1934–35 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team

The 1934–35 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University during the 1934–35 NCAA college basketball season. Fred Mesmer coached it in his fourth 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 least successful of Mesmer's tenure, finishing with a record of 6-13 overall, 1-7 in the EIC.[4]

1934–35 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball
ConferenceEastern Intercollegiate Conference
Record6–13 (1-7 EIC)
Head coach
CaptainEd Hargaden (1st year)
Home arenaTech Gymnasium
Seasons
1934–35 Eastern Intercollegiate Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Pittsburgh 6 2   .750 18 6   .750
West Virginia 6 2   .750 16 6   .727
Temple 5 3   .625 17 7   .708
Carnegie Tech 2 6   .250 3 6   .333
Georgetown 1 7   .125 6 13   .316
† Postseason conference championship playoff game winner
As of end of 1934-35 season[1]

Season recap edit

The team's star during this difficult season was senior forward Ed Hargaden, who led the Hoyas in scoring for the third straight year and in all three seasons of his varsity career. Averaging a career-high 9.2 points per game for the season, he was the first three-year scoring champion for Georgetown since the 1920-21 season. He had averaged 9.8 points per game over his collegiate career.[5]

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]

# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown Previous Team(s)
51 Ed Bodine N/A N/A F Jr. N/A N/A
52 Don Gibeau N/A N/A G So. Syracuse, NY, U.S. Christian Brothers Academy
54 Charley Parcells 5'11" N/A F Sr. Hackensack, NJ, U.S. Hackensack HS
55 Leon Esenstadt N/A N/A F Sr. N/A N/A
56 Ed Hargaden N/A N/A F Sr. Syracuse, NY, U.S. Christian Brothers Academy
60 Joe Corless N/A N/A G Sr. N/A N/A
61 John "Jake" Young N/A N/A F Jr. N/A N/A
62 Ben Zola N/A N/A G So. Washington, DC, U.S. Eastern HS
64 James Regis N/A N/A G So. N/A N/A
65 John Loving N/A N/A G Jr. N/A N/A

1934–35 schedule and results edit

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

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Wed., Dec. 12, 1934*
no, no
Western Maryland W 38–34  1-0
Tech Gymnasium 
Washington, DC
Fri., Dec. 14, 1934*
no, no
at Bucknell W 26–15  2-0
Tustin Gymnasium 
Lewisburg, PA
Sat., Dec. 15, 1934
no, no
at Carnegie Tech L 31–43  2-1
(0-1)
Skibo Gymnasium 
Pittsburgh, PA
Fri., Jan. 11, 1935*
no, no
at New York University L 21–37  2-2
University Heights Gymnasium 
New York, NY
Sat., Jan. 12, 1935*
no, no
at Manhattan L 27–33  2-3
Manhattan Gymnasium 
New York, NY
Sun., Jan. 13, 1935
no, no
at Temple L 31–37  2-4
(0-2)
Mitten Hall 
Philadelphia, PA
Wed., Jan. 16, 1935*
no, no
at Navy L 25–36  2-5
Dahlgren Hall 
Annapolis, MD
Sat., Jan. 19, 1935*
no, no
Bucknell W 37–22  3-5
Tech Gymnasium 
Washington, DC
Sat., Jan. 26, 1935
no, no
Carnegie Tech W 34–30  4-5
(1-2)
Tech Gymnasium 
Washington, DC
Wed., Jan. 30, 1935*
no, no
at Army L 22–29  4-6
Hayes Gymnasium 
West Point, NY
Thu., Jan. 31, 1935*
no, no
at Yale W 32–29  5-6
Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
New Haven, CT
Fri., Feb. 8, 1935*
no, no
New York University L 36–50  5-7
Tech Gymnasium 
Washington, DC
Mon., Feb. 11, 1935
no, no
West Virginia L 16–38  5-8
(1-3)
Tech Gymnasium 
Washington, DC
Wed., Feb. 20, 1935
no, no
Temple L 31–36  5-9
(1-4)
Tech Gymnasium 
Washington, DC
Sat., Feb. 23, 1935
no, no
Pittsburgh L 24–42  5-10
(1-5)
Tech Gymnasium 
Washington, DC
Fri., Mar. 1, 1935*
no, no
Mount St. Mary's L 27–30  5-11
Tech Gymnasium 
Washington, DC
Wed., Mar. 6, 1935
no, no
at Pittsburgh L 25–40  5-12
(1-6)
Pitt Pavilion 
Pittsburgh, PA
Thu., Mar. 7, 1935
no, no
at West Virginia L 13–43  5-13
(1-7)
WVU Field House 
Morgantown, WV
Mon., Mar. 11, 1935*
no, no
at Maryland W 25–24  6-13
Ritchie Coliseum 
College Park, MD
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References edit

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1934-35 Eastern Intercollegiate Conference Season Summary sports-reference.com 1934-35 Eastern Intercollegiate Conference Season Summary.
  2. ^ "The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Head Coaches". Archived from the original on May 27, 2017. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  3. ^ The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Home Courts
  4. ^ sports-reference.com 1934-35 Eastern Intercollegiate Conference Season Summary
  5. ^ a b The Georgetown Basketball History Project: The Top 100: 41. Ed Hargaden
  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
  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 1934-35 Georgetown Hoyas Schedule and Results
  11. ^ 2012-2013 Georgetown Men's Basketball Media Guide, p. 59.