Georgetown

Official Name: 
Georgetown University
Nickname: 
Hoyas
Mailing Address: 

McDonough Arena
3700 O Street NW
Washington, DC 20057-1124

Website: 
www.guhoyas.com
Telephone: 
(202) 687-2492
Fax: 
(202) 687-2491
Enrollment: 
12,290
Arena: 

MCI Center
Capacity: 20,600
Year Opened: 1997

School Colors: 
Blue and Gray
Conference: 

Big East (since 1980)

Final AP Top 10 Rankings: 

(9) 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1996, 2007, and 2008

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(26) 1943, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2010
45-25 record (.643)
Reached Final Four in 1943 (2nd), 1982 (2nd), 1984 (1st), 1985 (2nd) and 2007 (T3rd)

NIT Appearances: 

(11) 1953, 1970, 1977, 1978, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005, and 2009
14-12 record (.538)
Finished 4th in 1978, 2nd in 1993 and 2nd in 2003

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

John Thompson (27 years from 1973-99, 596-239 record, .714)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Eric Sleepy Floyd (2,304 points from 1979-82)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Patrick Ewing (1,316 from 1982-85)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Jim Barry (46 points as junior at Fairleigh Dickinson on 2/27/65)

All-American Selections: 

(18) C Patrick Ewing (1982, 1983, 1984 and 1985), G Eric Sleepy Floyd (1981 and 1982), F Jeff Green (2007), C Roy Hibbert (2008), G Allen Iverson (1996), C Greg Monroe (2010), C Alonzo Mourning (1989, 1990, 1991 and 1992), C Dikembe Mutombo (1991), G Charles Smith (1989), F Mike Sweetney (2003), F-G Reggie Williams (1987)

NCAA Consensus First-Team All-Americans: 

(7) Sleepy Floyd (1982), Patrick Ewing (1983, 1984 and 1985), Reggie Williams (1987), Alonzo Mourning (1992), Allen Iverson (1996)

NCAA Consensus Second-Team All-Americans: 

(2) Alonzo Mourning (1990), roy Hibbert (2008)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Jim Barry (46 at Fairleigh Dickinson)
February 27, 1965 (junior/19.1 ppg)

1

2

Total

Georgetown

41

50

91

Fairleigh Dickinson

30

40

70

Georgetown

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Barry

17-27

12-14

46

Prendergast

2-4

0-0

4

Brown

0-10

4-5

4

Gillen

2-8

2-3

6

Sullivan

7-9

1-2

15

Lyddy

0-0

2-2

2

Michell

0-0

0-0

0

Heskin

0-1

0-0

0

Hollendoner

1-1

0-0

2

Ward

4-6

4-8

12

Philbin

0-0

0-0

0

Totals

33-66

25-34

91

Percentages

.500

.735

Fairleigh Dickinson

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Berwick

5-18

3-4

13

Rothenbiller

5-10

2-5

12

Graham

0-2

1-2

1

Rennie

4-14

0-1

8

Rosen

9-11

4-7

22

Bubb

0-0

0-0

0

Patterson

5-12

0-1

10

Curran

2-5

0-2

4

Morello

0-0

0-0

0

McGoey

0-0

0-0

0

Cico

0-1

0-0

0

Totals

30-73

10-22

70

Percentages

.411

.455
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

Maurice Joyce

4

1908-11

32-20

.615

1908

5-1

James Colliflower

4

1912-14, 1922

43-20

.683

1922

11-3

John O'Reilly

11

1915-21, 1924-27

87-47

.649

1920

13-1

Jock Maloney

1

1923

8-3

.727

1923

8-3

Elmer Ripley

10

1928-29, 1939-43, 1947-49

133-82

.619

1928

12-1

Bill Dudak

1

1930

13-12

.520

1930

13-12

John Colrich

1

1931

5-16

.238

1931

5-16

Fred Mesmer

7

1932-38

53-76

.411

1937

9-8

Ken Eagles

1

1946

11-9

.550

1946

11-9

Francis "Buddy" O'Grady

3

1950-52

35-36

.493

1952

15-10

Harry Jeannette

4

1953-56

49-49

.500

1953

13-7

Tommy Nolan

4

1957-60

40-49

.449

1957

11-11

Tom O'Keefe

6

1961-66

82-60

.578

1966

16-8

Jack Magee

6

1967-72

69-80

.466

1970

19-7

John Thompson Jr.

27

1973-99

596-239

.714

1985

35-3

Craig Esherick

6

1999-2004

103-74

.582

2001

25-8

John Thompson III

7

2005-11

160-73

.687

2008

28-6
  • All-Time W-L Record: 1,520-946 (.616) from 1907 through 2011.
  • NOTES: Georgetown (DC) did not have an official coach in its first season in 1906-07 when it compiled a 2-2 record
  • Georgetown did not field a formal team in 1943-44 and 1944-45 during World War II
  • Thompson Jr. compiled a 7-6 overall record (0-4 in Big East) in 1998-99 before he quit and was succeeded by Esherick (8-10).