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1957–58 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team

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The 1957–58 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University during the 1957-58 NCAA Division I college basketball season. Tom Nolan coached them in his second 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 10-11 and had no post-season play.

Season recap

Sophomore forward Tom McCloskey had been the Washington, D.C., high school all-city Most Valuable Player before arriving at Georgetown in the fall of 1956 for a season on the freshman team. He joined the varsity team this season. He scored a career-high 24 points against Loyola of Maryland in the season opener, and by the middle of January 1958 he had scored in double figures in six of the team's seven games.[1] McCloskey and junior forward Jack Nies were averaging a combined 22 points per game by February.[2]

McCloskey's and Nies's season came to a sudden end when they were among four players Georgetown placed on academic suspension for the rest of the season even though they remained academically eligible under National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) standards. McCloskey's abbreviated season ended with him averaging 12.4 points and 7.6 rebounds per game.[1]

Senior forward Ken Pichette carried the weight as the team's main scorer after the departure of McCloskey and Nies, averaging 19 points per game after they were suspended, not counting 31 points he scored in the mid-February exhibition game against the New York Athletic Club. However, the suspensions crippled the team, and it lost six of its last eight games and eight of its last ten[1] to finish with a record of 10-11. It was not ranked in the Top 20 in the Associated Press Poll or Coaches' Poll at any time.[3][4]

Roster

Sources[1][2][5][6]

Sophomore guard Ed Hargaden, Jr., joined the team this year as the first second-generation Georgetown men's basketball player, his father, guard Ed Hargaden, having been a standout guard on the 1932-33, 1933-34, and 1934-35 teams. He also was the only second-generation player in school history until center Patrick Ewing's son, forward Patrick Ewing, Jr., joined the team in the 2006-07 season.[7]

Sophomore forward Henry Rojas left the team during the season, and sophomore guard Jim Brown joined the team to replace him. They both wore No. 21.[8]

# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown Previous Team(s)
4 Jack Nies 5"10" N/A F Jr. Jersey City, NJ, U.S. St. Peter's Preparatory School
5 Dick Razzetti 6'3" N/A G So. Westbury, NY, U.S. Chaminade HS
11 Bob Moses N/A N/A G So. Syracuse, NY, U.S. Christian Brothers Academy
12 Jack Rafferty N/A N/A G So. Sayville, NY, U.S. Seton Hall HS
17 Ken Pichette 6'3" 185 F Sr. Binghamton, NY, U.S. Central HS
20 Jim Oravec 6"2" N/A G Jr. Palmerton, PA, U.S. Palmerton HS
21 Henry Rojas N/A N/A F So. Stamford, CT, U.S. N/A
21 Jim Brown N/A N/A G So. N/A N/A
22 Ed Hargaden, Jr. 6"0" N/A G So. Baltimore, MD, U.S. Loyola HS
23 Joe Titus N/A N/A F Sr. Bradford, PA, U.S. Bradford Area HS
24 Tom McCloskey 6'1" 178 F So. Washington, DC, U.S. Gonzaga College HS
25 John Clark 6'2" N/A G Sr. Binghamton, NY, U.S. Saint Patrick HS
30 Randolph "Max" Schmeling 6'9" N/A C Jr. Spring Grove, PA, U.S. St. Francis HS
32 Kevin Henessey N/A N/A G Sr. N/A N/A
N/A Ed Frampton N/A N/A G Sr. Tuckahoe, NY, U.S. Horace Greeley HS

1957–58 schedule and results

Sources[9][10][11][12][13]

Note[note 1]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Wed., Dec. 4, 1957
no, no
Loyola Maryland W 76–51  1-0
McDonough Gymnasium 
Washington, DC
Sat., Dec. 7, 1957
no, no
at Princeton L 68–87  1-1
Dillon Gymnasium 
Princeton, NJ
Wed., Dec. 11, 1957
no, no
Mount St. Mary's W 76–69  2-1
McDonough Gymnasium 
Washington, DC
Fri., Dec. 16, 1957
no, no
Baltimore W 103–65  3-1
McDonough Gymnasium 
Washington, DC
Mon., Dec. 16, 1957
no, no
Catholic W 84–58  4-1
McDonough Gymnasium 
Washington, DC
Thu., Dec. 19, 1957
no, no
Saint Peter's W 81–66  5-1
McDonough Gymnasium 
Washington, DC
Wed., Jan. 8, 1958
no, no
at George Washington L 64–77  5-2
Fort Myer Gymnasium 
Fort Myer, VA
Sat., Jan. 11, 1958
no, no
American W 89–78  6-2
McDonough Gymnasium 
Washington, DC
Tue., Jan. 14, 1958
no, no
Maryland L 45–55  6-3
McDonough Gymnasium 
Washington, DC
Fri., Jan. 17, 1958
no, no
at La Salle W 76–69  7-3
Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
Sat., Jan. 18, 1958
no, no
at Muhlenberg[note 1] W 76–60  8-3
Memorial Hall 
Allentown, PA
Fri., Jan. 31, 1958
no, no
at Syracuse L 46–62  8-4
Onondaga War Memorial 
Syracuse, NY
Sat., Feb. 1, 1958
no, no
at Scranton L 68–96  8-5
Watres Armory 
Scranton, PA
Wed., Feb. 5, 1958
no, no
Richmond L 65–67  8-6
McDonough Gymnasium 
Washington, DC
Sat., Feb. 8, 1958
no, no
at Fordham L 45–82  8-7
Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY
Wed., Feb. 12, 1958
no, no
at Navy L 73–98  8-8
Halsey Field House 
Annapolis, MD
Fri., Feb. 14, 1958
no, no
at New York Athletic Club W 82–77 OT exhibition
New York Athletic Club Gymnasium 
New York, NY
Sat., Feb. 15, 1958
no, no
at Seton Hall W 66–65  9-8
Walsh Gymnasium 
South Orange, NJ
Wed., Feb. 19, 1958
no, no
George Washington L 78–80  9-9
McDonough Gymnasium 
Washington, DC
Sat., Feb. 22, 1958
no, no
New York University W 91–72  10-9
McDonough Gymnasium 
Washington, DC
Wed., Feb. 26, 1958
no, no
at Maryland L 45–56  10-10
Cole Field House 
College Park, MD
Sat., Mar. 1, 1958
no, no
St. Joseph's L 67–70  10-11
McDonough Gymnasium 
Washington, DC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Notes

  1. ^ a b Sources all agree that Georgetown's record for the season was 10–11, but the schedule posted by The Georgetown Basketball History Project – which also states that the overall record was 10–11 – shows only 20 games played, consisting of 9 wins and 11 losses. The 2012-2013 Georgetown Men's Basketball Media Guide, p. 61, lists 21 games – 10 wins and 11 losses. The extra game listed by the media guide is a 76-60 victory against Muhlenberg on an unspecified date, apparently in January 1958. For the preceding 1956-57 season, The Georgetown Basketball History Project and other sources agree that Georgetown finished with an 11-11 record, but the Project lists 23 games (12 wins and 11 losses) played. It lists a 76-60 win over Muhlenberg in the 1956-57 season, on January 18, 1957, but the media guide lists no Muhlenberg game that season. It appears that the Georgetown Basketball History Project is mistaken in showing the 76-60 win over Muhlenberg as taking place in January 1957 and that it actually occurred a year later on January 18, 1958. ShrpSports.com confirms Georgetown winning at Muhlenberg 76-60 on January 18, 1958.

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