George Washington Colonials men's basketball

George Washington Colonials

2016–17 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team

University

George Washington University

First season

1913

Conference

Atlantic 10 Conference

Location

Washington, DC

Head coach

Maurice Joseph (Interim)

Arena

Charles E. Smith Athletic Center
(Capacity: 5,000)

Nickname

Colonials

Student section

Colonial Army

Colors

Buff and Blue^[1]

Uniforms

Home

Away

Alternate

NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen

1993

NCAA Tournament appearances

1954, 1961, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2014

Conference tournament champions

1943, 1953, 1961, 2005, 2007

Conference regular season champions

1999, 2006

The George Washington Colonials men's basketball team represents George Washington University in the United States' capital, Washington, D.C. It plays its home games in the Charles E. Smith Center, which is also shared with other George Washington Colonials athletic programs. The school's team currently competes in the Atlantic 10 Conference. It qualified for the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in 2014 for the first time since 2007. The Colonials' head coach was Mike Lonergan. Lonergan was fired on September 16, 2016 after an investigation found him guilty of verbally and emotionally abusing his players.^[2]^[3]

History

The colors of GW, buff and blue, can be seen on banners on the Foggy Bottom campus.

Mike Jarvis coached GW in the 1990s, and led the team to the NCAA Sweet 16 in 1993, where they were beaten by the Fab Five University of Michigan team (which later vacated its wins due to NCAA rule violations). Jarvis also coached former Colonials Head Coach Karl Hobbs in high school. Former NBA player Yinka Dare also played at George Washington for two years before being drafted in the first round by the New Jersey Nets.

GW's basketball team returned to the national stage in 2004 after defeating No. 9 Michigan State and No. 12 Maryland in back to back games to win the 2004 BB&T Classic. That year, the men's basketball team went on to win the Atlantic 10 West Title and the Atlantic 10 Tournament Title, earning an automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA Tournament. The team received a #12 seed, losing to #5 seed Georgia Tech in the first round.

The team began the 2005–06 season ranked 21st in the Associated Press poll, reaching as high as sixth in the polls, and after some tournament success they closed out the year ranked 19th in the nation. They had a record of 26–2 going into the 2006 NCAA Tournament. The 2005–06 team achieved the school's highest ranking in the last 50 years, peaking at #6 in the nation,^[4] had been one of the team's best ever, and received an #8 seed in the NCAA Tournament. In the tournament, they came back from an 18-point second-half deficit to defeat #9 seed UNC-Wilmington, but lost to Duke University, the top overall seed, in the second round.

While only one Colonial from the 2005–06 team was drafted in the 2006 NBA Draft, J. R. Pinnock, two other Colonials from that team have played in the NBA. Pops Mensah-Bonsu played for the Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets, San Antonio Spurs and Toronto Raptors and Mike Hall played for the Washington Wizards.

The 2006–07 basketball season was considered by many^[5]^[6] to be a rebuilding year for the Colonials after graduating their entire starting front court and losing Pinnock to the NBA. Coach Karl Hobbs and Senior guard Carl Elliott managed to lead the team to a 23–8 record, winning the 2007 Atlantic 10 Tournament in Atlantic City, New Jersey, once again earning an auto-bid to the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship. The Colonials were placed as a #11 seed, but they lost to #6 seed Vanderbilt University in Sacramento, California 77–44.^[7]

After finishing the 2010–2011 season with a record of 17–14 (10–6 in Atlantic 10), capped by a disappointing 71–59 overtime loss to St. Joseph's in the conference tournament,^[8] Karl Hobbs was dismissed as head coach.^[9] Mike Lonergan, former head coach of the University of Vermont Catamounts, was hired to replace Hobbs.^[10]

The 2011–2012 basketball season, Lonergan's first with the Colonials, resulted in a 10–21 record (5–11 in Atlantic 10). By the 2013-14 season Lonergan had rebuilt the program with the team finishing 3rd in the Atlantic 10 Conference with a 24-8 record (11-5 in Atlantic 10). The team qualified for its first NCAA Tournament since 2007 earning a #9 seed in the East Region. Their season concluded with a second round loss to Memphis in the NCAA Tournament.

