1946–47 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team

The 1946–47 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University during the 1946-47 NCAA Division I college basketball season. Elmer Ripley returned to coached it in the first season of his third stint as head coach, his eighth overall season as the Hoyas' head coach. The team was an independent and for the first time^[1] played its home games at the Uline Arena in Washington, D.C., although because of conflicts at Uline Arena it played four home games on the campus of The Catholic University of America at Brookland Gymnasium, which had been its home court the previous season.^[1] It finished with a record of 19-7 and had no post-season play.

Ripley previously had coached Georgetown from 1927 to 1929, leaving to coach Yale for six seasons, and again from 1939 to 1943, leading the Hoyas to their only postseason tournament apperanace at the time in the 1943 NCAA Tournament before leaving to coach at Columbia and Notre Dame when Georgetown suspended its basketball program for two seasons during World War II. This time he would coach the Hoyas for three seasons, and the 1946-47 team was by far the most successful of his third stint as Georgetown's coach.

Roster

Sources^[2]^[3]

Sophomore guard Tommy O'Keefe would later serve as Georgetown's assistant coach four four seasons from 1956 to 1960 and as head coach for six seasons from 1960 to 1966.^[4]

#	Name	Height	Position	Class	Hometown	Previous Team(s)
4	Andy Kostecka	6'3"	F	Jr.	Bloomfield, NJ, U.S.	Saint Benedict's Preparatory School
5	Lloyd Potolicchio	5'10"	G	Sr.	Staten Island, NY, U.S.	Curtis HS
8	Dan Kraus	6'0"	G	Jr.	New York, NY, U.S.	DeWitt Clinton HS
11	Jim "Miggs" Reilly	5'6"	G	Sr.	New York, NY, U.S.	St. Peter's Boys HS
13	Dick Falvey	6'0"	G	Fr.	New York, NY, U.S.	La Salle Academy
15	Ken "Bud" Bown	6'4"	C	Jr.	Muncie, IN, U.S.	Burris Laboratory School
16	Tommy O'Keefe	6'0"	G	So.	Jersey City, NJ, U.S.	University of Notre Dame
17	Ray Corley	6'2"	F	So.	New York, NY, U.S.	La Salle HS
21	George Benigni	6'3"	G	Jr.	Chicago, IL, U.S.	Notre Dame University
24	Eddie Brembs	6'4"	F	Jr.	New York, NY, U.S.	N/A
N/A	Joe Connors	6'0"	G	Jr.	New York, NY, U.S.	Regis High School
N/A	Tom Graham	N/A	N/A	So.	Philadelphia, PA, U.S.	N/A

1946–47 schedule and results

Sources^[5]^[6]^[7]

The March 13, 1947, game against Boston College was a post-season fundraiser which counted in the term's official final record.^[5]

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
Thu., Dec. 5, 1946 no, no	Idaho	W 59–52	1-0	Uline Arena Washington, DC
Sat., Dec. 7, 1946 no, no	Penn State	L 37–40	1-1	Brookland Gymnasium Washington, DC
Tue., Dec. 10, 1946 no, no	at Boston College	W 70–56	2-1	Boston Garden Boston, MA
Thu., Dec. 12, 1946 no, no	Nevada	W 55–46	3-1	Uline Arena Washington, DC
Tue., Dec. 17, 1946 no, no	at Richmond	W 46–38	4-1	Richmond Arena Richmond, VA
Fri., Dec. 20, 1946 no, no	Davis & Elkins	W 70–31	5-1	Uline Arena Washington, DC
Thu., Jan. 2, 1947 no, no	North Carolina State	L 41–52	5-2	Uline Arena Washington, DC
Wed., Jan. 8, 1947 no, no	Merchant Marine	W 53–38	6-2	Brookland Gymnasium Washington, DC
Fri., Jan. 10, 1947 no, no	Villanova	W 68–50	7-2	Brookland Gymnasium Washington, DC
Mon., Jan. 13, 1947 no, no	at George Washington	L 37–45	7-3	Riverside Stadium Washington, DC
Wed., Jan. 15, 1947 no, no	Saint Louis	L 42–52	7-4	Uline Arena Washington, DC
Thu., Jan. 23, 1947 no, no	Western Kentucky	W 57–46	8-4	Uline Arena Washington, DC
Sat., Jan. 25, 1947 no, no	at Niagara	W 66–64 ^OT	9-4	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Buffalo, NY
Mon., Jan. 27, 1947 no, no	at Scranton	W 61–31	10-4	Watres Armory Scranton, PA
Thu., Jan. 30, 1947 no, no	Fordham	L 42–58	10-5	Uline Arena Washington, DC
Sat., Feb. 1, 1947 no, no	at Catholic	W 65–28	11-5	Brookland Gymnasium Washington, DC
Tue., Feb. 4, 1947 no, no	at Maryland	L 49–55	11-6	Ritchie Coliseum College Park, MD
Fri., Feb. 14, 1947 no, no	La Salle	W 65–59	12-6	Philadelphia Convention Hall Philadelphia, PA
Mon., Feb. 17, 1947 no, no	George Washington	W 51–44	13-6	Uline Arena Washington, DC
Wed., Feb. 19, 1947 no, no	Scranton	W 68–36	14-6	Uline Arena Washington, DC
Fri., Feb. 21, 1947 no, no	at Merchant Marine	W 52–36	15-6	Kings Point Fymnasium Kings Point, NY
Fri., Feb. 28, 1947 no, no	at Duquesne	L 38–47	15-7	Duquesne Gardens Pittsburgh, PA
Sat., Mar. 1, 1947 no, no	at Penn State	W 50–42	16-7	Recreation Hall State College, PA
Tue., Mar. 4, 1947 no, no	Duquesne	W 57–39	17-7	Brookland Gymnasium Washington, DC
Thu., Mar. 6, 1947 no, no	at Villanova	W 63–55	18-7	Villanova Field House Villanova, PA
Thu., Mar. 13, 1947 no, no	vs. Boston College	W 61–54	19-7	69th Regiment Armory New York, NY
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

[homecourt-1] The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Home Courts

[2] The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Rosters 1940-41 to 1949-1950

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

[4] The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Tom O'Keefe

[schedule-5] The Georgetown Basketball History Project: 1940s Seasons

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

[7] sports-reference.com 1946-47 Georgetown Hoyas Schedule and Results

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