1908–09 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 April 2023 1908–09 Georgetown Hoyas basketball GUHoyasbasketballteam1908-1909.PNG 285 Independent 9–5 Maurice Joyce 2nd Fred Rice Odd Fellows Hall Champions of the South The 1908–09 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University during the 1908–09 Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States college basketball season. Maurice Joyce coached the team in his second season as head coach.http://www.hoyabasketball.com/coaches/bb-coach.htm Georgetown Basketball History Project: Head Coaches 2017-05-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20170527235527/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/coaches/bb-coach.htm 2017-05-27 2018-03-19 Georgetown was an independent and – after its home opener at the Convention Hall at 5th and K Streets NW in downtown Washington, D.C., where it had played home games the previous season – played its home games at the Odd Fellows Hall at 8th and D Streets NW in downtown Washington.https://www.hoyabasketball.com/history/arenas.htm Georgetown Basketball History Project www.hoyabasketball.com 8 April 2023 The team finished the season with a record of 9–5. Season recap Freshman forward-center Frank Schlosser joined the team this season and played in all 14 games, immediately establishing himself as a scoring mainstay. He led the team in scoring, as he would in all four years of his career; this season he scored 128 points, averaging 9.1 points per game.http://www.hoyabasketball.com/features/top100/f_schlosser.htm The Georgetown Basketball History Project: The Top 100: 56. Frank Schlosser 2014-02-23 2015-03-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20150329171205/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/features/top100/f_schlosser.htm dead Georgetown University Law School student and forward Fred Rice was in his second season with the Hoyas. He started all 14 games the Hoyas played, scoring 34 field goals and shooting 42-for-75 (56.0%) from the free-throw line for a total of 110 points and a 7.9 points per game. He finished second only to Schlosser in scoring for the year. The teams nine wins this season included victories over basketball powers Virginia, Navy, and Penn State. Walter C. Foster, writing for Spalding's Official Collegiate Basket Ball Guide for 1910–1911, picked Georgetown as the recipient of the mythical title of "Champions of the South" for the 1908–09 season.Official collegiate basketball guide Wikimedia} Roster Sourceshttps://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 2022-03-28http://www.hoyabasketball.com/players/roster-1900s.htm#1909 Georgetown Basketball History Project: Team Rosters 2017-02-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20170212160452/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/players/roster-1900s.htm 2017-02-12 2018-03-19 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 2014-01-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20170212090031/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/players/roster-30s.htm#1934#1934 2017-02-12 dead Forward James Colliflower, a Georgetown University Law School student and three-season letterman in his second of three years playing with the team, would later serve as Georgetowns head coach during the 1911–12, 1912–13, 1913–14, and 1921–22 seasons. NameHeightWeight (lbs.)PositionClassHometownPrevious Team(s)George ColliflowerN/AN/AFGrad. Stud.Washington, DC, U.S.Georgetown Preparatory School(North Bethesda, MD)James ColliflowerN/AN/AFGrad. Stud.Washington, DC, U.S.Georgetown Preparatory School(North Bethesda, MD)Richard DowneyN/AN/ACGrad. Stud.N/AN/AGeorge GogginN/AN/AGJr.N/AN/AGeorge KeliherN/AN/AFJr.Washington, DC, U.S.United States ArmyRichard KingsleyN/AN/AGN/AWashington, DC, U.S.Georgetown Preparatory School(North Bethesda, MD)Fred RiceN/AN/ACGrad. Stud.Washington, DC, U.S.George Washington UniversityFrank SchlosserN/AN/ACFr.Washington, DC, U.S.United States ArmyBilly SitterdingN/AN/AGFr.Richmond, VA, U.S.N/A 1908–09 schedule and results Sourceshttp://www.hoyabasketball.com/records/bb-1900.htm Georgetown Basketball History Project: 1900s Records 8 April 2023http://www.hoyabasketball.com/opponents.htm The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Records vs. All Opponents 2014-01-21 2013-11-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20131103211101/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/opponents.htm dead https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/georgetown/men/1909-schedule.html 1908-09 Georgetown Hoyas Men 's Schedule and Results College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com 8 April 2023https://issuu.com/dpulupa/docs/2012-13_mbb_media_guide 2012-13 Georgetown Men's Basketball Media Guide by Georgetown University Athletics - Issuu issuu.com 8 April 2023 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 against the Washington YMCA all counted as part of Georgetowns won-loss record for 1908–09. 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 2014-01-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20170212123107/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/records/opponents-nc.htm# 2017-02-12 dead Georgetown met Navy for the first time this season, playing the Midshipmen three times and winning two of the games. It was the last success Georgetown would have against Navy until 1928; the Hoyas would lose 15 straight games to the Midshipmen in the interim.http://www.hoyabasketball.com/records/opponents-n.htm# The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Records vs. Opponents: N 2014-01-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20170212153202/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/records/opponents-n.htm# 2017-02-12 dead no no no no no |- !colspan=9 style="background:#002147; color:#8D817B;"| Regular Season Thu., Dec. 17, 1908 no w no Penn State Convention Hall Washington, DC no 49–22 1-0 Sat., Dec. 19, 1908 no l yes no Navy Dahlgren Hall Annapolis, MD no 32–33 1-1 Sat., Dec. 26, 1908 no l yes no Washington YMCA YMCA Hall Washington, DC no 22–37 1-2 Mon., Dec. 28, 1908 no no Columbia Odd Fellows Hall Washington, DC no c cancelled – Sat., Jan. 2, 1909 no w yes no Navy Dahlgren Hall Annapolis, MD no 26–24 2-2 Mon., Jan. 4, 1909 no no Vanderbilt Odd Fellows Hall Washington, DC no c cancelled – Sat., Jan. 9, 1909 no no Fordham Odd Fellows Hall Washington, DC no c cancelled – Sat., Jan. 9, 1909 no w yes no Washington YMCA YMCA Hall Washington, DC no 28–21 3-2 Sat., Jan. 16, 1909 no no Swarthmore Odd Fellows Hall Washington, DC no c cancelled – Sat., Jan. 23, 1909 no w yes no Navy Dahlgren Hall Annapolis, MD no 26–23 4-2 Wed., Jan. 27, 1909 no l yes no Washington YMCA YMCA Hall Washington, DC no 23–33 4-3 Sat., Jan. 30, 1909 no w yes no Virginia Fayerweather Gymnasium Charlottesville, VA no 35–24 5-3 Wed., Feb. 3, 1909 no l yes no Columbia University Heights Gymnasium New York, NY no 10–23 5-4 Sat., Feb. 6, 1909 no w no Washington and Lee Odd Fellows Hall Washington, DC no 60–15 6-4 Sat., Feb. 13, 1909 no w yes no Loyola 5th Regiment Armory Baltimore, MD no 62–25 7-4 Mon., Feb. 22, 1909 no w no Fordham Odd Fellows Hall Washington, DC no 27–19 8-4 Fri., Feb. 26, 1909 no l yes no Cornell N/A Ithaca, NY no 21–22 8-5 Sat., Feb. 27, 1909 no w no Virginia Odd Fellows Hall Washington, DC no 36–19 9-5 no no References Category:Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball seasons Georgetown Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team