Postseason

NCAA tournament results

The Colonials have appeared in the NCAA Tournament 11 times. Their combined record is 4–11.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1954		First Round	NC State	L 73–75
1961		First Round	Princeton	L 67–84
1993	#12	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#5 New Mexico #13 Southern #1 Michigan	W 82–68 W 90–80 L 64–72
1994	#10	First Round Second Round	#7 UAB #2 Connecticut	W 51–46 L 63–75
1996	#11	First Round	#6 Iowa	L 79–81
1998	#9	First Round	#8 Oklahoma State	L 59–74
1999	#11	First Round	#6 Indiana	L 88–108
2005	#12	First Round	#5 Georgia Tech	L 68–80
2006	#8	First Round Second Round	#9 UNC Wilmington #1 Duke	W 88–85^OT L 61–74
2007	#11	First Round	#6 Vanderbilt	L 44–77
2014	#9	Second Round	#8 Memphis	L 66–71

NIT results

The Colonials have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) six times. Their combined record is 6–5. They were NIT champions in 2016.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1991	First Round	South Carolina	L 63–69
1995	First Round	Ohio	L 71–83
1997	First Round	Michigan State	L 50–65
2004	First Round	Virginia	L 66–79
2015	First Round Second Round	Pittsburgh Temple	W 60–54 L 77–90
2016	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals	Hofstra Monmouth Florida San Diego State Valparaiso	W 82–80 W 87–71 W 82–77 W 65–46 W 76–60

CBI results

The Colonials have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) one time. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2010	First Round	VCU	L 73–79

Coaches

The Colonials have had 27 coaches in its history including two seasons with two head coaches.

		Overall		Conference
Name	Years	Won-Lost	Pct.	Won-Lost	Pct.	Note
J. Kramer	1906–08	7–12	.368			First collegiate basketball team organized in the District of Columbia.
No Varsity	1909–12
Slitz Schlosser	1913–14	4–17	.190
Nathan Dougherty	1914–15	5–9	.357
George Colliflower	1916–17	9–18	.333
Goesbeck & Murphy	1917–18	5–6	.455
No Varsity (WWI)	1919–20
Brian Morse	1921–23	16–27	.372
Jack Dailey	1924–25	8–14	.364
James Lemon	1926–27	12–16	.429
Maud Crum	1928–29	13–14	.481
Joe Mitchell	1929–30	9–7	.563
Jim Pixlee	1931–32	22–9	.710
Ted O'Leary	1933–34	26–9	.743
Jim Pixlee & Logan Wilson	1934–35	14–6	.700
William Reinhart	1936–42, 1950–66	319–237	.574			Southern Conference Tournament Champions 1954, 1961; NCAA Tournament 1954, 1961
Arthur "Otts" Zahn	1942–43, 1946–47	45–21	.682			No Varsity 1944–45 (World War II), Southern Conference Tournament Champion 1943
George Garber	1948–49	37–15	.712
Babe McCarthy	1966–67	6–18	.250
Wayne Dobbs	1968–70	31–45	.408
Carl Slone	1971–74	54–48	.529
Bob Tallent	1975–81	102–84	.548
Gerry Gimelstob	1982–85	58–55	.513	31–33	.484	1981–82 Season in Eastern Eight Conference, 1982–85 Atlantic 10
John Kuester	1986–90	50–91	.355	20–52	.278
Mike Jarvis	1991–98	152–90	.628	76–52	.594	NCAA Tournament '93 (Sweet 16), '94, '96, '98; NIT '91, '95, '97
Tom Penders	1999–2001	49–42	.538	28–20	.583	NCAA Tournament '99
Karl Hobbs	2001–2011	149–115	.564	74–70	.514	NCAA Tournament '05, '06, '07; NIT '04; CBI '10; Atlantic 10 Tournament Champions '05, '07; Atlantic 10 Regular Season Champions '06; National Coach of the Year Finalist 2005–06
Mike Lonergan^[11]	2011–2016	46–45	.506	23–25	.479	NCAA Tournament '14; NIT '15, '16 (Champions)
Maurice Joseph^[12]	2016-Present	2-0	1.000	0-0	.000	Interim Head Coach in 2016

