2016–17 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team

2016–17 George Washington Colonials men's basketball

Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
2016–17 record	4–3 (0–0 A-10)
Head coach	Maurice Joseph (interim)
Assistant coach	Hajj Turner
Assistant coach	Carmen Maciariello
Home arena	Charles E. Smith Center

2016–17 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Davidson	0	–	0	–	5	–	1	.833
VCU	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
Dayton	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
Massachusetts	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
St. Bonaventure	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
George Mason	0	–	0	–	6	–	3	.667
La Salle	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
George Washington	0	–	0	–	5	–	3	.625
No. 21 Rhode Island	0	–	0	–	5	–	3	.625
Fordham	0	–	0	–	5	–	4	.556
Richmond	0	–	0	–	4	–	4	.500
Duquesne	0	–	0	–	4	–	5	.444
Saint Joseph's	0	–	0	–	3	–	4	.429
Saint Louis	0	–	0	–	2	–	5	.286


† 2017 A10 Tournament winner As of December 3, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team will represent George Washington University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonials will be led by interim head coach Maurice Joseph following former head coach Mike Lonergan being fired on September 17, 2016 after the school concluded a two-month investigation into alleged emotional abuse against his players. George Washington will play their home games at the Charles E. Smith Center and are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Previous season

The 2015–16 Colonials finished the season with a record of 28–10, 11–7 in A–10 play to finish in fifth place. In the A–10 Tournament, the Colonials reached the quarterfinals but lost to Saint Joseph's.^[1] The Colonials received a bid to the National Invitation Tournament and advanced to the finals at Madison Square Garden, where they beat Valparaiso in the championship game.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Matt Cimino	45	F	6'10"	213	Sophomore	Falmouth, ME	Transferred to American
Patricio Garino	13	G	6'6"	208	Senior	Mar del Plata, Argentina	Graduated
Paul Jorgensen	3	G	6'2"	183	Sophomore	New York, NY	Transferred to Butler
Kevin Larsen	21	F	6'10"	260	Senior	Copenhagen, Denmark	Graduated
Joe McDonald	22	G	6'1"	194	Senior	Lorton, VA	Graduated
Alex Mitola	1	G	5'11"	170	GS Senior	Florham Park, NJ	Graduated
Anthony Swan	4	G	6'7"	190	Sophomore	Los Angeles, CA	Transferred to Cal State Northridge

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Patrick Steeves	10	G/F	6'7"	220	Senior	Montreal, QE	Transferred from Harvard. Will be eligible to play immediately since Steeves graduated from Harvard.

2016 Recruiting class

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kevin Marfo C	Oradell, NJ	Worcester Academy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Oct 9, 2015
Kevin Marfo C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78
Darnell Rogers PG	Snellville, Georgia	Shiloh High School	5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)	145 lb (66 kg)	Oct 6, 2015
Darnell Rogers PG	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 73
Jair Bolden SG	Brooklyn, NY	Westtown School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Oct 26, 2015
Jair Bolden SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 64
Arnaldo Toro PF/C	Newark, NJ	Saint Benedict's Prep	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Nov 5, 2015
Arnaldo Toro PF/C	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 73
Collin Smith C	Jacksonville, FL	Bolles School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jun 16, 2015
Collin Smith C	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Justin Williams SG	Severn, MD	Annapolis Area Christian School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	May 1, 2016
Justin Williams SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "George Washington 2016 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 2, 2016. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 2, 2016.

Roster

2016–17 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
1.5 !G	3	Bolden, JairJair Bolden	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Brooklyn, NY
1.5 !G	4	Williams, JustinJustin Williams	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Severn, MD
1.5 !G	5	Mitola, AdamAdam Mitola	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Florham Park, NJ
2.5 !G/F	10	Steeves, PatrickPatrick Steeves	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Montreal, QE
4.5 !F/C	11	Toro, ArnaldoArnaldo Toro	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Hormigueros, PR
1.5 !G	12	Watanabe, YutaYuta Watanabe	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Miki, Kagawa, Japan
1.5 !G	14	Roland, JordanJordan Roland	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	171 lb (78 kg)	2.0 !So	Syracuse, NY
5.0 !C	15	Smith, CollinCollin Smith	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Jacksonville, FL
1.5 !G	23	Sina, JarenJaren Sina	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Lake Hopatcong, NJ
1.5 !G	30	Hart, MattMatt Hart (W)	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Orchard Park, NY
3.5 !F	33	Goss, CollinCollin Goss	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	227 lb (103 kg)	2.0 !So	Manassas, VA
3.5 !F	34	Cavanaugh, TylerTyler Cavanaugh	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	243 lb (110 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Syracuse, NY
3.5 !F	40	Marfo, KevinKevin Marfo	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Bergenfield, NJ

Head coach

Maurice Joseph (Interim) (Vermont)

Assistant coach(es)

