1953–54 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 basketball 1953–54 Georgetown Hoyas Georgetown Hoyas logo.svg Independent 11–18 Harry "Buddy" Jeannette 2nd Hugh Beins 1st Joe Carroll Lou Gigante McDonough Gymnasium The 1953–54 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University during the 1953–54 NCAA college basketball season. Harry "Buddy" Jeannette coached them in his second season as head coach. The team was an independent and played its home games at McDonough Gymnasium on the Georgetown campus in Washington, D.C. The team finished the season with a record of 11–18 and had no postseason play. Season recap Sophomore forward Warren Buehler joined the varsity team as a starter after a year on the freshman team, replacing star Bill Bolger, who had graduated after the previous season. Destined to become the top Georgetown scorer of the 1950s, Buehler got off to a quick start, ending the season as the teams top scorer for the first of two consecutive seasons. Playing in 28 of the seasons 29 games, he scored in double figures 26 times, including 29 points each against Pittsburgh and Duquesne, 30 against Detroit, and a career-high 36 points against Virginia – in a game which Georgetown nonetheless lost when Virginias Buzzy Wilkinson scored 45 points against the Hoyas. By the end of the year, Buehler had scored a Georgetown-record 511 points and averaged 18.2 points per game, second in school history.The Georgetown Basketball History Project: The Top 100: 42. Warren Buehler Senior guard and team co-captain Lou Gigante had starred for the team during the two previous seasons, and began another strong season this year, averaging in double figures. During the game against New York University at Madison Square Garden in New York City on January 12, 1954, however, he broke his foot, ending his season and collegiate career. He had averaged 9.2 points per game during his three varsity seasons.The Georgetown Basketball History Project: The Top 100: 88. Lou Gigante The previous season, Georgetown had made its first-ever appearance in the National Invitation Tournament and its first post-season tournament appearance since the 1942–43 team went to the 1943 NCAA Tournament. In sharp contrast, this season was a disappointment: In the face of academic losses and injuries that would plague the Hoyas throughout the last three seasons of Buddy Jeannettes four-year tenure as head coachhttp://www.hoyabasketball.com/coaches/bb-coach.htm The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Head Coaches 2013-12-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20170527235527/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/coaches/bb-coach.htm 2017-05-27 dead – in addition to losing Gigante to an injury, the team lost one of its top scorers at midseason to an academic suspension – the Hoyas finished with a record of 11–18 and had no post-season play. They were not ranked in the Top 20 in the Associated Press Poll or Coaches' Poll at any time.sports-reference.com 1953-54 Independent Season Summarysports-reference.com 1953-54 Polls Roster Sourceshttp://www.hoyabasketball.com/players/roster-50s.htm#1954 The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Rosters 1950-51 to 1959-1960 2013-12-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20131228183642/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/players/roster-50s.htm#1954 2013-12-28 dead The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Player Directory: Jersey Numbers After senior guard Lou Gigante suffered an injury, senior guard Jim Frisby replaced him on the team. Both wore No. 13 during the season. #NameHeightWeight (lbs.)PositionClassHometownPrevious Team(s)5Warren Buehler6"4"185FSo.Bayonne, NJ, U.S.Sweeney HS6Tommy Doyle6'0"N/AFSr.New York, NY, U.S.St. Francis Preparatory School8Tom HeymanN/AN/AFSo.N/AN/A9Bob ScottN/AN/AFSr.N/AN/A10Jack Vail6'0"N/ACJr.South Amboy, NJ, U.S.St. Mary High School11John Morchower6'7"N/AGSo.Bayonne, NJ, U.S.Sweeney HS12Joe Bolger6'3"N/AGJr.New