1915–16 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team

1915–16 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball
1915–16 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	9–6
Head coach	John O'Reilly (2nd season);
Captain	Matt Donnelly (1st year)
Home arena	Ryan Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 1914–15 1916–17 →

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 NCAA men's basketball independents standings
v t e	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 Universty		–		–	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

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

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

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

[coach-1] "The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Head Coaches". Archived from the original on May 27, 2017. Retrieved January 19, 2014.

[homecourt-2] The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Home Courts

[ryan-3] "The Georgetown Basketball History Project: The Ryan Gymnasium Years". Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. Retrieved January 19, 2014.

[1910s-4] The Georgetown Basketball History Project: 1910s Seasons

[schedule-5] The Georgetown Basketball History Project: 1920s Seasons

[roster-10s-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.

[roster-30s-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.

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