List of Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball seasons

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The 2006-07 team, which marked the 100th anniversary of the program, is the most recent to advance to the Final Four in the NCAA Tournament. 2007 Georgetown Hoyas NCAA East Regional Champions.jpg
The 2006–07 team, which marked the 100th anniversary of the program, is the most recent to advance to the Final Four in the NCAA Tournament.

This is a list of the seasons completed by the Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, [1] the most successful and well-known sports program at Georgetown University. It won the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship in 1984 (over the University of Houston) under coach John Thompson Jr. The Hoyas also reached and lost the championship game in 1943 (to Wyoming), 1982 (to North Carolina), and 1985 (to Big East rival Villanova). The Hoyas have appeared in the NCAA Tournament 31 times in all, making it to the Final Four in 1943, 1982, 1984, 1985, and 2007.

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The Hoyas have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) thirteen times – turning down an invitation to the NIT on a fourteenth occasion – and twice have advanced to the NIT final, losing in 1993 to Minnesota and in 2003 to Big East rival St. John's.

The team was very successful in the original Big East Conference of 1979–2013: it won or tied for the regular-season conference title in 1980, 1984, 1987, 1989, 1992, 2007, and 2008, and won regular-season division titles in 1996 and 1997. The team was even more dominant in the Big East men's basketball tournament during the 1980s: it won in 1980, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, and 1989, and later won in 2007 as well. [2] Georgetown and six other Big East universities left the original Big East Conference to join a new Big East Conference in 2013, the old Big East conference then renaming itself the American Athletic Conference (marketed as "the American"). Georgetown won its first Big East tournament in the new Big East in 2021, its eight total tournament championships the most of any team in the combined history of the two Big East Conferences.

During the five seasons immediately preceding the formation of the original Big East, Georgetown was very successful in the Eastern College Athletic Conference's regional Division I ECAC Men's Basketball Tournaments for Northeastern independents, winning regional championships in 1975, [3] 1976, [4] and 1979. [5]

Georgetown was a founding member of the Eastern Intercollegiate Conference (EIC) in 1932 and remained a member until the conference disbanded in 1939. Georgetown was the EIC's regular-season co-champion in 1939.

