="/wiki/NBA_Finals" title="NBA Finals">NBA Finals</a>. </p><p>The arena has hosted games for the <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament">NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament</a> several times. It hosted first- and second-round games in 1998, 2002, 2008 and 2011, and hosted the regional finals in 2006, 2013 and 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Most notably the <a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_George_Mason_Patriots_men%27s_basketball_team" title="2005–06 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team">2005–06 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team</a> from nearby <a href="/wiki/Fairfax,_Virginia" title="Fairfax, Virginia">Fairfax, Virginia</a> advanced to the Final Four in the arena. The arena also hosted the <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_10_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament">Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament</a> in 2018 and 2022. It hosted the <a href="/wiki/ACC_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="ACC men's basketball tournament">ACC men's basketball tournament</a> in 2005, 2016, and 2024. In 2017 the arena hosted the <a href="/wiki/2017_Big_Ten_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="2017 Big Ten men's basketball tournament">Big Ten men's basketball tournament</a>. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Harlem_Globetrotters" title="Harlem Globetrotters">Harlem Globetrotters</a> play in the arena on an annual basis. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fighting_and_wrestling">Fighting and wrestling</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Capital_One_Arena&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Fighting and wrestling"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the professional fighting world, the arena has hosted WWE events, as well as the final four editions of <a href="/wiki/WCW" class="mw-redirect" title="WCW">WCW</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Starrcade" title="Starrcade">Starrcade</a>. The arena has hosted <a href="/wiki/WWE_Backlash" title="WWE Backlash">Backlash</a> in <a href="/wiki/Backlash_(2000)" title="Backlash (2000)">2000</a>, <a href="/wiki/SummerSlam" title="SummerSlam">SummerSlam</a> in <a href="/wiki/SummerSlam_(2005)" title="SummerSlam (2005)">2005</a>, <a href="/wiki/WWE_Cyber_Sunday" title="WWE Cyber Sunday">Cyber Sunday</a> in <a href="/wiki/Cyber_Sunday_(2007)" title="Cyber Sunday (2007)">2007</a>, <a href="/wiki/Survivor_Series" title="Survivor Series">Survivor Series</a> in <a href="/wiki/Survivor_Series_(2009)" title="Survivor Series (2009)">2009</a>, <a href="/wiki/WWE_Capitol_Punishment" title="WWE Capitol Punishment">Capitol Punishment</a> in 2011, and <a href="/wiki/WWE_Battleground" title="WWE Battleground">Battleground</a> in <a href="/wiki/Battleground_(2016)" title="Battleground (2016)">2016</a>. The arena frequently hosts <i><a href="/wiki/WWE_Raw" title="WWE Raw">Raw</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/WWE_SmackDown" title="WWE SmackDown">SmackDown</a></i> shows as well. The arena was also home to <a href="/wiki/Mike_Tyson" title="Mike Tyson">Mike Tyson</a>'s final non-exhibition fight (<a href="/wiki/Mike_Tyson_vs._Kevin_McBride" title="Mike Tyson vs. Kevin McBride">Mike Tyson vs. Kevin McBride</a>) on June 11, 2005.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On October 1, 2011, <a href="/wiki/UFC_Live:_Cruz_vs._Johnson" title="UFC Live: Cruz vs. Johnson">UFC Live: Cruz vs. Johnson</a> was held at the arena.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On December 7, 2019, <a href="/wiki/UFC_on_ESPN:_Overeem_vs._Rozenstruik" title="UFC on ESPN: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik">UFC on ESPN: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik</a> was held at the arena. </p><p>On October 2, 2019, Capital One Arena hosted <i><a href="/wiki/AEW_Dynamite" title="AEW Dynamite">AEW Dynamite</a></i>, the first televised professional wrestling event by <a href="/wiki/All_Elite_Wrestling" title="All Elite Wrestling">All Elite Wrestling</a>. It was broadcast on <a href="/wiki/TNT_(American_TV_network)" title="TNT (American TV network)">TNT</a> in the United States of America and on <a href="/wiki/ITV4" title="ITV4">ITV4</a> in the United Kingdom.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Arena_football">Arena football</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Capital_One_Arena&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Arena football"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2017, the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Valor" title="Washington Valor">Washington Valor</a> began play at the arena for their inaugural season in the <a href="/wiki/Arena_Football_League" title="Arena Football League">Arena Football League</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Valor folded in 2019 and the arena has not hosted an Arena League game since. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Gymnastics_and_figure_skating">Gymnastics and figure skating</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Capital_One_Arena&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Gymnastics and figure skating"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The arena hosted the <a href="/wiki/2003_World_Figure_Skating_Championships" title="2003 World Figure Skating Championships">2003 World Figure Skating Championships</a> and the 2016 Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastics Champions.<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Music_and_other_entertainment">Music and other entertainment</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Capital_One_Arena&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Music and other entertainment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The arena is a major location for concerts and cultural events in the D.C. region. Among the musical performers, cultural figures, and entertainment shows that have performed at the arena are <a href="/wiki/Olivia_Rodrigo" title="Olivia Rodrigo">Olivia Rodrigo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Duran_Duran" title="Duran Duran">Duran Duran</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ricardo_Arjona" title="Ricardo Arjona">Ricardo Arjona</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kylie_Minogue" title="Kylie Minogue">Kylie Minogue</a>, <a href="/wiki/Janet_Jackson" title="Janet Jackson">Janet Jackson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mariah_Carey" title="Mariah Carey">Mariah Carey</a>, <a href="/wiki/Muse_(band)" title="Muse (band)">Muse</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paul_McCartney" title="Paul McCartney">Paul McCartney</a>, <a href="/wiki/Queen_(band)" title="Queen (band)">Queen</a>, <a href="/wiki/U2" title="U2">U2</a>, <a href="/wiki/Iron_Maiden" title="Iron Maiden">Iron Maiden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shakira" title="Shakira">Shakira</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lady_Gaga" title="Lady Gaga">Lady Gaga</a>, <a href="/wiki/Madonna" title="Madonna">Madonna</a>, <a href="/wiki/Britney_Spears" title="Britney Spears">Britney Spears</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Three_Tenors" title="The Three Tenors">The Three Tenors</a>, <a href="/wiki/Drake_(musician)" title="Drake (musician)">Drake</a>, <a href="/wiki/Barbra_Streisand" title="Barbra Streisand">Barbra Streisand</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bon_Jovi" title="Bon Jovi">Bon Jovi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Prince_(musician)" title="Prince (musician)">Prince</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tim_McGraw" title="Tim McGraw">Tim McGraw</a>, <a href="/wiki/Faith_Hill" title="Faith Hill">Faith Hill</a>, <a href="/wiki/Beyonc%C3%A9" title="Beyoncé">Beyoncé</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Dalai_Lama" class="mw-redirect" title="The Dalai Lama">the Dalai Lama</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tina_Turner" title="Tina Turner">Tina Turner</a>, <a href="/wiki/Keith_Urban" title="Keith Urban">Keith Urban</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paul_Simon" title="Paul Simon">Paul Simon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sting_(musician)" title="Sting (musician)">Sting</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Police" title="The Police">The Police</a>, <a href="/wiki/Taylor_Swift" title="Taylor Swift">Taylor Swift</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tame_Impala" title="Tame Impala">Tame Impala</a>, <a href="/wiki/Coldplay" title="Coldplay">Coldplay</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tyler,_the_Creator" title="Tyler, the Creator">Tyler, the Creator</a>, <a href="/wiki/Elton_John" title="Elton John">Elton John</a>, <a href="/wiki/Usher_(musician)" title="Usher (musician)">Usher</a>, <a href="/wiki/Green_Day" title="Green Day">Green Day</a>, <a href="/wiki/Blink-182" title="Blink-182">blink-182</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Who" title="The Who">The Who</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bad_Bunny" title="Bad Bunny">Bad Bunny</a>, <a href="/wiki/Billie_Eilish" title="Billie Eilish">Billie Eilish</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dua_Lipa" title="Dua Lipa">Dua Lipa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Harry_Styles" title="Harry Styles">Harry Styles</a>, <a href="/wiki/Trans-Siberian_Orchestra" title="Trans-Siberian Orchestra">Trans-Siberian Orchestra</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cage_the_Elephant" title="Cage the Elephant">Cage the Elephant</a>, <a href="/wiki/Monster_Jam" title="Monster Jam">Monster Jam</a>, <a href="/wiki/Disney_on_Ice" title="Disney on Ice">Disney on Ice</a>, K-POP groups <a href="/wiki/Ateez" title="Ateez">Ateez</a>, <a href="/wiki/Seventeen_(South_Korean_band)" title="Seventeen (South Korean band)">Seventeen</a>, <a href="/wiki/NCT_Dream" title="NCT Dream">NCT DREAM</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jonas_Brothers" title="Jonas Brothers">Jonas Brothers</a>, <a href="/wiki/AJR" title="AJR">AJR</a>, <a href="/wiki/IU_(singer)" title="IU (singer)">IU</a>, <a href="/wiki/Howard_University" title="Howard University">Howard University</a> graduation speech by U.S. President <a href="/wiki/Joe_Biden" title="Joe Biden">Joe Biden</a>, and a <a href="/wiki/Michelle_Obama" title="Michelle Obama">Michelle Obama</a> book tour event. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Washington_International_Horse_Show" title="Washington International Horse Show">Washington International Horse Show</a> took place every October in the arena for more than 20 years through 2019, after which it was moved out because of the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Criticism">Criticism</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Capital_One_Arena&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Criticism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Gentrification">Gentrification</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Capital_One_Arena&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Gentrification"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>When the arena opened, there was concern that it would lead to the displacement of Chinese businesses and culture in the area that is the city's <a href="/wiki/Chinatown,_Washington,_D.C." title="Chinatown, Washington, D.C.">Chinatown</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-wapo20090129_75-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wapo20090129-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The surrounding area has indeed been dramatically <a href="/wiki/Gentrification" title="Gentrification">gentrified</a>, and most of the Chinese residents and businesses who lived and operated in the neighborhood when the arena first opened have been displaced because of the spike in real estate prices.<sup id="cite_ref-wapo20110710_76-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wapo20110710-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 2011 estimates hold that the number of Chinese in the neighborhood is down to around 400 to 500.<sup id="cite_ref-wapo20110710_76-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wapo20110710-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Chinese-owned restaurants and businesses in the Chinatown area are largely gone and there has not been a full-service Chinese grocery in the neighborhood since 2005.<sup id="cite_ref-wapo20110710_76-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wapo20110710-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A <a href="/wiki/76_Place_at_Market_East" title="76 Place at Market East">similar stadium project</a> proposed for <a href="/wiki/Chinatown,_Philadelphia" title="Chinatown, Philadelphia">Philadelphia's Chinatown</a> sparked comparisons in 2023 to the Capital One Arena, and has caused significant community backlash.<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ice_quality_issues">Ice quality issues</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Capital_One_Arena&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Ice quality issues"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In December 2007, then-Capitals captain <a href="/wiki/Chris_Clark_(ice_hockey)" title="Chris Clark (ice hockey)">Chris Clark</a> stated that he believed the arena had the worst ice in the NHL. "There's a lot of ruts in the ice. It's soft. It's wet half the time. I could see a lot of injuries coming from the ice there. It could cost [players] their jobs... Even guys on other teams say the same thing. When we're facing off, they say, 'How do you guys play on this?'" Capitals owner <a href="/wiki/Ted_Leonsis" title="Ted Leonsis">Ted Leonsis</a> addressed this criticism directly.