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 record9–6
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– –  5–0  1.000
North Dakota State– –  18–0  1.000
Tennessee– –  12–0  1.000
Utah– –  11–0  1.000
Allegheny– –  10–1  .909
Wake Forest– –  16–2  .889
Pittsburgh– –  15–2  .882
Seton Hall– –  13–2  .867
Navy– –  12–2  .857
Dayton– –  11–2  .846
Virginia– –  11–2  .846
Virginia Tech– –  12–3  .800
Vanderbilt– –  11–3  .786
Colgate– –  14–4  .778
Duquesne– –  7–2  .778
Georgia– –  7–2  .778
Alabama– –  13–4  .765
Notre Dame– –  9–3  .750
Syracuse– –  9–3  .750
Oklahoma– –  19–7  .731
Louisville– –  8–3  .727
Penn State– –  8–3  .727
Mississippi State– –  11–5  .688
The Citadel– –  4–2  .667
North Carolina– –  8–3  .727
Buffalo– –  7–4  .636
William & Mary– –  7–4  .636
Connecticut– –  5–3  .625
Georgetown– –  9–6  .600
Louisiana State– –  14–10  .583
Indiana State– –  7–2  .778
Kentucky– –  8–6  .571
Temple– –  7–6  .538
Ohio– –  8–7  .533
Akron– –  2–2  .500
Brigham Young– –  2–2  .500
Michigan State– –  2–2  .500
Oklahoma State– –  7–8  .467
Duke– –  9–11  .450
Bradley– –  8–10  .444
Butler– –  3–4  .429
Rutgers– –  3–4  .429
Army– –  5–7  .417
Niagara– –  4–6  .400
South Carolina– –  4–6  .400
Ole Miss– –  4–7  .364
St. John's (NY)– –  5–10  .333
Wabash– –  4–8  .333
Manhattan– –  4–9  .308
North Carolina State– –  2–5  .286
Auburn– –  2–6  .250
Clemson– –  2–6  .250
Texas Christian– –  1–3  .250
Stanford– –  2–9  .182
Idaho– –  1–12  .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 36–35  1-0
Ryan Gymnasium 
Washington, DC
Sat., Dec. 18, 1915
no, no
at Brooklyn Polytechnic W 21–19  2-0
N/A 
New York, NY
Mon., Dec. 20, 1915
no, no
at Seton Hall L 29–36  2-1
N/A 
South Orange, NJ
Tue., Dec. 21, 1915
no, no
at New York University L 15–47  2-2
N/A 
New York, NY
Wed., Dec. 22, 1915
no, no
at St. John's L 17–26  2-3
N/A 
New York, NY
Mon., Jan. 10, 1916
no, no
New York University L 22–43  2-4
Ryan Gymnasium 
Washington, DC
Thu., Jan. 13, 1916
no, no
George Washington W 27–23  3-4
Ryan Gymnasium 
Washington, DC
Wed., Jan. 19, 1916
no, no
at Loyola Maryland W 26–22  4-4
N/A 
Baltimore, MD
Sat., Jan. 22, 1916
no, no
at Navy L 15–29  4-5
Dahlgren Hall 
Annapolis, MD
Fri., Jan. 28, 1916
no, no
Brooklyn Polytechnic W 20–17  5-5
Ryan Gymnasium 
Washington, DC
Sat., Jan. 29, 1916
no, no
George Washington W 29–19  6-5
Ryan Gymnasium 
Washington, DC
Thu., Feb. 10, 1916
no, no
Virginia Tech L 27–30  6-6
Ryan Gymnasium 
Washington, DC
Sat., Feb. 12, 1916
no, no
West Virginia Wesleyan W 35–21  7-6
Ryan Gymnasium 
Washington, DC
Thu., Feb. 17, 1916
no, no
Randolph–Macon W 45–12  8-6
Ryan Gymnasium 
Washington, DC
Sat., Feb. 26, 1916
no, no
Gallaudet W 34–24  9-6
Ryan Gymnasium 
Washington, DC
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

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