Seasons

Statistics overview
SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
No coach (Independent)(1906–1907)
1906–07 No coach [Note A] 2–2
No-coach era:2–2
Maurice Joyce (Independent)(1907–1911)
1907–08 Maurice Joyce 5–1
1908–09 Maurice Joyce 9–5
1909–10 Maurice Joyce 5–7
1910–11 Maurice Joyce 13–7
Maurice Joyce:32–20
James Colliflower (Independent)(1911–1914)
1911–12 James Colliflower 11–6
1912–13 James Colliflower 11–5
1913–14 James Colliflower 10–6
James Colliflower (1911–1914):32–18
John O'Reilly (Independent)(1914–1921)
1914–15 John O'Reilly 8–8
1915–16 John O'Reilly 9–6
1916–17 John O'Reilly 8–4
1917–18 John O'Reilly 8–6
1918–19 John O'Reilly 9–1
1919–20 John O'Reilly 13–1
1920–21 John O'Reilly 10–4
John O'Reilly (1914–1921):65–30
James Colliflower (Independent)(1921–1922)
1921–22 James Colliflower 11–3
James Colliflower (1921–1922):11–3
James Colliflower (overall):43–21
Jackie Maloney (Independent)(1922–1923)
1922–23 Jackie Maloney 8–3
Jackie Maloney:8–3
John O'Reilly (Independent)(1923–1927)
1923–24 John O'Reilly 6–3
1924–25 John O'Reilly 6–2
1925–26 John O'Reilly 5–8
1926–27 John O'Reilly 5–4
John O'Reilly (1923–1927):22–17
John O'Reilly (overall):87–47
Elmer Ripley (Independent)(1927–1929)
1927–28 Elmer Ripley 12–1
1928–29 Elmer Ripley 12–5
Elmer Ripley (1927–1929):24–6
Bill Dudack (Independent)(1929–1930)
1929–30 Bill Dudack 13–12
Bill Dudack:13–12
John Colrick (Independent)(1930–1931)
1930–31 John Colrick 5–16
John Colrick:5–16
Fred Mesmer (Independent)(1931–1932)
1931–32 Fred Mesmer 6–11
Fred Mesmer (Eastern Intercollegiate Conference)(1932–1938)
1932–33 Fred Mesmer 6–113–54th
1933–34 Fred Mesmer 12–115–5T–3rd
1934–35 Fred Mesmer 6–131–75th
1935–36 Fred Mesmer 7–115–55th
1936–37 Fred Mesmer 9–83–7T–5th
1937–38 Fred Mesmer 7–115–5T–3rd
Fred Mesmer:53–7622–34
Elmer Ripley (Eastern Intercollegiate Conference)(1938–1939)
1938–39 Elmer Ripley 13–96–4T–1st [Note B]
Elmer Ripley (Independent)(1939–1943)
1939–40 Elmer Ripley 8–10
1940–41 Elmer Ripley 16–4
1941–42 Elmer Ripley 9–11
1942–43 Elmer Ripley 22–5 NCAA Runner-up
Elmer Ripley (1938–1943):58–436–4
Program suspended for World War II (1943–1945)
Ken Engles (Independent)(1945–1946)
1945–46 Ken Engles 11–9
Ken Engles:11–9
Elmer Ripley (Independent)(1946–1949)
1946–47 Elmer Ripley 17–4
1947–48 Elmer Ripley 13–15
1948–49 Elmer Ripley 9–15
Elmer Ripley (1946–1949):41–37
Elmer Ripley (overall):133–826–4
Buddy O'Grady (Independent)(1949–1952)
1949–50 Buddy O'Grady 12–12
1950–51 Buddy O'Grady 8–14
1951–52 Buddy O'Grady 15–10
Buddy O'Grady:35–36
Buddy Jeannette (Independent)(1952–1956)
1952–53 Buddy Jeannette 13–7 NIT first round
1953–54 Buddy Jeannette 11–18
1954–55 Buddy Jeannette 12–13
1955–56 Buddy Jeannette 13–11
Buddy Jeannette:49–49
Tom Nolan (Independent)(1956–1960)
1956–57 Tom Nolan 11–11
1957–58 Tom Nolan 10–11
1958–59 Tom Nolan 8–15
1959–60 Tom Nolan 11–12
Tom Nolan:40–49
Tommy O'Keefe (Independent)(1960–1966)
1960–61 Tommy O'Keefe 11–10
1961–62 Tommy O'Keefe 14–9
1962–63 Tommy O'Keefe 13–13
1963–64 Tommy O'Keefe 15–10
1964–65 Tommy O'Keefe 13–10
1965–66 Tommy O'Keefe 16–8
Tommy O'Keefe:82–60
John Magee (Independent)(1966–1972)
1966–67 John Magee 12–11
1967–68 John Magee 11–12
1968–69 John Magee 12–12
1969–70 John Magee 18–7 NIT first round
1970–71 John Magee 12–14
1971–72 John Magee 3–23
John Magee:69–79
John Thompson, Jr. (Independent)(1972–1979)
1972–73 John Thompson, Jr. 12–14
1973–74 John Thompson, Jr. 13–13
1974–75 John Thompson, Jr. 18–10 [Note C] NCAA Division I first round
1975–76 John Thompson, Jr. 21–7 [Note C] NCAA Division I first round