<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The ice quality issue has been persistent both since the opening of the facility and with the Capitals franchise in general.<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since Leonsis' acquisition of the facility, the quality of the ice has improved<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="margin-left:0.1em; white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Words_to_watch#Unsupported_attributions" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Words to watch"><span title="The material near this tag may use weasel words or too-vague attribution. (October 2017)">according to whom?</span></a></i>]</sup> and number of complaints has noticeably decreased. During playoff games, the arena installs additional portable refrigeration units outside the arena to aid the ice conditions during the warm and humid summer months.<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gallery">Gallery</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Capital_One_Arena&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Gallery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Capital_One_Arena_interior_2017-04-19.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="A Washington Wizards game"><img alt="A Washington Wizards game" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Capital_One_Arena_interior_2017-04-19.jpg/120px-Capital_One_Arena_interior_2017-04-19.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Capital_One_Arena_interior_2017-04-19.jpg/180px-Capital_One_Arena_interior_2017-04-19.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Capital_One_Arena_interior_2017-04-19.jpg/240px-Capital_One_Arena_interior_2017-04-19.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5472" data-file-height="3648" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">A <a href="/wiki/Washington_Wizards" title="Washington Wizards">Washington Wizards</a> game</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Capital_One_Arena.jpeg" class="mw-file-description" title="A Washington Capitals game"><img alt="A Washington Capitals game" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Capital_One_Arena.jpeg/120px-Capital_One_Arena.jpeg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Capital_One_Arena.jpeg/180px-Capital_One_Arena.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Capital_One_Arena.jpeg/240px-Capital_One_Arena.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">A <a href="/wiki/Washington_Capitals" title="Washington Capitals">Washington Capitals</a> game</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Soul_vs_Valor_(2017)_(8).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="A Washington Valor game"><img alt="A Washington Valor game" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Soul_vs_Valor_%282017%29_%288%29.jpg/120px-Soul_vs_Valor_%282017%29_%288%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="63" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Soul_vs_Valor_%282017%29_%288%29.jpg/180px-Soul_vs_Valor_%282017%29_%288%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Soul_vs_Valor_%282017%29_%288%29.jpg/240px-Soul_vs_Valor_%282017%29_%288%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3954" data-file-height="2063" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">A <a href="/wiki/Washington_Valor" title="Washington Valor">Washington Valor</a> game</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:2018_A-10_Final.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="The final of the Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament in 2018"><img alt="The final of the Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament in 2018" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/2018_A-10_Final.jpg/120px-2018_A-10_Final.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/2018_A-10_Final.jpg/180px-2018_A-10_Final.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/2018_A-10_Final.jpg/240px-2018_A-10_Final.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">The final of the <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_10_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament">Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament</a> in 2018</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:WWE_Monday_Night_Raw_(14527446394).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="WWE Monday Night Raw in the arena in 2014"><img alt="WWE Monday Night Raw in the arena in 2014" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/WWE_Monday_Night_Raw_%2814527446394%29.jpg/120px-WWE_Monday_Night_Raw_%2814527446394%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/WWE_Monday_Night_Raw_%2814527446394%29.jpg/180px-WWE_Monday_Night_Raw_%2814527446394%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/WWE_Monday_Night_Raw_%2814527446394%29.jpg/240px-WWE_Monday_Night_Raw_%2814527446394%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3183" data-file-height="2387" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/WWE" title="WWE">WWE</a> Monday Night Raw in the arena in 2014</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Justin_Timberlake_-_The_2020_Experience_World_Tour_-_Washington_-_02.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="A Justin Timberlake concert in 2014"><img alt="A Justin Timberlake concert in 2014" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Justin_Timberlake_-_The_2020_Experience_World_Tour_-_Washington_-_02.jpg/120px-Justin_Timberlake_-_The_2020_Experience_World_Tour_-_Washington_-_02.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="67" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Justin_Timberlake_-_The_2020_Experience_World_Tour_-_Washington_-_02.jpg/180px-Justin_Timberlake_-_The_2020_Experience_World_Tour_-_Washington_-_02.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Justin_Timberlake_-_The_2020_Experience_World_Tour_-_Washington_-_02.jpg/240px-Justin_Timberlake_-_The_2020_Experience_World_Tour_-_Washington_-_02.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3512" data-file-height="1969" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">A <a href="/wiki/Justin_Timberlake" title="Justin Timberlake">Justin Timberlake</a> concert in 2014</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div 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style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Verizon_Center_satellite_view.png" class="mw-file-description" title="A satellite view of the arena in 2008"><img alt="A satellite view of the arena in 2008" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Verizon_Center_satellite_view.png/120px-Verizon_Center_satellite_view.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="79" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Verizon_Center_satellite_view.png/180px-Verizon_Center_satellite_view.