1948–49 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team

The 1948–49 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University during the 1948–49 NCAA college basketball season. Elmer Ripley coached it in his tenth season as head coach, the third season of his third stint at the helm. The team was an independent and played its home games for a second and final season at the D.C. Armory in Washington, D.C. It finished with a record of 9-15 and had no post-season play.

1948–49 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–15
Head coach
CaptainRay Corley (1st year)
Home arenaD.C. Armory
Seasons

Season recap

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Senior guard Tommy O'Keefe and senior forward Ray Corley were the stars of the team. O'Keefe was the team's top scorer for a second straight season, with a season high of 22 points in the game against the New York Athletic Club.[1]

The 1948-49 squad started 6-3, but then lost 12 of its last 15 games to finish with a record of 9-15 – the least successful team in Ripley's ten Georgetown seasons – and had no post-season play. It was not ranked in the Top 20 in the Associated Press Poll – conducted for the first time this season – at any time.[2]

Considered a legend in basketball, Ripley departed at the end of the season, having coached the Hoyas in three separate stints (1927-1929, 1938-1943, and 1946-1949) with an overall record of 133-82, including what was then the school's only appearance in a postseason tournament when the 1942-43 team advanced to the final game of the 1943 NCAA Tournament.[3] He was head coach of John Carroll from 1949 to 1951, Army from 1951 to 1953, the Harlem Globetrotters from 1953 to 1956, the Israeli Olympic basketball team in 1956, and the Canadian Olympic basketball team in 1960.

Roster

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Sources[4][5]

Senior guard Tommy O'Keefe would later serve as Georgetown's assistant coach for four seasons from 1956 to 1960 and as head coach for six seasons from 1960 to 1966.[6]

# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown Previous Team(s)
9 Italo Ablondi 6'0" G Jr. New York, NY, U.S. Stuyvesant HS
13 Dick Falvey 6'0" G Jr. New York, NY, U.S. La Salle Academy
15 Ken "Bud" Brown 6'4" F Sr. Muncie, IN, U.S. Burris Laboratory School
16 Tommy O'Keefe 6'0" G Sr. Jersey City, NJ, U.S. University of Notre Dame
17 Ray Corley 6'2" F Sr. New York, NY, U.S. La Salle HS
26 Vin Leddy 5'11" G Sr. New York, NY, U.S. Saint Francis High School
28 John Mazziotta 6'5" F So. New York, NY, U.S. N/A
35 Johnny Brown 6'3" C/F Jr. Staten Island, NY, U.S. Tottenville, NY
36 Frank Alagia 6'1" F Jr. New York, NY, U.S. Andrew Jackson HS|33
N/A Joe Culhane N/A G Sr. Rochester, NY, U.S. University of Rochester
N/A Danny Supkis 6'7" F Jr. New York, NY, U.S. St. Alban's HS

1948–49 schedule and results

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Sources[7][8][9][10]

It was common practice at this time for colleges and universities to include non-collegiate opponents in their schedules, with the games recognized as part of their official record for the season, and the games played against a United States Army team from Fort Belvoir, Virginia, and the New York Athletic Club therefore counted as part of Georgetown's won-loss record for 1948-49. It was not until 1952 after the completion of the 1951-52 season that the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) ruled that colleges and universities could no longer count games played against non-collegiate opponents in their annual won-loss records.[11]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Tue., Dec. 7, 1948
no, no
Fort Belvoir W 91–51  1-0
D.C. Armory 
Washington, DC
Sat., Dec. 11, 1948
no, no
at New York University L 59–70  1-1
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
Wed., Dec. 15, 1948
no, no
Penn State W 49–40  2-1
D.C. Armory 
Washington, DC
Fri., Dec. 31, 1948
no, no
at John Carroll W 73–53  3-1
Cleveland Arena 
Cleveland, OH
N/A
no, no
vs. St. Bonaventure L 50–59  3-2
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 
Buffalo, NY
Fri., Jan. 7, 1949
no, no
at William & Mary L 58–69  3-3
George Preston Blow Gymnasium 
Williamsburg, VA
Sat., Jan. 8, 1949
no, no
at Richmond W 69–44  4-3
Richmond Arena 
Richmond, VA
Mon., Jan. 10, 1949
no, no
Maryland W 53–51  5-3
D.C. Armory 
Washington, DC
Wed., Jan. 12, 1949
no, no
at George Washington W 53–49  6-3
D.C. Armory 
Washington, DC
Sun., Jan. 16, 1949
no, no
at Canisius L 43–52  6-4
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 
Buffalo, NY
Mon., Jan. 17, 1949
no, no
vs. Lafayette L 48–56  6-5
Alumni Gymnasium 
Baltimore, MD
Fri., Jan. 28, 1949
no, no
No. 8 Villanova L 49–64  6-6
D.C. Armory 
Washington, DC
Wed., Feb. 2, 1949
no, no
Lafayette W 68–60  7-6
D.C. Armory 
Washington, DC
Sat., Feb. 5, 1949
no, no
St. John's L 54–65  7-7
D.C. Armory 
Washington, DC
Wed., Feb. 8, 1949
no, no
at Pennsylvania L 53–56  7-8
Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
Sat., Feb. 12, 1949
no, no
Seton Hall L 53–70  7-9
D.C. Armory 
Washington, DC
Tue., Feb. 15, 1949
no, no
at Holy Cross L 56–74  7-10
Boston Arena 
Boston, MA
Thu., Feb. 17, 1949
no, no
at Maryland W 56–52  8-10
Ritchie Coliseum 
College Park, MD
Sat., Feb. 19, 1949
no, no
at La Salle L 45–62  8-11
Philadelphia Convention Hall 
Philadelphia, PA
Wed., Feb. 23, 1949
no, no
George Washington L 42–57  8-12
D.C. Armory 
Washington, DC
N/A
no, no
at New York Athletic Club W 64–55  9-12
New York Athletic Club Gymnasium 
New York, NY
N/A
no, no
at Siena L 39–44  9-13
Washington Avenue Armory 
Albany, NY
Sat., Mar. 5, 1949
no, no
at Penn State L 42–61  9-14
Recreation Hall 
State College, PA
Mon., Mar. 7, 1949
no, no
at No. 14 Villanova L 57–65  9-15
Villanova Field House 
Villanova, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

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  1. ^ "The Georgetown Basketball History Project: The Top 100: 46. Tom O'Keefe". Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  2. ^ sports-reference.com 1948-49 Independent Season Summary
  3. ^ "The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Head Coaches". Archived from the original on May 27, 2017. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  4. ^ "The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Rosters 1940-41 to 1949-1950". Archived from the original on January 2, 2014. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  5. ^ The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Player Directory: Jersey Numbers
  6. ^ "The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Tom O'Keefe". Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  7. ^ The Georgetown Basketball History Project: 1940s Seasons
  8. ^ "The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Records vs. All Opponents". Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  9. ^ sports-reference.com 1948-49 Georgetown Hoyas Schedule and Results
  10. ^ 2012-2013 Georgetown Men's Basketball Media Guide, p. 60.
  11. ^ "The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Non-Collegiate Opponents". Archived from the original on February 12, 2017. Retrieved January 3, 2014.