1976–77 John Thompson, Jr. 19–9 [Note C] NIT first round
1977–78 John Thompson, Jr. 23–8 [Note C] NIT Fourth Place
1978–79 John Thompson, Jr. 24–5 [Note C] NCAA Division I first round
John Thompson, Jr. (Big East Conference (original))(1979–1998)
1979–80 John Thompson, Jr. 26–65–1T–1st NCAA Division I Elite Eight
1980–81 John Thompson, Jr. 20–129–52nd NCAA Division I first round
1981–82 John Thompson, Jr. 30–710–42nd NCAA Division I Runner-up
1982–83 John Thompson, Jr. 22–1011–52nd NCAA Division I second round
1983–84 John Thompson, Jr. 34–314–21st [Note D] NCAA Division I champion
1984–85 John Thompson, Jr. 35–314–22nd NCAA Division I Runner-up
1985–86 John Thompson, Jr. 24–811–53rd NCAA Division I first round
1986–87 John Thompson, Jr. 29–512–4T–1st NCAA Division I Elite Eight
1987–88 John Thompson, Jr. 20–109–72nd NCAA Division I second round
1988–89 John Thompson, Jr. 29–513–3T–1st NCAA Division I Elite Eight
1989–90 John Thompson, Jr. 24–711–52nd NCAA Division I second round
1990–91 John Thompson, Jr. 19–138–84th NCAA Division I second round
1991–92 John Thompson, Jr. 22–1010–6T–1st NCAA Division I second round
1992–93 John Thompson, Jr. 20–138–105th NIT Runner-up
1993–94 John Thompson, Jr. 19–1210–8T–4th NCAA Division I second round
1994–95 John Thompson, Jr. 21–1011–74th NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen
1995–96 John Thompson, Jr. 29–813–51st (BE7) [Note E] NCAA Division I Elite Eight
1996–97 John Thompson, Jr. 20–1011–71st (BE7) [Note E] NCAA Division I first round
1997–98 John Thompson, Jr. 16–156–12T–5th (BE7) [Note E] NIT second round
John Thompson, Jr./Craig Esherick (Big East Conference (original))(1998–1999)
1998–99 John Thompson, Jr.
Craig Esherick 		16–15 [Note F] 6–12 [Note F] 10th NIT first round
John Thompson:596–239
Craig Esherick (Big East Conference (original))(1999–2004)
1999–00 Craig Esherick 19–156–10T–8th NIT second round
2000–01 Craig Esherick 25–810–6T–2nd (West) [Note G] NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen
2001–02 Craig Esherick 19–119–7T–3rd (West) [Note G] Declined NIT Invitation [Note H]
2002–03 Craig Esherick 19–156–105th (West) [Note G] NIT Runner-up
2003–04 Craig Esherick 13–154–12T–12th
Craig Esherick:103–74
John Thompson III (Big East Conference (original))(2004–2013)
2004–05 John Thompson III 19–138–8T–7th NIT Quarterfinal
2005–06 John Thompson III 23–1010–6T–4th NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen
2006–07 John Thompson III 30–713–31st NCAA Division I Final Four
2007–08 John Thompson III 28–615–31st NCAA Division I second round
2008–09 John Thompson III 16–157–1111th NIT first round
2009–10 John Thompson III 23–1110–87th NCAA Division I first round
2010–11 John Thompson III 21–1110–88th NCAA Division I first round
2011–12 John Thompson III 24–912–6T–4th NCAA Division I second round
2012–13 John Thompson III 25–714–4T–1st NCAA Division I first round
John Thompson III (Big East Conference)(2013–2017)
2013–14 John Thompson III 18–158–107th NIT second round
2014–15 John Thompson III 22–1112–6T–2nd NCAA Division I third round
2015–16 John Thompson III 15–187–118th
2016–17 John Thompson III 14–185–139th
John Thompson III:278–151
Patrick Ewing (Big East Conference)(2017–present)
2017–18 Patrick Ewing 15–155–138th
2018–19 Patrick Ewing 19–149–9T–3rd NIT first round
2019–20 Patrick Ewing 15–175–13T–8thPostseason cancelled [Note I]
2020–21 Patrick Ewing 13–137–98th NCAA Division I first round
2021–22 Patrick Ewing 6–250–1911th
2022–23 Patrick Ewing 7–252–1811th
Patrick Ewing:75–109
Ed Cooley (Big East Conference)(2023–present)
2022–23 Ed Cooley ––
Total:1,712–1,129

