1954–55 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team

1954–55 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball

Conference	Independent
1954–55 record	12–13
Head coach	Harry "Buddy" Jeannette (3rd year)
Assistant coach	Hugh Beins (2nd year)
Captain	Game captains
Home arena	McDonough Gymnasium

The 1954–55 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University during the 1954-55 NCAA Division I college basketball season. Harry "Buddy" Jeannette coached them in his third 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 12-13 and had no post-season play.

Season recap

Sophomore forward Matt White joined the varsity team this year after a year on the freshman team. He scored in double figures eight times, including a season-high 22 in an upset of Fordham in the opening game of the Queen City Tournament in Buffalo, New York. He averaged 11.2 points per game, but his year came to an abrupt end when, with seven games remaining, he was among four players suspended for the rest of the season for violating team rules during a road trip.^[1]

Junior forward Warren Buehler had his second consecutive strong offensive season, scoring in double figures in 21 of the season‍ 's 25 games. For the second year in a row, the team lost one of its top scorers to an academic suspension at midseason, but Buehler compensated with ever-greater offensive performances, scoring in double figures in 15 of the final 16 games, including a season-high 31 points against Seton Hall. He ended the season as the team‍ 's top scorer for the second straight year.^[2]

Like White, sophomore center Joe Missett came to the varsity from the freshman team. He played in 20 of the season‍ 's 25 games and proved a capable center who could open up scoring opportunities for forwards Buehler and White. He scored a season-high 22 points against New York University and finished the season averaging 9.3 rebounds per game and as the team‍ ' second-highest scorer after Buehler.^[3]

The 1954–55 team opened the season at 9-3, but the various player suspenions affected its performance later in the year, and it lost 10 of its last 13 games and eight of its last ten. It finished the season with a record of 12-13, had no postseason play, and was not ranked in the Top 20 in the Associated Press Poll or Coaches' Poll at any time.^[4]^[5]

Roster

Sources^[1]^[2]^[3]^[6]^[7]

#	Name	Height	Weight (lbs.)	Position	Class	Hometown	Previous Team(s)
5	Warren Buehler	6"4"	185	F	Jr.	Bayonne, NJ, U.S.	Sweeney HS
6	Hank Morano	6'2"	N/A	G	So.	Union City, NJ, U.S.	St. Peter's Preparatory School
9	Dick Percudani	6'1"	N/A	G	So.	Elmhurst, NY, U.S.	Power Memorial Academy
11	John Morchower	6'7"	N/A	G	Jr.	Bayonne, NJ, U.S.	Sweeney HS
12	Joe Bolger	6'3"	N/A	G	Jr.	New York, NY, U.S.	Xavier HS
14	Dale Smith	6'4"	N/A	G	So.	Allentown, PA, U.S.	Catholic HS
15	Tucker Dunn	5'9"	N/A	G	So.	N/A	N/A
18	Richard Wagner	6'2"	N/A	G	So.	Glendale, NY, U.S.	St. John's Preparatory School
20	Jack Walsh	5'11"	N/A	F	Jr.	New York, NY, U.S.	Brooklyn Preparatory School
21	Dale Seymour	6'5"	N/A	G	So.	Washington, DC, U.S.	Gonzaga College HS
22	Joe Missett	6"7"	205	C	So.	Villanova, PA, U.S.	Malvern Preparatory School
23	Ray Mazza	6'0"	N/A	G	So.	Cincinnati, OH, U.S.	St. Xavier HS
24	Matt White	6'2"	205	F	So.	New York, NY, U.S.	La Salle HS
27	Ken Rode	6'4"	N/A	F	So.	New York, NY, U.S.	St. Francis Preparatory School

1954–55 schedule and results

Sources^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]

Date	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site
Regular Season
Wed., Dec. 1, 1954	Loyola Maryland	W 74–63	1-0	Alumni Gymnasium
Sat., Dec. 4, 1954	at Maryland	L 43–60	1-1	Ritchie Coliseum
Tue., Dec. 7, 1954	American	W 65–61	2-1	McDonough Gymnasium
Sat., Dec. 11, 1954	Saint Peter's	W 77–68	3-1	McDonough Gymnasium
Wed., Dec. 15, 1954	Mount St. Mary's	W 76–74	4-1	McDonough Gymnasium
Sat., Dec. 18, 1954	at St. Joseph's	W 61–53	5-1	Philadelphia Convention Hall
Mon., Dec. 27, 1954	vs. Fordham (Queen City Tournament)	W 71–70	6-1	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Tue., Dec. 28, 1954	vs. St. Bonaventure (Queen City Tournament)	L 59–66	6-2	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Wed., Dec. 29, 1954	vs. Georgia Tech (Queen City Tournament)	W 68–62	7-2	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Wed., Jan. 5, 1955	#6 George Washington	L 55–74	7-3	McDonough Gymnasium
Sat., Jan. 8, 1955	at American	W 79–65	8-3	Clendenen Gymnasium
Tue., Jan. 11, 1955	at New York University	W 71–67	9-3	Madison Square Garden
Mon., Jan. 24, 1955	at Miami	L 81–84	9-4	N/A
Wed., Jan. 26, 1955	at Southern Mississippi	L 65–67	9-5	N/A
Fri., Jan. 28, 1955	at #11 Spring Hill	W 82–75 ^4OT	10-5	N/A
Sun., Jan. 30, 1955	at Loyola New Orleans	L 68–69 ^OT	10-6	Loyola Field House
Wed., Feb. 2, 1955	#3 La Salle	L 58–85	10-7	McDonough Gymnasium
Sat., Feb. 5, 1955	at #3 La Salle	L 46–74	10-8	Philadelphia Convention Hall
Wed., Feb. 9, 1955	#19 Villanova	W 84–79	11-8	McDonough Gymnasium
Sat., Feb. 12, 1955	Fordham	L 58–62	11-9	McDonough Gymnasium
Tue., Feb. 15, 1955^{[note 1]}	Seton Hall	W 76–73	12-9	McDonough Gymnasium
Tue., Feb. 15, 1955^{[note 1]}	Mount St. Mary's	L 67–70	12-10	Alumni Gymnasium
Sat., Feb. 19, 1955	at Navy	L 54–77	12-11	Halsey Field House
Thu., Feb. 24, 1955	#17 Maryland	L 49–57	12-12	McDonough Gymnasium
Tue., Mar. 1, 1955	at #13 George Washington	L 67–80	12-13	Uline Arena
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Notes

↑ 1.0 1.1 The The Georgetown Basketball History Project lists the Seton Hall and Mount St. Mary's games as both taking place on February 15, 1955.

References

hoyabasketball.com The Georgetown basketball History Project: Assistant Coaches

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