1961–62 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1961–62 Georgetown Hoyas basketball Georgetown Hoyas logo.svg Independent 14–9 Tommy O'Keefe 2nd Tom Coleman 1st Paul Tagliabue McDonough Gymnasium Richmond Invitational Tournament Champions The 1961–62 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University during the 1961–62 NCAA University Division college basketball season. Tommy O'Keefe coached them in his second season as head coach, but Georgetown's head coaching position paid so little that he could only coach part-time and held a full-time job outside of coaching in order to meet his financial obligations, impairing his ability to recruit players.http://www.hoyabasketball.com/coaches/bb-coach.htm Georgetown Basketball History Project: Head Coaches www.hoyabasketball.com 2016-04-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20170527235527/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/coaches/bb-coach.htm 2017-05-27 deadhttp://www.hoyabasketball.com/features/top100/t_okeefe.htm Georgetown Basketball History Project: Top 100 Players – 46. Tom O'Keefe www.hoyabasketball.com 2016-04-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924031611/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/features/top100/t_okeefe.htm 2015-09-24 dead The team was an independent and played its home games at McDonough Gymnasium on the Georgetown campus in Washington, D.C. The team finished with a record of 14–9 and had no post-season play. Season recap Sophomore guard Jim Christy joined the team as point guard this season. Early in the season he scored 25 points against VMI in the Richmond Invitational Tournament and was named the tournaments Most Valuable Player. He scored on a layup with five seconds left in overtime to defeat Seton Hall, and he had big games against George Washington and Rhode Island and in an upset of highly regarded Niagara.http://www.hoyabasketball.com/features/top100/j_christy.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20071010072330/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/features/top100/j_christy.htm dead October 10, 2007 Georgetown Basketball History Project: Top 100 Players — 35. Jim Christy www.hoyabasketball.com 2016-04-22 Senior center Bob Sharpenter scored 25 points against Fairfield, had a combined 44 points and 32 rebounds during the two games of the Richmond Invitational, and had 17 points and 13 rebounds against Seton Hall. On February 7, 1962, he had one of the top performances in Georgetown history in the game against St. Joseph's, shooting 16-for-28 from the field to score a Georgetown-record 40 points and grabbing 17 rebounds. Before the season ended, he went on to score 32 points and pull down 11 rebounds in the upset of Niagara, have a 27-point, 22-rebound performance against New York University, and score 30 points and get 18 rebounds against Rhode Island. He led the Hoyas in scoring and rebounding for the season and was named the teams Most Valuable Player.http://www.hoyabasketball.com/features/top100/b_sharpenter.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20071008061352/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/features/top100/b_sharpenter.htm dead October 8, 2007 Georgetown Basketball History Project: Top 100 Players – 50. Bob Sharpenter www.hoyabasketball.com 2016-04-22 A good outside shooter, senior guard Jim Carrino shot 48% from the field for the season, the highest average on the team. He scored a career-high 30 points against Maryland, 22 in the upset of Niagara, and 25 in the season finale against Saint Peter's.http://www.hoyabasketball.com/features/top100/j_carrino.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20071008061447/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/features/top100/j_carrino.htm dead October 8, 2007 Georgetown Basketball History Project: Top 100 Players – 45. Jim Carrino www.hoyabasketball.com 2016-04-22 Senior forward and team captain Paul "Tag" Tagliabue missed the December 15, 1961, game against Manhattan at Madison Square Garden in New York City to participate as a finalist in the Rhodes Scholarship competition. He averaged 11.3 points per game, with highs of 18 points against George Washington and 13 rebounds against St. Joseph's. He ended his collegiate career as one of Georgetowns great rebounders, second in history in both number of rebounds and average rebounds per game.http://www.hoyabasketball.com/features/top100/p_tagliabue.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20071010071759/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/features/top100/p_tagliabue.htm dead October 10, 2007 Georgetown Basketball History Project: Top 100 Players – 43. Paul Tagliabue www.hoyabasketball.com 2016-04-22 The team played a then-record five overtime games during the season, winning four of them. It finished the season with a record of 14–9, the greatest number of wins by a Georgetown men's basketball team since the 1951–52 season, but not enough to earn it an invitation to a post-season tournament. It was not ranked in the Top 20 in the Associated Press Poll or Coaches' Poll at any time.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/independent/1962.html 1961-62 Independent Season Summary College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com 2016-04-22https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/seasons/1962-polls.html 1961-62 Polls College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com 2016-04-22 A school-record eight seniors graduated from the team after the end of this season,http://www.hoyabasketball.com/features/top100/j_barry.