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Maurice Joyce is hired as the first coach for men's basketball. The team beats Virginia, 22-11, in their first game and have a record of 2-2 in the first season.
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Though completed in 1906, Ryan Gymnasium is only used for intercollegiate competition from 1914 through 1927. Most frequently used venues prior to the construction of McDonough are McKinley Tech HS, Uline Arena, and the National Guard Armory.
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Led by Fred Fees and Andrew Zazzali, the Hilltop basketball team compiles a 21-2 record over the 1919 and 1920 seasons.
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In his first season as head coach, Elmer Ripley paces the Hoyas to a mark of 12-1 overall. Ripley was the coach in 1928-29, from 1938 to 1943, and from 1946 to 1949. He is inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1973.
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In his first season as head coach, young Fred Mesmer manages only 6 wins against 11 losses, but from his hometown high school, he recruits Ed Hargaden, who goes on to become Georgetown's first of Georgetown's 19 all-America selections in basketball.
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Buddy O'Grady, Al Lujack and Don Martin graduate and are selected by the National Basketball Association. They are the first of 31 Hoyas to play in the NBA.
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Future Congressman Henry Hyde replaces Andy Kostecka (off to war) in the lineup, and the team defeats DePaul with big George Mikan, to advance to the finals of the NCAA championship against Wyoming.
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