1957–58 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 basketball 1957–58 Georgetown Hoyas Georgetown Hoyas logo.svg Independent 10–11 Tom Nolan 2nd Tommy O'Keefe 2nd John Clark Ken Pichette McDonough Gymnasium The 1957–58 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University during the 1957–58 NCAA University Division college basketball season. Tom Nolan 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. It finished with a record of 10–11 and had no post-season play. Season recap Sophomore forward Tom McCloskey had been the Washington, D.C., high school all-city Most Valuable Player before arriving at Georgetown in the fall of 1956 for a season on the freshman team. He joined the varsity team this season. He scored a career-high 24 points against Loyola of Maryland in the season opener, and by the middle of January 1958 he had scored in double figures in six of the team's seven games.The Georgetown Basketball History Project: The Top 100: 86. Tom McCloskey McCloskey and junior forward Jack Nies were averaging a combined 22 points per game by February.The Georgetown Basketball History Project: The Top 100: 62. Ken Pichette McCloskey's and Nies's season came to a sudden end when they were among four players Georgetown placed on academic suspension for the rest of the season even though they remained academically eligible under National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) standards. McCloskey's abbreviated season ended with him averaging 12.4 points and 7.6 rebounds per game. Senior forward Ken Pichette carried the weight as the team's main scorer after the departure of McCloskey and Nies, averaging 19 points per game after they were suspended, not counting 31 points he scored in the mid-February exhibition game against the New York Athletic Club. However, the suspensions crippled the team, and it lost six of its last eight games and eight of its last ten to finish with a record of 10–11. It was not ranked in the Top 20 in the Associated Press Poll or Coaches' Poll at any time.sports-reference.com 1957-58 Independent Season Summarysports-reference.com 1957-58 Polls Roster Sourceshttp://www.hoyabasketball.com/players/roster-50s.htm#1958 The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Rosters 1950–51 to 1959–1960 2013-12-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20131228183642/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/players/roster-50s.htm#1958 2013-12-28 dead The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Player Directory: Jersey Numbers Sophomore guard Ed Hargaden Jr., joined the team this year as the first second-generation Georgetown men's basketball player, his father, guard Ed Hargaden, having been a standout guard on the 1932–33, 1933–34, and 1934–35 teams. He also was the only second-generation player in school history until center Patrick Ewing's son, forward Patrick Ewing Jr., joined the team in the 2006–07 season.The Georgetown Basketball History Project: The Top 100: 41. Ed Hargaden Sophomore forward Henry Rojas left the team during the season, and sophomore guard Jim Brown joined the team to replace him. They both wore No. 21.The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Player Directory #NameHeightWeight (lbs.)PositionClassHometownPrevious Team(s)4Jack Nies5"10"N/AFJr.Jersey City, NJ, U.S.St. Peter's Preparatory School5Dick Razzetti6'3"N/AGSo.Westbury, NY, U.S.Chaminade HS11Bob MosesN/AN/AGSo.Syracuse, NY, U.S.Christian Brothers Academy12Jack RaffertyN/AN/AGSo.Sayville, NY, U.S.Seton Hall HS17Ken Pichette6'3"185FSr.Binghamton, NY, U.S.Central HS20Jim Oravec6"2"N/AGJr.Palmerton, PA, U.S.Palmerton HS21Henry RojasN/AN/AFSo.Stamford, CT, U.S.N/A21Jim BrownN/AN/AGSo.N/AN/A22Ed Hargaden Jr.6"0"N/AGSo.Baltimore, MD, U.S.Loyola HS23Joe TitusN/AN/AFSr.Bradford, PA, U.S.Bradford Area HS24Tom McCloskey6'1"178FSo.Washington, DC, U.S.Gonzaga College HS25John Clark6'2"N/AGSr.Binghamton, NY, U.S.Saint Patrick HS30Randolph "Max" Schmeling6'9"N/ACJr.Spring Grove, PA, U.S.St. Francis HS32Kevin HenesseyN/AN/AGSr.N/AN/AN/AEd FramptonN/AN/AGSr.Tuckahoe, NY, U.S.Horace Greeley HS 1957–58 schedule and results Sourceshttp://www.hoyabasketball.com/records/bb-1950.htm The Georgetown Basketball History Project: 1950s Seasons December 28, 2013 November 12, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131112045930/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/records/bb-1950.htm dead http://www.hoyabasketball.com/opponents.htm The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Records vs. All Opponents 2013-12-28 2013-11-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20131103211101/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/opponents.htm dead sports-reference.com 1957-58 Georgetown Hoyas Schedule and Resultshttp://www.hoyabasketball.com/records/opponents-nc.htm The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Records vs. Non-Collegiate Opponents 2013-12-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20170212123107/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/records/opponents-nc.htm 2017-02-12 dead 2012-2013 Georgetown Men's Basketball Media Guide, p. 61. NoteSources all agree that Georgetown's record for the season was 10–11, but the schedule posted by The Georgetown Basketball History Project https://web.archive.org/web/20131112045930/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/records/bb-1950.htm November 12, 2013 – which also states that the overall record was 10–11 – shows only 20 games played, consisting of 9 wins and 11 losses. The 2012-2013 Georgetown Men's Basketball Media Guide, p. 61, lists 21 games – 10 wins and 11 losses. The extra game listed by the media guide is a 76–60 victory against Muhlenberg on an unspecified date, apparently in January 1958. For the preceding 1956–57 season, The Georgetown Basketball History Project and other sources agree that Georgetown finished with an 11-11 record, but the Project lists 23 games (12 wins and 11 losses) played. It lists a 76–60 win over Muhlenberg in the 1956–57 season, on January 18, 1957, but the media guide lists no Muhlenberg game that season. It appears that the Georgetown Basketball History Project is mistaken in showing the 76-60 win over Muhlenberg as taking place in January 1957 and that it actually occurred a year later on January 18, 1958. ShrpSports.com confirms Georgetown winning at Muhlenberg 76-60 on January 18, 1958. no yes no no no |- !colspan=9 style="background:#002147; color:#8D817B;"| Regular Season Wed., Dec. 4, 1957 no w Loyola Maryland McDonough Gymnasium Washington, DC no 76–51 1-0 Sat., Dec. 7, 1957 no l yes Princeton Dillon Gymnasium Princeton, NJ no 68–87 1-1 Wed., Dec. 11, 1957 no w Mount St. Mary's McDonough Gymnasium Washington, DC no 76–69 2-1 Fri., Dec. 16, 1957 no w Baltimore McDonough Gymnasium Washington, DC no 103–65 3-1 Mon., Dec. 16, 1957 no w Catholic McDonough Gymnasium Washington, DC no 84–58 4-1 Thu., Dec. 19, 1957 no w Saint Peter's McDonough Gymnasium Washington, DC no 81–66 5-1 Wed., Jan. 8, 1958 no l yes George Washington Fort Myer Gymnasium Fort Myer, VA no 64–77 5-2 Sat., Jan. 11, 1958 no w American McDonough Gymnasium Washington, DC no 89–78 6-2 Tue., Jan. 14, 1958 no l Maryland McDonough Gymnasium Washington, DC no 45–55 6-3 Fri., Jan. 17, 1958 no w yes La Salle Palestra Philadelphia, PA no 76–69 7-3 Sat., Jan. 18, 1958 no w yes Muhlenberg Memorial Hall Allentown, PA no 76–60 8-3 Fri., Jan. 31, 1958 no l yes Syracuse Onondaga War Memorial Syracuse, NY Rivalry no 46–62 8-4 Sat., Feb. 1, 1958 no l yes Scranton Watres Armory Scranton, PA no 68–96 8-5 Wed., Feb. 5, 1958 no l Richmond McDonough Gymnasium Washington, DC no 65–67 8-6 Sat., Feb. 8, 1958 no l yes Fordham Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY no 45–82 8-7 Wed., Feb. 12, 1958 no l yes Navy Halsey Field House Annapolis, MD no 73–98 8-8 Fri., Feb. 14, 1958 no w yes New York Athletic Club New York Athletic Club Gymnasium New York, NY no 82–77 OT exhibition Sat., Feb. 15, 1958 no w yes Seton Hall Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ no 66–65 9-8 Wed., Feb. 19, 1958 no l George Washington McDonough Gymnasium Washington, DC no 78–80 9-9 Sat., Feb. 22, 1958 no w New York University McDonough Gymnasium Washington, DC no 91–72 10-9 Wed., Feb. 26, 1958 no l yes Maryland Cole Field House College Park, MD no 45–56 10-10 Sat., Mar. 1, 1958 no l St. Joseph's McDonough Gymnasium Washington, DC no 67–70 10-11 AP Poll Notes note References Category:Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball seasons Georgetown Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team