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2017–18 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team

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2017–18 George Washington Colonials men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record15–18 (7–11 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCharles E. Smith Center
Seasons
2017–18 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Rhode Island 15 3   .833 26 8   .765
St. Bonaventure 14 4   .778 26 8   .765
Davidson 13 5   .722 21 12   .636
Saint Joseph's 10 8   .556 16 16   .500
VCU 9 9   .500 18 15   .545
Saint Louis 9 9   .500 17 16   .515
George Mason 9 9   .500 16 17   .485
Richmond 9 9   .500 12 20   .375
Dayton 8 10   .444 14 17   .452
Duquesne 7 11   .389 16 16   .500
George Washington 7 11   .389 15 18   .455
La Salle 7 11   .389 13 19   .406
Massachusetts 5 13   .278 13 20   .394
Fordham 4 14   .222 9 22   .290
2018 A10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team represented George Washington University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonials were led by second-year head coach Maurice Joseph. They played their home games at the Charles E. Smith Center in Washington, D.C. as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 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.

Previous season

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The Colonials finished the 2016–17 season with a record of 20–15, 10–8 in A-10 play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Saint Louis in the second round of the A-10 tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Richmond. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Toledo in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to UIC.

Head coach Mike Lonergan was fired on September 17, 2016, after the school concluded a two-month investigation into alleged emotional abuse against his players.[1][2] Maurice Joseph was named interim head coach on September 27.[3][4]

On March 27, 2017, the school removed the interim tag and named Joseph full-time head coach.[5]

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Jordan Roland 14 G 6'1" 171 Sophomore Syracuse, NY Transferred to Northeastern
Collin Smith 15 C 6'10" 240 Freshman Jacksonville, FL Transferred to Central Florida
Jaren Sina 23 G 6'2" 187 RS Junior Lake Hopatcong, NJ Declare for 2017 NBA draft
Matt Hart 30 G 6'1" 182 RS Senior Orchard Park, NY Walk-on; graduated
Collin Goss 33 F 6'11" 227 Sophomore Manassas, VA Transferred to Delaware
Tyler Cavanaugh 34 F 6'9" 243 RS Senior Syracuse, NY Graduated
Kevin Marfo 40 F 6'9" 245 Freshman Bergenfield, NJ Transferred to Quinnipiac

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Armel Potter 2 G 6'1" 180 Junior Marietta, GA Transferred from Charleston Southern. Under NCAA transfer rules, Potter will have to sit out from the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
D. J. Williams 13 G 6'7" 210 Junior Chicago, IL Transferred from Illinois. Under NCAA transfer rules, Williams will have to sit out from the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Luke Sasser 21 F 6'5" 240 RS Freshman Raleigh, NC Transferring from Charlotte. Under NCAA transfer rules, Sasser will have to sit out from the 2017–18 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. Will join the team as a walk-on.
Bo Zeigler 35 F 6'6" 207 RS Senior Detroit, MI Transferred from South Florida. Will be eligible to play immediately since Zeigler graduated from South Florida.

2017 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Justin Mazzulla
#89 PG
Warwick, RI Bishop Hendricken High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A Oct 26, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   RivalsN/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:2/5 stars   ESPN grade: 62
Maceo Jack
SG
Buffalo, NY St. Thomas More School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jan 8, 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 2017 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 20, 2017.

2018 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Shandon Brown
#73 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:

Preseason

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In a poll of the league's head coaches and select media members at the conference's media day, the Colonials were picked to finish in 11th place in the A-10.[6] Yuta Watanabe was named to the conference's preseason second team.[6]

