2016–17 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team

2016–17 George Washington Colonials men's basketball
CBI, Quarterfinals
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record20–15 (10–8 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Hajj Turner
  • Carmen Maciariello
Home arenaCharles E. Smith Center
Seasons
2016–17 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Dayton 15 – 3   .833 24 – 8   .750
VCU 14 – 4   .778 26 – 9   .743
Rhode Island † 13 – 5   .722 25 – 10   .714
Richmond 13 – 5   .722 22 – 13   .629
Saint Bonaventure 11 – 7   .611 20 – 12   .625
George Washington 10 – 8   .556 20 – 15   .571
George Mason 9 – 9   .500 20 – 14   .588
La Salle 9 – 9   .500 15 – 15   .500
Davidson 8 – 10   .444 17 – 15   .531
Fordham 7 – 11   .389 13 – 19   .406
Saint Louis 6 – 12   .333 12 – 21   .364
UMass 4 – 14   .222 15 – 18   .455
Saint Joseph's 4 – 14   .222 11 – 20   .355
Duquesne 3 – 15   .167 10 – 22   .313
† 2017 A10 Tournament winner

The 2016–17 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team represented George Washington University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonials were led by interim 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.

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]

They finished the regular season 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.

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

Previous season

The Colonials finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 28–10, 11–7 in A–10 play to finish in fifth place. In the A–10 Tournament, the Colonials defeated Saint Louis before losing to Saint Joseph's in the quarterfinals.[6] The Colonials received a bid to the National Invitation Tournament and defeated Hofstra, Monmouth, and Florida to advance to the NIT semifinals at Madison Square Garden. There, they defeated San Diego State by 20 points to advance to the championship game. In the championships game, the Colonials defeated Valparaiso 76–60 to win the NIT Championship.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Matt Cimino 45 F 6'10" 213 Sophomore Falmouth, ME Transferred to American
Patricio Garino 13 G 6'6" 208 Senior Mar del Plata, Argentina Graduated
Paul Jorgensen 3 G 6'2" 183 Sophomore New York, NY Transferred to Butler
Kevin Larsen 21 F 6'10" 260 Senior Copenhagen, Denmark Graduated
Joe McDonald 22 G 6'1" 194 Senior Lorton, VA Graduated
Alex Mitola 1 G 5'11" 170 GS Senior Florham Park, NJ Graduated
Anthony Swan 4 G 6'7" 190 Sophomore Los Angeles, CA Transferred to Cal State Northridge

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Patrick Steeves 10 F 6'7" 220 Senior Montreal, QE Transferred from Harvard. Will be eligible to play immediately since Steeves graduated from Harvard.

2016 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kevin Marfo
C 		Oradell, NJ Worcester Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Oct 9, 2015 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 78
Darnell Rogers
PG 		Snellville, Georgia Shiloh High School 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) 145 lb (66 kg) Oct 6, 2015 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 73
Jair Bolden
CG 		Brooklyn, NY Westtown School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Oct 26, 2015 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:2/5 stars   ESPN grade: 64
Arnaldo Toro
PF/C 		Newark, NJ Saint Benedict's Prep 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Nov 5, 2015 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 73
Collin Smith
C 		Jacksonville, FL Bolles School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jun 16, 2015 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Justin Williams
SG 		Severn, MD Annapolis Area Christian School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 197 lb (89 kg) May 1, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
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 2016 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 2, 2016.

