1950–51 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 basketball 1950–51 Georgetown Hoyas Georgetown Hoyas logo.svg Independent 8–14 Francis "Buddy" O'Grady 2nd Dominic Cara 1st Danny Supkis Uline Arena The 1950–51 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University during the 1950–51 NCAA college basketball season. Francis "Buddy" O'Grady coached it in his second season as head coach. The team was an independent and moved to Uline Arena in Washington, D.C., for its home games this season. It finished with a record of 8–14 and had no post-season play. Season recap The 1950–51 team was a youthful one, with a roster that included only one senior and four juniors, the other ten players being sophomores. Seven of those sophomores had arrived on the varsity team from a freshman team that had had great success the previous year, posting a 16–1 record.Georgetown Basketball History Project: The Top 100: 53. Barry SullivanAugust 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Georgetown Basketball History Project http://www.hoyabasketball.com/features/top100/h_beins.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20071008061425/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/features/top100/h_beins.htm 2007-10-08 2025-06-09 www.hoyabasketball.com Sophomore center Bill Bolger was among the new arrivals. Playing in all 22 games, he scored 20 or more points in five of the final 11 games of the season, averaging 12.7 points per game for the year.http://www.hoyabasketball.com/features/top100/b_bolger.htm The Georgetown Basketball History Project: The Top 100: 36. Bill Bolger 2014-02-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20121130142931/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/features/top100/b_bolger.htm 2012-11-30 dead Another standout sophomore was guard Barry Sullivan, who debuted in the first game of the season with 22 points against Geneva. He followed that by scoring in double figures in 16 of the next 17 games, including 25 points against Long Island and another 25-point performance against American in the next game five days later. He missed the last four games of the season due to illness, but averaged a team-leading 16.1 points per game for the season. Sophomore center Hugh Beins scored in double figures in seven of eight games at midseason and had a season-high 19 points against Mount St. Mary's. His performance tailed off later in the season, but he would return for two more years as one of the top players in Georgetown history. The young and inexperienced team started with an 8–6 record but ended the season with an eight-game losing streak that gave it a final record of 8–14. It had no post-season play and was not ranked in the Top 20 in the Associated Press Poll or in the Top 30 in the Coaches' Poll – which began this season – at any time.1950-51 Men's Independent Season Summary https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/independent/men/1951.html 2025-06-09 College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com en1950-51 Men's College Basketball AP Polls https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/seasons/men/1951-polls.html 2025-06-09 College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com en No Georgetown men's basketball team had played its home games on campus since the 1926–27 team had used Ryan Gymnasium as its home court, but the 1950–51 squad was the last Georgetown men's basketball team to play its home games in an off-campus facility until the 1981–82 team moved to the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland. Ground had been broken on campus for the construction of McDonough Gymnasium, which would host Georgetowns home games for 30 years beginning the next season.Georgetown Men's Basketball, 1906-1907 to 2006-2007: A Spotlight on Ten Coaches, Ten Players, and Ten Decades of Hoops https://library.georgetown.edu/exhibition/georgetown-mens-basketball-1906-1907-2006-2007-spotlight-ten-coaches-ten-players-and-ten 2 October 2026 Georgetown University Library Roster Sourceshttp://www.hoyabasketball.com/players/roster-50s.htm#1951 The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Rosters 1950–51 to 1959–1960 2014-01-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20131228183642/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/players/roster-50s.htm#1951 2013-12-28 dead The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Player Directory: Jersey Numbers #NameHeightWeight (lbs.)PositionClassHometownPrevious Team(s)5Neil