Roster

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2017–18 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) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Bishop Hendricken High School Warwick, Rhode Island
G 1 Terry Nolan Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Mount Carmel High School Essex, Maryland
G 2 Armel Potter Current redshirt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Sprayberry High School
Charleston Southern
Marietta, Georgia
G 3 Jair Bolden 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Westtown School Brooklyn, New York
G 4 Justin Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Annapolis Area Christian School Severn, Maryland
G 5 Adam Mitola 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Gill St. Bernard's School Florham Park, New Jersey
G/F 10 Patrick Steeves 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 232 lb (105 kg) RS Sr The Hotchkiss School
Harvard
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
F/C 11 Arnaldo Toro 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So St. Benedict's Prep Hormigueros, Puerto Rico
G 12 Yuta Watanabe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Sr St. Thomas More Miki, Kagawa, Japan
G 13 D. J. Williams Current redshirt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Simeon Academy
Illinois
Chicago, Illinois
G 14 Maceo Jack 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr St. Thomas More Buffalo, New York
F 21 Luke Sasser (W) Current redshirt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Fr Carlisle School
Charlotte
Raleigh, North Carolina
G 30 Jack Granger (W) 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Coginchaug Regional High School Middlefield, Connecticut
F 32 Javier Langarica 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Bilbao National High School Bilbao, Spain
F 35 Bo Zeigler 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Detroit Community School
South Florida
Detroit, Michigan
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
Nov 4, 2017*
2:00 pm
Fairmont State W 86–63 
 21  Tied   11  Tied   3  Toro  Charles E. Smith Center (2,287)
Washington, D.C.
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
7:30 pm
Howard W 84–75  1–0
 19  Watanabe   11  Watanabe   6  Nolan, Jr.  Charles E. Smith Center (3,831)
Washington, D.C.
Nov 14, 2017*
7:00 pm, RSN/NBCSWA+
at Florida State L 67–87  1–1
 18  Tied   8  Watanabe   3  Bolden  Donald L. Tucker Center (7,455)
Tallahassee, FL
Nov 18, 2017*
2:00 pm
Hampton
Las Vegas Invitational campus game
W 65–57  2–1
 14  Steeves   7  Toro   5  Bolden  Charles E. Smith Center (2,636)
Washington, D.C.
Nov 20, 2017*
7:00 pm
Rider
Las Vegas Invitational campus game
L 65–67  2–2
 19  Steeves   13  Watanabe   6  Bolden  Charles E. Smith Center (2,118)
Washington, D.C.
Nov 23, 2017*
5:00 pm, FS1
vs. No. 15 Xavier
Las Vegas Invitational semifinals
L 64–83  2–3
 18  Nolan   7  Toro   3  Bolden  Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
Nov 24, 2017*
8:00 pm, FS1
vs. Kansas State
Las Vegas Invitational
L 59–67  2–4
 21  Toro   9  Toro   4  Bolden  Orleans Arena 
Las Vegas, NV
Nov 29, 2017*
7:00 pm
Morgan State W 73–66  3–4
 26  Watanabe   7  Tied   4  3 tied  Charles E. Smith Center (2,018)
Washington, D.C.
Dec 3, 2017*
2:30 pm, MASN
vs. Temple
BB&T Classic
W 71–67  4–4
 17  Tied   7  Steeves   4  Bolden  Capital One Arena (4,338)
Washington, D.C.
Dec 6, 2017*
7:00 pm
Princeton W 71–60  5–4
 25  Bolden   7  Steeves   3  Steeves  Charles E. Smith Center (2,004)
Washington, D.C.
Dec 9, 2017*
4:00 pm, BTN
at Penn State L 54–74  5–5
 18  Watanabe   6  Tied   2  Steeves  Bryce Jordan Center (6,652)
University Park, PA
Dec 16, 2017*
12:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 6 Miami (FL) L 50–59  5–6
 13  Bolden   13  Toro   3  Bolden  Charles E. Smith Center (3,862)
Washington, D.C.
Dec 20, 2017*
7:00 pm
New Hampshire W 68–64  6–6
 23  Steeves   11  Watanabe   5  Tied  Charles E. Smith Center (2,009)
Washington, D.C.
