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 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
Record9–6
Head coach
  • John O'Reilly (2nd season)
CaptainMatt Donnelly (1st year)
Home arenaRyan Gymnasium
Seasons
1915–16 NCAA men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Arizona   5 0   1.000
Carleton   15 0   1.000
North Dakota Agricultural   18 0   1.000
Roanoke   9 0   1.000
Tennessee   12 0   1.000
Utah   11 0   1.000
Allegheny   10 1   .909
Montana State   10 1   .909
Nebraska Wesleyan   20 2   .909
Wake Forest   16 2   .889
Pittsburgh   15 2   .882
Seton Hall   13 2   .867
Navy   12 2   .857
Augustana (Ill.)   11 2   .846
Dayton   11 2   .846
Virginia   11 2   .846
Ripon   15 3   .833
Swarthmore   10 2   .833
New Mexico   9 2   .818
Wabash   17 4   .810
Virginia Tech   12 3   .800
Vanderbilt   11 3   .786
Colgate   14 4   .778
Duquesne   7 2   .778
Georgia   7 2   .778
Bucknell   10 3   .769
Saint Mary's (Calif.)   10 3   .769
Alabama   13 4   .765
Millikin   16 5   .762
Notre Dame   9 3   .750
Syracuse   9 3   .750
VMI   9 3   .750
New York University   11 4   .733
Oklahoma   19 7   .731
Louisville   8 3   .727
Penn State   8 3   .727
Fordham   10 4   .714
North Central   12 5   .706
Detroit   7 3   .700
Catholic   9 4   .692
Central Missouri   9 4   .692
Lake Forest   9 4   .692
Gettysburg   11 5   .688
Mississippi A&M   11 5   .688
Santa Clara   11 5   .688
Saint Louis   13 6   .684
Kalamazoo   6 3   .667
New Mexico A&M   6 3   .667
The Citadel   4 2   .667
North Carolina   12 6   .667
Toledo   2 1   .667
Fairmount   10 5   .667
Buffalo   7 4   .636
Delaware   7 4   .636
Washington College   7 4   .636
William & Mary   7 4   .636
Connecticut   5 3   .625
West Virginia   11 7   .611
Denison   9 6   .600
Georgetown   9 6   .600
Millsaps   6 4   .600
Montana   6 4   .600
Mount Union   6 4   .600
Union (N.Y.)   9 6   .600
Wyoming   3 2   .600
Louisiana State   14 10   .583
Davidson   11 8   .579
Indiana State   7 2   .778
Kentucky   8 6   .571
Southwestern (Kan.)   8 6   .571
Grove City   9 7   .563
Tulsa   9 7   .563
Western State Normal   9 7   .563
Tulane   10 8   .556
St. Joseph's   11 9   .550
North Dakota   6 5   .545
Wisconsin–Stevens Point   6 5   .545
CCNY   7 6   .538
Temple   7 6   .538
Ohio   8 7   .533
Wooster   8 7   .533
Lehigh   12 11   .522
Akron   5 5   .500
Boston University   2 2   .500
Brigham Young   3 3   .500
Michigan State   8 8   .500
Oklahoma A&M   7 8   .467
Muhlenberg   5 6   .455
Trinity (N.C.)   9 11   .450
Bradley   8 10   .444
Lafayette   7 9   .438
Butler   3 4   .429
Rutgers   3 4   .429
Washington and Lee   6 8   .429
Army   5 7   .417
Niagara   4 6   .400
Rochester (N.Y.)   6 9   .400
South Carolina   4 6   .400
Rhode Island State   3 5   .375
Ole Miss   4 7   .364
Kent State   4 8   .333
St. John's (NY)   5 10   .333
Utah State   2 4   .333
Washburn   4 8   .333
Virginia Tech   12 3   .800
Manhattan   4 9   .308
Miami (Ohio)   4 9   .308
Richmond   4 9   .308
North Carolina State   2 5   .286
Bowling Green State   3 8   .273
Auburn   2 6   .250
Clemson   2 6   .250
Southern California   5 15   .250
Texas Christian   1 3   .250
DePauw   1 3   .250
Northern Colorado   1 4   .200
Washington & Jefferson   1 4   .200
Stanford   2 9   .182
George Washington   2 10   .167
Cincinnati   1 9   .100
Idaho   1 12   .077
Canisius   0 4   .000

Season recap

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The 1915–1916 team photo.

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

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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

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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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  1. ^ "The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Head Coaches". Archived from the original on May 27, 2017. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
  2. ^ The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Home Courts
  3. ^ "The Georgetown Basketball History Project: The Ryan Gymnasium Years". Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
  4. ^ The Georgetown Basketball History Project: 1910s Seasons
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b The Georgetown Basketball History Project: 1920s Seasons
  6. ^ "The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Rosters 1910-11 to 1919-1920". Archived from the original on January 9, 2013. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
  7. ^ "The Georgetown Basketball History Project: All-Time Player Directory". Georgetown University. Archived from the original on March 28, 2022. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  8. ^ "The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Rosters 1930-31 to 1939-1940". Archived from the original on February 12, 2017. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
  9. ^ "The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Records vs. All Opponents". Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
  10. ^ sports-reference.com 1915-16 Georgetown Hoyas Schedule and Results
  11. ^ 2012-2013 Georgetown Men's Basketball Media Guide, p. 58.