Significant games in Colonials men's basketball history

GW 97, No. 5 West Virginia 93 – February 17, 1960
After falling to the Mountaineers earlier in the season, an announced crowd of 6,400 watched the Colonials host Jerry West and the nation’s fifth-ranked basketball team. Despite giving up 40 points, 13 rebounds and 7 assists to West, GW Athletic Hall of Famer Jon Feldman exploded for a career-high 42 points on 17–25 shooting to stun West Virginia.^[13]

GW 111, No. 12 Syracuse 104 (OT) – November 16, 1994
The Colonials were invited to participate in the pre-season NIT at Manley Field House at Syracuse, and though they gave up a last-second three-pointer to allow the Orangemen to send the game to overtime, the Colonials controlled the extra period to secure the win on national television.^[14]

GW 78, No. 1 UMass 75 – February 4, 1995
President Bill Clinton joined the Colonials at Charles E. Smith Center when John Calipari and the top-ranked Massachusetts Minutemen came to Washington. Kwame Evans scored 27 points, including his 1,000th and fans rushed the court as the Colonials scored their first-ever upset of a number one team.^[15]

GW 78, No. 18 Xavier 73 – OT, January 14, 1998"
The Colonials hosted James Posey and the 18th ranked Musketeers at the Charles E. Smith Center. After trailing most of the game, Xavier took control of the game midway through the second half. GW forward Yegor Mescheriakov sprained his right ankle jumping for a rebound and limped off the court with 16:32 remaining. Without its leading scorer, and with Koul on the bench with four fouls, GW sagged. With GW's offense sputtering, Mike King entered the game and rescued the Colonials. King scored eight straight points and tied the game at 63-63. The clock then showed all zeros and the GW men's basketball team trailed 18th-ranked Xavier 68-66. King, a freshman playing his third collegiate game after achieving academic eligibility, calmly made two free throws - sending the game into overtime and the Smith Center into a frenzy. In the overtime, King continued his heroics scoring 8 of GW's 10 points in OT to a 78-73 win over Xavier. ^[16]

GW 77, Xavier 74 – February 27, 1999
With the Atlantic 10 West Division Title on the line in the final game of the regular season, the Colonials hosted the Xavier Musketeers. Seniors Shawnta Rogers and Yegor Mescheriakov were playing their final home games. Despite missing a game-winning three with five seconds left Rogers received a pass following a Mike King rebound and broke the 74–74 tie as time expired to win the game and the division. The Colonials would later receive an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament under first-year coach Tom Penders.^[17]

GW 96, No. 11 Michigan State 83 – December 4, 2004
GW 101, No. 12 Maryland 92 – December 5, 2004
In the 2004 BB&T Championship, the Colonials upset ranked teams on two consecutive days, winning each by at least 9 points. Karl Hobbs guided his team to wins over the Michigan State Spartans and Maryland Terrapins. Pops Mensah-Bonsu scored 23 points in the first game and T.J. Thompson poured in 27 against the Terrapins for the Colonials. The next week, the Colonials entered both national polls for the first time in six years.^[18]

GW 76, Saint Joseph’s 67 – March 12, 2005
The Colonials clinched their first-ever Atlantic 10 Tournament title in 2005 behind 20 points from Omar Williams. The Colonials were given a 12th seed and faced Georgia Tech in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.^[19]

No. 6 GW 86, Charlotte 85 (OT) – March 4, 2006
The sixth-ranked Colonials secured a perfect Atlantic 10 record and Charles E. Smith Center record when Carl Elliott tipped-in an errant Noel Wilmore three-point shot to finish a 26–1 regular season, solidifying the nation’s best record, and the best regular season record in Colonials history.^[20]

(8) GW 88, (9) UNC-Wilmington 85 (OT) – March 16, 2006 After drawing a surprising 8-seed following its 26–1 regular season campaign and reaching as high as 6th in the nation, the Colonials were sent to take on UNC-Wilmington in nearby Greensboro, North Carolina. Pops Mensah-Bonsu returned from a meniscus injury and helped the Colonials overcome an 18-point second half deficit to take on top-seeded Duke in the second round of the 2006 tournament.^[21]

The Colonials celebrate the 2007 Atlantic 10 Tournament Championship.

