1929–30 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1929–30 Georgetown Hoyas basketball Independent 13–12 Bill Dudack 1st Tech Gymnasium The 1929–30 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University during the 1929–30 NCAA college basketball season. Bill Dudack coached it in his first and only season as head coach.http://www.hoyabasketball.com/coaches/bb-coach.htm The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Head Coaches 2014-01-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20170527235527/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/coaches/bb-coach.htm 2017-05-27 dead Georgetown was an independent and, after playing its first two games at Clendenen Gymnasium on the campus of American University in Washington, D.C. – its home court the previous season – the team played its home games at Tech Gymnasium on the campus of Washington's McKinley Technical High School.The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Home Courts It played one home game later in the season at Brookland Gymnasium on the campus of the Catholic University of America in Washington. Season recap thumb|left|Bill Dudack, seen as a Georgetown forward in 1920, graduated in 1921 and returned to Georgetown to coach the 1929–30 team. Bill Dudack was a 1921 Georgetown graduate who had played for four years on the varsity basketball team, beginning with the 1917–18 season and had lettered for the 1918–19, 1919–20, and 1920–21 teams. He had also been captain of the 1919–20 team. He had served as an assistant to head coach to Elmer Ripley during Ripleys two very successful seasons as the Hoyas head coach in 1927–28 and 1928–29. Dudack inherited a team stocked with veterans Ripley had recruited, leading to hopes that Ripleys success would continue under Dudack. Senior guard and second-year team captain Fred Mesmer was an important defensive presence for the team during the season and led the Hoyas in scoring for the second straight year, averaging 9.2 points per game. He averaged 8.5 points per game over his collegiate career.The Georgetown Basketball History Project: The Top 100: 83. Fred Mesmer Senior center Don Dutton scored a career-high 20 points against Johns Hopkins on January 22, 1930, and averaged 8.0 points per game through 16 games before being declared academically ineligible for the rest of the year after mid-term examinations. He focused on his studies and graduated on time in the spring of 1930.The Georgetown Basketball History Project: The Top 100: 85. Don Dutton Despite the teams veteran talent and the winning tradition the school hoped Ripley had established during the previous two years, the 1929–30 Hoyas only managed a 13–12 record. Georgetown did not rehire Dudack for the following season. Roster Sourceshttp://www.hoyabasketball.com/players/roster-20s.htm#1930 The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Rosters 1920-21 to 1929-1930 2014-01-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20140113181048/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/players/roster-20s.htm#1930 2014-01-13 dead https://www.hoyabasketball.com/players/players.htm The Georgetown Basketball History Project: All-Time Player Directory Georgetown University 2022-04-10 live https://web.archive.org/web/20220328191824/https://www.hoyabasketball.com/players/players.htm 2022-03-28 Georgetown players did not wear numbers on their jerseys this season. The first numbered jerseys in Georgetown mens basketball history would not appear until the 1933–34 season.http://www.hoyabasketball.com/players/roster-30s.htm#1934 The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Rosters 1930-31 to 1939-1940 2014-01-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20170212090031/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/players/roster-30s.htm#1934 2017-02-12 dead Less than two years after graduating after the end of this season, senior guard Fred Mesmer would become Georgetowns head coach for the 1931–32 season and coach the Hoyas for seven seasons. NameHeightWeight (lbs.)PositionClassHometownPrevious Team(s)Chris CallanN/AN/AGSr.Washington, DC, U.S.St. John's College HSPaul DillonN/AN/AFJr.N/AN/AJohnny DunnN/AN/AGSr.Milwaukee, WI, U.S.Marquette University HSDon Dutton6'2"N/ACSr.Syracuse, NY, U.S.Christian Brothers AcademyJim LeaveyN/AN/ACJr.N/AN/AMaurice