Conway6'5"N/AGJr.Ashley, PA, U.S.Saint Leo's HS8Gerry Nappy6'6"N/AGSo.Teaneck, NJ, U.S.Xavier HS (New York, NY)9Bob ScottN/AN/AFSo.N/AN/A11Bob Makatura5'10"N/AGSo.New York, NY, U.S.St. Francis Preparatory School13Tony Durmowicz6'5"N/AFJr.Baltimore, MD, U.S.Loyola HS15Mike VitaleN/AN/AGJr.East Orange, NJ, U.S.Seton Hall Preparatory School17Don O'Leary6'2"N/AGJr.New York, NY, U.S.La Salle HS20Bill Stors6'5"N/AGJr.New York, NY, U.S.Regis HS21 (home)27 (road)Hugh Beins6'7"N/ACSo.New York, NY, U.S.Manhattan Preparatory School24Billy Wolfer6'5"N/AFSo.Allentown, PA, U.S.Allentown Central Catholic HS26Dennis Murphy6'5"N/AGSo.New York, NY, U.S.Cardinal Hayes HS30Bill Bolger6'5"205FSo.New York, NY, U.S.Xavier HS40Barry Sullivan6'1"N/AGSo.New York, NY, U.S.Regis HSN/AJack Hekker6'4"N/AGSo.North Arlington, NJ, U.S.Queen of Peace HSN/AJim Larkins6'6"N/AGSo.Silver Spring, MD, U.S.Gonzaga College HS (Washington, DC)N/ADanny Supkis6'7"N/ACSr.New York, NY, U.S.St. Alban's HS 1950–51 schedule and results It had been a common practice for many years 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 3, 1951, game against the New York Athletic Club therefore counted as part of Georgetowns won-loss record for 1950–51. 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 2014-01-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20170212123107/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/records/opponents-nc.htm 2017-02-12 dead SourcesGeorgetown Basketball History Project: Record Book http://www.hoyabasketball.com/records/bb-1950.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20131112045930/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/records/bb-1950.htm November 12, 2013 June 9, 2025http://www.hoyabasketball.com/opponents.htm The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Records vs. All Opponents 2014-01-01 2013-11-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20131103211101/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/opponents.htm dead 1950-51 Georgetown Hoyas Men's Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/georgetown/men/1951-schedule.html 2025-06-09 College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com en2012-13 Georgetown Men's Basketball Media Guide http://issuu.com/dpulupa/docs/2012-13_mbb_media_guide https://web.archive.org/web/20241203193635/https://issuu.com/dpulupa/docs/2012-13_mbb_media_guide December 3, 2024 June 9, 2025 no yes no no no |- !colspan=9 style="background:#002147; color:#8D817B;"| Regular Season Tue., Dec. 5, 1950 no w Geneva Uline Arena Washington, DC no 92–61 1-0 Fri., Dec. 8, 1950 no w Saint Francis Uline Arena Washington, DC no 80–59 2-0 Mon., Dec. 11, 1950 no w yes Mount St. Mary's Alumni Gymnasium Emmitsburg, MD no 87–62 3-0 Thu., Dec. 14, 1950 no l yes Long Island Madison Square Garden New York, NY no 66–75 3-1 Tue., Dec. 19, 1950 no w American Uline Arena Washington, DC no 65–62 4-1 Tue., Jan. 9, 1951 no l George Washington Uline Arena Washington, DC no 80–90 4-2 Sat., Jan. 13, 1951 no l yes Maryland Ritchie Coliseum College Park, MD no 47–58 4-3 Sat., Jan. 20, 1951 no l yes Pennsylvania Palestra Philadelphia, PA no 76–92 4-4 Wed., Jan. 24, 1951 no w yes Navy Dahlgren Hall Annapolis, MD no 58–55 5-4 Thu., Jan. 25, 1951 no l yes Gannon Gannon Auditorium Erie, PA no 62–66 5-5 Sat., Jan. 26, 1951 no w yes Canisius Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Buffalo, NY no 87–76 6-5 Fri., Feb. 2, 1951 no l William & Mary Uline Arena Washington, DC no 64–75 6-6 Sat., Feb. 3, 1951The Georgetown Basketball History Project states that both the Loyola Maryland game and the New York Athletic Club game took place on February 3, 1951. no w yes Loyola Maryland Alumni Gymnasium Baltimore, MD no 57–48 7-6 Sat., Feb. 3, 1951 no w yes New York Athletic Club New York Athletic Club Gymnasium New York, NY no 62–45 8-6 Wed., Feb. 7, 1951 no l Penn State Uline Arena Washington, DC no 58–70 8-7 Wed., Feb. 7, 1951 no l Oklahoma City Uline Arena Washington, DC no 45–51 8-8 Tue., Feb. 13, 1951 no l La Salle Uline Arena Washington, DC no 74–79 8-9 Fri., Feb. 16, 1951 no l Fordham Uline Arena Washington, DC no 56–61 8-10 Mon., Feb. 19, 1951 no l Siena Uline Arena Washington, DC no 48–57 8-11 Tue., Feb. 22, 1951 no l yes North Carolina State William Neal Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC no 83–101 8-12 Sat., Feb. 24, 1951 no l George Washington Uline Arena Washington, DC no 49–74 8-13 Tue., Feb. 27, 1951 no l Seton Hal Uline Arena Washington, DC no 78–82 8-14 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