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Season notes

^A. An elected student manager, Lou Murray, led the team during the 1906–07 season.
^B. The Eastern Intercollegiate Conference had no postseason tournament, but in previous seasons it had held a single-game playoff to determine the conference champion in the event of a first-place tie at the end of the regular season. At the end of the 1938–39 season, Georgetown and Carnegie Tech finished tied for first with identical 6–4 conference records, but no playoff game took place. Instead, the teams were declared conference co-champions.
^C. Although an independent, Georgetown participated from 1975 to 1979 in one of the regional end-of-season ECAC tournaments organized by the Eastern College Athletic Conference – a loosely organized sports federation of Eastern colleges and universities – for ECAC members which played as independents during the regular season. Each of these regional tournaments gave its winner an automatic bid to that year's NCAA tournament in the same manner as conference tournaments of conventional conferences. Georgetown played in the ECAC South Region Tournament from 1975 to 1977, winning it in 1975 and 1976, and in the ECAC South-Upstate Region Tournament in 1978 and 1979, winning it in 1979.
^D. In the 1983–1984 season, Georgetown won the Big East regular-season and 1984 Big East tournament championships in addition to the national championship.
^E. From the 1995–96 through 1997–98 seasons, the original Big East Conference was divided into the Big East 6 and Big East 7 divisions. Georgetown played in the Big East 7 Division during all three seasons.
^F. Thompson resigned at midseason on January 8, 1999 after going 7–6 overall and 0–4 in conference play. Craig Esherick immediately succeeded him as head coach, going 8–10 overall and 6–8 in conference play. Esherick led the team to a 10th-place conference finish, a first-round loss in the 1999 National Invitation Tournament, and an overall record of 15–16.
^G. From the 2000–01 through 2002–03 seasons, the original Big East Conference was divided into the East and West divisions. Georgetown played in the West Division during all three seasons.
^H. Georgetown declined an invitation to the 2002 National Invitation Tournament.
^I. Georgetown completed play in the 2020 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament, losing in the first round. The following day, the Big East Conference announced during halftime of the first game of the quarterfinals that the remainder of that game and the rest of the tournament had been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The NCAA subsequently cancelled the 2020 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament and the 2020 National Invitation Tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Record summary

Totals (1906–2023)
Seasons: 115 (in 117 years)
Record

Regular-Season Division Championships: 2

Regular-Season Conference Championships: 8

Conference tournament championships:

NCAA tournament:

National Invitation Tournament

Postseason tournament results

TournamentSeedResultsReference
1943
NCAA tournament 		none [note 2] National Runner-Up
Won Quarterfinal vs. New York University, 55–36
Won Semifinal vs. DePaul, 53–49
Lost Final vs. Wyoming, 34–46		 [6]
1953
NIT 		none [note 3] First round
Lost First Round vs. Louisville, 79–92		 [7]
1970
NIT 		none [note 3] First round
Lost First Round vs. Louisiana State, 82–83		 [8]
1975
NCAA tournament 		none [note 2] First round
Lost First Round vs. Central Michigan, 75–77		 [8]
1976
NCAA tournament 		none [note 2] First round
Lost First Round vs. #15 Arizona, 76–84		 [8]
1977
NIT 		none [note 3] First round
Lost First Round vs. Virginia Tech, 79–83		 [8]
1978
NIT 		none [note 3] Fourth Place
Won First Round vs. Virginia, 80–78 OT
Won Second Round vs. Dayton, 71–62
Lost Semifinal vs. North Carolina State, 85–86 OT
Lost Third-Place Game vs. Rutgers, 72–85		 [8]
1979
NCAA tournament 		3Second round
Bye in First Round
Lost Second Round vs. #18 Rutgers, 58–64		 [8]
1980
NCAA tournament 		3East Region Semifinal
Bye in First Round
Won Second Round vs. Iona, 74–71
Won East Region Semifinal vs. #8 Maryland, 74–68
Lost East Region Final vs. Iowa, 80–81		 [8]
1981
NCAA tournament 		7First round
Lost First Round vs. James Madison, 55–61		 [9]
1982
NCAA tournament 		1National Runner-Up
Bye in First Round
Won Second Round vs. Wyoming, 51–43
Won West Region Semifinal vs. #11 Fresno State, 58–40
Won West Region Final vs. #4 Oregon State, 69–45
Won National Semifinal vs. #20 Louisville, 50–46
Lost National Final vs. #1 North Carolina, 62–63		 [9]
1983
NCAA tournament 		5Second round
Won First Round vs. Alcorn State, 68–63
Lost Second Round vs. #17 Memphis State, 57–66		 [9]
1984
NCAA tournament 		1National Champions
Bye in First Round
Won Second Round vs. Southern Methodist, 37–36
Won West Region Semifinal vs. #13 Nevada-Las Vegas, 62–48
Won West Region Final vs. Dayton, 61–49
Won National Semifinal vs. #3 Kentucky, 53–40
Won National Final vs. #5 Houston, 84–75		 [9]
1985
NCAA tournament 		1National Runner-Up
Won First Round vs. Lehigh, 68–43
Won Second Round vs. Temple, 68–46
Won East Region Semifinal vs. #14 Loyola, 65–53
Won East Region Final vs. #6 Georgia Tech, 60–54
Won National Semifinal vs. #2 St. John's, 77–59
Lost National Final vs. Villanova, 64–66		 [9]
1986
NCAA tournament 		4Second round