After winning the 2007 A-10 Championship

GW 78, Rhode Island 69 – March 10, 2007
The Colonials controlled the entire second half in winning their second Atlantic 10 Tournament championship in school history (and second in three years), giving the Colonials their third consecutive NCAA Tournament bid and first time in school history with three consecutive 20-win seasons. The Colonials drew an 11th seed and travelled to Sacramento to play 6th-seeded Vanderbilt.^[22]

GW 49, Saint Louis 20 – January 10, 2008
The Colonials held the Saint Louis Billikens to just 20 points for the entire game, which set the record for the lowest point total since the inception of the shot clock in Division I College Basketball. Saint Louis was held to 14.6% shooting for the game, and made only one of nineteen three-point attempts. They had seven points in the first half.^[23]

GW 66, Memphis 71 – March 21, 2014
The Colonials drew the Memphis Tigers in the East Regional of the NCAA Tournament. The game was held in Raleigh, NC. The Colonials trailed Memphis for the bulk of the game but had two shots to tie in the final minute that didn't connect leaving them with a loss in their first NCAA Tournament Appearance since 2007.^[24]

GW 73, No. 6 Virginia 68 − November 16, 2015
Hosting UVA a year after losing 59-42 in Charlottesville, the Colonials held a lead for most of the game and knocked off Virginia for their first win over a top 10 team since defeating UMass 20 years prior. It was the third straight year GW had beaten a ranked team, and a sold out crowd at the Smith Center stormed the court as GW pulled off the upset. Patricio Garino led GW with 18 points and had many key buckets to spur momentum the Colonial's way.^[25]

(4) GW 76, (1) Valparaiso 60 - March 31, 2016
The Colonials made their way through the NIT tournament as a 4 seed by beating 3 higher seeds than them. They won their first National Invitation Tournament and first postseason title starting 3 foreign players and player of the tournament Tyler Cavanaugh. GW set a new school record with 28 wins with this game.^[26]

Notable alumni

Colonials in the NBA

Patricio Garino – Attended GW 2012-16, San Antonio Spurs 2016-present^[27]
Pops Mensah-Bonsu – Attended GW 2002–06, Dallas Mavericks 2006–07, San Antonio Spurs/Toronto Raptors 2008–09, Houston Rockets 2009, began 2010–11 season with New Orleans Hornets^[28]
Mike Hall – Attended GW 2002–06, Washington Wizards 2006–07^[29]
Yinka Dare – Attended GW 1992–94, New Jersey Nets 1994–98^[30]
Mike Brown – Attended GW 1981–85, Chicago Bulls 1986–88, Utah Jazz 1988–93, Minnesota Timberwolves 1993–95, Philadelphia 76ers 1995–96, Phoenix Suns 1996–97^[31]
Gene Guarilia – Attended GW 1956–58, Boston Celtics 1959–63
Joe Holup – Syracuse Nationals 1956–58, Detroit Pistons 1957–59^[32]
Corky Devlin – Fort Wayne Pistons 1955–57, Minneapolis Lakers 1957–58^[33]

