2018–19 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team

The 2018–19 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team represented George Washington University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonials were led by third-year head coach Maurice Joseph and played their home games at the Charles E. Smith Center in Washington, D.C. as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season9–24, 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.

2018–19 George Washington Colonials men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	9–24 (4–14 A-10)
Head coach	Maurice Joseph (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Hajj Turner Chris Holm Greg Paulus
Home arena	Charles E. Smith Center
Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
VCU	16	–	2		.889			25	–	8		.758
Davidson	14	–	4		.778			24	–	10		.706
Dayton	13	–	5		.722			21	–	12		.636
St. Bonaventure	12	–	6		.667			18	–	16		.529
George Mason	11	–	7		.611			18	–	15		.545
Saint Louis †	10	–	8		.556			23	–	13		.639
Duquesne	10	–	8		.556			19	–	13		.594
Rhode Island	9	–	9		.500			18	–	15		.545
La Salle	8	–	10		.444			10	–	21		.323
Saint Joseph's	6	–	12		.333			14	–	19		.424
Richmond	6	–	12		.333			13	–	20		.394
George Washington	4	–	14		.222			9	–	24		.273
Massachusetts	4	–	14		.222			11	–	21		.344
Fordham	3	–	15		.167			12	–	20		.375
† 2019 Atlantic 10 tournament winner

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]

Previous season

The Colonials finished the 2017–18 season with a record of 15–18, 7–11 in A-10 play to finish in a three-way tie for 10th place. They defeated Fordham in the first round of the A-10 tournament before losing to Saint Louis in the second round.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Jair Bolden	3	G	6'4"	205	Sophomore	Brooklyn, NY	Transferred to South Carolina
Patrick Steeves	10	F	6'7"	232	RS Senior	Montreal, QC	Graduated
Yuta Watanabe	12	G	6'8"	196	Senior	Miki, Kagawa, Japan	Graduated/Went undrafted in 2018 NBA draft
Jack Granger	30	G	5'7"	185	Senior	Middlefield, CT	Walk-on; graduated
Bo Zeigler	35	F	6'6"	200	RS Senior	Detroit, MI	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Chris Sodom	33	C	7'3"	220	Sophomore	Kaduna, Nigeria	Transferred from Georgetown. Under NCAA transfer rules, Sodom will sit out the 2018–19 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

2018 recruiting class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Marcus Littles #68 C	Philadelphia, PA	Neumann-Goretti High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	258 lb (117 kg)	Sep 23, 2017
	Recruit ratings: 247Sports:    ESPN:    (68)
Shandon Brown #74 PG	Chestnut Hill, MA	New Hampton School	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	145 lb (66 kg)	Aug 19, 2017
	Recruit ratings: 247Sports:    ESPN:    (64)
Chimezie Offurum SF	Washington, D.C.	Georgetown Prep	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	145 lb (66 kg)	Sep 11, 2017
	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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 2018 Player Commits". ESPN. Retrieved September 20, 2017. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved September 20, 2017.

Honors and awards

Street & Smith's Preseason Awards^[3]

• All-Defense - Terry Nolan Jr.

