1915–16 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team

The 1915–16 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University during the 1915-16 NCAA Division I college basketball season. John O'Reilly coached the team in his second season as head coach.[1] Georgetown was an independent and played its home games at Ryan Gymnasium on the Georgetown campus in Washington, D.C.,[2] and finished the season with a record of 9-6.

1915–16 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
1915–16 record96
Head coach
  • John O'Reilly (2nd season)
CaptainMatt Donnelly (1st year)
Home arenaRyan Gymnasium
1915–16 NCAA men's basketball independents standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Arizona   50  1.000
North Dakota State   180  1.000
Tennessee   120  1.000
Utah   110  1.000
Allegheny   101  .909
Wake Forest   162  .889
Pittsburgh   152  .882
Seton Hall   132  .867
Navy   122  .857
Dayton   112  .846
Virginia   112  .846
Virginia Tech   123  .800
Vanderbilt   113  .786
Colgate   144  .778
Duquesne   72  .778
Georgia   72  .778
Alabama   134  .765
Notre Dame   93  .750
Syracuse   93  .750
Oklahoma   197  .731
Louisville   83  .727
Penn State   83  .727
Mississippi State   115  .688
The Citadel   42  .667
North Carolina   83  .727
Buffalo   74  .636
William & Mary   74  .636
Connecticut   53  .625
Georgetown   96  .600
Louisiana State   1410  .583
Indiana State   72  .778
Kentucky   86  .571
Temple   76  .538
Ohio   87  .533
Akron   22  .500
Brigham Young   22  .500
Michigan State   22  .500
Oklahoma State   78  .467
Duke   911  .450
Bradley   810  .444
Butler   34  .429
Rutgers   34  .429
Army   57  .417
Niagara   46  .400
South Carolina   46  .400
Ole Miss   47  .364
St. John's (NY)   510  .333
Wabash   48  .333
Manhattan   49  .308
North Carolina State   25  .286
Auburn   26  .250
Clemson   26  .250
Texas Christian   13  .250
Stanford   29  .182
Idaho   112  .077
Rankings from AP Poll

Season recap

Georgetown defeated crosstown rival George Washington twice this season, giving the Hoyas a four-game winning streak against George Washington dating to the previous season. The streak would reach 19 wins before George Washington suspended the series after the 1923-24 season.[3][4][5]

Roster

Sources[6][7]

Georgetown players did not wear numbers on their jerseys this season. The first numbered jerseys in Georgetown men's basketball history would not appear until the 1933-34 season.[8]

Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown Previous Team(s)
Mike Berardini N/A N/A F Fr. Washington, DC, U.S. Georgetown Preparatory School
(North Bethesda, MD)
Ed Cashin N/A N/A F So. N/A N/A
Joe Cavanaugh N/A N/A F Fr. N/A N/A
Gerald "Gerry" Curry N/A N/A G Sr. N/A N/A
Matt Donnelly N/A N/A G Sr. N/A N/A
[first name unknown] Hertel N/A N/A G N/A N/A N/A
Harry "King" Kelley N/A N/A G Sr. Buffalo, NY, U.S. Lafayette HS
Don Keresey N/A N/A G So. N/A N/A
Leo Klauberg N/A N/A F Sr. N/A N/A
Carroll McGuire N/A N/A G So. N/A N/A
Jim McNulty N/A N/A C So. N/A N/A
Jim O'Boyle N/A N/A G Fr. N/A N/A
Bob O'Lone N/A N/A F So. N/A N/A
Robert "Bob" Scott N/A N/A C N/A N/A N/A
Jimmy Sullivan N/A N/A F So. N/A N/A

1915–16 schedule and results

Sources[5][9][10][11]

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Wed., Dec. 15, 1915
no, no
Mount St. Joseph W 3635  1-0
Ryan Gymnasium 
Washington, DC
Sat., Dec. 18, 1915
no, no
at Brooklyn Polytechnic W 2119  2-0
N/A 
New York, NY
Mon., Dec. 20, 1915
no, no
at Seton Hall L 2936  2-1
N/A 
South Orange, NJ
Tue., Dec. 21, 1915
no, no
at New York University L 1547  2-2
N/A 
New York, NY
Wed., Dec. 22, 1915
no, no
at St. John's L 1726  2-3
N/A 
New York, NY
Mon., Jan. 10, 1916
no, no
New York University L 2243  2-4
Ryan Gymnasium 
Washington, DC
Thu., Jan. 13, 1916
no, no
George Washington W 2723  3-4
Ryan Gymnasium 
Washington, DC
Wed., Jan. 19, 1916
no, no
at Loyola Maryland W 2622  4-4
N/A 
Baltimore, MD
Sat., Jan. 22, 1916
no, no
at Navy L 1529  4-5
Dahlgren Hall 
Annapolis, MD
Fri., Jan. 28, 1916
no, no
Brooklyn Polytechnic W 2017  5-5
Ryan Gymnasium 
Washington, DC
Sat., Jan. 29, 1916
no, no
George Washington W 2919  6-5
Ryan Gymnasium 
Washington, DC
Thu., Feb. 10, 1916
no, no
Virginia Tech L 2730  6-6
Ryan Gymnasium 
Washington, DC
Sat., Feb. 12, 1916
no, no
West Virginia Wesleyan W 3521  7-6
Ryan Gymnasium 
Washington, DC
Thu., Feb. 17, 1916
no, no
Randolph–Macon W 4512  8-6
Ryan Gymnasium 
Washington, DC
Sat., Feb. 26, 1916
no, no
Gallaudet W 3424  9-6
Ryan Gymnasium 
Washington, DC
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

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