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Verizon_Center_satellite_view.png/240px-Verizon_Center_satellite_view.png 2x" data-file-width="992" data-file-height="653" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">A satellite view of the arena in 2008</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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id="Washington_Mystics" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Washington_Mystics" title="Washington Mystics"><span style="color:white">Washington Mystics</span></a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background-color: #002B5C !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #E03A3E, inset -2px -2px 0 #E03A3E; !important;;"><div> <ul><li>Founded in 1998</li> <li>Based in <b><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C."><span style="color:white">Washington, D.C.</span></a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #002B5C !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #E03A3E, inset -2px -2px 0 #E03A3E; !important;;;width:1%">Franchise</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Washington_Mystics" title="Washington Mystics">Franchise</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/2024_Washington_Mystics_season" title="2024 Washington Mystics season">Current season</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #002B5C !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #E03A3E, inset -2px -2px 0 #E03A3E; !important;;;width:1%">Arenas</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Capital One Arena</a> (1998–2018)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Entertainment_and_Sports_Arena" title="Entertainment and Sports Arena">Entertainment and Sports Arena</a></b> (2019–present)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #002B5C !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #E03A3E, inset -2px -2px 0 #E03A3E; !important;;;width:1%">Head coaches</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Lewis_(basketball)" title="Jim Lewis (basketball)">Jim Lewis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cathy_Parson" title="Cathy Parson">Cathy Parson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Darsch" title="Nancy Darsch">Nancy Darsch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darrell_Walker" title="Darrell Walker">Darrell Walker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Maher" title="Tom Maher">Tom Maher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marianne_Stanley" title="Marianne Stanley">Marianne Stanley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Adams_(basketball)" title="Michael Adams (basketball)">Michael Adams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richie_Adubato" title="Richie Adubato">Richie Adubato</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tree_Rollins" title="Tree Rollins">Tree Rollins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jessie_Kenlaw" title="Jessie Kenlaw">Jessie Kenlaw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Julie_Plank" title="Julie Plank">Julie Plank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trudi_Lacey" title="Trudi Lacey">Trudi Lacey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Thibault" title="Mike Thibault">Mike Thibault</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Thibault" title="Eric Thibault">Eric Thibault</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #002B5C !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #E03A3E, inset -2px -2px 0 #E03A3E; !important;;;width:1%">Administration</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Sponsor: <b><a href="/wiki/Inova_Health_System" title="Inova Health System">Inova Health System</a></b></li></ul> <ul><li>Owner: <b><a href="/wiki/Monumental_Sports_%26_Entertainment" title="Monumental Sports & Entertainment">Monumental Sports & Entertainment</a></b> (<a href="/wiki/Ted_Leonsis" title="Ted Leonsis">Ted Leonsis</a>)</li></ul> <ul><li>President: <b><a href="/wiki/Michael_Winger" title="Michael Winger">Michael Winger</a></b></li></ul> <ul><li>General manager: <a href="/wiki/Melissa_McFerrin" title="Melissa McFerrin">Melissa McFerrin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judy_Holland-Burton" title="Judy Holland-Burton">Judy Holland-Burton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Linda_Hargrove_(basketball)" title="Linda Hargrove (basketball)">Linda Hargrove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Angela_Taylor_(basketball)" title="Angela Taylor (basketball)">Angela Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trudi_Lacey" title="Trudi Lacey">Trudi Lacey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Thibault" title="Mike Thibault">Mike Thibault</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #002B5C !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #E03A3E, inset -2px -2px 0 #E03A3E; !important;;;width:1%">All-Stars</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Ariel_Atkins" title="Ariel Atkins">Ariel Atkins</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alana_Beard" title="Alana Beard">Alana Beard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tina_Charles_(basketball)" title="Tina Charles (basketball)">Tina Charles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monique_Currie" title="Monique Currie">Monique Currie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stacey_Dales" title="Stacey Dales">Stacey Dales</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elena_Delle_Donne" title="Elena Delle Donne">Elena Delle Donne</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Stefanie_Dolson" title="Stefanie Dolson">Stefanie Dolson</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lindsey_Harding" title="Lindsey Harding">Lindsey Harding</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chamique_Holdsclaw" title="Chamique Holdsclaw">Chamique Holdsclaw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crystal_Langhorne" title="Crystal Langhorne">Crystal Langhorne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ivory_Latta" title="Ivory Latta">Ivory Latta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nikki_McCray-Penson" title="Nikki McCray-Penson">Nikki McCray</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emma_Meesseman" title="Emma Meesseman">Emma Meesseman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DeLisha_Milton-Jones" title="DeLisha Milton-Jones">DeLisha Milton-Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kristi_Toliver" title="Kristi Toliver">Kristi Toliver</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #002B5C !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #E03A3E, inset -2px -2px 0 #E03A3E; !important;;;width:1%">Culture & lore</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Swag_Surfin#Usage_in_sports" title="Swag Surfin">Swag Surfin</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #002B5C !