1941–42 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team
The 1941–42 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University during the 1941-42 NCAA Division I college basketball season. Elmer Ripley coached it in his sixth of ten seasons as head coach; it was also the fourth season of his second of three stints at the helm. For the second straight year, the team played its home games at Riverside Stadium in Washington, D.C., the last season in which Georgetown played home games there. It played an upgraded national schedule this season and struggled, finishing with a record of 9-11, and had no postseason play.
1978–79 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team
The 1978–79 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University during the NCAA Division I 1978-79 college basketball season. John Thompson, Jr., coached them in his seventh season as head coach. An independent, Georgetown played its home games at McDonough Gymnasium on the Georgetown campus in Washington, D.C., and finished the season with a record of 24-5. The team won the ECAC South-Upstate Region Tournament championship, earning its first NCAA Tournament bid since 1976. The Hoyas received a first-round bye and lost in the second round to Rutgers.