1948–49 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 basketball 1948–49 Georgetown Hoyas Georgetown Hoyas logo.svg Independent 9–15 Elmer Ripley 10th Ray Corley D.C. Armory The 1948–49 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University during the 1948–49 NCAA college basketball season. Elmer Ripley coached it in his tenth season as head coach, the third season of his third stint at the helm. The team was an independent and played its home games for a second and final season at the D.C. Armory in Washington, D.C. It finished with a record of 9–15 and had no post-season play. Season recap Senior guard Tommy O'Keefe and senior forward Ray Corley were the stars of the team. O'Keefe was the team's top scorer for a second straight season, with a season high of 22 points in the game against the New York Athletic Club.http://www.hoyabasketball.com/features/top100/t_okeefe.htm The Georgetown Basketball History Project: The Top 100: 46. Tom O'Keefe 2014-01-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924031611/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/features/top100/t_okeefe.htm 2015-09-24 dead The 1948–49 squad started 6–3 but then lost 12 of its last 15 games to finish with a record of 9–15 – the least successful team in Ripleys ten Georgetown seasons – and had no post-season play. It was not ranked in the Top 20 in the Associated Press Poll – conducted for the first time this season – at any time.sports-reference.com 1948-49 Independent Season Summary Considered a legend in basketball, Ripley departed at the end of the season, having coached the Hoyas in three separate stints (1927–1929, 1938–1943, and 1946–1949) with an overall record of 133–82, including what was then the schools only appearance in a postseason tournament when the 1942–43 team advanced to the final game of the 1943 NCAA Tournament.http://www.hoyabasketball.com/coaches/bb-coach.htm The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Head Coaches 2014-01-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20170527235527/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/coaches/bb-coach.htm 2017-05-27 dead He was head coach of John Carroll from 1949 to 1951, Army from 1951 to 1953, the Harlem Globetrotters from 1953 to 1956, the Israeli Olympic basketball team in 1956, and the Canadian Olympic basketball team in 1960. Roster Sourceshttp://www.hoyabasketball.com/players/roster-40s.htm#1949 The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Rosters 1940-41 to 1949-1950 2014-01-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20140102212530/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/players/roster-40s.htm#1949 2014-01-02 dead The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Player Directory: Jersey Numbers Senior guard Tommy O'Keefe would later serve as Georgetowns assistant coach for four seasons from 1956 to 1960 and as head coach for six seasons from 1960 to 1966.http://www.hoyabasketball.com/features/top100/t_okeefe.htm The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Tom O'Keefe 2014-01-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924031611/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/features/top100/t_okeefe.htm 2015-09-24 dead #NameHeightWeight (lbs.)PositionClassHometownPrevious Team(s)9Italo Ablondi6'0"GJr.New York, NY, U.S.Stuyvesant HS13Dick Falvey6'0"GJr.New York, NY, U.S.La Salle Academy15Ken "Bud" Brown6'4"FSr.Muncie, IN, U.S.Burris Laboratory School16Tommy O'Keefe6'0"GSr.Jersey City, NJ, U.S.University of Notre Dame17Ray Corley6'2"FSr.New York, NY, U.S.La Salle HS26Vin Leddy5'11"GSr.New York, NY, U.S.Saint Francis High School28John Mazziotta6'5"FSo.New York, NY, U.S.N/A35Johnny Brown6'3"C/FJr.Staten Island, NY, U.S.Tottenville, NY36Frank Alagia6'1"FJr.New York, NY, U.S.33N/AJoe CulhaneN/AGSr.Rochester, NY, U.S.University of RochesterN/ADanny Supkis6'7"FJr.New York, NY, U.S.St. Alban's HS 1948–49 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 2014-01-03 2013-11-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20131103211101/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/opponents.htm dead sports-reference.com 1948-49 Georgetown Hoyas Schedule and Results2012-2013 Georgetown Men's Basketball Media Guide, p. 60. 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 played against a United States Army team from Fort Belvoir, Virginia, and the New York Athletic Club therefore counted as part of Georgetowns won-loss record for 1948–49. 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 2014-01-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20170212123107/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/records/opponents-nc.htm 2017-02-12 dead no yes no no no |- !colspan=9 style="background:#002147; color:#8D817B;"| Regular Season Tue., Dec. 7, 1948 no w Fort Belvoir D.C. Armory Washington, DC no 91–51 1-0 Sat., Dec. 11, 1948 no l yes New York University Madison Square Garden New York, NY no 59–70 1-1 Wed., Dec. 15, 1948 no w Penn State D.C. Armory Washington, DC no 49–40 2-1 Fri., Dec. 31, 1948 no w yes John Carroll Cleveland Arena Cleveland, OH no 73–53 3-1 N/A no l yes St. Bonaventure Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Buffalo, NY no 50–59 3-2 Fri., Jan. 7, 1949 no l yes William & Mary George Preston Blow Gymnasium Williamsburg, VA no 58–69 3-3 Sat., Jan. 8, 1949 no w yes Richmond Richmond Arena Richmond, VA no 69–44 4-3 Mon., Jan. 10, 1949 no w Maryland D.C. Armory Washington, DC no 53–51 5-3 Wed., Jan. 12, 1949 no w yes George Washington D.C. Armory Washington, DC no 53–49 6-3 Sun., Jan. 16, 1949 no l yes Canisius Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Buffalo, NY no 43–52 6-4 Mon., Jan. 17, 1949 no l yes Lafayette Alumni Gymnasium Baltimore, MD no 48–56 6-5 Fri., Jan. 28, 1949 no l Villanova 8 D.C. Armory Washington, DC no 49–64 6-6 Wed., Feb. 2, 1949 no w Lafayette D.C. Armory Washington, DC no 68–60 7-6 Sat., Feb. 5, 1949 no l St. John's D.C. Armory Washington, DC no 54–65 7-7 Wed., Feb. 8, 1949 no l yes Pennsylvania Palestra Philadelphia, PA no 53–56 7-8 Sat., Feb. 12, 1949 no l Seton Hall D.C. Armory Washington, DC no 53–70 7-9 Tue., Feb. 15, 1949 no l yes Holy Cross Boston Arena Boston, MA no 56–74 7-10 Thu., Feb. 17, 1949 no w yes Maryland Ritchie Coliseum College Park, MD no 56–52 8-10 Sat., Feb. 19, 1949 no l yes La Salle Philadelphia Convention Hall Philadelphia, PA no 45–62 8-11 Wed., Feb. 23, 1949 no l George Washington D.C. Armory Washington, DC no 42–57 8-12 N/A no w yes New York Athletic Club New York Athletic Club Gymnasium New York, NY no 64–55 9-12 N/A no l yes Siena Washington Avenue Armory Albany, NY no 39–44 9-13 Sat., Mar. 5, 1949 no l yes Penn State Recreation Hall State College, PA no 42–61 9-14 Mon., Mar. 7, 1949 no l yes Villanova 14 Villanova Field House Villanova, PA no 57–65 9-15 AP Poll References Category:Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball seasons Georgetown Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team