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #E03A3E, inset -2px -2px 0 #E03A3E; 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href="/wiki/2006_Washington_Mystics_season" title="2006 Washington Mystics season">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Washington_Mystics_season" title="2007 Washington Mystics season">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Washington_Mystics_season" title="2008 Washington Mystics season">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Washington_Mystics_season" title="2009 Washington Mystics season">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Washington_Mystics_season" title="2010 Washington Mystics season">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Washington_Mystics_season" title="2011 Washington Mystics season">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Washington_Mystics_season" title="2012 Washington Mystics season">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Washington_Mystics_season" title="2013 Washington Mystics season">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Washington_Mystics_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2014 Washington Mystics season">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Washington_Mystics_season" title="2015 Washington Mystics season">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Washington_Mystics_season" title="2016 Washington Mystics season">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Washington_Mystics_season" title="2017 Washington Mystics season">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Washington_Mystics_season" title="2018 Washington Mystics season">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Washington_Mystics_season" title="2019 Washington Mystics season">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Washington_Mystics_season" title="2020 Washington Mystics season">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Washington_Mystics_season" title="2021 Washington Mystics season">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Washington_Mystics_season" title="2022 Washington Mystics season">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Washington_Mystics_season" title="2023 Washington Mystics season">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Washington_Mystics_season" title="2024 Washington Mystics season">2024</a></li></ul> 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Armory</a> (1947–1949)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonough_Gymnasium" title="McDonough Gymnasium">McDonough Gymnasium</a> (1951–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Capital_Centre_(Landover,_Maryland)" title="Capital Centre (Landover, Maryland)">Capital Centre</a> (1981–1997)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Capital One Arena</a> (1997–present)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#041E42;color:#FFFFFF;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #AFA9A0, inset -2px -2px 0 #AFA9A0;;width:1%">Rivalries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Georgetown%E2%80%93St._John%27s_men%27s_basketball_rivalry" title="Georgetown–St. John's men's basketball rivalry">St. John's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georgetown%E2%80%93UConn_men%27s_basketball_rivalry" title="Georgetown–UConn men's basketball rivalry">UConn</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#041E42;color:#FFFFFF;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #AFA9A0, inset -2px -2px 0 #AFA9A0;;width:1%">Culture & lore</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball#History" title="Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hoya_Saxa" title="Hoya Saxa">Hoya Saxa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_the_Bulldog" title="Jack the Bulldog">Jack the Bulldog</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/There_Goes_Old_Georgetown" title="There Goes Old Georgetown">There Goes Old Georgetown</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Georgetown_vs._Princeton_men%27s_basketball_game" title="1989 Georgetown vs. Princeton men's basketball game">1989 Princeton game</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Above_the_Rim" title="Above the Rim">Above the Rim</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#041E42;color:#FFFFFF;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #AFA9A0, inset -2px -2px 0 #AFA9A0;;width:1%">People</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_head_coaches" title="List of Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball head coaches">Head coaches</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Georgetown_Hoyas_in_the_NBA_and_WNBA_drafts" title="List of Georgetown Hoyas in the NBA and WNBA drafts">NBA draftees</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_statistical_leaders" title="Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball statistical leaders">Statistical leaders</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#041E42;color:#FFFFFF;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #AFA9A0, inset -2px -2px 0 #AFA9A0;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_seasons" title="List of Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball seasons"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Seasons</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_seasons" title="List of Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball seasons">List of seasons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1906%E2%80%9307_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1906–07 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1906–07</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1907%E2%80%9308_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1907–08 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1907–08</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908%E2%80%9309_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1908–09 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1908–09</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1909%E2%80%9310_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1909–10 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1909–10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1910%E2%80%9311_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1910–11 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1910–11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1911%E2%80%9312_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1911–12 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1911–12</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912%E2%80%9313_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1912–13 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1912–13</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1913%E2%80%9314_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1913–14 