Roster

2016–17 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 3 Jair Bolden 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Westtown School Brooklyn, New York
G 4 Justin Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Annapolis Area Christian School Severn, Maryland
G 5 Adam Mitola 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr 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) Sr The Hotchkiss School
Harvard 		Montreal, Quebec, Canada
F/C 11 Arnaldo Toro 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr St. Benedict's Prep Hormigueros, Puerto Rico
G 12 Yuta Watanabe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Jr St. Thomas More School (CT) Miki, Kagawa, Japan
G 14 Jordan Roland 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 171 lb (78 kg) So Westhill Senior High School Syracuse, New York
C 15 Collin Smith 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr The Bolles School Jacksonville, Florida
G 23 Jaren Sina 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 187 lb (85 kg) RS Jr Gill St. Bernard's School
Seton Hall 		Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey
G 30 Matt Hart (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 182 lb (83 kg) RS Sr Canisius High School
Hamilton College 		Orchard Park, New York
F 33 Collin Goss 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 227 lb (103 kg) So St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School Manassas, Virginia
F 34 Tyler Cavanaugh 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 243 lb (110 kg) RS Sr Jamesville-DeWitt High School
Wake Forest 		Syracuse, New York
F 40 Kevin Marfo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Worcester Academy Bergenfield, New Jersey
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Japanese exhibition tour
8/13/16*
4:00 am 		vs. Japan national team W 81–66 
 27 – Cavanaugh   9 – Tied   4 – Sina  Fumin Kyosai Super Arena 
Osaka, Japan
8/16/16*
7:00 am 		vs. Japan national team W 77–71 
 23 – Cavanaugh   10 – Watanabe   2 – Hart  Ryōgoku Kokugikan 
Sumida, Tokyo, Japan
8/19/16*
6:00 am 		vs. Japan national team W 75–47 
 13 – Sina   6 – Steeves   2 – Tied  Hamamatsu Arena 
Hamamatsu, Japan
8/21/16*
12:30 am 		at Ryukyu Golden Kings W 82–58 
 15 – Tied   10 – Cavanaugh   3 – Cavanaugh  Okinawa City Gymnasium 
Okinawa City, Japan
Exhibition
11/05/16*
3:00 pm 		Bowie State W 86–80 
 19 – Watanabe   13 – Cavanaugh   5 – Cavanaugh  Charles E. Smith Center (2,238)
Washington, D.C.
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
4:00 pm 		Maryland Eastern Shore W 75–71  1–0
  21 – Cavanaugh   10 – Cavanaugh   4 – Sina  Charles E. Smith Center (3,256)
Washington, D.C.
11/15/2016*
7:00 pm 		Siena
CBE Hall of Fame Classic 		W 77–75  2–0
  16 – Sina   12 – Watanabe   5 – Cavanaugh  Charles E. Smith Center (2,224)
Washington, D.C.
11/17/2016*
7:00 pm 		Arkansas-Pine Bluff
CBE Hall of Fame Classic 		W 61–41  3–0
  18 – Cavanaugh   10 – Cavanaugh   3 – Cavanaugh  Charles E. Smith Center (2,013)
Washington, D.C.
11/21/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		vs. Georgia
CBE Hall of Fame Classic semifinals 		L 73–81  3–1
  21 – Cavanaugh   6 – Cavanaugh   5 – Sina  Sprint Center (3,527)
Kansas City, MO
11/22/2016*
7:30 pm, ESPN3 		vs. UAB
CBE Hall of Fame Classic third-place game 		L 74–81  3–2
  19 – Cavanaugh   9 – Cavanaugh   3 – Hart  Sprint Center (12,147)
Kansas City, MO
11/26/2016*
4:00 pm 		Penn State L 68–74  3–3
  15 – Cavanaugh   5 – 3 Tied   3 – 3 Tied  Charles E. Smith Center (2,378)
Washington, D.C.
11/29/2016*
7:00 pm 		at Harvard W 77–74  4–3
  20 – Cavanaugh   10 – Toro   3 – Cavanaugh  Lavietes Pavilion (1,406)
Cambridge, MA
12/03/2016*
2:00 pm 		South Florida W 68–67  5–3
  22 – Smith   9 – Toro   3 – Bolden  Charles E. Smith Center (2,288)
Washington, D.C.
12/04/2016*
4:00 pm, CBSSN 		vs. Florida State
BB&T Classic 		L 48–67  5–4
  18 – Marfo   9 – Tied   2 – 3 Tied  Verizon Center (8,645)
Washington, D.C.
12/07/2016*
7:30 pm, CBSSN 		at Temple W 66–63  6–4
  20 – Cavanaugh   9 – Toro   6 – Sina  Liacouras Center (5,016)
Philadelphia, PA
12/10/2016*
