1933–34 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team

1933–34 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball
1933–34 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball
Conference	Eastern Intercollegiate Conference
Record	12–11 (5-5 EIC)
Head coach	Fred Mesmer (3rd season);
Captain	Tom Carolan (1st year)
Home arena	Tech Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 1932–33 1934–35 →

1933–34 Eastern Intercollegiate Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Pittsburgh	8	–	0	1.000	18	–	4	.818
West Virginia	7	–	3	.700	14	–	5	.737
Georgetown	5	–	5	.500	12	–	11	.522
Temple	5	–	5	.500	9	–	12	.429
Carnegie Tech	2	–	7	.222	1	–	8	.111
Bucknell	0	–	7	.000	2	–	16	.111

The 1933–34 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University during the 1933–34 NCAA college basketball season. Fred Mesmer coached it in his third 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 was the first of two winning teams during Mesmer's seven-season tenure, finishing with a record of 12-11 overall, 5-5 in the EIC.^[4]

Season recap[edit]

Junior forward Ed Hargaden emerged as Georgetown's star player this season, especially during the latter part of the schedule. He scored 18 of the Hoyas' 30 points against Canisius, 15 of their 27 in an EIC game at Pittsburgh, 20 of their 53 points in a victory over Loyola of Maryland, and 15 of their 32 in a 32-28 win over EIC rival Carnegie Tech in the season finale. He finished the season with an average of 10.1 points per game – a considerable achievement in a low-scoring era – and was Georgetown's leading scorer for the second straight year, as he would be in all three seasons of his varsity career.^[5]

The team's 12-11 record gave Georgetown its best record since the 1929-30 season and its only winning record between the 1929–30 and 1936-37 seasons.

Hargaden's son, guard Ed Hargaden Jr., would become the first second-generation Georgetown men's basketball player, playing for Georgetown on the 1957-58, 1958-59, and 1959-60 teams. The Hargadens would be the only father and son to play for the Hoyas until center Patrick Ewing's son, forward Patrick Ewing Jr., joined the team in the 2006-07 season.^[5]

Roster[edit]

Sources^[6]^[7]

This was the first season in which Georgetown players wore numbers on their jerseys.^[6]

#	Name	Height	Weight (lbs.)	Position	Class	Hometown	Previous Team(s)
5	John "Jake" Young	N/A	N/A	F	Jr.	N/A	N/A
9	Johnny "Jack" Crowley	N/A	N/A	G	Sr.	N/A	N/A
14	Leon Esenstadt	N/A	N/A	F	Sr.	N/A	N/A
16	Joe Corless	N/A	N/A	G	Jr.	N/A	N/A
18	Ed Hargaden	N/A	N/A	F	Jr.	Syracuse, NY, U.S.	Christian Brothers Academy
60	Charley Parcells	5'11"	N/A	F	Jr.	Hackensack, NJ, U.S.	Hackensack HS
N/A	Tom Carolan	N/A	N/A	F	Sr.	Syracuse, NY, U.S.	Christian Brothers Academy
N/A	Bill Connors	N/A	N/A	G	Sr.	N/A	N/A
N/A	James Magner	N/A	N/A	F	So.	N/A	N/A
N/A	Jerry O'Connor	N/A	N/A	C	Sr.	N/A	N/A
N/A	Nick Rinaldi	N/A	N/A	G	Jr.	N/A	N/A

Awards and honors[edit]

Ed Hargaden was named an all-EIC player and an honorable mention All-American, Georgetown's first basketball player to receive an All-America honor of any kind.^[5]

1933–34 schedule and results[edit]

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

It was common practice at this time for colleges and universities to include non-collegiate opponents in their schedules, with the games recognized as part of their official record for the season, and the February 1, 1934, game played against the Brooklyn Knights of Columbus therefore counted as part of Georgetown's won-loss record for 1933-34. It was not until 1952, after the completion of the 1951-52 season, that the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) ruled that colleges and universities could no longer count games played against non-collegiate opponents in their annual won-loss records.^[12]

