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1998–99 George Washington Colonials men's basketball
1998–99 George Washington Colonials men's basketball
Atlantic 10 Regular season champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	20–9 (13–3 A-10)
Head coach	Tom Penders (1st season);
Home arena	Charles E. Smith Athletic Center
	Seasons ← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

1998–99 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Temple	13	–	3	.813	24	–	11	.686
Rhode Island †	10	–	6	.625	20	–	13	.606
UMass	9	–	7	.563	14	–	16	.467
St. Bonaventure	8	–	8	.500	14	–	15	.483
Fordham	5	–	11	.313	12	–	15	.444
Saint Joseph's	5	–	11	.313	12	–	18	.400
West
George Washington	13	–	3	.813	20	–	9	.690
Xavier	12	–	4	.750	25	–	11	.694
La Salle	8	–	8	.500	13	–	15	.464
Virginia Tech	7	–	9	.438	13	–	15	.464
Dayton	5	–	11	.313	11	–	17	.393
Duquesne	1	–	15	.063	5	–	23	.179

† 1999 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 1998–99 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team represent George Washington University as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Tom Penders and played their home games at the Charles E. Smith Athletic Center. The Colonials finished atop the regular season conference standings. After being knocked out in the semifinal round of the A-10 tournament, GW received an at-large bid to the 1998 NCAA tournament as No. 11 seed in the South region. The Colonials were defeated by No. 6 seed Indiana, 108–88,^[1] to finish with a record of 20–9 (13–3 A-10).

Roster

1998–99 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	54	Shawnta Rogers	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Sr	Baltimore, Maryland

Head coach

Tom Penders (Connecticut)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 13, 1998*		George Mason	W 71–59	1–0	Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
Nov 17, 1998*		at Illinois	W 64–58	2–0	Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois
Nov 29, 1998*		at Charlotte	L 68–76	2–1	Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 2, 1998*		at American	W 97–76	3–1	Bender Arena Washington, D.C.
Dec 6, 1998*		DePaul BB&T Classic	L 79–87	3–2	MCI Center Washington, D.C.
Dec 7, 1998*		No. 6 Stanford BB&T Classic	L 56–70	3–3	MCI Center Washington, D.C.
Dec 12, 1998*		Old Dominion	W 92–89	4–3	Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
Dec 23, 1998*		at Siena	L 99–106	4–4	Pepsi Arena Loudonville, New York
Dec 26, 1998*		Bradley	W 91–71	5–4	Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
Dec 30, 1998*		Ohio	W 76–65	6–4	Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
Jan 2, 1999		at Duquesne	W 80–54	7–4 (1–0)	A.J. Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jan 9, 1999		La Salle	W 93–75	8–4 (2–0)	Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
Jan 14, 1999		Dayton	W 81–69	9–4 (3–0)	Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
Jan 17, 1999		at Xavier	L 61–81	9–5 (3–1)	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 21, 1999		at St. Bonaventure	W 67–56	10–5 (4–1)	Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, New York
Jan 23, 1999		at Rhode Island	W 81–74	11–5 (5–1)	Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, Rhode Island
Jan 28, 1999		Duquesne	W 109–57	12–5 (6–1)	Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
Jan 31, 1999		Fordham	W 76–63	13–5 (7–1)	Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
Feb 3, 1999		at La Salle	W 72–70	14–5 (8–1)	Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 6, 1999		at Virginia Tech	L 75–77	14–6 (8–2)	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia
Feb 12, 1999		Saint Joseph's	W 94–70	15–6 (9–2)	Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
Feb 14, 1999		at Dayton	W 69–65	16–6 (10–2)	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Feb 17, 1999		UMass	W 78–72	17–6 (11–2)	Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
Feb 20, 1999		at Temple	L 56–72	17–7 (11–3)	The Apollo of Temple Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 24, 1999		Virginia Tech	W 77–67	18–7 (12–3)	Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
Feb 27, 1999		Xavier	W 77–74	19–7 (13–3)	Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
Atlantic 10 Tournament
Mar 4, 1999*		vs. Dayton Quarterfinals	W 100–90	20–7	The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 5, 1999*		vs. Rhode Island Semifinals	L 78–94	20–8	The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NCAA Tournament
Mar 11, 1999*	(11 S)	vs. (6 S) No. 19 Indiana First round	L 88–108	20–9	Orlando Arena Orlando, Florida
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South.

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Rankings

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References

^ "GW Exits Early Against Indiana". The Washington Post. March 12, 1999. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
^ "GW MEN'S BASKETBALL YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS". George Washington University Athletics. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
^ "1998-99 Men's Basketball Schedule". George Washington University Athletics. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1073–1074. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[1] "GW Exits Early Against Indiana". The Washington Post. March 12, 1999. Retrieved March 19, 2023.

[2] "GW MEN'S BASKETBALL YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS". George Washington University Athletics. Retrieved March 19, 2023.

[3] "1998-99 Men's Basketball Schedule". George Washington University Athletics. Retrieved March 19, 2023.

[ESPN-4] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1073–1074. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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