2016–17 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team

2016–17 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Dayton	15	–	3	.833	24	–	8	.750
VCU	14	–	4	.778	26	–	9	.743
Rhode Island †	13	–	5	.722	25	–	10	.714
Richmond	13	–	5	.722	22	–	13	.629
Saint Bonaventure	11	–	7	.611	20	–	12	.625
George Washington	10	–	8	.556	20	–	15	.571
George Mason	9	–	9	.500	20	–	14	.588
La Salle	9	–	9	.500	15	–	15	.500
Davidson	8	–	10	.444	17	–	15	.531
Fordham	7	–	11	.389	13	–	19	.406
Saint Louis	6	–	12	.333	12	–	21	.364
UMass	4	–	14	.222	15	–	18	.455
Saint Joseph's	4	–	14	.222	11	–	20	.355
Duquesne	3	–	15	.167	10	–	22	.313


† 2017 A10 Tournament winner

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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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	Recruiting star ratings: 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	Recruiting star ratings: 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	Recruiting star ratings: 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	Recruiting star ratings: 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	Recruiting star ratings: 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	Recruiting star ratings: 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	Hometown
G	3	Jair Bolden	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Brooklyn, NY
G	4	Justin Williams	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Severn, MD
G	5	Adam Mitola	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Florham Park, NJ
G/F	10	Patrick Steeves	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	Sr	Montreal, QE
F/C	11	Arnaldo Toro	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Fr	Hormigueros, PR
G	12	Yuta Watanabe	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	Jr	Miki, Kagawa, Japan
G	14	Jordan Roland	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	171 lb (78 kg)	So	Syracuse, NY
C	15	Collin Smith	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	Jacksonville, FL
G	23	Jaren Sina	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	RS Jr	Lake Hopatcong, NJ
G	30	Matt Hart (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	RS Sr	Orchard Park, NY
F	33	Collin Goss	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	227 lb (103 kg)	So	Manassas, VA
F	34	Tyler Cavanaugh	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	243 lb (110 kg)	RS Sr	Syracuse, NY
F	40	Kevin Marfo	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	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.

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

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Previous season

Departures

Incoming transfers

2016 Recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References