1921–22 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1921–22 Georgetown Hoyas basketball Independent 11–3 James Colliflower 4th Joe O'Connell Ryan Gymnasium The 1921–22 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University during the 1921–22 NCAA college basketball season. With John O'Reilly unable to coach due to illness, James Colliflower – a 1906 Georgetown graduate who played for Georgetown while at law school and then had coached the team for three seasons from 1911 to 1914 – returned to coach the team for one more season without pay.http://www.hoyabasketball.com/coaches/bb-coach.htm The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Head Coaches 2014-01-17 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 Ryan Gymnasium on the Georgetown campus in Washington, D.C.,The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Home Courts and finished the season with a record of 11–3. Season recap On-campus Ryan Gymnasium, where the Hoyas had played their home games since the 1914–15 season, had no seating, accommodating fans on a standing-room only-basis on an indoor track above the court. This precluded the accommodation of significant crowds, providing the self-sustaining Basketball Association with little revenue with which to fund the teams travel expenses and generally limiting Georgetown to an annual trip to Annapolis, Maryland, to play at Navy and trips to New York to play schools there, averaging no more than three road games a year from the 1918-19 season to the 1926–27 season in order to keep travel to a minimum.http://www.hoyabasketball.com/history/hist12.htm The Georgetown Basketball History Project: The Ryan Gymnasium Years 2014-01-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20131105033054/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/history/hist12.htm 2013-11-05 dead The 1921–22 team did not even visit Navy, but did make a trip to New York and New Jersey for three games at the end of the season. Otherwise, its only road game was a trip across town to play at George Washington. The Hoyas home winning streak at Ryan Gymnasium reached 44 games at the end of this season, dating back to a victory against Bucknell on the last day of the 1916–17 season; it would reach 52 before finally coming to an end during the 1923–24 season. A highlight of the home season at Ryan was a major upset when Georgetown defeated highly rated Kentucky, which had won the first Southern Conference championship the previous season.The Georgetown Basketball History Project: 1910s SeasonsThe Georgetown Basketball History Project: 1920s Seasons Georgetown also defeated crosstown rival George Washington twice this season, giving the Hoyas a 16-game winning streak against George Washington – 11 of the wins at Ryan Gymnasium – dating back to 1915. Senior forward Jack Flavin was the teams second-highest scorer. An excellent shooter, he played in 13 games and scored 93 points for a 7.2-point-per-game average for the season.The Georgetown Basketball History Project: The Top 100: 82. Jack Flavin Senior guard Andrew "Andy" Zazzali saw reduced playing time this season because of injuries and because Georgetown chose to put younger players on the court. He nonetheless played in 13 games, scoring 38 points for the season and averaging 2.9 points per game. He made a running jump shot late in the Kentucky game that helped in the upset of the Wildcats, and that helped him win back a starting role in the later part of the season.The Georgetown Basketball History Project: The Top 100: 84. Andrew Zazzali In this era, each team was allowed to designate a single player to shoot all of its free throws, and junior forward Paul Florence was that player this season for Georgetown. He scored 18 points in the season opener against St. Joseph's and led the team in scoring for the year, appearing in 12 games, scoring 136 points, and averaging 11.3 points per game for the season. He played a key defensive role in the upset of Kentucky.The Georgetown Basketball History Project: The Top 100: 91. Paul Florence The team began the season with an 11-game winning streak, but lost all three games of its season-ending road trip to finish at 11–3. Roster Sourceshttp://www.hoyabasketball.com/players/roster-20s.htm#1923 The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Rosters 1920-21 to 1929-1930 2014-01-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20140113181048/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/players/roster-20s.htm#1923 2014-01-13 dead https://www.hoyabasketball.com/players/players.htm The Georgetown Basketball History Project: All-Time Player Directory Georgetown University 2022-04-09 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 2014-01-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20170212090031/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/players/roster-30s.htm#1934 2017-02-12 dead NameHeightWeight (lbs.)PositionClassHometownPrevious Team(s)Al BroganN/AN/AGFr.Newark, NJ, U.S.N/APaul ByrneN/AN/AGJr.N/AN/AGeorge CarneyN/AN/AGSr.N/AN/AJack Flavin5'11"175FSr.Portland, ME, U.S.Portland HSPaul Florence6'1"178GJr.Chicago, IL, U.S.Loyola AcademyJack McGowanN/AN/AFSo.N/AN/AJack McGrathN/AN/AFN/AN/AN/ACharley O'ByrneN/AN/AFN/AN/AN/AJoe O'ConnellN/AN/ACSr.N/AN/AAl SchmittN/AN/AFFr.Buffalo, NY, U.S.CanisiusJack SmithN/AN/AFN/AN/AN/AJim SweeneyN/AN/AGFr.Boston, MA, U.S.N/AAndy ZazzaliN/AN/AGSr.Baltimore, MD, U.S.Mount St. Joseph HS 1921–22 schedule and results Sourceshttp://www.hoyabasketball.com/opponents.htm The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Records vs. All Opponents 2014-01-17 2013-11-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20131103211101/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/opponents.htm dead sports-reference.com 1921-22 Georgetown Hoyas Schedule and Results2012-2013 Georgetown Men's Basketball Media Guide, p. 58. 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, so the February 20, 1922, game against the Crescent Athletic Club counted as part of Georgetowns won-loss record for 1921–22. 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 2014-01-17 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 N/A no w no St. Joseph's Ryan Gymnasium Washington, DC no 53–15 1-0 N/A no w yes no George Washington Central Coliseum Washington, DC no 27–14 2-0 Wed., Jan. 18, 1922 no w no Villanova Ryan Gymnasium Washington, DC no 39–34 3-0 N/A no w no St. Francis (Pa.) Ryan Gymnasium Washington, DC no 48–10 4-0 N/A no w no Lebanon Valley Ryan Gymnasium Washington, DC no 41–36 5-0 N/A no w no George Washington Ryan Gymnasium Washington, DC no 38–16 6-0 N/A no w no Dickinson Ryan Gymnasium Washington, DC no 24–19 7-0 Mon., Feb. 6, 1922 no w no West Virginia Ryan Gymnasium Washington, DC no 27–15 8-0 Sun., Feb. 12, 1922 no w no Kentucky Ryan Gymnasium Washington, DC no 28–23 9-0 N/A no w no Marietta Ryan Gymnasium Washington, DC no 33–22 10-0 N/A no w no Bucknell Ryan Gymnasium Washington, DC no 28–22 11-0 Mon., Feb. 20, 1922 no l yes no Crescent Athletic Club N/A New York, NY no 24–25 11-1 Tue., Feb. 21, 1922 no l yes no New York University University Heights Gymnasium New York, NY no 17–31 11-2 Wed., Feb. 22, 1922 no l yes no Rutgers Ballantine Gymnasium New Brunswick, NJ no 27–44 11-3 no no References Category:Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball seasons Georgetown Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team