Won First Round vs. Texas Tech, 70–64
Lost Second Round vs. Michigan State, 68–80

 [9]
1987
NCAA tournament 		1Southeast Region Runner-Up
Won First Round vs. Bucknell, 75–53
Won Second Round vs. Ohio State, 62–79
Won Southeast Region Semifinal vs. #20 Kansas, 70–57
Lost Southeast Region Final vs. Providence, 73–88		 [9]
1988
NCAA tournament 		8Second round
Won First Round vs. Louisiana State, 66–63
Lost Second Round vs. #1 Temple, 53–74		 [9]
1989
NCAA tournament 		1East Region Runner-Up
Won First Round vs. Princeton, 50–49
Won Second Round vs. Notre Dame, 81–74
Won East Region Semifinal vs. #19 North Carolina State, 69–61
Lost East Region Final vs. #9 Duke, 77–85		 [9]
1990
NCAA tournament 		3Second round
Won First Round vs. Texas Southern, 70–52
Lost Second Round vs. #25 Xavier, 71–74		 [9]
1991
NCAA tournament 		8Second round
Won First Round vs. Vanderbilt, 70–60
Lost Second Round vs. #1 Nevada-Las Vegas, 54–62		 [10]
1992
NCAA tournament 		6Second round
Won First Round vs. South Florida, 75–60
Lost Second Round vs. Florida State, 68–78		 [10]
1993
NIT 		none [note 3] Runner-Up
Won First Round vs. Arizona State, 78–68
Won Second Round vs. Texas-El Paso, 71–44
Won Third Round vs. Miami (OH), 66–53
Won Semifinal vs. Alabama-Birmingham, 45–41
Lost Final vs. Minnesota, 61–62		 [10]
1994
NCAA tournament 		9Second round
Won First Round vs. Illinois, 84–77
Lost Second Round vs. Arkansas, 76–85		 [10]
1995
NCAA tournament 		6Southeast Region Semifinal
Won First Round vs. Xavier, 68–63
Won Second Round vs. Weber State, 53–51
Lost Southeast Region Semifinal vs. North Carolina, 64–74		 [10]
1996
NCAA tournament 		2East Region Runner-Up
Won First Round vs. Mississippi Valley State, 93–56
Won Second Round vs. New Mexico, 73–62
Won East Region Semifinal vs. Texas Tech, 98–90
Lost East Region Final vs. Massachusetts, 62–86		 [10]
1997
NCAA tournament 		10First round
Lost First Round vs. North Carolina-Charlotte, 67–79		 [10]
1998
NIT 		none [note 3] Second round
Won First Round vs. Florida, 71–69
Lost Second Round vs. Georgia Tech, 79–80 OT		 [10]
1999
NIT 		none [note 3] First round
Lost First Round vs. Princeton, 47–54		 [10]
2000
NIT 		none [note 3] Second round
Won First Round vs. Virginia, 115–111 3OT
Lost Second Round vs. California, 49–60		 [10]
2001
NCAA tournament 		10West Region Semifinal
Won First Round vs. Arkansas, 63–61
Won Second Round vs. Hampton, 76–57
Lost West Region Semifinal vs. #11 Maryland, 66–76		 [11]
2002 NIT –Declined Invitation [12]
2003
NIT 		none [note 3] Runner-Up
Won First Round vs. Tennessee, 70–60
Won Second Round vs. Providence, 67–58
Won Quarterfinal vs. North Carolina, 79–74
Won Semifinal vs. Minnesota, 88–74
Lost Final vs. St. John's, 67–70		 [11]
2005
NIT 		none [note 3] Quarterfinal
Won First Round vs. Boston University, 64–34
Won Second Round vs. Cal State Fullerton, 74–57
Lost Quarterfinal vs. South Carolina, 66–69		 [11]
2006
NCAA tournament 		7Minneapolis Region Semifinal
Won First Round vs. Northern Iowa, 54–49
Won Second Round vs. #6 Ohio State, 70–52
Lost Minneapolis Region Semifinal vs. #11 Florida, 53–57		 [11]
2007
NCAA tournament 		2Final Four
Won First Round vs. Belmont, 80–55
Won Second Round vs. Boston College, 62–55
Won East Region Semifinal vs. #23 Vanderbilt, 66–65
Won East Region Final vs. #4 North Carolina, 96–84 OT
Lost National Semifinal vs. #1 Ohio State, 60–67		 [11]
2008
NCAA tournament 		2Second round
Won First Round vs. Maryland-Baltimore County, 66–47
Lost Second Round vs. Davidson, 70–74		 [11]
2009
NIT 		6First round
Lost First Round vs. Baylor, 72–74		 [11]
2010
NCAA tournament 		3First round
Lost First Round vs. Ohio, 83–97		 [11]
2011
NCAA tournament 		6Second round
Bye in First Round
Lost Second Round vs. Virginia Commonwealth, 56–74		 [13]
2012
NCAA tournament 		3Third Round
Bye in First Round
Won Second Round vs. Belmont, 74–59
Lost Third Round vs. North Carolina State, 63–66		 [13]
2013
NCAA tournament 		2Second round
Bye in First Round
Lost Second Round vs. Florida Gulf Coast, 68–78		 [13]
2014
NIT 		4Second round
Won First Round vs. West Virginia, 77–65
Lost Second Round vs. Florida State, 90–101		 [13]
2015
NCAA tournament 		4Third Round
Bye in First Round
Won Second Round vs. Eastern Washington, 84–74
Lost Third Round vs. Utah, 64–75		 [13]
2019
NIT 		3First round
Lost First Round vs. Harvard, 68–71		 
2021
NCAA tournament 		12First round
Lost First Round vs. #22 Colorado, 73–96