Roster

2018–19 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Justin Mazzulla 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Bishop Hendricken High School Warwick, Rhode Island G 1 Terry Nolan Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Mount Carmel High School Essex, Maryland G 2 Armel Potter 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 182 lb (83 kg) RS Jr Sprayberry High School Charleston Southern Marietta, Georgia G 4 Justin Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Jr Annapolis Area Christian School Severn, Maryland G 5 Adam Mitola 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Jr Gill St. Bernard's School Florham Park, New Jersey F 11 Arnaldo Toro 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 248 lb (112 kg) Jr St. Benedict's Prep Hormigueros, Puerto Rico G 12 Shandon Brown 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr New Hampton School Boston, Massachusetts G 13 D. J. Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Simeon Academy Illinois Chicago, Illinois G 14 Maceo Jack 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So St. Thomas More School Buffalo, New York F 15 Mezie Offurum 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Georgetown Prep Germantown, Maryland F 21 Luke Sasser (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Carlisle School Charlotte Raleigh, North Carolina F 32 Javier Langarica 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 228 lb (103 kg) So Bilbao National High School Bilbao, Spain C 33 Chris Sodom  7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Tennessee Prep (Memphis) Georgetown Kaduna, Nigeria F 35 Marcus Littles 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Fr Neumann Goretti High School Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Head coach Maurice Joseph (Vermont) Assistant coach(es) Hajj Turner (Louisville) Chris Holm (Vermont) Greg Paulus (Duke) 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	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 28, 2018* 4:00 pm		Catholic University	W 69–64		15 – Williams	13 – Toro	5 – Mazzulla	Charles E. Smith Center (1,879) Washington, D.C.
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Stony Brook Hall of Fame Tip Off campus-site game	L 74–77 OT	0–1	21 – Potter	11 – Toro	3 – Brown	Charles E. Smith Center (3,188) Washington, D.C.
November 8, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Siena Hall of Fame Tip Off campus-site game	L 61–69	0–2	18 – Mazzulla	9 – Tied	3 – Potter	Charles E. Smith Center (2,083) Washington, D.C.
November 11, 2018* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at No. 5 Virginia	L 57–76	0–3	17 – Williams	8 – Toro	3 – Potter	John Paul Jones Arena (13,574) Charlottesville, VA
November 17, 2018* 12:00 pm, ESPN3		vs. No. 18 Michigan Hall of Fame Tip Off Naismith semifinals	L 61–84	0–4	16 – D. Williams	9 – Toro	2 – Tied	Mohegan Sun Arena  Uncasville, CT
November 18, 2018* 4:00 pm, ESPN2		vs. South Carolina Hall of Fame Tip Off Naismith 3rd place game	L 55–90	0–5	13 – Nolan Jr.	9 – Williams	3 – Tied	Mohegan Sun Arena  Uncasville, CT
November 24, 2018* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Manhattan	W 70–43	1–5	16 – Williams	13 – Toro	6 – Potter	Charles E. Smith Center (1,590) Washington, D.C.
November 28, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Vermont	L 53–69	1–6	14 – Toro	11 – Toro	3 – Williams	Charles E. Smith Center (2,252) Washington, D.C.
December 1, 2018* 8:00 pm		at Princeton	L 52–73	1–7	17 – Williams	7 – Jack	4 – Mazzulla	Jadwin Gymnasium (1,932) Princeton, NJ
December 5, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Towson A10–CAA Challenge	W 68–64	2–7	24 – Nolan Jr.	5 – Tied	3 – Tied	Charles E. Smith Center (1,915) Washington, D.C.
December 8, 2018* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Valparaiso	L 79–82	2–8	23 – Jack	5 – Tied	7 – Mazzulla	Charles E. Smith Center (2,107) Washington, D.C.
December 14, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Howard	W 70–64	3–8	18 – Williams	9 – Nolan Jr.	4 – Tied	Charles E. Smith Center (2,630) Washington, D.C.
December 22, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Harvard	L 61–75	3–9	11 – Mazzulla	7 – D. Williams	4 – Mazzulla	Lavietes Pavilion  Cambridge, MA
December 29, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		American	W 71–67 OT	4–9	19 – Mazzulla	12 – Langarica	5 – Jack	Charles E. Smith Center (2,096) Washington, D.C.
Atlantic 10 regular season
January 6, 2019 2:00 pm, NBCSN		at Saint Joseph's	W 70–56	5–9 (1–0)	23 – Nolan, Jr.	12 – Nolan, Jr.	6 – Mazulla	Hagan Arena (3,309) Philadelphia, PA
January 9, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Dayton	L 66–72	5–10 (1–1)	20 – Williams	10 – Nolan, Jr.	4 – Tied	Charles E. Smith Center (2,325) Washington, D.C.
January 12, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Richmond	L 56–76	5–11 (1–2)	15 – Nolan, Jr.	6 – Jack	4 – Mazzulla	Charles E. Smith Center (2,335) Washington, D.C.
January 16, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at La Salle	W 59–56	6–11 (2–2)	14 – Williams	10 – Nolan, Jr.	4 – Potter	Tom Gola Arena (1,245) Philadelphia, PA
January 20, 2019 4:00 pm, NBCSN		Duquesne	L 85–91 OT	6–12 (2–3)	19 – Langarica	10 – Langarica	8 – Mazzulla	Charles E. Smith Center (2,608) Washington, D.C.
January 23, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Davidson	L 62–73	6–13 (2–4)	15 – Mazzulla	10 – Nolan, Jr.	3 – Potter	John M. Belk Arena (3,489) Davidson, NC
January 26, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at George Mason Revolutionary Rivalry	L 55–62	6–14 (2–5)	15 – Nolan, Jr.	12 – Langarica	3 – Mazzulla	EagleBank Arena (6,683) Fairfax, VA
January 30, 2019 7:00 pm, Stadium		Fordham	W 79–61	7–14 (3–5)	30 – Williams	9 – Mazzulla	6 – Mazzulla	Charles E. Smith Center (1,922) Washington, D.C.
February 6, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		VCU	L 50–60	7–15 (3–6)	16 – Williams	6 – Jack	4 – Mazzulla	Charles E. Smith Center (2,959) Washington, D.C.
February 9, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Richmond	L 63–89	7–16 (3–7)	24 – Jack	4 – Langarica	8 – Mazzulla	Robins Center (6,601) Richmond, VA
February 13, 2019 6:30 pm, CBSSN		Saint Louis	L 58–73	7–17 (3–8)	21 – Williams	5 – Williams	3 – Potter	Charles E. Smith Center (2,012) Washington, D.C.
February 16, 2019 12:00 pm, NBCSN		at Duquesne	L 69–85	7–18 (3–9)	21 – Williams	13 – Langarica	5 – Mazzulla	Palumbo Center (3,001) Pittsburgh, PA
February 20, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Massachusetts	W 79–67	8–18 (4–9)	20 – Jack	7 – Jack	4 – Potter	Charles E. Smith Center (2,468) Washington, D.C.
February 23, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at VCU	L 57–85	8–19 (4–10)	22 – Williams	7 – Williams	4 – Mazzulla	Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA
February 26, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Rhode Island	L 53–80	8–20 (4–11)	14 – Langarica	12 – Langarica	4 – Mazzulla	Ryan Center (5,423) Kingston, RI
March 2, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+		St. Bonaventure	L 58–64	8–21 (4–12)	28 – Jack	11 – Langarica	3 – Mazzulla	Charles E. Smith Center (2,974) Washington, D.C.
March 6, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Fordham	L 56–67	8–22 (4–13)	12 – Mazzulla	15 – Langarica	2 – Mazzulla	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,914) Bronx, NY
March 9, 2019 2:00 pm, Stadium		George Mason Revolutionary Rivalry	L 65–81	8–23 (4–14)	18 – Williams	9 – Langarica	7 – Mazzulla	Charles E. Smith Center  Washington, D.C.
Atlantic 10 tournament
March 13, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+	(12)	vs. (13) Massachusetts First Round	W 68–64	9–23	20 – Nolan Jr.	11 – Langarica	2 – Tied	Barclays Center (4,278) Brooklyn, NY
March 14, 2019 2:30 pm, NBCSN	(12)	vs. (5) George Mason Second Round	L 57–61	9–24	12 – Potter	12 – Langarica	4 – Potter	Barclays Center (6,802) Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

• 2018–19 George Washington Colonials women's basketball team