1915–16 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team

1915–16 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball

Conference	Independent
1915–16 record	9–6
Head coach	John O'Reilly (2nd year)
Captain	Matt Donnelly (1st year)
Home arena	Ryan Gymnasium

The 1915–16 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University during the 1915-16 NCAA Division I college basketball season. John O'Reilly coached the team in his second season as head coach.^[1] Georgetown was an independent and played its home games at Ryan Gymnasium on the Georgetown campus in Washington, D.C.,^[2] and finished the season with a record of 9-6.

Season recap

Georgetown defeated crosstown rival George Washington twice this season, giving the Hoyas a four-game winning streak against George Washington dating to the previous season. The streak would reach 19 wins before George Washington suspended the series after the 1923-24 season.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Roster

Sources^[6]^[7]

Georgetown players did not wear numbers on their jerseys this season. The first numbered jerseys in Georgetown men‍ 's basketball history would not appear until the 1933-34 season.^[6]

Name	Height	Weight (lbs.)	Position	Class	Hometown	Previous Team(s)
Mike Berardini	N/A	N/A	F	Fr.	Washington, DC, U.S.	Georgetown Preparatory School (North Bethesda, MD)
Ed Cashin	N/A	N/A	F	So.	N/A	N/A
Joe Cavanaugh	N/A	N/A	F	Fr.	N/A	N/A
Gerald "Gerry" Curry	N/A	N/A	G	Sr.	N/A	N/A
Matt Donnelly	N/A	N/A	G	Sr.	N/A	N/A
[first name unknown] Hertel	N/A	N/A	G	N/A	N/A	N/A
Harry "King" Kelley	N/A	N/A	G	Sr.	Buffalo, NY, U.S.	Lafayette HS
Don Keresey	N/A	N/A	G	So.	N/A	N/A
Leo Klauberg	N/A	N/A	F	Sr.	N/A	N/A
Carroll McGuire	N/A	N/A	G	So.	N/A	N/A
Jim McNulty	N/A	N/A	C	So.	N/A	N/A
Jim O'Boyle	N/A	N/A	G	Fr.	N/A	N/A
Bob O'Lone	N/A	N/A	F	So.	N/A	N/A
Robert "Bob" Scott	N/A	N/A	C	N/A	N/A	N/A
Jimmy Sullivan	N/A	N/A	F	So.	N/A	N/A

1915–16 schedule and results

Sources^[5]^[8]^[9]^[10]

Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Site
Regular Season
Wed., Dec. 15, 1915	Mount St. Joseph	W 36–35	1-0	Ryan Gymnasium
Sat., Dec. 18, 1915	at Brooklyn Polytechnic	W 21–19	2-0	N/A
Mon., Dec. 20, 1915	at Seton Hall	L 29–36	2-1	N/A
Tue., Dec. 21, 1915	at New York University	L 15–47	2-2	N/A
Wed., Dec. 22, 1915	at St. John's	L 17–26	2-3	N/A
Mon., Jan. 10, 1916	New York University	L 22–43	2-4	Ryan Gymnasium
Thu., Jan. 13, 1916	George Washington	W 27–23	3-4	Ryan Gymnasium
Wed., Jan. 19, 1916	at Loyola Maryland	W 26–22	4-4	N/A
Sat., Jan. 22, 1916	at Navy	L 15–29	4-5	Dahlgren Hall
Fri., Jan. 28, 1916	Brooklyn Polytechnic	W 20–17	5-5	Ryan Gymnasium
Sat., Jan. 29, 1916	George Washington	W 29–19	6-5	Ryan Gymnasium
Thu., Feb. 10, 1916	Virginia Tech	L 27–30	6-6	Ryan Gymnasium
Sat., Feb. 12, 1916	West Virginia Wesleyan	W 35–21	7-6	Ryan Gymnasium
Thu., Feb. 17, 1916	Randolph–Macon	W 45–12	8-6	Ryan Gymnasium
Sat., Feb. 26, 1916	Gallaudet	W 34–24	9-6	Ryan Gymnasium
*Non-conference game. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball

Venues	Washington Light Infantry Armory (1906–1907) Convention Hall (1907–1908) Odd Fellows Hall (1908–1911) Arcade Rink (1911–1914, 1927–1928) Ryan Gymnasium (1914–1927) Clendenen Gymnasium (1928–1929) Tech Gymnasium (1929–1940, 1942–1943) Riverside Stadium (1940–1942) Brookland Gymnasium (1945–1946) Uline Arena (1946–1947, 1949–1951) D.C. Armory (1947–1949) McDonough Gymnasium (1951–2009) Capital Centre (1981–1997) Verizon Center (1997–present)

Culture & lore	History Hoya Saxa Jack the Bulldog There Goes Old Georgetown

People	Head coaches NBA draftees

Seasons	1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15

NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics