1914–15 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team

1914–15 NCAA men's basketball independents standings
	Rankings from AP Poll

1914–15 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball
1914–15 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball
Conference	Independent
1914–15 record	8–8
Head coach	John O'Reilly (1st season);
Captain	Harry Kelly (1st year)
Home arena
	Seasons ← 1913–14 1915–16 →

The 1914–15 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University during the 1914-15 NCAA college basketball season. coached the team in his first season as head coach.^[1] Georgetown was an independent and played its home games at on the Georgetown campus in Washington, D.C.,^[2] and finished the season with a record of 8-8.

New head coach O'Reilly coached three sports at Georgetown – basketball, baseball, and track – and was destined to coach the basketball team to some of its great early triumphs. He would coach the team for 11 seasons, interrupted by a hiatus during the 1921-22 and 1922-23 seasons due to illness, and post an overall record of 87-47. His tenure would see most of a 52-game home winning streak at Ryan Gymnasium between the final game of the 1916-17 season and midway through the 1923-24 season that included victories over top national teams North Carolina (twice), Georgia Tech, and Kentucky. Fifteen of the 19 straight victories over George Washington also would occur with him at the helm.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Season recap[]

The 1914–1915 team photo.

The move to Ryan Gymnasium meant that this was the first Georgetown men's basketball team to play its games on campus. Opened in 1906, when competitive college basketball was just beginning at Georgetown, Ryan had not been intended to host competitive sporting events; it had no seating, accommodating fans on a standing-room-only basis on an indoor track above the basketball court. This precluded large crowds at the Hoyas' home games despite the team's home success during the 13 years at Ryan, limiting revenue for the self-sustaining Basketball Association, which funded the team's travel expenses. Despite this drawback, Ryan would serve as the Hoyas' home court through the end of the 1926-27 season, although from the 1918-19 season through 1926-27 the Hoyas would play very few road games in order to keep travel expenses to a bare minimum.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Georgetown defeated crosstown rival George Washington twice this season, the first of 19 straight wins over George Washington before George Washington suspended the series after the 1923-24 season.^[2]^[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.^[8]

Name	Height	Weight (lbs.)	Position	Class	Hometown	Previous Team(s)
Gerald "Gerry" Curry	N/A	N/A	G	Jr.	N/A	N/A
Matt Donnelly	N/A	N/A	G	Jr.	N/A	N/A
Fred Flanagan	N/A	N/A	F	Jr.	N/A	N/A
Sam Foley	N/A	N/A	G	Sr.	N/A	N/A
Harry "King" Kelly	N/A	N/A	G	Jr.	N/A	N/A
Leo Klauberg	N/A	N/A	F	Jr.	N/A	N/A
Bob O'Lone	N/A	N/A	F	Fr.	N/A	N/A
Johnny Shugrue	N/A	N/A	F	Sr.	Washington, DC, U.S.	Georgetown Preparatory School (North Bethesda, MD)
Jim Tormey	N/A	N/A	C	Sr.	Baltimore, MD, U.S.	Loyola College (Md.)
William "Bill" Valk	N/A	N/A	G	Sr.	Washington, DC, U.S.	Central HS

1914–15 schedule and results[]

Sources^[5]^[9]^[10]^[11]

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Wed., Dec. 9, 1914 no, no	Mount St. Joseph	W 34–18	1-0	Washington, DC
Thu., Dec. 17, 1914 no, no	at Seton Hall	L 13–38	1-1	N/A South Orange, NJ
Fri., Dec. 18, 1914 no, no	at Fordham	L 28–31	1-2	N/A New York, NY
Sat., Dec. 19, 1914 no, no	at Army	L 3–20	1-3	N/A West Point, NY
N/A no, no	at New York University	L 21–38	1-4	N/A New York, NY
Fri., Jan. 15, 1915 no, no	West Virginia Wesleyan	W 27–24	2-4	Ryan Gymnasium Washington, DC
Wed., Jan. 20, 1915 no, no	Virginia Tech	W 25–21	3-4	Ryan Gymnasium Washington, DC
Sat., Jan. 23, 1915 no, no	at Washington and Lee	L 23–32	3-5	N/A Lexington, VA
Tue., Jan. 26, 1915 no, no	at Mount St. Joseph	L 21–28	3-6	Baltimore, MD
Sat., Jan. 30, 1915 no, no	at Navy	L 7–46	3-7	Dahlgren Hall Annapolis, MD
Fri., Feb. 5, 1915 no, no	Fordham	W 31–16	4-7	Ryan Gymnasium Washington, DC
Mon., Feb. 8, 1915 no, no	New York University	W 20–16	5-7	Ryan Gymnasium Washington, DC
Fri., Feb. 19, 1915 no, no	Penn State	L 27–35	5-8	Ryan Gymnasium Washington, DC
Wed., Feb. 24, 1915 no, no	George Washington	W 39–17	6-8	Ryan Gymnasium Washington, DC
Sat., Feb. 27, 1915 no, no	Gallaudet	W 29–18	7-8	Ryan Gymnasium Washington, DC
Sat., Mar. 6, 1915 no, no	George Washington	W 21–15	8-8	Ryan Gymnasium Washington, DC
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c "The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Head Coaches". Archived from the original on 2017-05-27. Retrieved 2014-01-19.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Home Courts
^ ^a ^b ^c "The Georgetown Basketball History Project: The Ryan Gymnasium Years". Archived from the original on 2013-11-05. Retrieved 2014-01-19.
^ ^a ^b ^c The Georgetown Basketball History Project: 1910s Seasons
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d The Georgetown Basketball History Project: 1920s Seasons
^ "The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Rosters 1910-11 to 1919-1920". Archived from the original on 2013-01-09. Retrieved 2014-01-19.
^ Georgetown Basketball History Project: All-Time Player Directory^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Rosters 1930-31 to 1939-1940". Archived from the original on 2017-02-12. Retrieved 2014-01-19.
^ The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Records vs. All Opponents
^ sports-reference.com 1914-15 Georgetown Hoyas Schedule and Results
^ 2012-2013 Georgetown Men's Basketball Media Guide, p. 58.

[coach-1] "The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Head Coaches". Archived from the original on 2017-05-27. Retrieved 2014-01-19.

[homecourt-2] The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Home Courts

[ryan-3] "The Georgetown Basketball History Project: The Ryan Gymnasium Years". Archived from the original on 2013-11-05. Retrieved 2014-01-19.

[1910s-4] The Georgetown Basketball History Project: 1910s Seasons

[schedule-5] The Georgetown Basketball History Project: 1920s Seasons

[roster-10s-6] "The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Rosters 1910-11 to 1919-1920". Archived from the original on 2013-01-09. Retrieved 2014-01-19.

[7] Georgetown Basketball History Project: All-Time Player Directory^{[permanent dead link]}

[roster-30s-8] "The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Rosters 1930-31 to 1939-1940". Archived from the original on 2017-02-12. Retrieved 2014-01-19.

[9] The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Records vs. All Opponents

[10] sports-reference.com 1914-15 Georgetown Hoyas Schedule and Results

[11] 2012-2013 Georgetown Men's Basketball Media Guide, p. 58.

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v t Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball
Venues	(1906–1907) (1907–1908) (1908–1911) (1911–1914, 1927–1928) (1914–1927) (1928–1929) Tech Gymnasium (1929–1940, 1942–1943) Riverside Stadium (1940–1942) (1945–1946) Uline Arena (1946–1947, 1949–1951) D.C. Armory (1947–1949) McDonough Gymnasium (1951–present) Capital Centre (1981–1997) Capital One Arena (1997–present)
Rivalries	St. John's UConn
Culture & lore	History Hoya Saxa Jack the Bulldog There Goes Old Georgetown 1989 Princeton game Above the Rim
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
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 1999–2000 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 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

1914–15 NCAA men's basketball independents standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Arizona		–		–	9	–	0	1.000
Virginia		–		–	17	–	0	1.000
Syracuse		–		–	10	–	1	.909
New Mexico		–		–	8	–	1	.889
Seton Hall		–		–	15	–	2	.882
Duquesne		–		–	12	–	2	.857
Washington		–		–	12	–	2	.857
Army		–		–	11	–	2	.846
North Dakota State		–		–	10	–	2	.833
Notre Dame		–		–	14	–	3	.824
Navy		–		–	9	–	2	.818
Tennessee		–		–	9	–	2	.818
Pittsburgh		–		–	14	–	4	.778
Penn State		–		–	10	–	3	.769
Brigham Young		–		–	6	–	2	.750
St. John's (NY)		–		–	12	–	4	.750
Utah		–		–	12	–	4	.750
Colgate		–		–	11	–	4	.733
Bradley		–		–	13	–	5	.722
The Citadel		–		–	14	–	4	.778
Manhattan		–		–	10	–	4	.714
Oklahoma State		–		–	10	–	4	.714
Alabama		–		–	7	–	4	.636
Kentucky		–		–	7	–	5	.583
Georgia		–		–	4	–	3	.571
Indiana State		–		–	7	–	6	.538
Duke		–		–	10	–	10	.500
Georgetown		–		–	8	–	8	.500
North Carolina State		–		–	5	–	5	.500
West Virginia		–		–	10	–	10	.500
Niagara		–		–	8	–	9	.471
Stanford		–		–	4	–	5	.444
William & Mary		–		–	5	–	8	.385
Auburn		–		–	3	–	5	.375
North Carolina		–		–	6	–	10	.375
South Carolina		–		–	2	–	7	.222
Connecticut		–		–	1	–	4	.200
Ole Miss		–		–	0	–	3	.000


Rankings from AP Poll