1940–41 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 basketball 1940–41 Georgetown Hoyas Georgetown Hoyas logo.svg Independent 16–4 Elmer Ripley 5th Irv Rizzi Riverside Stadium The 1940–41 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University during the 1940–41 NCAA college basketball season. Elmer Ripley coached it in his fifth of ten seasons as head coach; it was also the third season of his second of three stints at the helm. For the first time, the team played its home games at Riverside Stadium in Washington, D.C.The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Home Courts It finished the season with a record of 16–4 and had no postseason play. Season recap In its previous ten seasons, Georgetown had a combined record of 32 games under .500, and going into this season the Georgetown student yearbook, Ye Domesday Book, opined that the school would deemphasize or eliminate basketball by 1942 if the team's performance did not see significant improvement. The 1940–41 team rose to the yearbooks challenge, achieving the highest win total in history for a Georgetown men's basketball team.http://www.hoyabasketball.com/features/top100/b_bornheimer.htm The Georgetown Basketball History Project: The Top 100: 98. Bill Bornheimer 2014-02-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20181005052549/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/features/top100/b_bornheimer.htm 2018-10-05 dead Junior guard Buddy O'Grady returned for his second varsity season and led the team. He scored a season-high 14 points against Army.http://www.hoyabasketball.com/features/top100/f_ogrady.htm The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Francis (Buddy) O'Grady 2014-01-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20120207082226/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/features/top100/f_ogrady.htm 2012-02-07 dead Also starring for the team was sophomore center Bill Bornheimer. The tallest player in Georgetown history at the time at 6 ft 5 in cm, he had been the starting center of the freshman team the previous season and joined the varsity this year. A strong defender, rebounder, and inside shooter, he led the team in scoring, averaging 8.4 points per game. Before 7,000 fans at Riverside Stadium – a record home crowd for a Georgetown basketball game – he had a season-high 15 points as the Hoyas upset Temple 57–49 on February 10, 1941. Following a season-opening loss, the Hoyas won 11 games in a row and then five of their last eight, finishing with a record of 16–4. They narrowly missed invitations to the NCAA tournament and National Invitation Tournament and had no postseason play. Roster Sourceshttp://www.hoyabasketball.com/players/roster-40s.htm#1941 The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Rosters 1940-41 to 1949-1950 2014-01-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20140102212530/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/players/roster-40s.htm#1941 2014-01-02 dead The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Player Directory: Jersey Numbers Two future Georgetown head coaches played on the team. Sophomore forward Ken Engles would leave school for World War II military service after the 1941-42 season, but would return to play for the 1945-46 team and also served as its head coach that season, the only player-coach in Georgetown men's basketball history. Junior guard Buddy O'Grady would coach the Hoyas from 1949 to 1952.http://www.hoyabasketball.com/coaches/bb-coach.htm The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Head Coaches 2014-01-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20170527235527/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/coaches/bb-coach.htm 2017-05-27 dead Junior guard Don Martin served as head coach at Boston College from 1953 to 1962.The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Don MartinReagan, John, "Forgotten Rivals," The Georgetown Basketball History Project, June 4, 2018 Accessed 26 June 2021 #NameHeightWeight (lbs.)PositionClassHometownPrevious Team(s)3Jim Kiernan6'0"N/AFJr.New York, NY, U.S.Saint Simon High School5Charles Schmidli6'4"N/AFJr.West New York, NJ, U.S.Memorial High School7Don Martin5'8"N/AGJr.Newport, RI, U.S.La Salle Academy8Francis "Buddy" O'GradyN/A160GJr.New York, NY, U.S.St. Peter's Boys High School11Russ MillerN/AN/AF/CJr.Passaic, NJ, U.S.Passaic High School12Jim GiebelN/AN/AGSr.Bethesda, MD, U.S.St. John's College High School (Washington, DC)13George Pajak6'0"N/AG/FSr.Ware, MA, U.S.Ware Junior Senior High School17Ken Engles6'2"N/AFJr.Staten Island, NY, U.S.Port Richmond High School18Bill Bornheimer6'5"200CSo.New Brunswick, NJ, U.S.St. Peter's Preparatory School20Irv RizziN/AN/AGSr.West New York, NJ, U.S.Memorial High School24Al Matuza6'2"N/AFSr.Shenandoah, PA, U.S.Shenandoah High School 1940–41 schedule and results SourcesThe Georgetown Basketball History Project: 1940s SeasonsJuly 2026 InternetArchiveBot http://www.hoyabasketball.com/opponents.htm The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Records vs. All Opponents 2014-01-08 2013-11-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20131103211101/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/opponents.htm dead sports-reference.com 1940-41 Georgetown Hoyas Schedule and Results2012-2013 Georgetown Men's Basketball Media Guide, pp. 59-60. no no no no yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#002147; color:#8D817B;"| Regular Season Thu., Dec. 5, 1940 no l yes no Loyola Maryland Alumni Gymnasium Baltimore, MD no 32–36 N/A 0-1 Tue., Dec. 10, 1940 no w no Western Maryland Riverside Stadium Washington, DC no 41–29 N/A 1-1 Thu., Dec. 12, 1940 no w yes no American Clendenen Gymnasium Washington, DC no 41–35 N/A 2-1 Mon., Dec. 16, 1940 no w no George Washington Riverside Stadium Washington, DC no 50–42 N/A 3-1 Wed., Dec. 18, 1940 no w yes no Loyola Chicago Chicago Stadium Chicago, IL no 38–35 N/A 4-1 Wed, Jan. 8, 1941 no w yes no Canisius Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Buffalo, NY no 53–35 N/A 5-1 Fri., Jan. 10, 1941 no w yes no Temple Philadelphia Convention Hall Philadelphia, PA no 46–45 N/A 6-1 Wed., Jan 15, 1941 no w yes no Army Hayes Gymnasium West Point, NY no 40–28 N/A 7-1 Thu., Jan. 16, 1941 no w no New York University Riverside Stadium Washington, DC no 36–27 N/A 8-1 Fri., Jan. 17, 1941 no w yes no Maryland Ritchie Coliseum College Park, MD no 51–34 N/A 9-1 Wed., Jan. 22, 1941 no w yes no Navy Dahlgren Hall Annapolis, MD no 38–18 N/A 10-1 Wed, Jan. 29, 1941 no w no Penn State Riverside Stadium Washington, DC no 28–24 OT N/A 11-1 Wed., Feb. 5, 1941 no l yes no Syracuse Archbold Gymnasium Syracuse, NY Rivalry no 43–49 N/A 11-2 Thu., Feb. 6, 1941 no w yes no Colgate Huntington Gymnasium Hamilton, NY no 39–36 N/A 12-2 Fri., Feb. 7, 1941 no w yes no Yale Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT no 41–39 N/A 13-2 Mon, Feb. 10, 1941 no w no Temple Riverside Stadium Washington, DC no 57–49 7,000 14-2 Wed., Feb. 19, 1941 no l yes no Penn State Recreation Hall State College, PA no 38–45 N/A 14-3 Thu., Feb. 20, 1941 no w yes no Scranton Watres Armory Scranton, PA no 51–40 N/A 15-3 Fri., Feb. 28, 1941 no l yes no Fordham Madison Square Garden New York, NY no 42–52 N/A 15-4 Thu., Mar. 6, 1941 no w yes no George Washington Riverside Stadium Washington, DC no 41–34 N/A 16-4 no no References Category:Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball seasons Georgetown Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team