Dec 23, 2017*
12:00 pm, Stadium
Harvard W 58–48  7–6
 19  Steeves   9  Steeves   4  Steeves  Charles E. Smith Center (2,421)
Washington, D.C.
Atlantic 10 regular season
Dec 30, 2017
4:00 pm
Saint Joseph's W 70–64  8–6
(1–0)
 18  Watanabe   12  Toro   3  3 tied  Charles E. Smith Center (2,225)
Washington, D.C.
Jan 3, 2018
7:00 pm
at Duquesne L 52–69  8–7
(1–1)
 15  Watanabe   8  Watanabe   2  Tied  Palumbo Center (1,347)
Pittsburgh, PA
Jan 6, 2018
4:00 pm
Rhode Island L 60–81  8–8
(1–2)
 22  Terrell   10  Langevine   9  Dowtin  Charles E. Smith Center (2,249)
Washington, D.C.
Jan 10, 2018
7:00 pm
at Davidson L 45–72  8–9
(1–3)
 12  Watanabe   5  Watanabe   2  5 tied  John M. Belk Arena (3,310)
Davidson, NC
Jan 13, 2018
4:30 pm, NBCSN
at Richmond L 68–78  8–10
(1–4)
 23  Steeves   9  Zeigler   4  Tied  Robins Center (6,727)
Richmond, VA
Jan 17, 2018
7:00 pm
George Mason
Revolutionary Rivalry
W 80–68  9–10
(2–4)
 19  Watanabe   5  Tied   6  Nolan Jr.  Charles E. Smith Center (2,215)
Washington, D.C.
Jan 20, 2018
12:30 pm, NBCSN
at VCU L 63–87  9–11
(2–5)
 19  Watanabe   6  Steeves   4  Steeves  Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA
Jan 28, 2018
12:00 pm, NBCSN
at St. Bonaventure L 52–70  9–12
(2–6)
 13  Watanabe   7  Steeves   2  Tied  Reilly Center (4,976)
Olean, NY
Jan 31, 2018
7:00 pm
Duquesne L 73–75  9–13
(2–7)
 23  Steeves   6  Steeves   8  Bolden  Charles E. Smith Center (2,412)
Washington, D.C.
Feb 3, 2018
4:00 pm, NBCSWA
Davidson L 58–87  9–14
(2–8)
 20  Watanabe   5  Nolan Jr.   5  Mazzulla  Charles E. Smith Center (4,018)
Washington, D.C.
Feb 7, 2018
7:00 pm
La Salle W 80–69  10–14
(3–8)
 29  Watanabe   10  Nolan Jr.   4  Tied  Charles E. Smith Center (2,017)
Washington, D.C.
Feb 10, 2018
4:00 pm, Stadium
at George Mason
Revolutionary Rivalry
L 65–72  10–15
(3–9)
 19  Watanabe   12  Watanabe   5  Bolden  EagleBank Arena (7,032)
Fairfax, VA
Feb 14, 2018
7:00 pm, NESN+
at Massachusetts W 83–72  11–15
(4–9)
 16  Steeves   12  Steeves   6  Nolan Jr.  Mullins Center (2,641)
Amherst, MA
Feb 17, 2018
4:00 pm, Stadium
VCU W 80–56  12–15
(5–9)
 23  Watanabe   9  Watanabe   4  Watanabe  Charles E. Smith Center (3,979)
Washington, D.C.
Feb 21, 2018
7:00 pm, Stadium
Richmond W 103–77  13–15
(6–9)
 23  Watanabe   10  Toro   10  Mazzulla  Charles E. Smith Center (2,542)
Washington, D.C.
Feb 24, 2018
8:00 pm, FSMW
at Saint Louis L 53–62  13–16
(6–10)
 15  Watanabe   16  Toro   4  Bolden  Chaifetz Arena (6,238)
St. Louis, MO
Feb 28, 2018
7:00 pm
Fordham W 72–56  14–16
(7–10)
 31  Watanabe   9  Nolan Jr.   6  Nolan Jr.  Charles E. Smith Center (2,463)
Washington, D.C.
Mar 3, 2018
12:30 pm, NBCSN
at Dayton L 78–88  14–17
(7–11)
 21  Watanabe   10  Toro   4  Bolden  UD Arena (13,350)
Dayton, OH
Atlantic 10 tournament
Mar 7, 2018
8:30 pm, Stadium
(11) vs. (14) Fordham
First round
W 78–72  15–17
 22  Bolden   15  Toro   7  Mazzulla  Capital One Arena (5,333)
Washington, D.C.
Mar 8, 2018
8:30 pm, NBCSN
(11) vs. (6) Saint Louis
Second round
L 63–70  15–18
 16  Bolden   9  toro   4  Bolden  Capital One Arena (6,514)
Washington, D.C.
*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. ^ "Mike Lonergan is out as GW basketball coach after investigation into verbal abuse". Washington Post. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
  2. ^ "George Washington fires Lonergan amid inquiry". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
  3. ^ "GW basketball promotes Maurice Joseph to interim coach to replace Mike Lonergan". Washington Post. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
  4. ^ "George Washington names Maurice Joseph interim coach in wake of Lonergan firing". USA Today. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
  5. ^ "GW names Maurice Joseph full-time men's basketball coach". Washington Post. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Rhode Island Picked to Win A-10 Men's Basketball". Atlantic 10 Conference. Atlantic10.com. October 17, 2017. Retrieved October 17, 2017.