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Tue., Dec. 5, 1933* no, no	Western Maryland	W 32–9	1-0	Tech Gymnasium Washington, DC
Fri., Dec. 8, 1933 no, no	at Bucknell	W 49–24	2-0 (1-0)	Tustin Gymnasium Lewisburg, PA
Sat., Dec. 9, 1933 no, no	at Pittsburgh	L 31–34	2-1 (1-1)	Pitt Pavilion Pittsburgh, PA
Thu., Dec. 14, 1933* no, no	at Princeton	L 22–48	2-2	University Gymnasium Princeton, NJ
Fri., Jan. 5, 1934* no, no	at Manhattan	L 17–26	2-3	Manhattan Gymnasium New York, NY
Sat., Jan. 6, 1934* no, no	at New York University	L 23–43	2-4	University Heights Gymnasium New York, NY
Wed., Jan. 10, 1934* no, no	William & Mary	W 40–29	3-4	Tech Gymnasium Washington, DC
Thu., Jan. 11, 1934 no, no	at Carnegie Tech	W 24–23	4-4 (2-1)	Skibo Gymnasium Pittsburgh, PA
Fri., Jan. 12, 1934 no, no	at West Virginia	L 32–37 ^2OT	4-5 (2-2)	WVU Field House Morgantown, WV
Wed., Jan. 17, 1934* no, no	at Navy	L 18–33	4-6	Dahlgren Hall Annapolis, MD
Sat., Jan. 20, 1934 no, no	Temple	W 30–22	5-6 (3-2)	Tech Gymnasium Washington, DC
Sat., Jan. 27, 1934* no, no	Mount St. Mary's	W 52–30	6-6	Tech Gymnasium Washington, DC
Tue., Jan. 30, 1934* no, no	at Yale	L 26–34	6-7	Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT
Wed., Jan. 31, 1934* no, no	at Army	W 27–24	7-7	Hayes Gymnasium West Point, NY
Thu., Feb. 1, 1934* no, no	at Brooklyn Knights of Columbus	W 26–24	8-7	N/A New York, NY
Sat., Feb. 3, 1934 no, no	Bucknell	W 63–36	9-7 (4-2)	Tech Gymnasium Washington, DC
Fri., Feb. 9, 1934* no, no	St. John's	L 39–42	9-8	Tech Gymnasium Washington, DC
Mon., Feb. 12, 1934 no, no	West Virginia	L 26–31	9-9 (4-3)	Tech Gymnasium Washington, DC
Sat., Feb. 14, 1934 no, no	at Temple	L 29–34	9-10 (4-4)	Mitten Hall Philadelphia, PA
Tue., Feb. 20, 1934* no, no	Canisius	W 30–27	10-10	Tech Gymnasium Washington, DC
Sat., Feb. 24, 1934 no, no	Pittsburgh	L 27–38	10-11 (4-5)	Tech Gymnasium Washington, DC
Fri., Mar. 2, 1934* no, no	Loyola Maryland	W 53–32	11-11	Tech Gymnasium Washington, DC
Sat., Mar. 10, 1934 no, no	Carnegie Tech	W 32–28	12-11 (5-5)	Tech Gymnasium Washington, DC
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References[edit]

^ sports-reference.com 1933-34 Eastern Intercollegiate Conference Season Summary
^ "The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Head Coaches". Archived from the original on May 27, 2017. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
^ The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Home Courts
^ sports-reference.com 1933-34 Eastern Intercollegiate Conference Season Summary
^ ^a ^b ^c The Georgetown Basketball History Project: The Top 100: 41. Ed Hargaden
^ ^a ^b "The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Rosters 1930-31 to 1939-1940". Archived from the original on February 12, 2017. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
^ The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Player Directory: Jersey Numbers
^ The Georgetown Basketball History Project: 1930s Seasons
^ "The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Records vs. All Opponents". Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
^ sports-reference.com 1933-34 Georgetown Hoyas Schedule and Results
^ 2012-2013 Georgetown Men's Basketball Media Guide, p. 59.
^ "The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Non-Collegiate Opponents". Archived from the original on February 12, 2017. Retrieved January 11, 2014.

[1] sports-reference.com 1933-34 Eastern Intercollegiate Conference Season Summary

[coach-2] "The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Head Coaches". Archived from the original on May 27, 2017. Retrieved January 11, 2014.

[homecourt-3] The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Home Courts

[4] sports-reference.com 1933-34 Eastern Intercollegiate Conference Season Summary

[hargaden-5] The Georgetown Basketball History Project: The Top 100: 41. Ed Hargaden

[roster-6] "The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Rosters 1930-31 to 1939-1940". Archived from the original on February 12, 2017. Retrieved January 11, 2014.

[7] The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Player Directory: Jersey Numbers

[schedule-8] The Georgetown Basketball History Project: 1930s Seasons

[9] "The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Records vs. All Opponents". Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved January 11, 2014.

[10] sports-reference.com 1933-34 Georgetown Hoyas Schedule and Results

[11] 2012-2013 Georgetown Men's Basketball Media Guide, p. 59.

[12] "The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Non-Collegiate Opponents". Archived from the original on February 12, 2017. Retrieved January 11, 2014.

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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–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	List of 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 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics