2021–22 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team

The 2021–22 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team represented George Washington University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by third-year head coach Jamion Christian, and played their home games at Charles E. Smith Center in Washington, D.C. as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

2021–22 George Washington Colonials men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	12–18 (8–9 A–10)
Head coach	Jamion Christian (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Eric Atkins Graham Bousley Ryan Devlin
Home arena	Charles E. Smith Center
Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Davidson	15	–	3		.833			27	–	7		.794
Dayton	14	–	4		.778			24	–	11		.686
VCU	14	–	4		.778			22	–	10		.688
St. Bonaventure	12	–	5		.706			23	–	10		.697
Saint Louis	12	–	6		.667			23	–	12		.657
Richmond †	10	–	8		.556			24	–	13		.649
George Washington	8	–	9		.471			12	–	18		.400
Fordham	8	–	10		.444			16	–	16		.500
George Mason	7	–	9		.438			14	–	16		.467
UMass	7	–	11		.389			15	–	17		.469
Rhode Island	5	–	12		.294			15	–	16		.484
La Salle	5	–	13		.278			11	–	19		.367
Saint Joseph's	5	–	13		.278			11	–	19		.367
Duquesne	1	–	16		.059			6	–	24		.200
† 2022 A-10 tournament winner

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Colonials finished the 2020–21 season with a 5–12 record and a 3–5 record in Atlantic 10 play. They defeated Fordham in the first round of the 2021 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament before losing to George Mason.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Matt Moyer	0	F	6'9"	225	GS Senior	Gahanna, OH	Graduated
Tyler Brelsford	2	G	6'4"	175	Freshman	Ellicott, MD	Transferred to Bryant
Chase Paar	3	F	6'9"	245	Sophomore	Mount Airy, MD	Transferred to Towson
Lincoln Ball	5	G	6'6"	220	Freshman	Williamsport, MD	Transferred to American
Jamison Battle	10	F	6'7"	225	Sophomore	Robbinsdale, MN	Transferred to Minnesota
Sloan Seymour	23	F	6'9"	215	Junior	Albany, NY	Transferred to New Hampshire
Brandon Leftwich	32	G	6'3"	185	GS Senior	Brooklyn, NY	Walk-on; graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Joe Bamisile	1	G	6'4"	195	Sophomore	Chesterfield, VA	Virginia Tech
Brendan Adams	10	G	6'4"	195	Senior	Baltimore, MD	UConn
Bryan Knapp	12	G	6'1"	170	Senior	Washington, D.C.	Cornell
Ira Lee	14	F	6'8"	245	Senior	Los Angeles, CA	Arizona
Qwanzi Samuels	20	F	6'8"	192	Junior	District Heights, MD	Florida Gulf Coast
Theofanis Stamoulis	34	G	6'3"		Senior	Athens, Greece	Adelphi

Recruiting classes

2021 recruiting class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Brayon Freeman #50 PG	Oxon Hill, MD	National Christian Academy	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Aug 4, 2020
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (74)
Daniel Nixon PF	New York, NY	Winston Salem Christian School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Dec 30, 2020
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (0)
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: "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.

2022 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2022)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jabari West PG	Hot Springs, AR	Hot Springs High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Sep 7, 2021
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (0)
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: "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.

Roster

2021–22 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Laziz Talipov (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Trinity Preparatory School Orlando, Florida G 1 Joe Bamisile 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Virginia Tech Chesterfield, Virginia G 2 Brayon Freeman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Huntington Prep School Washington, D.C. G 3 Amir Harris 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Nebraska Frederick, Maryland F 4 Ricky Lindo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Maryland Washington, D.C. G 10 Brendan Adams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr UConn Baltimore, Maryland G 11 James Bishop 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr LSU Baltimore, Maryland G 12 Bryan Knapp 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Cornell Washington, D.C. F 13 Hunter Dean 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Southern Miss Mandeville, Louisiana F 14 Ira Lee 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Sr Arizona Los Angeles, California F 20 Qwanzi Samuels 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Loomis Chaffee School District Heights, Maryland C 21 Noel Brown 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 270 lb (122 kg) So Flint Hill School Leesburg, Virginia F 22 Tyler Warner (W) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Avon Old Farms Rochester, New York F 23 Daniel Nixon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Winston Salem Christian School White Plains, New York F 33 Miles Gally 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Richard Montgomery High School Rockville, Maryland G 34 Theofanis Stamoulis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Adelphi Athens, Greece	Head coach Jamion Christian (Mount St. Mary's) Assistant coach(es) Eric Atkins (Notre Dame) Graham Bousley (Wisconsin) Ryan Devlin (Pittsburgh) 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
November 1, 2021* 6:30 p.m.		Hood College	W 93–51	–	22 – Bishop	11 – Dean	7 – Bishop	Charles E. Smith Center (890) Washington, D.C.
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021* 8:00 p.m., NBCSWA+/ESPN+		Saint Francis (PA)	W 75–72	1–0	22 – Adams	9 – Lindo	5 – Harris	Charles E. Smith Center (1,821) Washington, D.C.
November 11, 2021* 6:30 p.m., BTN		at No. 21 Maryland	L 64–71	1–1	20 – Bamisile	9 – Lindo Jr.	3 – Lindo Jr.	Xfinity Center (13,398) College Park, MD
November 13, 2021* 10:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UC San Diego	L 55–75	1–2	13 – Lindo Jr.	11 – Lindo Jr.	2 – Adams	RIMAC Arena (2,145) San Diego, CA
November 16, 2021* 10:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Cal State Fullerton	L 59–74	1–3	19 – Bishop	8 – Lindo Jr.	4 – Adams	Titan Gym (748) Fullerton, CA
November 19, 2021* 7:00 p.m., NBCSWA/ESPN+		UMass Lowell	L 56–67	1–4	18 – Bishop	14 – Bamisile	2 – Freeman	Charles E. Smith Center (1,424) Washington, D.C.
November 22, 2021* 2:30 p.m., FloSports		vs. Wright State Naples Invitational quarterfina	W 74–63	2–4	18 – Bishop	9 – Bamisile	6 – Lindo Jr.	Community School of Naples (433) Naples, FL
November 23, 2021* 5:30 p.m., FloSports		vs. Kent State Naples Invitational semifinal	L 69–77	2–5	19 – Bishop	6 – Adams	6 – Bishop	Community School of Naples (307) Naples, FL
November 24, 2021* 5:30 p.m., FloSports		vs. Missouri State Naples Invitational third place game	L 54–72	2–6	17 – Bishop	7 – Bamisile	3 – Freeman	Community School of Naples (137) Naples, FL
December 1, 2021* 7:00 p.m., NBCSWA+/ESPN+		Boston University	L 54–56	2–7	23 – Bishop	11 – Lindo Jr.	4 – Freeman	Charles E. Smith Center (1,617) Washington, D.C.
December 4, 2021* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Charlotte	L 79–86	2–8	23 – Bishop	7 – Bamisile	8 – Freeman	Dale F. Halton Arena (2,626) Charlotte, NC
