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2019–20 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team

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2019–20 George Washington Colonials men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record12–20 (6–12 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Graham Bousley
  • Ryan Devlin
  • Nima Omidvar
Home arenaCharles E. Smith Center
Seasons
2019–20 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Dayton 18 0   1.000 29 2   .935
Richmond 14 4   .778 24 7   .774
Rhode Island 13 5   .722 21 9   .700
Saint Louis 12 6   .667 23 8   .742
St. Bonaventure 11 7   .611 19 12   .613
Duquesne 11 7   .611 21 9   .700
Davidson 10 8   .556 16 14   .533
Massachusetts 8 10   .444 14 17   .452
VCU 8 10   .444 18 13   .581
La Salle 6 12   .333 15 15   .500
George Washington 6 12   .333 12 20   .375
George Mason 5 13   .278 17 15   .531
Saint Joseph's 2 16   .111 6 26   .188
Fordham 2 16   .111 9 22   .290
Note: The 2020 A-10 tournament was canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings from AP poll

The 2019–20 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team represented George Washington University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonials were led by first-year head coach Jamion Christian and played their home games at the Charles E. Smith Center in Washington, D.C. as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10).

George Washington finished the season with a 12–20 record and a 6–12 record in Atlantic 10 play. They were eliminated by Fordham in the opening round of the 2020 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament.

Previous season

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The Colonials finished the 2018–19 season 9–24, 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]

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Terry Nolan Jr. 1 G 6'2" 180 Sophomore Essex, MD Transferred to Bradley
Shandon Brown 12 G 5'10" 175 Freshman Boston, MA Transferred to Niagara
D. J. Williams 13 G 6'7" 215 RS Junior Chicago, IL Graduate transferred
Chris Sodom 33 C 7'3" 220 Sophomore Kaduna, Nigeria Left the team[3]
Marcus Littles 35 F 6'9" 260 Freshman Philadelphia, PA Transferred to West Chester

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Ace Stallings 20 F 6'10" 230 Junior Miami, FL Transferred from Mount St. Mary's. Will be eligible to play immediately. Will join team as a walk-on.
Amir Harris 22 G 6'4" 205 Sophomore Frederick, MD Transferred from Nebraska. Under NCAA transfer rules, Harris will sit out the 2019–20 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Sloan Seymour 23 F 6'9" 205 Sophomore Albany, NY Transferred from Siena. Under NCAA transfer rules, Seymour will sit out the 2019–20 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

2019 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Chase Paar
PF
Glenelg, MD Glenelg Country School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Sep 5, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
Jamison Battle
SF
Minneapolis, MN De La Salle High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) N/A Sep 10, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Shawn Walker Jr.
PG
Elizabeth City, NC Bishop Sullivan Catholic High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Apr 3, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Jameer Nelson Jr.
PG
Philadelphia, PA The Haverford School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Apr 6, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   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 2019 Player Commits". ESPN.com.
  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2020 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for 2020 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Noel Brown
C
Herndon, VA Flint Hill School 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) N/A  
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:

