1933–34 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 basketball 1933–34 Georgetown Hoyas Georgetown Hoyas logo.svg Eastern Intercollegiate Conference EIC 12–11 5-5 Fred Mesmer 3rd Tom Carolan Tech Gymnasium The 1933–34 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University during the 1933–34 NCAA college basketball season. Fred Mesmer coached it in his third season as head coach.http://www.hoyabasketball.com/coaches/bb-coach.htm The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Head Coaches 2014-01-11 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 was the first of two winning teams during Mesmers seven-season tenure, finishing with a record of 12–11 overall, 5–5 in the EIC.sports-reference.com 1933-34 Eastern Intercollegiate Conference Season Summary Season recap Junior forward Ed Hargaden emerged as Georgetown's star player this season, especially during the latter part of the schedule. He scored 18 of the Hoyas 30 points against Canisius, 15 of their 27 in an EIC game at Pittsburgh, 20 of their 53 points in a victory over Loyola of Maryland, and 15 of their 32 in a 32–28 win over EIC rival Carnegie Tech in the season finale. He finished the season with an average of 10.1 points per game – a considerable achievement in a low-scoring era – and was Georgetowns leading scorer for the second straight year, as he would be in all three seasons of his varsity career.The Georgetown Basketball History Project: The Top 100: 41. Ed Hargaden The teams 12–11 record gave Georgetown its best record since the 1929–30 season and its only winning record between the 1929–30 and 1936–37 seasons. Hargadens son, guard Ed Hargaden Jr., would become the first second-generation Georgetown mens basketball player, playing for Georgetown on the 1957–58, 1958–59, and 1959–60 teams. The Hargadens would be the only father and son to play for the Hoyas until center Patrick Ewings son, forward Patrick Ewing Jr., joined the team in the 2006–07 season. Roster Sourceshttp://www.hoyabasketball.com/players/roster-30s.htm#1934 The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Rosters 1930-31 to 1939-1940 2014-01-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20170212090031/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/players/roster-30s.htm#1934 2017-02-12 dead The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Player Directory: Jersey Numbers This was the first season in which Georgetown players wore numbers on their jerseys. #NameHeightWeight (lbs.)PositionClassHometownPrevious Team(s)5John "Jake" YoungN/AN/AFJr.N/AN/A9Johnny "Jack" CrowleyN/AN/AGSr.N/AN/A14Leon EsenstadtN/AN/AFSr.N/AN/A16Joe CorlessN/AN/AGJr.N/AN/A18Ed HargadenN/AN/AFJr.Syracuse, NY, U.S.Christian Brothers Academy60Charley Parcells5'11"N/AFJr.Hackensack, NJ, U.S.Hackensack HSN/ATom CarolanN/AN/AFSr.Syracuse, NY, U.S.Christian Brothers AcademyN/ABill ConnorsN/AN/AGSr.N/AN/AN/AJames MagnerN/AN/AFSo.N/AN/AN/AJerry O'ConnorN/AN/ACSr.N/AN/AN/ANick RinaldiN/AN/AGJr.N/AN/A Awards and honors Ed Hargaden was named an all-EIC player and an honorable mention All-American, Georgetowns first basketball player to receive an All-America honor of any kind. 1933–34 schedule and results SourcesThe Georgetown Basketball History Project: 1930s Seasonshttp://www.hoyabasketball.com/opponents.htm The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Records vs. All Opponents 2014-01-11 2013-11-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20131103211101/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/opponents.htm dead sports-reference.com 1933-34 Georgetown Hoyas Schedule and Results2012-2013 Georgetown Men's Basketball Media Guide, p. 59. 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 February 1, 1934, game played against the Brooklyn Knights of Columbus therefore counted as part of Georgetowns won-loss record for 1933–34. 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 2014-01-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20170212123107/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/records/opponents-nc.htm 2017-02-12 dead no no no no no |- !colspan=9 style="background:#002147; color:#8D817B;"| Regular Season Tue., Dec. 5, 1933 no w yes no Western Maryland Tech Gymnasium Washington, DC no 32–9 1-0 Fri., Dec. 8, 1933 no w yes no Bucknell Tustin Gymnasium Lewisburg, PA no 49–24 2-0 1-0 Sat., Dec. 9, 1933 no l yes no Pittsburgh Pitt Pavilion Pittsburgh, PA no 31–34 2-1 1-1 Thu., Dec. 14, 1933 no l yes yes no Princeton University Gymnasium Princeton, NJ no 22–48 2-2 Fri., Jan. 5, 1934 no l yes yes no Manhattan Manhattan Gymnasium New York, NY no 17–26 2-3 Sat., Jan. 6, 1934 no l yes yes no New York University University Heights Gymnasium New York, NY no 23–43 2-4 Wed., Jan. 10, 1934 no w yes no William & Mary Tech Gymnasium Washington, DC no 40–29 3-4 Thu., Jan. 11, 1934 no w yes no Carnegie Tech Skibo Gymnasium Pittsburgh, PA no 24–23 4-4 2-1 Fri., Jan. 12, 1934 no l yes no West Virginia WVU Field House Morgantown, WV no 32–37 2OT 4-5 2-2 Wed., Jan. 17, 1934 no l yes yes no Navy Dahlgren Hall Annapolis, MD no 18–33 4-6 Sat., Jan. 20, 1934 no w no Temple Tech Gymnasium Washington, DC no 30–22 5-6 3-2 Sat., Jan. 27, 1934 no w yes no Mount St. Mary's Tech Gymnasium Washington, DC no 52–30 6-6 Tue., Jan. 30, 1934 no l yes yes no Yale Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT no 26–34 6-7 Wed., Jan. 31, 1934 no w yes yes no Army Hayes Gymnasium West Point, NY no 27–24 7-7 Thu., Feb. 1, 1934 no w yes yes no Brooklyn Knights of Columbus N/A New York, NY no 26–24 8-7 Sat., Feb. 3, 1934 no w no Bucknell Tech Gymnasium Washington, DC no 63–36 9-7 4-2 Fri., Feb. 9, 1934 no l yes no St. John's Tech Gymnasium Washington, DC no 39–42 9-8 Mon., Feb. 12, 1934 no l no West Virginia Tech Gymnasium Washington, DC no 26–31 9-9 4-3 Sat., Feb. 14, 1934 no l yes no Temple Mitten Hall Philadelphia, PA no 29–34 9-10 4-4 Tue., Feb. 20, 1934 no w yes no Canisius Tech Gymnasium Washington, DC no 30–27 10-10 Sat., Feb. 24, 1934 no l no Pittsburgh Tech Gymnasium Washington, DC no 27–38 10-11 4-5 Fri., Mar. 2, 1934 no w yes no Loyola Maryland Tech Gymnasium Washington, DC no 53–32 11-11 Sat., Mar. 10, 1934 no w no Carnegie Tech Tech Gymnasium Washington, DC no 32–28 12-11 5-5 no no References Category:Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball seasons Georgetown Hoyas Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team