George Washington Colonials men's basketball
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| University | George Washington University | |||
| First season | 1913 | |||
| Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference | |||
| Location | Washington, DC | |||
| Head coach | Maurice Joseph (Interim) | |||
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Charles E. Smith Athletic Center (Capacity: 5,000) |
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| Nickname | Colonials | |||
| Student section | Colonial Army | |||
| Colors | Buff and Blue |
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| NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 1993 | ||||
| NCAA Tournament second round | ||||
| 1993, 1994, 2006 | ||||
| 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.
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.
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