Roster

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2019–20 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Shawn Walker Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Bishop Sullivan Catholic (VA) Elizabeth City, NC
G 2 Armel Potter 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 182 lb (83 kg) RS Sr Sprayberry High School
Charleston Southern
Marietta, GA
F 3 Chase Paar 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Glenelg Country School Mount Airy, MD
G 4 Justin Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Sr Annapolis Area Christian School Severn, MD
G 5 Adam Mitola (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Sr Gill St. Bernard's School Florham Park, NJ
F 10 Jamison Battle 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr DeLaSalle High School Robbinsdale, MN
F 11 Arnaldo Toro 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 248 lb (112 kg) Sr St. Benedict's Prep Hormigueros, Puerto Rico
G 12 Jameer Nelson Jr. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Haverford School Haverford, PA
G 14 Maceo Jack 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr St. Thomas More School Buffalo, NY
F 15 Mezie Offurum 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Georgetown Prep Germantown, MD
F 20 Ace Stallings (W) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Sidwell Friends School
Mount St. Mary's
Miami, FL
F 21 Luke Sasser (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Carlisle School
Charlotte
Raleigh, NC
G 22 Amir Harris Current redshirt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So St. Maria Goretti High School
Nebraska
Frederick, MD
F 23 Sloan Seymour Current redshirt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Shaker High School
Siena
Albany, NY
F 32 Javier Langarica 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Jr Bilbao National High School Bilbao, Spain
F 33 Miles Gally (W) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Richard Montgomery High School Rockville, MD
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: August 16, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2019*
7:00 p.m.
Hood College W 83–55 
Charles E. Smith Center (879)
Washington, D.C.
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:00 p.m., FloSports
at Towson
A10–CAA Challenge
L 58–72  0–1
SECU Arena (2,005)
Towson, MD
November 9, 2019*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Howard W 76–62  1–1
Charles E. Smith Center (3,677)
Washington, D.C.
November 12, 2019*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
American L 65–67  1–2
Charles E. Smith Center (2,353)
Washington, D.C.
November 16, 2019*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Morgan State L 64–68  1–3
Charles E. Smith Center (2,725)
Washington, D.C.
November 22, 2019*
5:00 p.m.
vs. Kansas City
The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase quarterfinals
L 68–74  1–4
Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium (300)
Nassau, Bahamas
November 23, 2019*
2:00 p.m.
vs. Evansville
The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase consolation 2nd round
W 78–70  2–4
Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium (300)
Nassau, Bahamas
November 24, 2019*
1:00 p.m.
vs. Milwaukee
The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase fifth-place game
W 66–63  3–4
Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium (300)
Nassau, Bahamas
December 1, 2019*
2:00 p.m.
at South Carolina L 65–74  3–5
Colonial Life Arena (9,843)
Columbia, SC
December 4, 2019*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Boston University W 64–63  4–5
Charles E. Smith Center (1,731)
Washington, D.C.
December 7, 2019*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Delaware W 66–56  5–5
Charles E. Smith Center (2,201)
Washington, D.C.
December 21, 2019*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
Harvard L 75–88  5–6
Charles E. Smith Center (2,209)
Washington, D.C.
December 28, 2019*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Longwood W 78–65  6–6
Charles E. Smith Center (1,996)
Washington, D.C.
December 31, 2019*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Vermont L 51–76  6–7
Patrick Gym (3,228)
Burlington, VT
Atlantic 10 regular season
January 5, 2020
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
St. Bonaventure L 66–71  6–8
(0–1)
Charles E. Smith Center (2,259)
Washington, D.C.
January 8, 2020
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Saint Louis L 58–63  6–9
(0–2)
Chaifetz Arena (6,084)
St. Louis, MO
January 11, 2020
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Duquesne L 61–66  6–10
(0–3)
Charles E. Smith Center (2,302)
Washington, D.C.
January 15, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
George Mason
Revolutionary Rivalry
W 73–69  7–10
(1–3)
Charles E. Smith Center (3,089)
Washington, D.C.
January 18, 2020
4:30 p.m., NBCSN
at Massachusetts W 75–51  8–10
(2–3)
Mullins Center (3,323)
Amherst, MA
January 22, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Fordham L 54–59  8–11
(2–4)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,700)
The Bronx, NY
January 25, 2020
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Saint Joseph's W 85–69  9–11
(3–4)
Charles E. Smith Center (2,667)
Washington, D.C.
January 29, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Davidson W 107–104 4OT 10–11
(4–4)
Charles E. Smith Center (2,406)
Washington, D.C.
February 1, 2020
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Richmond L 54–76  10–12
(4–5)
Robins Center (7,201)
Richmond, VA
February 5, 2020
4:00 p.m., Stadium
at St. Bonaventure L 47–72  10–13
(4–6)
Reilly Center (4,354)
St. Bonaventure, NY
February 8, 2020
12:00 p.m., CBSSN
Rhode Island L 51–82  10–14
(4–7)
Charles E. Smith Center (3,018)
Washington, D.C.
February 15, 2020
4:30 p.m., NBCSN
at George Mason
Revolutionary Rivalry
W 73–67  11–14
(5–7)
EagleBank Arena (6,015)
Fairfax, VA
February 19, 2020
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Duquesne W 70–67  12–14
(6–7)
PPG Paints Arena (1,934)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 22, 2020
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
La Salle L 62–72  12–15
(6–8)
Charles E. Smith Center (4,019)
Washington, D.C.
February 26, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Richmond L 70–73  12–16
(6–9)
Charles E. Smith Center (2,735)
Washington, D.C.
February 29, 2020
4:00 p.m., CBSSN
at VCU L 51–75  12–17
(6–10)
Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA
March 4, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Fordham L 52–63  12–18
(6–11)
Charles E. Smith Center (2,554)
Washington, D.C.
March 7, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at No. 3 Dayton
ESPN College GameDay
L 51–76  12–19
(6–12)
UD Arena (13,407)
Dayton, OH
Atlantic 10 tournament
March 11, 2020
3:30 p.m., ESPN+
(11) vs. (14) Fordham
First round
L 52–72  12–20
Barclays Center (2,461)
Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source:[4]

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 August 16, 2024.
  3. ^ Corcoran, Kerri (August 24, 2018). "Sodom leaves men's basketball program after three months". The GW Hatchet. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
  4. ^ "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". George Washington Athletics. Retrieved August 16, 2024.