George Washington Colonials | |
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University | George Washington University |
Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference |
NCAA | Division I |
Athletic director | Patrick Nero |
Location | Washington, D.C. |
Varsity teams | 24 teams (11 men, 13 women) |
Basketball arena | Charles E. Smith Athletic Center |
Baseball stadium | Barcroft Park |
Soccer stadium | GW-Mount Vernon Athletic Complex |
Mascot | George, the Colonial |
Nickname | Colonials |
Fight song | Hail to the Buff and Blue |
Colors | Buff and Blue |
Website | www |
The George Washington Colonials are the athletic teams of George Washington University of Washington, D.C. The Colonials compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference for most sports.
A member of the Atlantic 10 Conference, George Washington University sponsors teams in ten men's and thirteen women's NCAA sanctioned sports:
Men's Intercollegiate Sports
Women's Intercollegiate Sports
The GW Colonials men's basketball team plays its home games in the Charles E. Smith Center, which is also shared with other GW Colonials athletic programs. The team 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 and won the NIT Tournament Championship in 2016. The Colonials' head coach is Maurice Joseph.
The GW Colonials baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of George Washington University. The team is a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. The team plays its home games at Tucker Field in Barcroft Park, Arlington, Virginia. The Colonials are coached by Gregg Ritchie.
George Washington's first baseball team was fielded in 1891.