1931–32 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 basketball 1931–32 Georgetown Hoyas Georgetown Hoyas logo.svg Independent 6–11 Fred Mesmer 1st Dick King Tech Gymnasium The 1931–32 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University during the 1931–32 NCAA college basketball season. Fred Mesmer coached it in his first season as head coach.http://www.hoyabasketball.com/coaches/bb-coach.htm The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Head Coaches 2014-01-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20170527235527/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/coaches/bb-coach.htm 2017-05-27 dead Georgetown was an independent and played its home games at Tech Gymnasium on the campus of McKinley Technical High School in Washington, D.C.The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Home Courts The team finished with a record of 6–11.sports-reference.com 1932-33 Eastern Intercollegiate Conference Season Summary Mesmer had played guard on Georgetowns 1927–28, 1928–29, and 1929–30 teams before graduating in 1930. Less than two years after graduation, he was hired at the age of 23 as the Hoyas head coach. A popular sports figure on campus, he would coach Georgetown for seven seasons, leaving after the end of the 1937–38 season with an overall record of 53–76. Although his teams would go 36–20 (.643) at home, they would manage only a 17–56 (.233) record on the road, and he would have only two winning seasons – 1933–34 and 1936–37 – during his tenure. This was Georgetowns last season as an independent before beginning a seven-season stint the following year as a member of the Eastern Intercollegiate Conference. Roster Sourceshttp://www.hoyabasketball.com/players/roster-30s.htm#1932 The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Rosters 1930-31 to 1939-1940 2014-01-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20170212090031/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/players/roster-30s.htm#1932#1932 2017-02-12 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. NameHeightWeight (lbs.)PositionClassHometownPrevious Team(s)Bernard BonniwellN/AN/AGSr.Philadelphia, PA, U.S.Northeast Catholic HSTom CarolanN/AN/AFSo.Syracuse, NY, U.S.Christian Brothers AcademyBill ConnorsN/AN/AGSo.N/AN/AJohnny "Jack" CrowleyN/AN/AGSo.N/AN/ABill GordonN/AN/AGSr.N/AN/AHerman HeideN/AN/AGSo.N/AN/ADick KingN/AN/AGSr.New York, NY, U.S.St. Peter's Preparatory SchoolLeo McLaughlinN/AN/AGSr.Jersey City, NJ, U.S.Loyola School (New York, NY)Vernon MurphyN/AN/ACJr.N/AN/AJoe O'NeillN/AN/ACSr.N/AN/A 1931–32 schedule and results SourcesThe Georgetown Basketball History Project: 1930s Seasonshttp://www.hoyabasketball.com/opponents.htm The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Records vs. All Opponents 2014-01-12 2013-11-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20131103211101/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/opponents.htm dead sports-reference.com 1931-32 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 Crescent Athletic Club and the Brooklyn Knights of Columbus therefore counted as part of Georgetowns won-loss record for 1931–32. 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 2014-01-12 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 Tue., Dec. 15, 1931 no w no Mount St. Mary's Tech Gymnasium Washington, DC no 32–23 1-0 Fri., Dec. 18, 1931 no w no Duke Tech Gymnasium Washington, DC no 36–26 2-0 Wed., Jan. 6, 1932 no w no Baltimore Tech Gymnasium Washington, DC no 31–23 3-0 Fri., Jan. 8, 1932 no l yes no Crescent Athletic Club N/A New York, NY no 28–39 3-1 Sat., Jan. 9, 1932 no l yes no New York University University Heights Gymnasium New York, NY no 18–26 3-2 Mon., Jan. 11, 1932 no l no St. John's Tech Gymnasium Washington, DC no 26–27 3-3 Wed., Jan. 20, 1932 no l yes no Duquesne Duquesne Garden Pittsburgh, PA no 27–29 3-4 Thu., Jan. 21, 1932 no l yes no Temple Mitten Hall Philadelphia, PA no 19–39 3-5 Sat., Jan. 30, 1932 no l yes no Brooklyn Knights of Columbus N/A New York, NY no 27–29 3-6 Sun., Jan. 31, 1932 no l yes no Army Hayes Gymnasium West Point, NY no 20–24 3-7 Wed., Feb. 3, 1932 no l yes no Loyola Maryland Alumni Gymnasium Baltimore, MD no 30–31 3-8 Fri., Feb. 5, 1932 no w no Western Maryland Tech Gymnasium Washington, DC no 25–14 4-8 Mon., Feb. 8, 1932 no no West Virginia Tech Gymnasium Washington, DC no 45-31 5-8 Sat., Feb. 13, 1932 no w no Pittsburgh Tech Gymnasium Washington, DC no 33–30 6-8 Fri., Feb. 19, 1932 no l yes no West Virginia WVU Field House Morgantown, WV no 28–50 6-9 N/A no l no Duquesne Tech Gymnasium Washington, DC no 24–37 6-10 N/A no l no Carnegie Tech Tech Gymnasium Washington, DC no 26–36 6-11 no no References Category:Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball seasons Georgetown Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team