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2018–19 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team

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2018–19 George Washington Colonials men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record9–24 (4–14 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCharles E. Smith Center
Seasons
2018–19 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
VCU 16 2   .889 25 8   .758
Davidson 14 4   .778 24 10   .706
Dayton 13 5   .722 21 12   .636
St. Bonaventure 12 6   .667 18 16   .529
George Mason 11 7   .611 18 15   .545
Saint Louis 10 8   .556 23 13   .639
Duquesne 10 8   .556 19 13   .594
Rhode Island 9 9   .500 18 15   .545
La Salle 8 10   .444 10 21   .323
Saint Joseph's 6 12   .333 14 19   .424
Richmond 6 12   .333 13 20   .394
George Washington 4 14   .222 9 24   .273
Massachusetts 4 14   .222 11 21   .344
Fordham 3 15   .167 12 20   .375
2019 Atlantic 10 tournament winner

The 2018–19 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team represented George Washington University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonials were led by third-year head coach Maurice Joseph and played their home games at the Charles E. Smith Center in Washington, D.C. as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season9–24, 4–14 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for 12th place. As the No. 12 seed, they defeated Massachusetts in the first round of the A-10 tournament before losing to George Mason in the second round.

George Washington parted ways with Maurice Joseph on March 15, 2019 after three seasons and an overall record of 44–57.[1] On March 21, the school hired Siena head coach Jamion Christian as the new head coach.[2]

Previous season

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The Colonials finished the 2017–18 season with a record of 15–18, 7–11 in A-10 play to finish in a three-way tie for 10th place. They defeated Fordham in the first round of the A-10 tournament before losing to Saint Louis in the second round.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Jair Bolden 3 G 6'4" 205 Sophomore Brooklyn, NY Transferred to South Carolina
Patrick Steeves 10 F 6'7" 232 RS Senior Montreal, QC Graduated
Yuta Watanabe 12 G 6'8" 196 Senior Miki, Kagawa, Japan Graduated/Went undrafted in 2018 NBA draft
Jack Granger 30 G 5'7" 185 Senior Middlefield, CT Walk-on; graduated
Bo Zeigler 35 F 6'6" 200 RS Senior Detroit, MI Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Chris Sodom 33 C 7'3" 220 Sophomore Kaduna, Nigeria Transferred from Georgetown. Under NCAA transfer rules, Sodom will sit out the 2018–19 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

2018 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Marcus Littles
#68 C
Philadelphia, PA Neumann-Goretti High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 258 lb (117 kg) Sep 23, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:2/5 stars   ESPN grade: 68
Shandon Brown
#74 PG
Chestnut Hill, MA New Hampton School 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 145 lb (66 kg) Aug 19, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPN:2/5 stars   ESPN grade: 64
Chimezie Offurum
SF
Washington, D.C. Georgetown Prep 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 145 lb (66 kg) Sep 11, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
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 2018 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 20, 2017.

Honors and awards

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Street & Smith's Preseason Awards[3]

  • All-Defense - Terry Nolan Jr.

