1973–74 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 basketball 1973-74 Georgetown Hoyas Georgetown Hoyas logo.svg Independent 13–13 John Thompson 2nd Bill Stein 2nd Frank Fuqua 1st McDonough Gymnasium The 1973–74 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University during the 1973–74 NCAA Division I college basketball season. John Thompson, coached them in his second season as head coach. The team was an independent and played its home games at McDonough Gymnasium on the Georgetown campus in Washington, D.C. A young and inexperienced team, it played inconsistently,http://www.hoyabasketball.com/features/top100/j_smith.htm The Georgetown Basketball History Project: The Top 100: 32. Jonathan Smith 2014-02-09 2015-03-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20150329171307/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/features/top100/j_smith.htm dead finished the season with a record of 13–13, and had no post-season play. Season recap Sophomore center Merlin Wilson had posted scoring and rebounding statistics unprecedented in Georgetown basketball history during his freshman year, drawing national attention. Opponents paid extra attention to defending against him this season, and foul trouble limited his performance in the early games. Thompson moved him to power forward in January 1974, and this allowed him to return to form, with 23 points and 16 rebounds against Chicago State and 23 rebounds each in games a week apart against Holy Cross and Penn State. He averaged 15.5 rebounds per game for the season, a school record still well beyond the average posted by any other Hoya.http://www.hoyabasketball.com/features/top100/m_wilson.htm The Georgetown Basketball History Project: The Top 100: 17. Merlin Wilson 2014-02-09 2013-02-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20130218070032/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/features/top100/m_wilson.htm dead Sophomore guard Jonathan Smith led the team in scoring this season, finishing with 466 points, the third-highest total in a single season for a Georgetown player. He scored 20 or more points numerous times, averaged 25 points per game in the latter part of the season, and scored a season-high 32 points against Connecticut on February 16, 1974. Sophomore forward Bill Lynn had seen little action as a reserve the previous season, but a back injury to forward Mark Gallagher that ended Gallaghers Georgetown career gave Lynn more playing time this year. He finished the season second on the team in both scoring and rebounding with an average of 13 points and 8.1 rebounds per game, including 20 points and nine rebounds against 2nd-ranked Notre Dame and 28 points and 18 rebounds against Boston College.http://www.hoyabasketball.com/features/top100/b_lynn.htm The Georgetown Basketball History Project: The Top 100: 61. Bill Lynn 2014-02-09 2015-03-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20150330025956/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/features/top100/b_lynn.htm dead Freshman forward Larry Long scored a career-high 25 points against Boston College and finished the year averaging 7.1 points per game. He started every game, but an injury he suffered at St. Joseph's was the beginning of many injuries that would hamper him for the rest of his collegiate career.http://www.hoyabasketball.com/features/top100/l_long.htm The Georgetown Basketball History Project: The Top 100: 97. Larry Long 2014-02-09 2015-03-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20150330030043/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/features/top100/l_long.htm dead The 1973–74 squad was not ranked in the Top 20 in the Associated Press Poll or Coaches' Poll at any time.sports-reference.com 1973-74 Independent Season Summarysports-reference.com 1973-74 Polls It was the last Georgetown men's basketball team to finish a season without a winning record until the 1998–99 season. It also was the last one to have no post-season play in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament or the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) until the 2001–02 team declined an invitation to the 2002 NIT, and the last one to receive no invitation to either the NCAA tournament or the NIT until the 2003–04 season. Roster Sourcehttp://www.hoyabasketball.com/players/roster-70s.htm#1974 The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Rosters 1970-71 to 1979-1980 