December 8, 2021* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Coppin State	W 75–62	3–8	25 – Bamisile	10 – Bamisile	8 – Freeman	Charles E. Smith Center (913) Washington, D.C.
December 13, 2021* 7:00 p.m., NBCSWA+/ESPN+		Radford	W 67-58	4–8	21 – Bishop	14 – Lindo Jr.	2 – 4 Tied	Charles E. Smith Center (1,013) Washington, D.C.
December 22, 2021* 12:00 p.m., NBCSWA/ESPN+		Maryland Eastern Shore	Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols					Charles E. Smith Center  Washington, D.C.
Atlantic 10 Regular Season
December 30, 2021 4:00 p.m., NBCSWA/ESPN+		St. Bonaventure	Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols					Charles E. Smith Center  Washington, D.C.
January 8, 2022 12:00 p.m., USA		Dayton	L 58–83	4–9 (0–1)	25 – Bamisile	6 – Bamisile	5 – Freeman	Charles E. Smith Center (0) Washington, D.C.
January 11, 2022 7:00 p.m., MASN2/ESPN+		at VCU	L 57–84	4–10 (0–2)	16 – Bishop	10 – Lindo Jr.	3 – Freeman	Siegel Center (6,327) Richmond, VA
January 17, 2022 2:00 p.m., CBSSN		George Mason Revolutionary Rivalry	W 77–76	5–10 (1–2)	26 – Bamisile	6 – Bamisile	5 – Bishop	Charles E. Smith Center (0) Washington, D.C.
January 19, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Saint Joseph's Rescheduled from January 2	L 61–72	5–11 (1–3)	22 – Bamisile	11 – Dean	3 – Tied	Hagan Arena (777) Philadelphia, PA
January 22, 2022 12:30 p.m., USA		at Rhode Island	W 63–61	6–11 (2–3)	15 – Dean	11 – Dean	5 – Freeman	Ryan Center (4,667) Kingston, RI
January 26, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Saint Louis	L 67–80	6–12 (2–4)	30 – Bishop	10 – Dean	3 – Tied	Chaifetz Arena (4,238) St. Louis, MO
January 30, 2022 12:00 p.m., USA		Fordham	W 64–55	7–12 (3–4)	25 – Bishop	14 – Dean	3 – Tied	Charles E. Smith Center (1,007) Washington, D.C.
February 2, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		La Salle	W 89–87	8–12 (4–4)	27 – Bishop	6 – Dean	7 – Freeman	Charles E. Smith Center (919) Washington, D.C.
February 5, 2022 2:00 p.m., NBCSWA/ESPN+		Davidson	L 73–78	8–13 (4–5)	26 – Bishop	4 – Bamisile	4 – Freeman	Charles E. Smith Center (1,821) Washington, D.C.
February 9, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UMass	W 77–68	9–13 (5–5)	24 – Bishop	12 – Dean	5 – Tied	Mullins Center (3,842) Amherst, MA
February 12, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Dayton	L 54–80	9–14 (5–6)	10 – Lindo Jr.	9 – Lindo Jr.	4 – Freeman	UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH
February 16, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Duquesne Rescheduled from January 5	W 73–52	10–14 (6–6)	21 – Bamisile	12 – Lindo Jr.	3 – Bamisile	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,985) Pittsburgh, PA
February 19, 2022 7:00 p.m., NBCSWA/ESPN+		Rhode Island	W 72–61	11–14 (7–6)	20 – Bamisile	9 – Dean	4 – Lindo Jr.	Charles E. Smith Center (1,604) Washington, D.C.
February 22, 2022 7:00 p.m., NBCSWA/ESPN+		Richmond	L 71–84	11–15 (7–7)	29 – Bamisile	7 – Tied	5 – Freeman	Charles E. Smith Center  Washington, D.C.
February 27, 2022 2:30 p.m., USA		at George Mason Revolutionary Rivalry	L 62–69	11–16 (7–8)	18 – Bamisile	7 – Adams	3 – Adams	EagleBank Arena (4,022) Fairfax, VA
March 2, 2022 7:00 p.m., NBCSWA/ESPN+		Duquesne	W 98–93 3OT	12–16 (8–8)	30 – Bamisile	14 – Lindo Jr.	6 – Freeman	Charles E. Smith Center (1,164) Washington, D.C.
March 5, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Fordham	L 66–70	12–17 (8–9)	17 – Freeman	8 – Lindo Jr.	5 – Freeman	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,387) Bronx, NY
A-10 tournament
March 10, 2022 6:00 p.m., USA	(7)	vs. (10) UMass Second round	L 88–99	12–18	25 – Bamisile	11 – Lindo Jr.	7 – Freeman	Capital One Arena  Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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