Hajj Turner (Louisville)
Carmen Maciariello (Siena)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (Attendance) City, State
Japanese exhibition tour
8/13/16* 4:00 AM	vs. Japan national team	W 81–66		27 – Cavanaugh	9 – Cavanaugh/Watanabe	4 – Sina	Fumin Kyosai Super Arena Osaka, Japan
8/16/16* 7:00 AM	vs. Japan national team	W 77–71		23 – Cavanaugh	10 – Watanabe	2 – Hart	Ryōgoku Kokugikan Sumida, Tokyo, Japan
8/19/16* 6:00 AM	vs. Japan national team	W 75–47		13 – Sina	6 – Steeves	2 – Sina/Roland	Hamamatsu Arena Hamamatsu, Japan
8/21/16* 12:30 AM	at Ryukyu Golden Kings	W 82–58		15 – Sina/Watanabe	10 – Cavanaugh	3 – Cavanaugh	Okinawa City Gymnasium Okinawa City, Japan
Exhibition
11/05/16* 3:00 PM	Bowie State	W 86–80		19 – Watanabe	13 – Cavanaugh	5 – Cavanaugh	Charles E. Smith Center (2,238) Washington, D.C.
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/11/2016* 4:00 PM	Maryland Eastern Shore	W 75–71	1–0	21 – Cavanaugh	10 – Cavanaugh	4 – Sina	Charles E. Smith Center (3,256) Washington, D.C.
11/15/2016* 7:00 PM	Siena CBE Hall of Fame Classic	W 77–75	2–0	16 – Sina	12 – Watanabe	5 – Cavanaugh	Charles E. Smith Center (2,224) Washington, D.C.
11/17/2016* 7:00 PM	Arkansas-Pine Bluff CBE Hall of Fame Classic	W 61–41	3–0	18 – Cavanaugh	10 – Cavanaugh	3 – Cavanaugh	Charles E. Smith Center (2,013) Washington, D.C.
11/21/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPNU	vs. Georgia CBE Hall of Fame Classic semifinals	L 73–81	3–1	21 – Cavanaugh	6 – Cavanaugh	5 – Sina	Sprint Center (3,527) Kansas City, MO
11/22/2016* 7:30 PM, ESPN3	vs. UAB CBE Hall of Fame Classic 3rd place game	L 74–81	3–2	19 – Cavanaugh	9 – Cavanaugh	3 – Hart	Sprint Center (12,147) Kansas City, MO
11/26/2016* 4:00 PM	Penn State	L 68–74	3–3	15 – Cavanaugh	5 – Smith/Steeves/Toro	3 – Cavanaugh/Roland/Steeves	Charles E. Smith Center (2,378) Washington, D.C.
11/29/16* 7:00 PM	at Harvard	W 77–74	4–3	20 – Cavanaugh	10 – Toro	3 – Cavanaugh	Lavietes Pavilion (1,406) Cambridge, MA
12/03/2016* 2:00 PM	South Florida	W 68–67	5–3	22 – Smith	9 – Toro	3 – Bolden	Charles E. Smith Center (2,288) Washington, D.C.
12/04/2016* 4:00 PM, CBSSN	vs. Florida State BB&T Classic			–	–	–	Verizon Center Washington, D.C.
12/07/2016* 7:30 PM, CBSSN	at Temple			–	–	–	Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
12/10/2016* 4:00 PM	Howard			–	–	–	Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
12/15/2016* 7:00 PM	Central Florida			–	–	–	Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
12/22/2016* 7:00 PM, ACCN Extra	at Miami (FL)			–	–	–	BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL
Atlantic 10 regular season
12/30/2016 7:00 PM	at Saint Joseph's			–	–	–	Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
01/05/2016 7:00 PM	Davidson			–	–	–	Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
01/08/2016 12:00 PM, NBCSN	Richmond			–	–	–	Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
01/11/2017 6:00 PM, ESPN2	at VCU			–	–	–	Siegel Center Richmond, VA
11/15/2017 4:30 PM, NBCSN	at La Salle			–	–	–	Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA
01/18/2017 7:00 PM	Duquesne			–	–	–	Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
01/25/2017 7:00 PM, ASN	at George Mason			–	–	–	EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA
01/28/2017 4:00 PM, ASN	Saint Louis			–	–	–	Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
01/31/2017 7:00 PM, CBSSN	at Rhode Island			–	–	–	Ryan Center Kingston, RI
02/04/2017 2:30 PM, NBCSN	at Richmond			–	–	–	Robins Center Richmond, VA
02/08/2017 9:00 PM, CBSSN	VCU			–	–	–	Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
02/11/2017 4:30 PM, NBCSN	St. Bonaventure			–	–	–	Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
02/15/2017 7:00 PM, ASN	at Davidson			–	–	–	John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC
02/19/2017 12:00 PM, NBCSN	at Duquesne			–	–	–	Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, PA
02/23/2017 7:00 PM, ASN	Massachusetts			–	–	–	Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
02/26/2017 2:00 PM	George Mason			–	–	–	Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
03/01/2017 7:00 PM	at Fordham			–	–	–	Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY
03/04/2017 8:00 PM	Dayton			–	–	–	Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
Atlantic 10 Tournament
03/08–12/2017	vs.			–	–	–	PPG Paints Arena Pittsburgh, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

↑ "George Washington vs. Saint Joseph's - Game Summary - March 11, 2016 - ESPN". ESPN. March 11, 2016. Retrieved April 2, 2016.

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2016–17 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team

Previous season

Departures

Incoming transfers

2016 Recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References