4:00 pm 		Howard W 79–62  7–4
  20 – Sina   13 – Cavanaugh   6 – Cavanaugh  Charles E. Smith Center (4,338)
Washington, D.C.
12/15/2016*
7:00 pm 		UCF W 74–59  8–4
  27 – Roland   8 – Smith   3 – 4 Tied  Charles E. Smith Center (2,891)
Washington, D.C.
12/22/2016*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		at Miami (FL) L 64–72  8–5
  15 – Watanabe   10 – Toro   3 – 3 Tied  BankUnited Center (6,871)
Coral Gables, FL
Atlantic 10 regular season
12/30/2016
7:00 pm 		at Saint Joseph's L 63–68  8–6
(0–1) 		 15 – Sina   13 – Cavanaugh   6 – Toro  Hagan Arena (4,200)
Philadelphia, PA
01/05/2017
7:00 pm 		Davidson W 73–69  9–6
(1–1) 		 20 – Cavanaugh   7 – Sina   5 – Sina  Charles E. Smith Center (2,823)
Washington, D.C.
01/08/2017
12:00 pm, NBCSN 		Richmond L 70–77  9–7
(1–2) 		 22 – Cavanaugh   7 – Cavanaugh   4 – Cavanaugh  Charles E. Smith Center (2,986)
Washington, D.C.
01/11/2017
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		at VCU L 55–85  9–8
(1–3) 		 17 – Watanabe   8 – Smith   2 – Marfo  Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA
01/15/2017
4:30 pm, NBCSN 		at La Salle L 69–79  9–9
(1–4) 		 16 – Bolden   8 – Watanabe   5 – Sina  Tom Gola Arena (2,763)
Philadelphia, PA
01/18/2017
7:00 pm 		Duquesne W 65–63  10–9
(2–4) 		 15 – Watanabe   10 – Cavanaugh   5 – Watanabe  Charles E. Smith Center (2,653)
Washington, D.C.
01/25/2017
7:00 pm, ASN 		at George Mason W 87–68  11–9
(3–4) 		 20 – Tied   8 – Watanabe   5 – Sina  EagleBank Arena (4,070)
Fairfax, VA
01/28/2017
4:00 pm, ASN 		Saint Louis W 63–55  12–9
(4–4) 		 18 – Cavanaugh   9 – Watanabe   3 – Watanabe  Charles E. Smith Center (3,193)
Washington, D.C.
01/31/2017
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		at Rhode Island L 70–82  12–10
(4–5) 		 21 – Cavanaugh   5 – Cavanaugh   4 – Cavanaugh  Ryan Center (5,190)
Kingston, RI
02/04/2017
2:30 pm, NBCSN 		at Richmond L 75–84  12–11
(4–6) 		 23 – Cavanaugh   10 – Cavanaugh   3 – Sina  Robins Center (7,201)
Richmond, VA
02/08/2017
9:00 pm, CBSSN 		VCU L 53–54  12–12
(4–7) 		 13 – Cavanaugh   17 – Cavanaugh   4 – Sina  Charles E. Smith Center (4,012)
Washington, D.C.
02/11/2017
4:30 pm, NBCSN 		St. Bonaventure W 76–70  13–12
(5–7) 		 33 – Cavanaugh   10 – Cavanaugh   6 – Watanabe  Charles E. Smith Center (3,875)
Washington, D.C.
02/15/2017
7:00 pm, ASN 		at Davidson L 63–74  13–13
(5–8) 		 15 – Tied   9 – Cavanaugh   6 – Sina  John M. Belk Arena (3,715)
Davidson, NC
02/19/2017
12:00 pm, NBCSN 		at Duquesne W 77–70  14–13
(6–8) 		 19 – Cavanaugh   7 – Cavanaugh   5 – Bolden  Palumbo Center (1,746)
Pittsburgh, PA
02/23/2017
7:00 pm, ASN 		Massachusetts W 83–67  15–13
(7–8) 		 26 – Steeves   13 – Cavanaugh   5 – Steeves  Charles E. Smith Center (2,654)
Washington, D.C.
02/26/2017
2:00 pm 		George Mason W 83–74  16–13
(8–8) 		 22 – Cavanaugh   7 – Cavanaugh   6 – Sina  Charles E. Smith Center (3,352)
Washington, D.C.
03/01/2017
7:00 pm 		at Fordham W 67–66  17–13
(9–8) 		 20 – Cavanaugh   10 – Cavanaugh   4 – Sina  Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,153)
Bronx, NY
03/04/2017
8:00 pm 		Dayton W 87–81  18–13
(10–8) 		 30 – Cavanaugh   8 – Cavanaugh   5 – Sina  Charles E. Smith Center (4,143)
Washington, D.C.
Atlantic 10 tournament
03/09/2017
8:30 pm, NBCSN 		(6) vs. (13) Saint Louis
Second round 		W 53–46  19–13
  18 – Watanabe   16 – Cavanaugh   5 – Sina  PPG Paints Arena (5,442)
Pittsburgh, PA
03/10/2017
8:30 pm, NBCSN 		(6) vs. (3) Richmond
Quarterfinals 		L 67–70  19–14
  23 – Cavanaugh   12 – Cavanaugh   4 – Steeves  PPG Paints Arena (6,647)
Pittsburgh, PA
College Basketball Invitational
03/15/2017*
7:00 pm 		Toledo
First round 		W 73–69  20–14
  29 – Cavanaugh   7 – Tied   3 – Tied  Charles E. Smith Center (1,016)
Washington, DC
03/20/2017*
8:00 pm 		at UIC
Quarterfinals 		L 71–80  20–15
  24 – Cavanaugh   9 – Cavanaugh   5 – Bolden  UIC Pavilion (1,048)
Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

References

  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. ^ "George Washington vs. Saint Joseph's - Game Summary - March 11, 2016 - ESPN". ESPN. March 11, 2016. Retrieved April 2, 2016.