# 1915–16 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team

The 1915–16 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University during the 1915-16 NCAA college basketball season. John O'Reilly coached the team in his second season as head coach. Georgetown was an independent and played its home games at Ryan Gymnasium on the Georgetown campus in Washington, D.C., and finished the season with a record of 9-6.

## Season recap

Georgetown defeated crosstown rival George Washington twice this season, giving the Hoyas a four-game winning streak against George Washington dating to the previous season. The streak would reach 19 wins before George Washington suspended the series after the 1923-24 season.

## Roster

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Georgetown players did not wear numbers on their jerseys this season. The first numbered jerseys in Georgetown men's basketball history would not appear until the 1933-34 season.
| Name | Height | Weight (lbs.) | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous Team(s) |
| Mike Berardini | N/A | N/A | F | Fr. | Washington, DC, U.S. | Georgetown Preparatory School (North Bethesda, MD) |
| Ed Cashin | N/A | N/A | F | So. | N/A | N/A |
| Joe Cavanaugh | N/A | N/A | F | Fr. | N/A | N/A |
| Gerald "Gerry" Curry | N/A | N/A | G | Sr. | N/A | N/A |
| Matt Donnelly | N/A | N/A | G | Sr. | N/A | N/A |
| [first name unknown] Hertel | N/A | N/A | G | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Harry "King" Kelley | N/A | N/A | G | Sr. | Buffalo, NY, U.S. | Lafayette HS |
| Don Keresey | N/A | N/A | G | So. | N/A | N/A |
| Leo Klauberg | N/A | N/A | F | Sr. | N/A | N/A |
| Carroll McGuire | N/A | N/A | G | So. | N/A | N/A |
| Jim McNulty | N/A | N/A | C | So. | N/A | N/A |
| Jim O'Boyle | N/A | N/A | G | Fr. | N/A | N/A |
| Bob O'Lone | N/A | N/A | F | So. | N/A | N/A |
| Robert "Bob" Scott | N/A | N/A | C | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Jimmy Sullivan | N/A | N/A | F | So. | N/A | N/A |

## 1915–16 schedule and results

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| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season |||||
| Wed., Dec. 15, 1915 no, no | Mount St. Joseph | W 36–35 | 1-0 | Ryan Gymnasium Washington, DC |
| Sat., Dec. 18, 1915 no, no | at Brooklyn Polytechnic | W 21–19 | 2-0 | N/A New York, NY |
| Mon., Dec. 20, 1915 no, no | at Seton Hall | L 29–36 | 2-1 | N/A South Orange, NJ |
| Tue., Dec. 21, 1915 no, no | at New York University | L 15–47 | 2-2 | N/A New York, NY |
| Wed., Dec. 22, 1915 no, no | at St. John's | L 17–26 | 2-3 | N/A New York, NY |
| Mon., Jan. 10, 1916 no, no | New York University | L 22–43 | 2-4 | Ryan Gymnasium Washington, DC |
| Thu., Jan. 13, 1916 no, no | George Washington | W 27–23 | 3-4 | Ryan Gymnasium Washington, DC |
| Wed., Jan. 19, 1916 no, no | at Loyola Maryland | W 26–22 | 4-4 | N/A Baltimore, MD |
| Sat., Jan. 22, 1916 no, no | at Navy | L 15–29 | 4-5 | Dahlgren Hall Annapolis, MD |
| Fri., Jan. 28, 1916 no, no | Brooklyn Polytechnic | W 20–17 | 5-5 | Ryan Gymnasium Washington, DC |
| Sat., Jan. 29, 1916 no, no | George Washington | W 29–19 | 6-5 | Ryan Gymnasium Washington, DC |
| Thu., Feb. 10, 1916 no, no | Virginia Tech | L 27–30 | 6-6 | Ryan Gymnasium Washington, DC |
| Sat., Feb. 12, 1916 no, no | West Virginia Wesleyan | W 35–21 | 7-6 | Ryan Gymnasium Washington, DC |
| Thu., Feb. 17, 1916 no, no | Randolph–Macon | W 45–12 | 8-6 | Ryan Gymnasium Washington, DC |
| Sat., Feb. 26, 1916 no, no | Gallaudet | W 34–24 | 9-6 | Ryan Gymnasium Washington, DC |
| *Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |||||