Other Colonials of note

Red Auerbach — Legendary coach and executive with the Boston Celtics. Inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1969.
Mike Brey – Head men's basketball coach at University of Notre Dame. Team captain of the Colonials for 1981–82 season.
Joe Dooley – Head men's basketball coach at Florida Gulf Coast University.
Christopher Monroe - GW's All-Time Leading Scorer - A-10 Legend Inductee 2016 - GW Hall Of Fame Inductee 2012 - Retired European professional player - Currently the Director Of Marketing and Sales at George Washington University.
Kevin Peter Hall – 7'2" player who later went on to a successful acting career.
Mike Hall, professional basketball player with Maccabi Ashdod B.C. in Israel.
Rasheed Hazzard - Assistant coach for the NBA's New York Knicks.^[34]
J. R. Pinnock – Drafted in the second round of the 2006 NBA draft.
Shawnta Rogers – A 5'4" guard who led the nation in steals his senior season and won Atlantic 10 Player of the Year. He is currently enjoying a successful European career.
Walter Szczerbiak (not to be confused with his son Wally) — Three-time European Champions Cup winner with Real Madrid. Chosen in 2008 as one of the 50 Greatest Euroleague Contributors, the 50 most notable players, coaches, and officials in the first 50 years of the European Champions Cup and its current incarnation, the Euroleague.
Matt Zunic – Former head coach at Boston University and the University of Massachusetts.
Michael Antonio "Mike" King A 6'4" guard who had a great freshman year en route to Alantic 10 All-Rookie Team honors, in spite of becoming eligible mid season. King was part of the 1999 regular season champions. He then went on to having a successful basketball career in Europe playing for 11 years before retirement.

References

External links

Official website

George Washington Colonials men's basketball

Venues	Charles E. Smith Center (1975–present)

Culture & lore	History Significant games

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

The George Washington University

Colleges	School of Business Columbian College of Arts and Sciences School of Education & Human Development Elliott School of International Affairs School of Engineering and Applied Science Law School School of Medicine and Health Sciences Milken Institute School of Public Health School of Nursing College of Professional Studies

Schools	School of Media and Public Affairs Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration Graduate School of Political Management Corcoran School of the Arts and Design

Publications	Anthropological Quarterly Law Review Federal Circuit Bar Journal Public Contract Law Journal International Law Review AIPLA Quarterly Journal The Federal Communications Law Journal The International Affairs Review The Washington Quarterly Women's Health Issues Planet Forward

Centers & institutes	List of centers and research institutes at George Washington University National Security Archive Textile Museum (Washington, D.C.)

Athletics	George Washington Colonials Men's basketball Men's baseball Men's soccer Charles E. Smith Athletic Center Tucker Field "Hail to the Buff and Blue" Football (defunct)

Campuses	Campuses Foggy Bottom (main campus) Virginia Campus Mount Vernon

Buildings and places	1925 F Street Club 2000 Pennsylvania Avenue Anniversary Park Art galleries Corcoran Gallery of Art Corcoran Hall John J. Earley Office and Studio Engine Company 23 Foggy Bottom–GWU Station Fulbright Hall Fairbanks' George Washington Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis Hall Lisner Auditorium Madison Hall Munson Hall President's Office Princeton Club of New York Rawlins Park Residence halls River Horse School Without Walls (Washington, D.C.) Charles E. Smith Center Snows Court (Washington, D.C.) Stockton Hall Hattie M. Strong Residence Hall Oscar W. Underwood House Washington Circle Washington meridian Margaret Wetzel House Maxwell Woodhull House

Student life	Emocapella GWTV WRGW Student Association The GW Hatchet Enosinian Society GWU Recess The Taylor Prize in Mathematics ΔΦΕ

Libraries	Gelman Library Jacob Burns Law Library Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library

People	Notable alumni Notable faculty People

Medicine and health	Medical Faculty Associates George Washington University Hospital School of Medicine and Health Sciences School of Nursing Milken Institute School of Public Health Dr. Cyrus and Myrtle Katzen Cancer Research Center

See also	TechCast Project Benjamin Franklin University Mount Vernon College for Women Columbian University National University School of Law

Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball

Teams	Davidson Wildcats Dayton Flyers Duquesne Dukes Fordham Rams George Mason Patriots George Washington Colonials La Salle Explorers UMass Minutemen Rhode Island Rams Richmond Spiders St. Bonaventure Bonnies Saint Joseph's Hawks Saint Louis Billikens VCU Rams

Championships & awards	Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament Player of the Year

Seasons	1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

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