Notes

  1. ↑ As an independent, Georgetown won three ECAC regional basketball tournaments, in 1975, 1976, and 1979.
  2. 1 2 3 The NCAA tournament did not begin seeding until 1979.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 The National Invitation Tournament did not begin seeding until 2006.

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The 2001–02 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University in the 2001–02 NCAA Division I college basketball season. The Hoyas were coached by Craig Esherick and played most of their home games at the MCI Center in Washington, DC, although they played some home games early in the season at McDonough Gymnasium on the Georgetown campus. The Hoyas were members of the West Division of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 19–11, 9–7 in Big East play. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2002 Big East men's basketball tournament before losing to Miami in overtime. Missing an at-large bid to the 2002 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, Georgetown instead received an invitation to play in the 2002 National Invitation Tournament (NIT), but declined it and had no postseason play, the first Georgetown men's basketball team since the 1973-74 season to appear in neither the NCAA Tournament or the NIT.

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The 2000–01 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University in the 2000–01 NCAA Division I college basketball season. The Hoyas were coached by Craig Esherick and played most of their home games at the MCI Center in Washington, DC, although they played some home games early in the season at McDonough Gymnasium on the Georgetown campus. The Hoyas were members of the West Division of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 25–8, 10–6 in Big East play. Their record earned them a bye in the first round of the 2001 Big East men's basketball tournament, but they lost to Seton Hall in the quarterfinals. The first Georgetown men's basketball team to appear in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament since the 1996-97 season and the last one to do so until the 2005-06 season, they reached the West Region semifinals of the 2001 NCAA tournament before losing to Maryland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1998–99 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team</span> American college basketball season

The 1998–99 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University in the 1998–99 NCAA Division I college basketball season. They were coached by John Thompson, in his 27th season as head coach until January 8, 1999, when he resigned and Craig Esherick succeeded him. The Hoyas played most of their home games at the MCI Center in Washington, DC, although they played one home game at McDonough Gymnasium on the Georgetown campus. They were members of the Big East Conference and finished the season 15–16, 6–12 in Big East play. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the 1999 Big East men's basketball tournament before losing to Miami. Not invited to the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament for the second year in a row, they instead appeared in the 1999 National Invitation Tournament (NIT) – their second consecutive appearance in the NIT – and lost to Princeton in the first round. Georgetown finished with its first losing record since the 1972–73 season.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1992–93 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team</span> American college basketball season

