1937–38 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 basketball 1937–38 Georgetown Hoyas Georgetown Hoyas logo.svg Eastern Intercollegiate Conference EIC 7–11 5–5 Fred Mesmer 7th Mike Petrosky Tech Gymnasium The 1937–38 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University during the 1937–38 NCAA college basketball season. Fred Mesmer coached it in his seventh and final season as head coach.http://www.hoyabasketball.com/coaches/bb-coach.htm The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Head Coaches 2014-01-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20170527235527/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/coaches/bb-coach.htm 2017-05-27 dead The team was a member of the Eastern Intercollegiate Conference (EIC) 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 7–11 overall, 5–5 in the EIC,sports-reference.com 1937-38 Eastern Intercollegiate Conference Season Summary and had no postseason play. Season recap Senior Harry Bassin was lead forward for the team and averaged 6.8 points per game. In the last game of his collegiate career, the season finale at Yale, he scored a career-high 16 points in Georgetowns overtime loss.The Georgetown Basketball History Project: The Top 100: 99. Harry Bassin Junior forward Joe Murphy scored 18 points at Madison Square Garden against New York University and led the team in scoring. He finished the season averaging 7.8 points per game.The Georgetown Basketball History Project: The Top 100: 92. Joe Murphy Senior forward Mike Petrosky was the teams second leading scorer, with only three fewer points for the season than Murphy, and averaged a career-high 7.7 points per game. He was also among the best rebounders, although rebounds were not yet recorded as a game or career statistic.The Georgetown Basketball History Project: The Top 100: 66. Mike Petrosky During conference play, Georgetown finished with a 5–5 record and was the only team to defeat Temple. Temple finished the season at 9–1 in conference play, 23–2 overall, and went on to win the 1938 National Invitation Tournament.College Hoopedia: 1937-38 Overall, the Hoyas finished with a 7–11 record and had no postseason play. When Elmer Ripley, who had served as Georgetowns head coach from 1927 to 1929 during Mesmers time as a Georgetown player, expressed interest in returning to Georgetown for a second tour of duty coaching the Hoyas, Mesmer stepped aside at the end of the season to allow Ripley to take over the program the following year. Mesmer had coached Georgetown for seven seasons with an overall record of 53–76, that record partly reflecting the universitys reduced emphasis on sports during his coaching years. Although his teams had gone 36–20 (.643) at home, they had managed only a 17–56 (.233) record on the road, and this had led to only two winning seasons during his tenure. Despite this, he was a popular figure in Georgetown sports throughout his time both as a player and as head coach.The Georgetown Basketball History Project: The Top 100: 83. Fred Mesmer Roster Sourceshttp://www.hoyabasketball.com/players/roster-30s.htm#1938 The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Rosters 1930–31 to 1939–1940 2014-01-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20170212090031/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/players/roster-30s.htm#1938 2017-02-12 dead The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Player Directory: Jersey Numbers Senior guard Tom Nolan would go on to serve as Georgetowns head basketball coach from 1956 to 1960, and as the schools baseball coach until the end of the 1978 season. Sophomore guard Francis "Reds" Daly was killed in action in the Battle of Iwo Jima on February 22, 1945, during World War II military service.The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Wartime #NameHeightWeight (lbs.)PositionClassHometownPrevious Team(s)3Joe Murphy6'0"N/AFJr.West New York, NJ, U.S.Memorial HS53Ed KurtykaN/AN/AGJr.Washington, DC, U.S.Eastern HS54Harry BertrandN/AN/AFSr.N/AN/A55Mario Gregorio5'8"N/AGSr.Washington, DC, U.S.Central HS60Francis "Reds" Daly6'3"N/AGSo.Washington, DC, U.S.McKinley Technical HS80Tom Nolan N/AN/AFSr.Washington, DC, U.S.Eastern HS81Johnny FrankN/AN/AFSr.Tuckahoe, NY, U.S.Horace Greeley HS82John Schmitt5'11"N/AFSo.Syracuse, NY, U.S.St. John's Preparatory School (New York, NY)84Harry BassinN/AN/AGSr.Washington, DC, U.S.Eastern HS85Mike Petrosky6'4"N/ACSr.New London, CT, U.S.Bulkeley HSN/ABill BurkeN/AN/AGSr.Washington, DC, U.S.Central HSN/AHarry LeberN/AN/AGSr.N/AN/AN/AJohn RichesN/AN/AGSr.N/AN/A 1937–38 schedule and results SourcesThe Georgetown Basketball History Project: 1930s Seasonshttp://www.hoyabasketball.com/opponents.htm The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Records vs. All Opponents 2014-01-10 2013-11-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20131103211101/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/opponents.htm dead sports-reference.com 1937-38 Georgetown Hoyas Schedule and Results2012-2013 Georgetown Men's Basketball Media Guide, p. 59. no no no no no |- !colspan=9 style="background:#002147; color:#8D817B;"| Regular Season Thu., Dec. 16, 1937 no w yes no Western Maryland Tech Gymnasium Washington, DC no 55–31 1–0 Wed., Jan. 5, 1938 no l yes yes no New York University Madison Square Garden New York, NY no 41–49 1–1 Mon., Jan. 10, 1938 no w yes no Temple Ritchie Coliseum College Park, MD no 39–22 2–1 1–0 Wed., Jan. 12, 1938 no w yes no Maryland Tech Gymnasium Washington, DC no 57–39 3–1 Fri., Jan. 21, 1938 no w yes no Pittsburgh Pitt Pavilion Pittsburgh, PA no 50–47 4–1 2–0 Sat., Jan. 22, 1938 no l yes no Penn State Recreation Hall State College, PA no 23–42 4–2 2–1 Sat., Jan. 29, 1938 no l yes yes no Syracuse Archbold Gymnasium Syracuse, NY Rivalry no 26–43 4–3 Tue., Feb. 1, 1938 no l yes yes no Fordham Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY no 36–38 OT 4–4 Wed., Feb. 2, 1938 no l yes yes no Army Hayes Gymnasium West Point, NY no 30–50 4–5 Sat., Feb. 5, 1938 no l no Penn State Tech Gymnasium Washington, DC no 33–34 OT 4–6 2–2 Mon., Feb. 7, 1938 no w no West Virginia Tech Gymnasium Washington, DC no 40–36 5–6 3–2 Fri., Feb. 11, 1938 no l yes no Carnegie Tech Skibo Gymnasium Pittsburgh, PA no 31–54 5–7 3–3 Sat., Feb. 12, 1938 no l yes no West Virginia WVU Field House Morgantown, WV no 39–47 5–8 3–4 Sat., Feb. 19, 1938 no w no Pittsburgh Tech Gymnasium Washington, DC no 34–22 6–8 4–4 Mon., Feb. 21, 1938 no l yes no New York University Tech Gymnasium Washington, DC no 27–33 6–9 Wed., Feb. 23, 1938 no w no Carnegie Tech Tech Gymnasium Washington, DC no 45–41 7–9 5–4 Fri., Feb. 25, 1938 no l yes no Temple Philadelphia Convention Hall Philadelphia, PA no 34–51 7–10 5–5 Sat., Feb. 26, 1938 no l yes yes no Yale Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT no 38–39 OT 7–11 no no References Category:Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball seasons Georgetown Hoyas Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team