Roster

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2018–19 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Justin Mazzulla 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Bishop Hendricken High School Warwick, Rhode Island
G 1 Terry Nolan Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Mount Carmel High School Essex, Maryland
G 2 Armel Potter 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 182 lb (83 kg) RS Jr Sprayberry High School
Charleston Southern
Marietta, Georgia
G 4 Justin Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Jr Annapolis Area Christian School Severn, Maryland
G 5 Adam Mitola 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Jr Gill St. Bernard's School Florham Park, New Jersey
F 11 Arnaldo Toro 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 248 lb (112 kg) Jr St. Benedict's Prep Hormigueros, Puerto Rico
G 12 Shandon Brown 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr New Hampton School Boston, Massachusetts
G 13 D. J. Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Simeon Academy
Illinois
Chicago, Illinois
G 14 Maceo Jack 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So St. Thomas More School Buffalo, New York
F 15 Mezie Offurum 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Georgetown Prep Germantown, Maryland
F 21 Luke Sasser (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Carlisle School
Charlotte
Raleigh, North Carolina
F 32 Javier Langarica 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 228 lb (103 kg) So Bilbao National High School Bilbao, Spain
C 33 Chris Sodom Current redshirt 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Tennessee Prep (Memphis)
Georgetown
Kaduna, Nigeria
F 35 Marcus Littles 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Fr Neumann Goretti High School Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 28, 2018*
4:00 pm
Catholic University W 69–64 
 15  Williams   13  Toro   5  Mazzulla  Charles E. Smith Center (1,879)
Washington, D.C.
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Stony Brook
Hall of Fame Tip Off campus-site game
L 74–77 OT 0–1
 21  Potter   11  Toro   3  Brown  Charles E. Smith Center (3,188)
Washington, D.C.
November 8, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Siena
Hall of Fame Tip Off campus-site game
L 61–69  0–2
 18  Mazzulla   9  Tied   3  Potter  Charles E. Smith Center (2,083)
Washington, D.C.
November 11, 2018*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 5 Virginia L 57–76  0–3
 17  Williams   8  Toro   3  Potter  John Paul Jones Arena (13,574)
Charlottesville, VA
November 17, 2018*
12:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. No. 18 Michigan
Hall of Fame Tip Off Naismith semifinals
L 61–84  0–4
 16  D. Williams   9  Toro   2  Tied  Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
November 18, 2018*
4:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. South Carolina
Hall of Fame Tip Off Naismith 3rd place game
L 55–90  0–5
 13  Nolan Jr.   9  Williams   3  Tied  Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
November 24, 2018*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Manhattan W 70–43  1–5
 16  Williams   13  Toro   6  Potter  Charles E. Smith Center (1,590)
Washington, D.C.
November 28, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Vermont L 53–69  1–6
 14  Toro   11  Toro   3  Williams  Charles E. Smith Center (2,252)
Washington, D.C.
December 1, 2018*
8:00 pm
at Princeton L 52–73  1–7
 17  Williams   7  Jack   4  Mazzulla  Jadwin Gymnasium (1,932)
Princeton, NJ
December 5, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Towson
A10–CAA Challenge
W 68–64  2–7
 24  Nolan Jr.   5  Tied   3  Tied  Charles E. Smith Center (1,915)
Washington, D.C.
December 8, 2018*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Valparaiso L 79–82  2–8
 23  Jack   5  Tied   7  Mazzulla  Charles E. Smith Center (2,107)
Washington, D.C.
December 14, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Howard W 70–64  3–8
 18  Williams   9  Nolan Jr.   4  Tied  Charles E. Smith Center (2,630)
Washington, D.C.
December 22, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Harvard L 61–75  3–9
 11  Mazzulla   7  D. Williams   4  Mazzulla  Lavietes Pavilion 
Cambridge, MA
December 29, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
American W 71–67 OT 4–9
 19  Mazzulla   12  Langarica   5  Jack  Charles E. Smith Center (2,096)
Washington, D.C.
Atlantic 10 regular season
January 6, 2019
2:00 pm, NBCSN
at Saint Joseph's W 70–56  5–9
(1–0)
 23  Nolan, Jr.   12  Nolan, Jr.   6  Mazulla  Hagan Arena (3,309)
Philadelphia, PA
January 9, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Dayton L 66–72  5–10
(1–1)
 20  Williams   10  Nolan, Jr.   4  Tied  Charles E. Smith Center (2,325)
Washington, D.C.
January 12, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Richmond L 56–76  5–11
(1–2)
 15  Nolan, Jr.   6  Jack   4  Mazzulla  Charles E. Smith Center (2,335)
Washington, D.C.
January 16, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at La Salle W 59–56  6–11
(2–2)
 14  Williams   10  Nolan, Jr.   4  Potter  Tom Gola Arena (1,245)
Philadelphia, PA
January 20, 2019
4:00 pm, NBCSN
Duquesne L 85–91 OT 6–12
(2–3)
 19  Langarica   10  Langarica   8  Mazzulla  Charles E. Smith Center (2,608)
Washington, D.C.
January 23, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Davidson L 62–73  6–13
(2–4)
 15  Mazzulla   10  Nolan, Jr.   3  Potter  John M. Belk Arena (3,489)
Davidson, NC
January 26, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at George Mason
Revolutionary Rivalry
L 55–62  6–14
(2–5)
 15  Nolan, Jr.   12  Langarica   3  Mazzulla  EagleBank Arena (6,683)
Fairfax, VA
January 30, 2019
7:00 pm, Stadium
Fordham W 79–61  7–14
(3–5)
 30  Williams   9  Mazzulla   6  Mazzulla  Charles E. Smith Center (1,922)
Washington, D.C.
February 6, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
VCU L 50–60  7–15
(3–6)
 16  Williams   6  Jack   4  Mazzulla  Charles E. Smith Center (2,959)
Washington, D.C.
February 9, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Richmond L 63–89  7–16
(3–7)
 24  Jack   4  Langarica   8  Mazzulla  Robins Center (6,601)
Richmond, VA
February 13, 2019
6:30 pm, CBSSN
Saint Louis L 58–73  7–17
(3–8)
 21  Williams   5  Williams   3  Potter  Charles E. Smith Center (2,012)
Washington, D.C.
February 16, 2019
12:00 pm, NBCSN
at Duquesne L 69–85  7–18
(3–9)
 21  Williams   13  Langarica   5  Mazzulla  Palumbo Center (3,001)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 20, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Massachusetts W 79–67  8–18
(4–9)
 20  Jack   7  Jack   4  Potter  Charles E. Smith Center (2,468)
Washington, D.C.
February 23, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at VCU L 57–85  8–19
(4–10)
 22  Williams   7  Williams   4  Mazzulla  Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA
February 26, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Rhode Island L 53–80  8–20
(4–11)
 14  Langarica   12  Langarica   4  Mazzulla  Ryan Center (5,423)
Kingston, RI
March 2, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN+
St. Bonaventure L 58–64  8–21
(4–12)
 28  Jack   11  Langarica   3  Mazzulla  Charles E. Smith Center (2,974)
Washington, D.C.
March 6, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Fordham L 56–67  8–22
(4–13)
 12  Mazzulla   15  Langarica   2  Mazzulla  Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,914)
Bronx, NY
March 9, 2019
2:00 pm, Stadium
George Mason
Revolutionary Rivalry
L 65–81  8–23
(4–14)
 18  Williams   9  Langarica   7  Mazzulla  Charles E. Smith Center 
Washington, D.C.
Atlantic 10 tournament
March 13, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN+
(12) vs. (13) Massachusetts
First Round
W 68–64  9–23
 20  Nolan Jr.   11  Langarica   2  Tied  Barclays Center (4,278)
Brooklyn, NY
March 14, 2019
2:30 pm, NBCSN
(12) vs. (5) George Mason
Second Round
L 57–61  9–24
 12  Potter   12  Langarica   4  Potter  Barclays Center (6,802)
Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Bonesteel, Matt (March 15, 2019). "George Washington fires basketball coach Maurice Joseph after three seasons". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  2. ^ Borzello, Jeff (March 21, 2019). "George Washington hires Siena coach Christian". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  3. ^ Street & Smith's Basketball. 2018–19: 29. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)