1968–69 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Record1212
Head coach
  • John Magee (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Bob Reese (3rd season)
  • Jim Brown (1st season)
CaptainJim Supple (1st year)
Home arenaMcDonough Gymnasium
1968–69 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 16 Boston College 244  .857
Rutgers 214  .840
No. 14 Marquette 245  .828
No. 12 New Mexico State 245  .828
No. 9 Duquesne 215  .808
No. 10 Villanova 215  .808
No. 8 St. John's 236  .793
Dayton 207  .741
No. 17 Notre Dame 207  .741
Seattle 208  .714
Colorado State 177  .708
Jacksonville 177  .708
St. Bonaventure 177  .708
Florida State 188  .692
West Texas State 188  .692
Holy Cross 168  .667
Oklahoma City 189  .667
Saint Francis (PA) 168  .667
Southern Illinois 168  .667
Fordham 179  .654
Army 1810  .643
Texas Western 169  .640
Detroit 1610  .615
Houston 1610  .615
Penn State 139  .591
Boston University 1410  .583
Miami (FL) 1410  .583
Providence 1410  .583
NYU 129  .571
DePaul 1411  .560
Northern Illinois 1311  .542
Virginia Tech 1412  .538
Creighton 1313  .500
Georgetown 1212  .500
Hardin–Simmons 1313  .500
Georgia Tech 1213  .480
Tulane 1214  .462
West Virginia 1214  .462
Air Force 1113  .458
Niagara 1113  .458
Colgate 1114  .440
Butler 1115  .423
Loyola (IL) 914  .391
Fairfield 1016  .385
Xavier 1016  .385
Syracuse 916  .360
Utah State 917  .346
Centenary 918  .333
Navy 714  .333
Pan American 817  .320
Canisius 716  .304
St. Francis 716  .304
Loyola (LA) 519  .208
Pittsburgh 420  .167
Portland 323  .115
Denver 224  .077
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968–69 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University during the 1968–69 NCAA University Division college basketball season. John Magee coached them in his third 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 the season with a record of 12-12 and had no post-season play.

Season recap

Diminutive guard Don Weber joined the team this season after an impressive stint with the freshman team the previous year. He played a fast-break style of offense and scored in double figures four times, including a season-high 22 points against William & Mary.[1]

Against Loyola in the first game of the season, junior center Charlie Adrion had 24 points and 19 rebounds. In the next game, he scored a career-high 40 points against American. Over the next three games after that against Randolph–Macon, George Washington, and St. John's he had a combined 91 points and 44 rebounds. Adrion led the team in scoring in nine of the season's first 10 games, each time scoring in double figures.[2]

On February 13, 1969, Adrion scored only seven points against New York University, and against Rutgers two days later he suffered a season-ending knee injury.[2] With Adrion out, senior forward and team captain Jim Supple, who scored in double figures in 18 of the 23 games he appeared in during the season, stepped up his scoring production: He averaged 20 points per game after Adrion's injury, led the team in scoring in six of the last seven games of the year, and finished the season averaging 16.5 points per game.[3]

Despite Supple's efforts, the 1968-69 team continued a recent pattern of strong Georgetown starts followed by late-season collapses the 1964-65 team lost seven of its final 10 games, while in 1966-67 the Hoyas lost eight of their final 11 games that sank hopes for a berth in a post-season tournament. After going 10-5 in its first 15 games, it lost seven of its last nine[4] to finish with a record of 12-12. During the three seasons from 1966-67 though this season, Georgetown had a combined record of 6-18 in the last eight games of the season, 1-13 on the road.[3]

The 1968-69 team was not ranked in the Top 20 in the Associated Press Poll or Coaches' Poll at any time.[5][6]

Roster

Source[1][2][3][7][8]

# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown Previous Team(s)
10 Jerry Pyles N/A N/A G Jr. Oxon Hill, MD, U.S. Oxon Hill HS
12 Don Weber 5'8" 160 G So. Ridgewood, NJ, U.S. Don Bosco Preparatory HS
14 Dick Zeitler 5'11" N/A G So. Seaford, NY, U.S. Archbishop Molloy HS
20 Jim Higgins 6'1" N/A G Jr. Dumont, NJ, U.S. Don Bosco Preparatory HS
22 Tim Mercier 5'10" N/A G So. Jersey City, NJ, U.S. St. Peter's Preparatory School
24 Paul Favorite 6'8" N/A F Jr. Moorestown, NJ, U.S. Saint Joseph's Preparatory School
30 Bernard White 6'1" N/A G Sr. Ann Arbor, MI, U.S. George Mason University
32 Bob Hannan 6'3" N/A F So. Paterson, NJ, U.S. St. Mary HS
34 Mike Laska 5'11" N/A G Jr. Worcester, MA, U.S. Assumption Preparatory School
40 Ed MacNamara N/A N/A F So. Dumont, NJ, U.S. Bergen Catholic HS
44 Bill McGarrity N/A N/A F So. Rosemont, PA, U.S. Saint Joseph's Preparatory School
52 Jim Supple 6'4" 185 F Sr. Summit, NJ, U.S. St. Peter's Preparatory School
54 Charlie Adrion 6'8" 225 C Jr. Hillsdale, NJ, U.S. Don Bosco Preparatory HS

