1935–36 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team

1935–36 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball

Conference	Eastern Intercollegiate Conference
1935–36 record	7–11 (4-6 EIC)
Head coach	Fred Mesmer (5th year)
Captain	Don Gibeau (1st year)
Captain	Ben Zola (1st year)
Home arena	Tech Gymnasium

	Conf				Overall
1935–36 Eastern Intercollegiate Conference men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Carnegie Mellon†	7	–	3	.700	8	–	3	.727
Pittsburgh	7	–	3	.700	18	–	9	.667
Temple	6	–	4	.600	18	–	6	.750
West Virginia	6	–	4	.600	16	–	8	.667
Georgetown	4	–	6	.400	7	–	11	.389
Penn State	0	–	10	.000	6	–	11	.353


† Postseason conference championship playoff game winner As of end of 1935-36 season^[1];

The 1935–36 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University during the 1935-36 NCAA Division I college basketball season. Fred Mesmer coached it in his fifth season as head coach.^[2] The team was a member of the Eastern Intercollegiate Conference (EIC) and played its home games at Tech Gymnasium on the campus of McKinley Technical High School in Washington, D.C.^[3] The team finished with a record of 7-11 overall, 4-6 in the EIC.^[4]

Season recap

Sophomore forward Mike Petrosky joined the team this season. Tall for the era at 6-feet-4 (193 cm), he was pressed into service as the team‍ 's center, and performed well in this role on both defense and offense, averaging 5.5 points per game for the year. On January 16, 1936, he scored the winning basket in the final minute of overtime in Georgetown‍ 's 43-42 win over Pittsburgh and on defense prevented the Panthers from scoring to win in the final seconds. On February 7, 1936, he matched up successfully on defense against New York University‍ 's All-American center Mort "King Kong" Klein as the Hoyas upset formerly top-ranked NYU 36-34.^[5]

Sophomore forward Harry Bassin was another newcomer to the team. He quickly became its leader, scoring in every game and finishing with a team-high average of 9.0 points per game. He scored a team-high 11 points in the upset of NYU.^[6]

Roster

Sources^[5]^[7]^[8]

Sophomore guard Tom Nolan would go on to serve as Georgetown‍ 's head basketball coach from 1956 to 1960, and as the school‍ 's baseball coach until the end of the 1978 season.^[7]

#	Name	Height	Weight (lbs.)	Position	Class	Hometown	Previous Team(s)
50	John Eckenrode	N/A	N/A	F	So.	Lancaster, PA, U.S.	N/A
51	Karl Nau	N/A	N/A	G	Jr.	Washington, DC, U.S.	Central HS
52	Don Gibeau	N/A	N/A	G	Jr.	Syracuse, NY, U.S.	Christian Brothers Academy
55	Mario Gregorio	5'8"	N/A	G	So.	Washington, DC, U.S.	Central HS
56	Leon Esenstadt	N/A	N/A	F	Sr.	N/A	N/A
62	Ben Zola	N/A	N/A	G	Jr.	Washington, DC, U.S.	Eastern HS
80	Tom Nolan	N/A	N/A	F	So.	Washington, DC, U.S.	Eastern HS
81	Johnny Frank	N/A	N/A	F	So.	Tuckahoe, NY, U.S.	Horace Greeley HS
82	Carroll Shore	N/A	N/A	G	So.	Washington, DC, U.S.	Central HS
84	Harry Bassin	N/A	N/A	G	So.	Washington, DC, U.S.	Eastern HS
85	Mike Petrosky	6'4"	N/A	C	So.	New London, CT, U.S.	Bulkeley HS
N/A	Ed Bodine	N/A	N/A	F	Jr.	N/A	N/A
N/A	Lou Nau	N/A	N/A	G	So.	Washington, DC, U.S.	Central HS

1935–36 schedule and results

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Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Site
Regular Season
Fri., Dec. 13, 1935*	Western Maryland	W 46–13	1-0	Tech Gymnasium
Wed., Dec. 18, 1935	Temple	L 43–44 ^OT	1-1 (0-1)	Tech Gymnasium
Thu., Jan. 9, 1936*	at St. John's	L 27–41	1-2	DeGray Gymnasium
Fri., Jan. 10, 1936*	at Manhattan	L 24–34	1-3	Manhattan Gymnasium
Thu., Jan. 16, 1936	Pittsburgh	W 43–42 ^OT	2-3 (1-1)	Tech Gymnasium
Fri., Jan. 24, 1936	Carnegie Tech	L 31–37	2-4 (1-2)	Tech Gymnasium
Tue., Jan. 28, 1936*	at Yale	L 38–44	2-5	Payne Whitney Gymnasium
Wed., Jan. 29, 1936*	at Army	W 43–31	3-5	Hayes Gymnasium
Thu., Jan. 30, 1936	at Temple	L 17–39	3-6 (1-3)	Mitten Hall
Tue., Feb. 4, 1936*	at Canisius	L 36–43	3-7	Elmwood Hall
Fri., Feb. 7, 1936*	New York University	W 36–34	4-7	Tech Gymnasium
Tue., Feb. 11, 1936	West Virginia	W 42–36 ^OT	5-7 (2-3)	Tech Gymnasium
Fri., Feb. 14, 1936	at Carnegie Tech	L 23–27	5-8 (2-4)	Skibo Gymnasium
Sat., Feb. 15, 1936	at Penn State	W 37–29	6-8 (3-4)	Recreation Hall
Fri., Feb. 21, 1936*	Maryland	L 39–47	6-9	Tech Gymnasium
Wed., Feb. 26, 1936	Penn State	W 34–27	7-9 (4-4)	Tech Gymnasium
Thu., Mar. 5, 1936	at Pittsburgh	L 36–43	7-10 (4-5)	Pitt Pavilion
Fri., Mar. 6, 1936	at West Virginia	L 26–41	7-11 (4-6)	WVU Field House
*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

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