# 1935–36 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team

The 1935–36 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University during the 1935–36 NCAA college basketball season. Fred Mesmer coached it in his fifth season as head coach. The team was a member of the Eastern Intercollegiate Conference (EIC) and played its home games at Tech Gymnasium on the campus of McKinley Technical High School in Washington, D.C. The team finished with a record of 7-11 overall, 4–6 in the EIC.

## Season recap

Sophomore forward Mike Petrosky joined the team this season. Tall for the era at 6-feet-4 (193 cm), he was pressed into service as the team's center, and performed well in this role on both defense and offense, averaging 5.5 points per game for the year. On January 16, 1936, he scored the winning basket in the final minute of overtime in Georgetown's 43–42 win over Pittsburgh and on defense prevented the Panthers from scoring to win in the final seconds. On February 7, 1936, he matched up successfully on defense against New York University's All-American center Mort "King Kong" Klein as the Hoyas upset formerly top-ranked NYU 36–34.
Sophomore forward Harry Bassin was another newcomer to the team. He quickly became its leader, scoring in every game and finishing with a team-high average of 9.0 points per game. He scored a team-high 11 points in the upset of NYU.

## Roster

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Sophomore guard Tom Nolan would go on to serve as Georgetown's head basketball coach from 1956 to 1960, and as the school's baseball coach until the end of the 1978 season.
| # | Name | Height | Weight (lbs.) | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous Team(s) |
| 50 | John Eckenrode | N/A | N/A | F | So. | Lancaster, PA, U.S. | N/A |
| 51 | Karl Nau | N/A | N/A | G | Jr. | Washington, DC, U.S. | Central HS |
| 52 | Don Gibeau | N/A | N/A | G | Jr. | Syracuse, NY, U.S. | Christian Brothers Academy |
| 55 | Mario Gregorio | 5'8" | N/A | G | So. | Washington, DC, U.S. | Central HS |
| 56 | Leon Esenstadt | N/A | N/A | F | Sr. | N/A | N/A |
| 62 | Ben Zola | N/A | N/A | G | Jr. | Washington, DC, U.S. | Eastern HS |
| 80 | Tom Nolan | N/A | N/A | F | So. | Washington, DC, U.S. | Eastern HS |
| 81 | Johnny Frank | N/A | N/A | F | So. | Tuckahoe, NY, U.S. | Horace Greeley HS |
| 82 | Carroll Shore | N/A | N/A | G | So. | Washington, DC, U.S. | Central HS |
| 84 | Harry Bassin | N/A | N/A | G | So. | Washington, DC, U.S. | Eastern HS |
| 85 | Mike Petrosky | 6'4" | N/A | C | So. | New London, CT, U.S. | Bulkeley HS |
| N/A | Ed Bodine | N/A | N/A | F | Jr. | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | Lou Nau | N/A | N/A | G | So. | Washington, DC, U.S. | Central HS |

## 1935–36 schedule and results

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| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season |||||
| Fri., Dec. 13, 1935* no, no | Western Maryland | W 46–13 | 1-0 | Tech Gymnasium Washington, DC |
| Wed., Dec. 18, 1935 no, no | Temple | L 43–44 $^{OT}$ | 1-1 (0-1) | Tech Gymnasium Washington, DC |
| Thu., Jan. 9, 1936* no, no | at St. John's | L 27–41 | 1-2 | DeGray Gymnasium Queens, NY |
| Fri., Jan. 10, 1936* no, no | at Manhattan | L 24–34 | 1-3 | Manhattan Gymnasium New York, NY |
| Thu., Jan. 16, 1936 no, no | Pittsburgh | W 43–42 $^{OT}$ | 2-3 (1-1) | Tech Gymnasium Washington, DC |
| Fri., Jan. 24, 1936 no, no | Carnegie Tech | L 31–37 | 2-4 (1-2) | Tech Gymnasium Washington, DC |
| Tue., Jan. 28, 1936* no, no | at Yale | L 38–44 | 2-5 | Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT |
| Wed., Jan. 29, 1936* no, no | at Army | W 43–31 | 3-5 | Hayes Gymnasium West Point, NY |
| Thu., Jan. 30, 1936 no, no | at Temple | L 17–39 | 3-6 (1-3) | Mitten Hall Philadelphia, PA |
| Tue., Feb. 4, 1936* no, no | at Canisius | L 36–43 | 3-7 | Elmwood Hall Buffalo, NY |
| Fri., Feb. 7, 1936* no, no | New York University | W 36–34 | 4-7 | Tech Gymnasium Washington, DC |
| Tue., Feb. 11, 1936 no, no | West Virginia | W 42–36 $^{OT}$ | 5-7 (2-3) | Tech Gymnasium Washington, DC |
| Fri., Feb. 14, 1936 no, no | at Carnegie Tech | L 23–27 | 5-8 (2-4) | Skibo Gymnasium Pittsburgh, PA |
| Sat., Feb. 15, 1936 no, no | at Penn State | W 37–29 | 6-8 (3-4) | Recreation Hall State College, PA |
| Fri., Feb. 21, 1936* no, no | Maryland | L 39–47 | 6-9 | Tech Gymnasium Washington, DC |
| Wed., Feb. 26, 1936 no, no | Penn State | W 34–27 | 7-9 (4-4) | Tech Gymnasium Washington, DC |
| Thu., Mar. 5, 1936 no, no | at Pittsburgh | L 36–43 | 7-10 (4-5) | Pitt Pavilion Pittsburgh, PA |
| Fri., Mar. 6, 1936 no, no | at West Virginia | L 26–41 | 7-11 (4-6) | WVU Field House Morgantown, WV |
| *Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |||||