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1913–14</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914%E2%80%9315_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1914–15 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1914–15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1915%E2%80%9316_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1915–16 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1915–16</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916%E2%80%9317_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1916–17 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1916–17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1917%E2%80%9318_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1917–18 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1917–18</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1918%E2%80%9319_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1918–19 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1918–19</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1919%E2%80%9320_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1919–20 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1919–20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920%E2%80%9321_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1920–21 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1920–21</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1921%E2%80%9322_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1921–22 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1921–22</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922%E2%80%9323_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1922–23 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1922–23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1923%E2%80%9324_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1923–24 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1923–24</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924%E2%80%9325_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1924–25 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1924–25</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1925%E2%80%9326_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1925–26 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1925–26</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926%E2%80%9327_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1926–27 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1926–27</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927%E2%80%9328_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1927–28 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1927–28</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928%E2%80%9329_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1928–29 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1928–29</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929%E2%80%9330_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1929–30 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1929–30</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930%E2%80%9331_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1930–31 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1930–31</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931%E2%80%9332_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1931–32 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1931–32</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932%E2%80%9333_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1932–33 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1932–33</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933%E2%80%9334_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1933–34 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1933–34</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934%E2%80%9335_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1934–35 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1934–35</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935%E2%80%9336_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1935–36 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1935–36</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936%E2%80%9337_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1936–37 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1936–37</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937%E2%80%9338_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1937–38 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1937–38</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938%E2%80%9339_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1938–39 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1938–39</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939%E2%80%9340_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1939–40 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1939–40</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940%E2%80%9341_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1940–41 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1940–41</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941%E2%80%9342_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1941–42 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1941–42</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1942%E2%80%9343_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1942–43 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1942–43</a></i></li> <li><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#AAA">1943–44</span></li> <li><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#AAA">1944–45</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945%E2%80%9346_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1945–46 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1945–46</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946%E2%80%9347_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1946–47 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1946–47</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947%E2%80%9348_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1947–48 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1947–48</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948%E2%80%9349_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1948–49 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1948–49</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949%E2%80%9350_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1949–50 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1949–50</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950%E2%80%9351_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1950–51 