1955–56 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team

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1955–56 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball
Georgetown Hoyas logo.svg
ConferenceIndependent
Record1311
Head coach
Assistant coachHugh Beins (3rd season)
CaptainJack Walsh (1st year)
Home arena McDonough Gymnasium
Seasons
  1954–55
1956–57  

The 1955–56 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University during the 1955–56 NCAA college basketball season. Harry "Buddy" Jeannette coached them in his fourth and final 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 13-11 and had no post-season play.

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Season recap

Forward Warren Buehler had been the team's top scorer the previous season, but took a leave of absence from the team this season to recover from an injury. [1] [2] With Buehler out, junior forward Joe Missett took the lead, scoring in double figures in all but one game and averaging 18.3 points and 13.5 rebounds per game. The team's top scorer for the year, he also had 325 rebounds, a total unmatched in Georgetown history except by Merlin Wilson, who played center for the Hoyas from 1972 to 1976. [3]

Sophomore forward Ken Pichette joined the varsity after a successful season with the freshman team the previous year. Based on his freshman performance, he was expected to take the lead in scoring for the varsity team this season with Buehler out for the year, but he got off to a slow start, not scoring until his fifth game. However, he began to score steadily in January 1956, and he scored in doubled figures in 13 of the final 14 games of the year. [2]

Junior forward Matt White competed with Pichette and senior forward Jack Walsh for a starting position, but he became a valuable scorer when he proved able to play effectively as a guard as well as a forward. His 24 points against Morehead State late in the season were his career high. [4]

The team finished with a record of 13-11, the only winning season for Georgetown between 1952-53 and 1961-62. It had no postseason play, and was not ranked in the Top 20 in the Associated Press Poll or Coaches' Poll at any time. [5] [6]

In his first season, Buddy Jeannette had led Georgetown to its first-ever berth in the National Invitation Tournament; it also was only the second post-season tournament appearance in Georgetown men's basketball history and the first since the 1942-43 Hoyas played in the 1943 NCAA Tournament. A combination of injuries and academic losses led to disappointment over the next three years, and he resigned at the end of this season, departing with no other post-season tournament appearances, two winning seasons, and an overall record of 49-49 during his four-season tenure. [7] He would later serve as head coach of the National Basketball Association 's Baltimore Bullets for the 1964–65 season, as their interim head coach for part of the 1966–67 season, and as head coach of the American Basketball Association's Pittsburgh Pipers for part of the 1969–70 season. [8]

Roster

Sources [2] [3] [4] [9] [10]

#NameHeightWeight (lbs.)PositionClassHometownPrevious Team(s)
5Joe TitusN/AN/A F So. Bradford, PA, U.S. Bradford Area HS
8John Clark6'2"N/A G So. Binghamton, NY, U.S. Saint Patrick HS
9Dick Percudani6'1"N/A G Jr. Elmhurst, NY, U.S. Power Memorial Academy
11John Morchower6'7"N/A G Sr. Bayonne, NJ, U.S. Sweeney HS
12Joe Bolger6'3"N/A G Sr. New York, NY, U.S. Xavier HS
14Dale Smith6'4"N/A G Jr. Allentown, PA, U.S. Allentown Central Catholic HS
15Leo Phillips6'5"N/A F Jr. York, PA, U.S. William Penn HS
17Ken Pichette6'3"185 F So. Binghamton, NY, U.S. Central HS
18Richard Wagner6'2"N/A G Jr. Glendale, NY, U.S. St. John's Preparatory School
20Jack Walsh5'11"N/A F Sr. New York, NY, U.S. Brooklyn Preparatory School
21Dale Seymour6'5"N/A G Jr. Washington, DC, U.S. Gonzaga College HS
22Joe Missett6"7"205 C Jr. Villanova, PA, U.S. Malvern Preparatory School
23Ray Mazza6'0"N/A G Jr. Cincinnati, OH, U.S. St. Xavier HS
24Matt White6'2"205 F Jr. New York, NY, U.S. La Salle HS
27Ken Rode6'4"N/A F Jr. New York, NY, U.S. St. Francis Preparatory School

1955–56 schedule and results

Sources [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite
city, state
Regular Season
Thu., Dec. 1, 1955
no, no
American W 6058 1-0
McDonough Gymnasium  
Washington, DC
Sat., Dec. 3, 1955
no, no
Roanoke W 7463 2-0
McDonough Gymnasium 
Washington, DC
Thu., Dec. 8, 1955
no, no
at  New York University L 6974 2-1
Madison Square Garden  
New York, NY
Sat., Dec. 10, 1955
no, no
at  Mount St. Mary's W 8578 3-1
Alumni Gymnasium  
Emmitsburg, MD
Wed., Dec. 14, 1955
no, no
Morris Harvey W 7466 4-1
McDonough Gymnasium 
Washington, DC
Fri., Dec. 16, 1955
no, no
at  New York Athletic Club L 7374 exhibition
New York Athletic Club Gymnasium  
New York, NY
Sat., Dec. 17, 1955
no, no
at  Siena L 5053 4-2
Washington Avenue Armory  
Albany, NY
Sun., Dec. 18, 1955
no, no
vs.  St. Bonaventure
Queen City Tournament
L 5279 4-3
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium  
Buffalo, NY
Mon., Dec. 19, 1955
no, no
vs.  Niagara
Queen City Tournament
L 5368 4-4
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 
Buffalo, NY
Sat., Jan. 7, 1956
no, no
Loyola Maryland W 7866 5-4
McDonough Gymnasium 
Washington, DC
Wed., Jan. 11, 1956
no, no
at AmericanW 8266 6-4
Clendenen Gymnasium  
Washington, DC
Sat., Jan. 14, 1956
no, no
at  Seton Hall L 8587 6-5
Walsh Gymnasium  
South Orange, NJ
Sat., Jan. 21, 1956
no, no
Maryland L 5762 6-6
McDonough Gymnasium 
Washington, DC
Fri., Jan. 27, 1956
no, no
at  Saint Peter's W 8269 7-6
Jersey City Armory  
Jersey City, NJ
Sat., Jan. 28, 1956
no, no
vs.  Providence W 7751 8-6
Alumni Gymnasium  
Baltimore, MD
Mon., Jan. 30, 1956
no, no
at No. 11  Holy Cross L 6888 8-7
Worcester Memorial Auditorium  
Worcester, MA
Wed., Feb. 1, 1956
no, no
St. Joseph's W 8472 9-7
McDonough Gymnasium 
Washington, DC
Sat., Feb. 4, 1956
no, no
at  La Salle W 6763 10-7
Philadelphia Convention Hall  
Philadelphia, PA
Wed., Feb. 8, 1956
no, no
Mount St. Mary'sW 8683 11-7
McDonough Gymnasium 
Washington, DC
Sat., Feb. 11, 1956
no, no
at  Fordham L 6869 11-8
Rose Hill Gymnasium  
Bronx, NY
Mon., Feb. 13, 1956
no, no
Spring Hill W 7557 12-8
McDonough Gymnasium 
Washington, DC
Sat., Feb. 18, 1956
no, no
Morehead State W 8479 13-8
McDonough Gymnasium 
Washington, DC
Tue., Feb. 21, 1956
no, no
No. 19 George WashingtonL 6770 13-9
McDonough Gymnasium 
Washington, DC
Sat., Feb. 25, 1956
no, no
at MarylandL 6172 13-10
Cole Field House  
College Park, MD
Tue., Feb. 28, 1956
no, no
at George WashingtonL 7793 13-11
Uline Arena  
Washington, DC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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