1941–42 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 basketball 1941–42 Georgetown Hoyas Georgetown Hoyas logo.svg Independent 9–11 Elmer Ripley 6th Francis "Buddy" O'Grady Riverside Stadium The 1941–42 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University during the 1941–42 NCAA college basketball season. Elmer Ripley coached it in his sixth of ten seasons as head coach; it was also the fourth season of his second of three stints at the helm. For the second straight year, the team played its home games at Riverside Stadium in Washington, D.C., the last season in which Georgetown played home games there.The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Home Courts It played an upgraded national schedule this seasonhttp://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 and struggled, finishing with a record of 9–11, and had no postseason play. Season recap Senior guard Francis "Buddy" O'Grady, who had led the team through challenging seasons the previous two years, had another good season, averaging a career-high 8.8 points per game for the year. Of OGradys departure due to graduation at the end of this season, the Georgetown student yearbook, Ye Domesday Book, wrote, "In Buddy O'Grady, Georgetown loses one of the greatest basketball players ever to trod on the Ryan Gym [Georgetown's practice facility] floor, and there have been many," adding that over his years "he has undoubtedly been the best basketball player in the District of Columbia." Junior center Bill Bornheimer, who had starred for Georgetown the previous year, scored 23 points against American in the second game of the season. Opposing teams soon learned to play a defense that contained Bornheimer in the middle, and he only scored in double figures one more time, although his 8.0 point-per-game average was only slightly lower than his 8.4 points per game of the previous season. He also provided a strong defensive presence and was an important rebounder for the team. Georgetown would institute an accelerated graduation program the following season because of World War II, causing him to graduate in January 1943 and making him ineligible for varsity play in 1942–43, so he did not return to the team during his senior year. His 8.2-point-per-game average over his two-year collegiate career, however, was the second-highest career average by a Georgetown player between 1928 and 1942, exceeded only by guard Ed Hargadens 9.8 points-per-game career average between 1932 and 1935.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 The Georgetown Basketball History Project: The Top 100: 41. Ed Hargaden The Hoyas challenging schedule – which included highly regarded teams such as Long Island University, Marquette, and DePaul – and the focus of opponents on limiting Bornheimers scoring opportunities caused the team to struggle to a 9–11 finish. It had no post-season play. The United States entered World War II when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, at the beginning of the season. After the season ended, all but three of the players graduated or left school to enter military service. Ripley thus had to rely on a team nicknamed the "Kiddie Korps," made up mostly of sophomores, the following season.http://www.hoyabasketball.com/history/hist13.htm The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Believe It...Or Not 2014-01-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20131105043201/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/history/hist13.htm 2013-11-05 dead Roster Sourceshttp://www.hoyabasketball.com/players/roster-40s.htm#1942 The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Rosters 1940-41 to 1949-1950 2014-01-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20140102212530/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/players/roster-40s.htm#1942 2014-01-02 dead The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Player Directory: Jersey Numbers Junior forward Ken Engles left school for military service after this season but returned 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. Engles was one of two future Georgetown head coaches on the 1941–42 squad; the other was senior guard Buddy O'Grady, who coached the Hoyas from 1949 to 1952.http://www.hoyabasketball.com/coaches/bb-coach.htm The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Head Coaches 2014-01-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20170527235527/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/coaches/bb-coach.htm 2017-05-27 dead Senior 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)3Dan GabbianelliN/AN/AFJr.Weehawken, NJ, U.S.Weehawken High School4John Dieckelman(or Dieckleman)6'0"N/AGSr.Albany, NY, U.S.Vincentian High School5Charles Schmidli6'4"N/AFSr.West New York, NJ, U.S.Memorial High School7Don Martin5'8"N/AGSr.Newport, RI, U.S.La Salle Academy8Francis "Buddy" O'GradyN/A160GSr.New York, NY, U.S.St. Peter's Boys High School9Frank Cleary6'0"N/AF/CSr.Somerville, NJ, U.S.Somerville High School12Lane O'DonnellN/AN/AFJr.Washington, DC, U.S.Gonzaga College High School15Al Lujack6'3"N/AFSr.Connellsville, PA, U.S.Connellsville High School16Frank FinnertyN/AN/AFSr.Montclair, NJ, U.S.Blair Academy17Ken Engles6'2"N/AFJr.Staten Island, NY, U.S.Port Richmond High School18Bill Bornheimer6'5"200CJr.New Brunswick, NJ, U.S.St. Peter's Preparatory School 1941–42 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 2014-01-07 2013-11-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20131103211101/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/opponents.htm dead sports-reference.com 1941-42 Georgetown Hoyas Schedule and Results2012-2013 Georgetown Men's Basketball Media Guide, p. 60. no no no no no |- !colspan=9 style="background:#002147; color:#8D817B;"| Regular Season N/A no w no Western Maryland Riverside Stadium Washington, DC no 66–43 1-0 N/A no w yes no American Clendenen Gymnasium Washington, DC no 76–33 2-0 N/A no l yes no Temple Philadelphia Convention Hall Philadelphia, PA no 34–35 2-1 N/A no l yes no Fordham Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY no 31–33 2-2 N/A no l yes no Long Island University Madison Square Garden New York, NY no 38–46 2-3 N/A no w no Temple Riverside Stadium Washington, DC no 42–40 3-3 N/A no l yes no George Washington Riverside Stadium Washington, DC no 36–45 3-4 N/A no l no Maryland Riverside Stadium Washington, DC no 42–51 3-5 N/A no w yes no Army Hayes Gymnasium West Point, NY no 44–32 4-5 N/A no w yes no Colgate Huntington Gymnasium Hamilton, NY no 55–39 5-5 N/A no l yes no Syracuse Archbold Gymnasium Syracuse, NY no 44–55 5-6 N/A no w yes no Marquette Chicago Stadium Chicago, IL no 35–34 6-6 N/A no l yes no St. Joseph's Philadelphia Convention Hall Philadelphia, PA no 35–58 6-7 N/A no l no Duquesne Riverside Stadium Washington, DC no 35–40 6-8 N/A no w yes no Loyola Maryland Alumni Gymnasium Baltimore, MD no 41–34 7-8 N/A no l yes no Scranton Watres Armory Scranton, PA no 38–40 7-9 N/A no w yes no Yale Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT no 55–53 8-9 N/A no l yes no Navy Dahlgren Hall Annapolis, MD no 36–51 8-10 N/A no l no DePaul Riverside Stadium Washington, DC no 29–34 8-11 N/A no w no George Washington Riverside Stadium Washington, DC no 52–42 9-11 no no References Category:Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball seasons Georgetown Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team