• THE GEORGETOWN BASKETBALL HISTORY PROJECT

Frank Schlosser (1908-1912)
 

In one hundred years of Georgetown basketball, only three men have led their team in scoring four consecutive years. The first of these was Frank (Schlitz) Schlosser, who enrolled in Georgetown's law school in the fall of 1908.

The grandson of Lt. Col. Lafayette Bingham (1826-1898), who fought at the Battle of Petersburg, Schlossser grew up in the Ledroit Park neighborhood of Northwest Washington, DC. Following high school, he picked up basketball on a local YMCA team and served in the DC Second Infrantry Regiment before enrolling at Georgetown in the fall of 1908. Schlosser knew basketball, and soon established himself as a reliable and resourceful scorer. Schlosser teamed with Fred Rice as Georgetown's frontcourt combination in 1908-09, as the Hoyas posted a 9-5 record with wins over Virginia, Navy, and Penn State. Following a team high 9.1 points per game, Schlosser slipped in average in his second season but still led the Hilltoppers in scoring through a 5-7 season, the only losing record in the sport's first 19 years at Georgetown.

Schlosser's best season came in 1910-11, as the G-men won 13 of 20 games. Efforts of 26 points against Catholic and 28 against Gallaudet set school records, and Schlosser finished with a 13.0 point per game average. In his final season, Georgetown won 11 of 17 and Schlosser maintained a 10.1 scoring average, exactly one-half the team's average of 20.2 points per game.

Following military service in World War I, Schlosser served an an attorney for the Internal Revenue Service until his death at the age of 63.

In the vintage era of Georgetown basketball, Schlosser is one of only three men to average in double figures in scoring for his entire career. And while the memory of his efforts was perhaps too distant to be considered during the initial years of the Athletic Hall of Fame, he remains among of the era's best.
 
Season GP GS Min FG FGA % 3FG 3GA % FT FTA % Off Reb Avg PF Ast Blk Stl Pts Avg
1908-09 14 128 9.1
1909-10 10 67 6.7
1910-11 19 247 13.0
1911-12 15 159 10.1
Total 58 601 10.4