1928–29 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1928–29 Georgetown Hoyas basketball right Georgetown playing the Temple Owls on February 23, 1929 Independent 12–5 Elmer Ripley 2nd Fred Mesmer Clendenen Gymnasium The 1928–29 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University during the 1928–29 NCAA college basketball season. Elmer Ripley coached it in his second season as head coach.http://www.hoyabasketball.com/coaches/bb-coach.htm The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Head Coaches 2014-01-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20170527235527/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/coaches/bb-coach.htm 2017-05-27 dead Georgetown was an independent and played its home games to Clendenen Gymnasium on the campus of American University in Washington, D.C., this season, the only Georgetown team to use Clendenen Gymnasium as its home court,The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Home Courts although Georgetown played a handful of games there early the next season. It finished the season with a record of 12–5. Season recap Junior guard and team captain Fred Mesmer had become a starter and team leader in his first varsity season the previous year. He was an important defensive presence for the team during the season and an excellent passer. He led the Hoyas in scoring, averaging 8.5 points per game.The Georgetown Basketball History Project: The Top 100: 83. Fred Mesmer Junior center Don Dutton, who had emerged as a standout the previous season, moved to forward in a notable 33–17 Georgetown victory at Yale on January 2, 1929, in the opening game of the Yale Quadrangular Invitational Tournament. Ten days later, he played a key role in what at the time was perhaps the greatest comeback in Georgetown men's basketball history, scoring 15 of the Hoyas last 17 points as Georgetown came back from a 13-point deficit against Penn State with five minutes left in the game to win 42–40. Like Mesmer, Dutton finished the year averaging 8.5 points per game.The Georgetown Basketball History Project: The Top 100: 85. Don Dutton Ironically, Ripleys display of his coaching abilities in the big win at Yale so impressed Yale that Yale hired Ripley away from Georgetown; after two very successful seasons as the Hoyas head coach in which he had an overall record of 24–6, Ripley left Georgetown at the end of the season to take the head coaching position at Yale. Destined to become a legend in college basketball, he would return to coach Georgetown two more times over a total of eight more seasons, from 1938 to 1943 – leading the Hoyas to the final game of the 1943 NCAA Tournament in the latter season – and again from 1946 to 1949. Meanwhile, Georgetown hired his assistant Bill Dudack to coach the team the following season. Roster Sourceshttp://www.hoyabasketball.com/players/roster-20s.htm#1929 The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Rosters 1920-21 to 1929-1930 2014-01-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20140113181048/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/players/roster-20s.htm#1929 2014-01-13 dead https://www.hoyabasketball.com/players/players.htm The Georgetown Basketball History Project: All-Time Player Directory Georgetown University 2022-04-10 live https://web.archive.org/web/20220328191824/https://www.hoyabasketball.com/players/players.htm 2022-03-28 Georgetown players did not wear numbers on their jerseys this season. The first numbered jerseys in Georgetown mens basketball history would not appear until the 1933–34 season, Junior guard Fred Mesmer would become Georgetowns head coach for the 1931–32 season and coach the Hoyas for seven seasons. NameHeightWeight (lbs.)PositionClassHometownPrevious Team(s)Johnny ByrnesN/AN/AGSr.Short Hills, NJ, U.S.Xavier HSPaul DillonN/AN/AFSo.N/AN/AJohnny DunnN/AN/AGJr.Milwaukee, WI, U.S.Marquette University HSDon Dutton6'2"N/ACJr.Syracuse, NY, U.S.Christian Brothers AcademyJim LeaveyN/AN/ACSo.N/AN/AMaurice McCarthyN/AN/AGJr.Stamford, CT, U.S.N/AHarold "Reds" MeenanN/AN/AFJr.New York, NY, U.S.Loyola SchoolFred Mesmer5'8"N/AGJr.Syracuse, NY, U.S.Christian Brothers AcademyWalter MorrisN/AN/ACSo.N/AN/AJohn Scalzi5'7"N/AGSo.Stamford, CT, U.S.N/ABill SheaN/AN/AFSo.New York, NY, U.S.New York University 1928–29 schedule and results Sourceshttp://www.hoyabasketball.com/records/bb-1920.htm The Georgetown Basketball History Project: 1920s Seasons January 13, 2014 November 12, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131112045832/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/records/bb-1920.htm dead http://www.hoyabasketball.com/opponents.htm The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Records vs. All Opponents 2014-01-13 2013-11-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20131103211101/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/opponents.htm dead sports-reference.com 1928-29 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 games played against the Crescent Athletic Club and the New York Athletic Club therefore counted as part of Georgetowns won-loss record for 1928–29. 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 2014-01-13 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 Sat., Dec. 8, 1928 no w no Baltimore Clendenen Gymnasium Washington, DC no 38–26 1-0 Tue., Dec. 11, 1928 no w no Western Maryland Clendenen Gymnasium Washington, DC no 38–23 2-0 Sat., Dec. 15, 1928 no w no Lafayette Clendenen Gymnasium Washington, DC no 47–24 3-0 Thu., Dec. 27, 1928 no yes no Brooklyn Knights of Columbus N/A New York, NY no c cancelled – Sat., Dec. 29, 1928 no l yes no Crescent Athletic Club Crescent Gymnasium New York, NY no 29–47 3-1 Wed., Jan. 2, 1929 no w yes no Yale Yale Armory New Haven, CT Yale Quadrangular Invitational Tournament no 33–17 4-1 Thu., Jan. 3, 1929 no l yes no New York University Yale Armory New Haven, CT Yale Quadrangular Invitational Tournament no 24–32 4-2 Fri., Jan. 4, 1929 no w yes no New York Athletic Club New York Athletic Club Gymnasium New York, NY no 28–20 5-2 Tue., Jan. 8, 1929 no no Duke Clendenen Gymnasium Washington, DC no 48-33 6-2 Sat., Jan. 12, 1929 no w no Penn State Clendenen Gymnasium Washington, DC no 42–40 7-2 Sat., Jan. 19, 1929 no w no Johns Hopkins Clendenen Gymnasium Washington, DC no 58–20 8-2 Sat., Jan. 26, 1929 no w no Mount St. Mary's Clendenen Gymnasium Washington, DC no 33–19 9-2 Fri., Feb. 8, 1929 no w yes no New York Athletic Club New York Athletic Club Gymnasium New York, NY no 27–26 10-2 Sat., Feb. 9, 1929 no yes no New York University University Heights Gymnasium New York, NY no 30-32 OT 10-3 Tue., Feb. 12, 1929 no yes no Johns Hopkins N/A Baltimore, MD no 38-35 OT 11-3 Sat., Feb. 16, 1929 no l no West Virginia Clendenen Gymnasium Washington, DC no 44–49 11-4 Wed., Feb. 20, 1929 no w yes no Navy Dahlgren Hall Annapolis, MD no 29–21 12-4 Sat., Feb. 23, 1929 no l yes no Temple Mitten Hall Philadelphia, PA no 24–27 12-5 no no References Category:Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball seasons Georgetown Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team