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 Georgetown Basketball History Project: Home Courts The team finished with a record of 7-11 overall, 4–6 in the EIC.sports-reference.com 1935-36 Eastern Intercollegiate Conference Season Summary
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 teams 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 Georgetowns 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 Universitys All-American center Mort "King Kong" Klein as the Hoyas upset formerly top-ranked NYU 36–34.The Georgetown Basketball History Project: The Top 100: 66. Mike Petrosky
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.The Georgetown Basketball History Project: The Top 100: 99. Harry Bassin
Roster SourcesThe Georgetown Basketball History Project: Player Directory: Jersey Numbers
Sophomore guard Tom Nolan would go on to serve as Georgetowns head basketball coach from 1956 to 1960, and as the schools baseball coach until the end of the 1978 season.
#NameHeightWeight (lbs.)PositionClassHometownPrevious Team(s)50John EckenrodeN/AN/AFSo.Lancaster, PA, U.S.N/A51Karl NauN/AN/AGJr.Washington, DC, U.S.Central HS52Don GibeauN/AN/AGJr.Syracuse, NY, U.S.Christian Brothers Academy55Mario Gregorio5'8"N/AGSo.Washington, DC, U.S.Central HS56Leon EsenstadtN/AN/AFSr.N/AN/A62Ben ZolaN/AN/AGJr.Washington, DC, U.S.Eastern HS80Tom Nolan N/AN/AFSo.Washington, DC, U.S.Eastern HS81Johnny FrankN/AN/AFSo.Tuckahoe, NY, U.S.Horace Greeley HS82Carroll ShoreN/AN/AGSo.Washington, DC, U.S.Central HS84Harry BassinN/AN/AGSo.Washington, DC, U.S.Eastern HS85Mike Petrosky6'4"N/ACSo.New London, CT, U.S.Bulkeley HSN/AEd BodineN/AN/AFJr.N/AN/AN/ALou NauN/AN/AGSo.Washington, DC, U.S.Central HS
1935–36 schedule and results SourcesThe Georgetown Basketball History Project: 1930s Seasonssports-reference.com 1935-36 Georgetown Hoyas Schedule and Results2012-2013 Georgetown Men's Basketball Media Guide, p. 59.
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