1947–48 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team
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| Conference | Independent |
| 1947–48 record | 13–15 |
| Head coach | Elmer Ripley (9th year) |
| Captain | Andy Kostecka (1st year) |
| Home arena | D.C. Armory |
The 1947–48 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University during the 1947-48 NCAA Division I college basketball season. Elmer Ripley coached it in his ninth season as head coach, the second season of his third stint at the helm. The team was an independent and for the first time played its home games at the D.C. Armory in Washington, D.C. It finished with a record of 13-15 and had no post-season play.
The 1946-47 team had won 19 games, and all five of its starters returned this year, including forward Andy Kostecka, a star of the 1942-43 team and – after World War II military service – of the 1946-47 team. Hopes were high that the 1947-48 squad would take the Hoyas back to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1943, when Ripley had coached them to the national final in their only tournament appearance thus far. The team won its first six games, with Kostecka averaging 22 points per game during the first four, one of which was an overtime win over St. John's at Madison Square Garden in New York City - Georgetown's only win over the Redmen in 17 games played between 1931 and 1973. Kostecka suffered a leg injury in the fifth game, against Virginia Tech, and missed the sixth and seventh games of the season.
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