, ▁d ating ▁back ▁to ▁a ▁victory ▁against ▁Buck nell ▁on ▁the ▁last ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 6 - 1 7 ▁season ; ▁it ▁would ▁reach ▁ 5 2 ▁before ▁finally ▁coming ▁to ▁an ▁end ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 3 - 2 4 ▁season . ▁A ▁highlight ▁of ▁the ▁home ▁season ▁at ▁Ryan ▁was ▁the ▁Ho y as ▁ups et ▁of ▁North ▁Carolina , ▁considered ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁top ▁teams ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁Ge or get own ▁also ▁defeated ▁c ros st own ▁rival ▁George ▁Washington ▁twice ▁again ▁this ▁season , ▁giving ▁the ▁Ho y as ▁a ▁ 1 2 - game ▁winning ▁stre ak ▁against ▁George ▁Washington ▁– ▁ten ▁of ▁the ▁wins ▁at ▁Ryan ▁G ymnasium ▁– ▁d ating ▁back ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 5 . ▁ ▁Ge or get own ▁University ▁Law ▁School ▁student ▁Fred ▁Fe es , ▁a ▁forward , ▁completed ▁his ▁college ▁basketball ▁career ▁this ▁season . ▁A ▁free - throw ▁shooting ▁special ist ▁in ▁an ▁era ▁when ▁the ▁rules ▁of ▁college ▁basketball ▁allowed ▁teams ▁to ▁choose ▁which ▁player ▁shot ▁its ▁free ▁throws , ▁Fe es ▁had ▁explo ited ▁his ▁free - throw ▁pro w ess ▁to ▁establish ▁himself ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁top ▁sc or ers ▁in ▁college ▁basketball ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁each ▁of ▁his ▁four ▁seasons ▁with ▁the ▁Ho y as . ▁This ▁season ▁he ▁aver aged ▁ 1 7 . 7 ▁points ▁per ▁game ▁and ▁scored ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 2 4 5