York, NY, U.S.Xavier HS13Lou Gigante5'9"N/AGSr.New York, NY, U.S.Cardinal Hayes HS13Jim Frisby6'0N/AGSr.Washington, DC, U.S.Gonzaga College HS14Frank MajorN/AN/AGJr.Washington, DC, U.S.St. John's HS17Bill CowleyN/AN/AFSo.N/AN/A20Jack Walsh5'11"N/AFSo.New York, NY, U.S.Brooklyn Preparatory School21Dale Seymour6'5"N/AGFr.Washington, DC, U.S.Gonzaga College HS22Joe CarrollN/AN/AGSr.Baltimore, MD, U.S.Calvert Hall College HSN/ADaniel Grochowski(also spelledGrohoski)6,1N/AFJr.Glen Lyon, PA, U.S.N/A 1953–54 schedule and results Sourceshttp://www.hoyabasketball.com/records/bb-1950.htm The Georgetown Basketball History Project: 1950s Seasons December 29, 2013 November 12, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131112045930/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/records/bb-1950.htm dead http://www.hoyabasketball.com/opponents.htm The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Records vs. All Opponents 2013-12-29 2013-11-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20131103211101/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/opponents.htm dead sports-reference.com 1953-54 Georgetown Hoyas Schedule and Results2012-2013 Georgetown Men's Basketball Media Guide, p. 61. no yes no no no |- !colspan=9 style="background:#002147; color:#8D817B;"| Regular Season Wed., Dec. 2, 1953 no w Baltimore McDonough Gymnasium Washington, DC no 110–59 1-0 Sat., Dec. 5, 1953 no w Saint Peter's McDonough Gymnasium Washington, DC no 69–60 2-0 Mon., Dec. 7, 1953 no w Mount St. Mary's McDonough Gymnasium Washington, DC no 93–83 3-0 Sat., Dec. 12, 1953 no w St. Joseph's McDonough Gymnasium Washington, DC no 75–71 4-0 Mon., Dec. 14, 1953 no l Xavier McDonough Gymnasium Washington, DC no 54–74 4-1 Wed., Dec. 16, 1953 no w Loyola Maryland McDonough Gymnasium Washington, DC no 92–79 5-1 Fri., Dec. 18, 1953 no l yes La Salle 20 Philadelphia Convention Hall Philadelphia, PA no 49–58 5-2 Mon., Dec. 28, 1953 no l yes Detroit Detroit Olympia Detroit, MI Motor City Tournament no 66–72 5-3 Tue., Dec. 29, 1953 no l yes Wayne State Detroit Olympia Detroit, MI Motor City Tournament no 48–62 5-4 Thu., Jan. 7, 1954 no l yes George Washington 12 Uline Arena Washington, DC no 64–88 5-5 Sat., Jan. 9, 1954 no w Maryland McDonough Gymnasium Washington, DC no 58–56 6-5 Tue., Jan. 12, 1954 no w yes New York University Madison Square Garden New York, NY no 75–67 7-5 Sat., Jan. 16, 1954 no w American McDonough Gymnasium Washington, DC no 59–46 8-5 Sat., Jan. 23, 1954 no l yes yes St. Francis (NY) II Corps Armory Brooklyn, NY no 52–77 8-6 Wed., Jan. 27, 1954 no l yes Duquesne 2 Duquesne Gardens Pittsburgh, PA no 56–69 8-7 Thu., Jan. 28, 1954 no l yes Youngstown State South Field House Youngstown, OH no 74–78 8-8 Sat., Jan. 30, 1954 no l yes John Carroll Cleveland Arena Cleveland, OH no 88–97 8-9 Tue., Feb. 2, 1954 no l Pittsburgh McDonough Gymnasium Washington, DC no 73–80 8-10 Sat., Feb. 6, 1954 no l yes Fordham Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY no 51–68 8-11 Wed., Feb. 10, 1954 no l yes Navy 16 Dahlgren Hall Annapolis, MD no 75–110 8-12 Sat., Feb. 13, 1954 no l Virginia McDonough Gymnasium Washington, DC no 78–85 8-13 Tue., Feb. 16, 1954 no yes Mount St. Mary's Alumni Gymnasium Emmitsburg, MD no 65-54 9-13 Thu., Feb. 18, 1954 no l yes Maryland 11 Ritchie Coliseum College Park, MD no 50–53 9-14 Sat., Feb. 20, 1954 no l Niagara McDonough Gymnasium Washington, DC no 56–69 9-15 Wed., Feb. 24, 1954 no w yes American Clendenen Gymnasium Washington, DC no 56–49 10-15 Sat., Feb. 27, 1954 no w Temple McDonough Gymnasium Washington, DC no 61–59 11-15 Tue., Mar. 2, 1954 no l George Washington 9 McDonough Gymnasium Washington, DC no 67–79 11-16 Thu., Mar. 4, 1954 no l yes Penn State Recreation Hall State College, PA no 54–61 11-17 Sat., Mar. 6, 1954 no l yes Saint Francis (Pa.) Doyle Hall Loretto, PA no 80–109 11-18 AP Poll References Category:Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball seasons Georgetown Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team