McCarthyN/AN/AGSr.Stamford, CT, U.S.N/AHarold "Reds" MeenanN/AN/AFSr.New York, NY, U.S.Loyola SchoolFred Mesmer5'8"N/AGSr.Syracuse, NY, U.S.Christian Brothers AcademyWalter MorrisN/AN/ACJr.N/AN/ABill SheaN/AN/AFJr.New York, NY, U.S.New York UniversityRussell WhiteN/AN/AFJr.Orange, NJ, U.S.Seton Hall Preparatory School 1929–30 schedule and results Sourceshttp://www.hoyabasketball.com/records/bb-1920.htm The Georgetown Basketball History Project: 1920s Seasons January 13, 2014 November 12, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131112045832/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/records/bb-1920.htm dead http://www.hoyabasketball.com/opponents.htm The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Records vs. All Opponents 2014-01-13 2013-11-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20131103211101/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/opponents.htm dead sports-reference.com 1929-30 Georgetown Hoyas Schedule and Results2012-2013 Georgetown Men's Basketball Media Guide, p. 59. 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 the Brooklyn Knights of Columbus, the Columbus Knights of Columbus, and the Crescent Athletic Club therefore counted as part of Georgetowns won-loss record for 1929–30. 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.http://www.hoyabasketball.com/records/opponents-nc.htm The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Non-Collegiate Opponents 2014-01-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20170212123107/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/records/opponents-nc.htm 2017-02-12 dead no no no no no |- !colspan=9 style="background:#002147; color:#8D817B;"| Regular Season Sat., Dec. 7, 1929 no l no Gettysburg Clendenen Gymnasium Washington, DC no 26–33 0-1 Sat., Dec. 14, 1929 no w no Baltimore Clendenen Gymnasium Washington, DC no 39–32 1-1 Fri., Dec. 27, 1929 no w yes no Columbus Knights of Columbus Columbus Gymnasium New York, NY no 38–30 2-1 Sat., Dec. 28, 1929 no l yes no Crescent Athletic Club Crescent Gymnasium New York, NY no 24–38 2-2 Mon., Dec. 30, 1929 no w yes no Manhattan Manhattan Gymnasium New York, NY no 32–27 3-2 Wed., Jan. 1, 1930 no w yes no New York University Yale Armory New Haven, CT Yale Quadrangular Invitational Tournament no 31–27 4-2 Thu., Jan. 2, 1930 no l yes no Yale Yale Armory New Haven, CT Yale Quadrangular Invitational Tournament no 23–26 4-3 Tue., Jan. 7, 1930 no w no Wake Forest Tech Gymnasium Washington, DC no 35–20 5-3 Fri., Jan. 10, 1930 no yes no West Virginia WVU Field House Morgantown, WV no 27-34 5-4 Sat., Jan. 11, 1930 no l yes no Pittsburgh Trees Gymnasium Pittsburgh, PA no 26–43 5-5 Wed., Jan. 15, 1930 no w no Washington (Md.) Tech Gymnasium Washington, DC no 37–32 6-5 Fri., Jan. 17, 1930 no l yes no Temple Mitten Hall Philadelphia, PA no 24–37 6-6 Sat., Jan. 18, 1930 no l yes no New York University University Heights Gymnasium New York, NY no 27–35 6-7 Wed., Jan. 22, 1930 no no Johns Hopkins Tech Gymnasium Washington, DC no 48-27 7-7 Sat., Jan. 25, 1930 no no Mount St. Mary's Tech Gymnasium Washington, DC no 35-20 8-7 Mon., Feb. 3, 1930 no w no West Virginia Tech Gymnasium Washington, DC no 34–31 9-7 Wed., Feb. 5, 1930 no l no New York University Tech Gymnasium Washington, DC no 20–26 9-8 Tue., Feb. 11, 1930 no w no Loyola Chicago Brookland Gymnasium Washington, DC no 34–23 10-8 Fri., Feb. 14, 1930 no w yes no Canisius Elmwood Hall Buffalo, NY no 29–26 11-8 Sat., Feb. 15, 1930 no l yes no Syracuse Archbold Gymnasium Syracuse, NY Rivalry no 18–40 11-9 Wed., Feb. 19, 1930 no l yes no Navy Dahlgren Hall Annapolis, MD no 29–37 11-10 Sat., Feb. 22, 1930 no w no Brooklyn Knights of Columbus Tech Gymnasium Washington, DC no 43–27 12-10 Fri., Feb. 28, 1930 no w no Western Maryland Tech Gymnasium Washington, DC no 35–32 13-10 Sat., Mar. 1, 1930 no yes no Johns Hopkins N/A Baltimore, MD no c cancelled – Thu., Mar. 6, 1930 no yes no New York Athletic Club N/A New York, NY no c cancelled – Fri., Mar. 7, 1930 no l yes no Columbia University Gymnasium New York, NY no 17–45 13-11 Sat., Mar. 8, 1930 no l yes no Fordham Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY no 29–30 13-12 no no References Category:Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball seasons Georgetown Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team