1968–69 schedule and results

Sources[9][10][11][12]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Sat., Nov. 30, 1968
no, no
at Loyola Maryland W 9474  1-0
Alumni Gymnasium 
Baltimore, MD
Mon., Dec. 2, 1968
no, no
at American W 8576  2-0
Fort Myer Gymnasium 
Fort Myer, VA
Sat., Dec. 7, 1968
no, no
Randolph–Macon W 7971  3-0
McDonough Gymnasium 
Washington, DC
Tue., Dec. 11, 1968
no, no
George Washington L 7374 OT 3-1
McDonough Gymnasium 
Washington, DC
Sat., Dec. 14, 1968
no, no
at St. John's L 6174  3-2
Alumni Hall 
Queens, NY
Tue., Dec. 17, 1968
no, no
Navy W 7055  4-2
McDonough Gymnasium 
Washington, DC
Fri., Dec. 20, 1968
no, no
Manhattan W 6357  5-2
McDonough Gymnasium 
Washington, DC
Sat., Dec. 21, 1968
no, no
Seton Hall W 6957  6-2
McDonough Gymnasium 
Washington, DC
Sat., Jan. 4, 1969
no, no
at Penn State L 5052 OT 6-3
Recreation Hall 
State College, PA
Thu., Jan. 9, 1969
no, no
at Holy Cross L 6773  6-4
Worcester Memorial Auditorium 
Worcester, MA
Tue., Jan. 14, 1969
no, no
at Columbia L 62103  6-5
Alumni Gymnasium 
New York, NY
Sun., Jan. 19, 1969
no, no
Fordham W 5958  7-5
McDonough Gymnasium 
Washington, DC
Thu., Jan. 30, 1969
no, no
at Fairleigh Dickinson W 6260  8-5
Campus Gymnasium 
Rutherford, NJ
Sat., Feb. 1, 1969
no, no
at Fairfield W 7672  9-5
New Haven Arena 
New Haven, CT
Thu., Feb. 6, 1969
no, no
at Catholic W 6259  10-5
Brookland Gymnasium 
Washington, DC
Sat., Feb. 8, 1969
no, no
vs. William & Mary L 8490 2OT 10-6
Fort Eustis Gymnasium 
Newport News, VA
Mon., Feb. 10, 1969
no, no
Xavier W 7763  11-6
McDonough Gymnasium 
Washington, DC
Thu., Feb. 13, 1969
no, no
at New York University L 6787  11-7
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
Sat., Feb. 15, 1969
no, no
at Rutgers L 7285  11-8
College Avenue Gymnasium 
New Brunswick, NJ
Tue., Feb. 18, 1969
no, no
Boston College L 6672 OT 11-9
McDonough Gymnasium 
Washington, DC
Thu., Feb. 20, 1969
no, no
Saint Anselm W 5756  12-9
McDonough Gymnasium 
Washington, DC
Sat., Feb. 22, 1969
no, no
at George Washington L 74112  12-10
Fort Myer Gymnasium 
Fort Myer, VA
Tue., Feb. 25, 1969
no, no
St. Joseph's L 4554  12-11
McDonough Gymnasium 
Washington, DC
Sat., Mar. 1, 1969
no, no
Maryland L 7883  12-12
McDonough Gymnasium 
Washington, DC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

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  2. 1 2 3 "The Georgetown Basketball History Project: The Top 100: 24. Charlie Adrion". Archived from the original on January 16, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 "The Georgetown Basketball History Project: The Top 100: 57. Jim Supple". Archived from the original on February 1, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2014.
  4. "The Georgetown Basketball History Project: A Glimpse Into the Future". Archived from the original on December 17, 2013. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
  5. sports-reference.com 1968-69 Independent Season Summary
  6. sports-reference.com 1968-69 Polls
  7. "The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Rosters 1960-61 to 1969-1970". Archived from the original on January 9, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
  8. The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Player Directory: Jersey Numbers
  9. The Georgetown Basketball History Project: 1960s Seasons
  10. "The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Records vs. All Opponents". Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
  11. sports-reference.com 1968-69 Georgetown Hoyas Schedule and Results
  12. 2012-2013 Georgetown Men's Basketball Media Guide, p. 62.
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