The 1992–93 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University in the 1992–93 NCAA Division I college basketball season. John Thompson, coached them in his 21st season as head coach. They played their home games at the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland, except for two games at McDonough Gymnasium on the Georgetown campus in Washington, D.C. They were members of the Big East Conference and finished the season with a record of 20-13, 8-10 in Big East play. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the 1993 Big East men's basketball tournament before losing to Seton Hall. Not invited to the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament for the first time since the 1977-78 season, breaking a string of 14 consecutive NCAA tournament appearances, they participated in the 1993 National Invitation Tournament (NIT) – their first NIT appearance since 1978 – and became the first team in Georgetown men's basketball history to advance to the NIT final, which they lost to Minnesota.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1979–80 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team</span> American college basketball season

The 1979–80 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University in the 1978–79 NCAA Division I college basketball season. John Thompson, coached them in his eighth season as head coach. It was the Hoyas' first season as members of the original Big East Conference, which began play this season; prior to this year, Georgetown had been an independent during the 38 seasons it had fielded a team since the dissolution of the Eastern Intercollegiate Conference at the end of the 1938-39 season. Georgetown would remain a member of the original Big East for 34 seasons, through the end of the 2012–13 season. The team's penchant for playing tight games decided in the last seconds led to it being nicknamed the Heart Attack Hoyas.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1977–78 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team</span> American college basketball season

The 1977–78 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University during the 1977–78 NCAA Division I college basketball season. John Thompson, coached them in his sixth season as head coach. An independent, Georgetown played its home games at McDonough Gymnasium on the Georgetown campus in Washington, D.C., and finished the season with a record of 23-8. Knocked out of the ECAC South-Upstate Region tournament in the semifinals, the team missed an NCAA tournament bid for the second consecutive season. The Hoyas instead appeared in the 1978 National Invitation Tournament (NIT), their second straight NIT appearance, and finished in fourth place.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1976–77 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team</span> American college basketball season

The 1976–77 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University during the 1976–77 NCAA Division I college basketball season. John Thompson, coached them in his fifth season as head coach. An independent, Georgetown played its home games at McDonough Gymnasium on the Georgetown campus in Washington, D.C., and finished the season with a record of 19-9. Knocked out of the ECAC South Region tournament for the first time in the semifinals, the team missed an NCAA tournament bid for the first time since 1974. The Hoyas instead appeared in the 1977 National Invitation Tournament (NIT), their first NIT appearance since 1970, and lost in the first round to Virginia Tech.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1975–76 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team</span> American college basketball season

The 1975–76 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University during the 1975–76 NCAA Division I college basketball season. John Thompson, coached them in his fourth season as head coach. An independent, Georgetown played its home games at McDonough Gymnasium on the Georgetown campus in Washington, D.C., and finished the season with a record of 21-7. The team won the 1976 ECAC South Region tournament and appeared in the 1976 NCAA tournament for the second consecutive year, losing in the first round to Arizona.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1974–75 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team</span> American college basketball season

The 1974–75 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University during the 1974–75 NCAA Division I college basketball season. John Thompson, coached them in his third season as head coach. Georgetown was an independent that played its home games at McDonough Gymnasium on the Georgetown campus in Washington, D.C., and finished the season with a record of 18-10. The team won the 1975 ECAC South Region tournament and appeared in the 1975 NCAA tournament – the Hoyas's first appearance in that tournament since 1943 – and lost to Central Michigan in the first round.

References

  1. ↑ "Georgetown Hoyas Index | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Big East Official Georgetown Page". Archived from the original on August 17, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2010.
  3. ↑ Varsity Pride: 1975 ECAC Men's Basketball Tournaments
  4. ↑ Varsity Pride: 1976 ECAC Men's Basketball Tournaments
  5. ↑ Varsity Pride: 1979 ECAC Men's Basketball Tournaments
  6. ↑ The Georgetown Basketball History Project: 1940s Seasons
  7. ↑ The Georgetown Basketball History Project: 1950s Seasons
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 The Georgetown Basketball History Project: 1970s Seasons
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 The Georgetown Basketball History Project: 1980s Seasons
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 The Georgetown Basketball History Project: 1990s Seasons
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "The Georgetown Basketball History Project: 2000s Seasons". Archived from the original on November 12, 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
  12. ↑ Horn, David, "Georgetown's Esherick the Class Act of March," The Michigan Daily, March 13, 2002.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 The Georgetown Basketball History Project: 2010s Seasons
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