1963–64 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team
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| Conference | Independent |
| 1963-64 record | 15–10 |
| Head coach | Tommy O'Keefe (4th year) |
| Assistant coach | Tom Coleman (3rd year) |
| Captain | Jim Christy (1st year) |
| Home arena | McDonough Gymnasium |
The 1963–64 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University during the 1963-64 NCAA Division I college basketball season. Tommy O'Keefe coached them in his fourth season as head coach, but Georgetown's head coaching position paid so little that he could only coach part-time and held a full-time job outside of coaching in order to meet his financial obligations, impairing his ability to recruit players. 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 15-10 and had no postseason play.
Georgetown looked forward to having senior guard Jim Christy, the team's point guard and team captain, and junior forward Jim Barry – perhaps the best player of Georgetown men's basketball's "Classic Era" (1943-1972) – together again after their high-scoring performances the previous season, raising hopes that they could lead the team to a postseason tournament berth. Barry, however, was forced to miss the 1963-64 season while recovering from knee surgery.
Sophomore guard Jim Brown joined the varsity team this year after emerging as a top scorer on the freshman team the previous year. He started the season opener, in which his fast-break style of offense helped the Hoyas to beat Maryland by 21 points. Another newcomer to the team, sophomore forward Owen Gillen, scored 14 points and had 10 rebounds in the game.
Fifteen days later, Georgetown began play in the Quaker City Classic at the Palestra in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Its first opponent was No.1 Loyola of Chicago. Led by John Egan, Loyola was the defending champion from the 1963 NCAA Tournament, entered the game with a 22-game winning streak, and was a 28-point favorite. Jim Brown's defense kept Egan in check, Jim Christy scored 30 points, and the Hoyas led by 12 points at the half and won the game 69-58. It was Georgetown's first-ever victory over a No. 1-ranked opponent.
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