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20071008061333/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/features/top100/j_barry.htm dead October 8, 2007 Georgetown Basketball History Project: Top 100 Players – 8. Jim Barry www.hoyabasketball.com 2016-04-22 including every starter except Jim Christy. The departing players had been responsible for 79.9% of the teams scoring. The next season would be a rebuilding year. Roster From the 1958–59 season through the 1967–68 season, Georgetown players wore even-numbered jerseys for home games and odd-numbered ones for away games; for example, a player would wear No. 10 at home and No. 11 on the road. Players are listed below by the even numbers they wore at home.http://www.hoyabasketball.com/players/roster-60s.htm#1962 Georgetown Basketball History Project: Team Rosters – 1961–1962 www.hoyabasketball.com 2016-04-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20130109014342/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/players/roster-60s.htm#1962 2013-01-09 dead Senior forward and team captain Paul Tagliabue later became Commissioner of the National Football League. Sourceshttp://www.hoyabasketball.com/players/numbers.htm Georgetown Basketball History Project: Player Directory www.hoyabasketball.com 2016-04-22 #NameHeightWeight (lbs.)PositionClassHometownPrevious Team(s)4Vince Wolfington6"4"N/AFSr.Haverford, PA, U.S.Malvern Preparatory School10Jim Christy6"1"185GSo.Brooklyn, NY, U.S.Saint Pascal HS14Jay Force 6'0"N/AGSr.West Orange, NJ, U.S.West Orange HS20Joe Mazelin6'2"N/AGSo.Indianapolis, IN, U.S.Sacred Heart HS22Tom O'Dea6"3"N/AGSr.Westwood, NJ, U.S.Saint Cecelia School24Charles "Buddy" O'Donnell6'3"N/AFSo.Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.Monsignor Bonner HS32Paul Tagliabue6'5"200FSr.Jersey City, NJ, U.S.Saint Michael's School34Ed Lopata6'5"N/AFJr.Vandergrift, PA, U.S.Vandergrift HS40Chuck Devlin6'5"N/AFSr.Philadelphia, PA, U.S.Germantown Academy42Jim Carrino6'3"190GSr.New York, NY, U.S.Archbishop Molloy HS50John Kraljic6'4"N/AFSr.New York, NY, U.S.Bishop Dubois HS52Dan Slattery6'4"N/AFSr.Washington, DC, U.S.Gonzaga College HS54Bob Sharpenter6'7"230CSr.Aurora, IL, U.S.Marmion Military Academy 1961–62 schedule and results Sourceshttp://www.hoyabasketball.com/records/bb-1960.htm Georgetown Basketball History Project: Record Book www.hoyabasketball.com 2016-04-22http://www.hoyabasketball.com/opponents.htm Georgetown Basketball History Project: Opponents www.hoyabasketball.com 2016-04-22 2013-11-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20131103211101/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/opponents.htm deadhttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/georgetown/1962-schedule.html 1962 Georgetown Hoyas College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com 2016-04-22http://www.hoyabasketball.com/records/opponents-nc.htm Georgetown Basketball History Project: Record Book www.hoyabasketball.com 2016-04-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20170212123107/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/records/opponents-nc.htm 2017-02-12 deadhttp://issuu.com/dpulupa/docs/2012-13_mbb_media_guide 2012-13 Georgetown Men's Basketball Media Guide Issuu 61 2016-04-22 no yes no no no |- !colspan=9 style="background:#002147; color:#8D817B;"| Regular Season Sat., Dec. 2, 1961 no w yes Loyola Maryland Alumni Gymnasium Baltimore, MD no 91–73 1-0 Wed., Dec. 6, 1961 no l yes Maryland Cole Field House College Park, MD no 70–83 1-1 Sat., Dec. 9, 1961 no w Fairfield McDonough Gymnasium Washington, DC no 98–82 2-1 Mon., Dec. 11, 1961 no w American McDonough Gymnasium Washington, DC no 71–68 2OT 3-1 Fri., Dec. 15, 1961 no l yes Manhattan Madison Square Garden New York, NY no 73–79 3-2 Mon., Dec. 18, 1961 no l yes New York Athletic Club New York Athletic Club Gymnasium New York, NY no 97–102 exhibition Fri., Dec. 29, 1961 no w yes Richmond Richmond Arena Richmond, VA Richmond Invitational Tournament no 76–65 4-2 Sat., Dec. 30, 1961 no w yes VMI Richmond Arena Richmond, VA Richmond Invitational Tournament no 67–59 5-2 Wed., Jan. 3, 1962 no w Mount St. Mary's McDonough Gymnasium Washington, DC no 86–70 6-2 Sat., Jan. 6, 1962 no l yes George Washington Fort Myer Gymnasium Fort Myer, VA no 65–82 6-3 Wed., Jan. 10, 1962 no w Maryland McDonough Gymnasium Washington, DC no 79–78 2OT 7-3 Sat., Jan. 13, 1962 no w yes Seton Hall Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ no 84–83 OT 8-3 Wed., Jan. 17, 1962 no l yes Navy Halsey Field House Annapolis, MD no 56–64 OT 8-4 Sat., Jan. 20, 1962 no w George Washington McDonough Gymnasium Washington, DC no 87–78 9-4 Thu., Feb. 1, 1962 no w yes Fairleigh Dickinson Campus Gymnasium Rutherford, NJ no 84–77 10-4 Sat., Feb. 3, 1962 no w yes Fordham Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY no 76–72 11-4 Wed., Feb. 7, 1962 no l yes St. Joseph's Palestra Philadelphia, PA no 70–81 11-5 Sat., Feb. 10, 1962 no l yes Boston College Roberts Center Chestnut Hill, MA no 77–84 11-6 Wed., Feb. 14, 1962 no w Niagara McDonough Gymnasium Washington, DC no 96–91 12-6 Sat., Feb. 17, 1962 no l New York University McDonough Gymnasium Washington, DC no 72–70 12-7 Wed., Feb. 21, 1962 no l yes Duquesne 7 Civic Arena Pittsburgh, PA no 52–72 12-8 Sat., Feb. 24, 1962 no w Rhode Island McDonough Gymnasium Washington, DC no 93–71 13-8 Wed., Feb. 28, 1962 no l La Salle McDonough Gymnasium Washington, DC no 76–78 13-9 Sat., Mar. 3, 1962 no w Saint Peter's McDonough Gymnasium Washington, DC no 100–68 14-9 AP Poll References Category:Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball seasons Georgetown Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team