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1950–51</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951%E2%80%9352_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1951–52 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1951–52</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952%E2%80%9353_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1952–53 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1952–53</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953%E2%80%9354_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1953–54 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1953–54</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954%E2%80%9355_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1954–55 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1954–55</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955%E2%80%9356_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1955–56 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1955–56</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956%E2%80%9357_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1956–57 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1956–57</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957%E2%80%9358_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1957–58 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1957–58</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958%E2%80%9359_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1958–59 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1958–59</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959%E2%80%9360_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1959–60 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1959–60</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960%E2%80%9361_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1960–61 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1960–61</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961%E2%80%9362_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1961–62 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1961–62</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962%E2%80%9363_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1962–63 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1962–63</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963%E2%80%9364_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1963–64 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1963–64</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964%E2%80%9365_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1964–65 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1964–65</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965%E2%80%9366_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1965–66 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1965–66</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966%E2%80%9367_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1966–67 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1966–67</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967%E2%80%9368_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1967–68 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1967–68</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968%E2%80%9369_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1968–69 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1968–69</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969%E2%80%9370_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1969–70 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1969–70</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970%E2%80%9371_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1970–71 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1970–71</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971%E2%80%9372_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1971–72 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1971–72</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972%E2%80%9373_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1972–73 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1972–73</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1973–74 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1973–74</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974%E2%80%9375_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1974–75 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1974–75</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975%E2%80%9376_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1975–76 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1975–76</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976%E2%80%9377_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1976–77 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1976–77</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1977–78 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1977–78</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1978–79 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1978–79</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979%E2%80%9380_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1979–80 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1979–80</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1980–81 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1980–81</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1981%E2%80%9382_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1981–82 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1981–82</a></i></li> <li><a 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Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1988–89</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989%E2%80%9390_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1989–90 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1989–90</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990%E2%80%9391_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1990–91 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1990–91</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991%E2%80%9392_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1991–92 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1991–92</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992%E2%80%9393_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1992–93 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1992–93</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993%E2%80%9394_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1993–94 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1993–94</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994%E2%80%9395_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1994–95 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">1994–95</a></li> <li><a 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