2013-12-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20131213081949/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/players/roster-70s.htm#1974 2013-12-13 dead The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Player Directory: Jersey Numbers #NameHeightWeight (lbs.)PositionClassHometownPrevious Team(s)10Tim Lambour5'8"N/AGSr.Altoona, PA, U.S.Bishop Guilfoyle HS12Alonzo Holloway5'5"N/AGFr.Washington, DC, U.S.St. Anthony's HS14Bill Lynn6'9"185FSo.Washington, DC, U.S.Spingarn HS20Mike Stokes6'2"N/AGSo.Washington, DC, U.S.St. John's College HS22Rick Kentz6'1"N/AGSr.Summit, NJ, U.S.Delbarton School24Emmet Fitzgerald5'9"N/AGFr.Philadelphia, PA, U.S.Malvern Preparatory School30Jonathan Smith6'1"185GSo.Washington, DC, U.S.St. Anthony's HS32Larry Long6'7"200FFr.Washington, DC, U.S.Mackin HS34Mike MacDermott6'4"N/AGFr.Saratoga Springs, NY, U.S.St. Peter HS40Greg Brooks6'6"N/AGSo.Washington, DC, U.S.St. Anthony's HS42Aaron Long6'2"N/AGSo.Washington, DC, U.S.St. Anthony's HS44Merlin Wilson6'9"215CSo.Washington, DC, U.S.St. Anthony's HS50Paul Robinson6'6"N/AFSr.New York, NY, U.S.DeWitt Clinton HS52Art Williamson6'8"N/AFFr.Cleveland, OH, U.S.University School 1973–74 schedule and results Sourceshttp://www.hoyabasketball.com/records/bb-1970.htm The Georgetown Basketball History Project: 1970s Seasons 2013-12-13 2020-07-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20200704090730/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/records/bb-1970.htm dead http://www.hoyabasketball.com/opponents.htm The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Records vs. All Opponents 2013-12-13 2013-11-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20131103211101/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/opponents.htm dead sports-reference.com 1973-74 Georgetown Hoyas Schedule and Results2012-2013 Georgetown Men's Basketball Media Guide, p. 62. no yes no no no |- !colspan=9 style="background:#002147; color:#8D817B;"| Regular Season Fri., Nov. 30, 1973 no w Saint Leo McDonough Gymnasium Washington, DC no 66–58 1-0 Sun., Dec. 2, 1973 no w Wheeling Jesuit McDonough Gymnasium Washington, DC no 84–72 2-0 Wed., Dec. 5, 1973 no l yes St. Bonaventure Reilly Center Olean, NY no 68–75 2-1 Sat., Dec. 8, 1973 no w St. John's McDonough Gymnasium Washington, DC no 85–82 OT 3-1 Tue., Dec. 11, 1973 no l yes Maryland 4 Cole Field House College Park, MD no 83–115 3-2 Wed., Jan. 2, 1974 no w Chicago State McDonough Gymnasium Washington, DC no 100–71 4-2 Sat., Jan. 5, 1974 no l yes Seton Hall Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ no 78–81 4-3 Wed., Jan. 9, 1974 no l yes Navy Halsey Field House Annapolis, MD no 55–56 4-4 Tue., Jan. 15, 1974 no l yes Notre Dame 2 Athletic & Convocation Center Notre Dame, IN no 77–104 4-5 Sat., Jan. 19, 1974 no w Boston University McDonough Gymnasium Washington, DC no 77–52 5-5 Tue., Jan. 22, 1974 no l Fairfield McDonough Gymnasium Washington, DC no 71–75 5-6 Sat., Jan. 26, 1974 no l Holy Cross McDonough Gymnasium Washington, DC no 70–73 5-7 Tue., Jan. 29, 1974 no w Dickinson McDonough Gymnasium Washington, DC no 65–53 6-7 Thu., Jan. 31, 1974 no w Siena McDonough Gymnasium Washington, DC no 70–56 7-7 Sat., Feb. 2, 1974 no w Penn State McDonough Gymnasium Washington, DC no 63–58 8-7 Tue., Feb. 5, 1974 no l yes St. Joseph's Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, PA no 64–70 8-8 Sat., Feb. 9, 1974 no w Rutgers McDonough Gymnasium Washington, DC no 57–55 9-8 Mon., Feb. 11, 1974 no l Assumption McDonough Gymnasium Washington, DC no 63–72 9-9 Thu., Feb. 14, 1974 no w Loyola Maryland McDonough Gymnasium Washington, DC no 74–67 10-9 Sat., Feb. 16, 1974 no w Connecticut McDonough Gymnasium Washington, DC Rivalry no 67–66 11-9 Tue., Feb. 19, 1974 no w American McDonough Gymnasium Washington, DC no 77–68 12-9 Thu., Feb. 21, 1974 no w yes Saint Peter's Jersey City Armory Jersey City, NJ no 88–73 13-9 Sat., Feb. 23, 1974 no l yes Fordham Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY no 62–64 13-10 Tue., Feb. 26, 1974 no l George Washington McDonough Gymnasium Washington, DC no 54–55 13-11 Sat., Mar. 2, 1974 no l yes Boston College Roberts Center Chestnut Hill, MA no 68–92 13-12 Wed., Mar. 6, 1974 no l Saint Francis McDonough Gymnasium Washington, DC no 62–78 13-13 AP Poll References Category:Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball seasons Georgetown Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team