1997–98 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team
American college basketball season
1997–98 George Washington Colonials men's basketball | |
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Atlantic 10 West co-champions | |
Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference |
Record | 24–9 (11–5 A-10) |
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Home arena | Charles E. Smith Athletic Center |
Seasons ← 1996–97 1998–99 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 24 Temple | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 21 | – | 9 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 25 | – | 9 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMass | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Bonaventure | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Joseph's | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 11 | – | 17 | .393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fordham | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 6 | – | 21 | .222 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 23 Xavier † | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 22 | – | 8 | .733 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Washington | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dayton | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 10 | – | 17 | .370 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duquesne | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
La Salle | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 9 | – | 18 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1998 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1997–98 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team represent George Washington University as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Mike Jarvis and played their home games at the Charles E. Smith Athletic Center. The Colonials finished in a three-way tie for third place in 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. 9 seed in the Southeast region. The Colonials were defeated by No. 8 seed Oklahoma, 75–63, to finish with a record of 24–9 (11–5 A-10).
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 14, 1997* | Howard | W 101–64 | 1–0 | Charles E. Smith Athletic Center Washington, D.C. | |||||||
Nov 15, 1997* | Delaware | W 84–79 | 2–0 | Charles E. Smith Athletic Center Washington, D.C. | |||||||
Nov 19, 1997* | American | W 74–47 | 3–0 | Charles E. Smith Athletic Center Washington, D.C. | |||||||
Nov 24, 1997* 9:30 pm, ESPN | vs. No. 9 Kentucky Maui Invitational Tournament | W 70–55 | 3–1 | Lahaina Civic Center (2,500) Lahaina, Hawaii | |||||||
Nov 25, 1997* ESPN | vs. Boston College Maui Invitational Tournament | W 76–64 | 4–1 | Lahaina Civic Center (2,500) Lahaina, Hawaii | |||||||
Nov 26, 1997* ESPN | vs. DePaul Maui Invitational Tournament | W 60–46 | 5–1 | Lahaina Civic Center (2,500) Lahaina, Hawaii | |||||||
Dec 3, 1997* | at Texas Tech | L 57–80 | 5–2 | Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas | |||||||
Dec 7, 1997* | vs. Penn Franklin National Bank Classic | W 66–62 | 6–2 | MCI Center Washington, D.C. | |||||||
Dec 8, 1997* | vs. No. 23 Maryland Franklin National Bank Classic | W 70–66 | 7–2 | MCI Center Washington, D.C. | |||||||
Dec 13, 1997* | at Old Dominion | W 58–56 | 8–2 | ODU Fieldhouse Norfolk, Virginia | |||||||
Dec 20, 1997* | Charlotte | W 93–83 | 9–2 | Charles E. Smith Athletic Center Washington, D.C. | |||||||
Dec 27, 1997* | vs. Army | W 91–59 | 10–2 | | |||||||
Dec 28, 1997* | at George Mason US Airways Holiday Classic Revolutionary Rivalry | W 82–69 | 11–2 | Patriot Center Fairfax, Virginia | |||||||
Atlantic 10 regular season | |||||||||||
Jan 3, 1998 | La Salle | W 78–68 | 12–2 (1–0) | Charles E. Smith Athletic Center Washington, D.C. | |||||||
Jan 7, 1998 | Duquesne | W 90–68 | 13–2 (2–0) | Charles E. Smith Athletic Center Washington, D.C. | |||||||
Jan 10, 1998 | at UMass | L 48–79 | 13–3 (2–1) | Mullins Center (9,493) Amherst, Massachusetts | |||||||
Jan 14, 1998 | No. 18 Xavier | W 78–73 OT | 14–3 (3–1) | Charles E. Smith Athletic Center Washington, D.C. | |||||||
Jan 18, 1998 | Dayton | W 78–73 OT | 15–3 (4–1) | Charles E. Smith Athletic Center Washington, D.C. | |||||||
Jan 22, 1998 | at Fordham | W 71–65 | 16–3 (5–1) | Rose Hill Gymnasium The Bronx, New York | |||||||
Jan 24, 1998 | at Duquesne | W 94–83 | 17–3 (6–1) | Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Jan 31, 1998 | Virginia Tech | W 75–61 | 18–3 (7–1) | Charles E. Smith Athletic Center Washington, D.C. | |||||||
Feb 5, 1998 | No. 22 | at La Salle | W 82–65 | 19–3 (8–1) | The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||
Feb 7, 1998 | No. 22 | at Saint Joseph's | W 67–62 | 20–3 (9–1) | Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||
Feb 10, 1998 | No. 17 | No. 25 Rhode Island | L 61–69 | 20–4 (9–2) | Charles E. Smith Athletic Center Washington, D.C. | ||||||
Feb 14, 1998 | No. 17 | at Dayton | L 64–78 | 20–5 (9–3) | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio | ||||||
Feb 16, 1998 | No. 17 | at Xavier | L 86–96 | 20–6 (9–4) | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio | ||||||
Feb 22, 1998 | No. 24 | Temple | L 49–56 | 20–7 (9–5) | Charles E. Smith Athletic Center Washington, D.C. | ||||||
Feb 25, 1998 | at Virginia Tech | W 64–50 | 21–7 (10–5) | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia | |||||||
Feb 28, 1998 | St. Bonaventure | W 71–67 | 22–7 (11–5) | Charles E. Smith Athletic Center Washington, D.C. | |||||||
Atlantic 10 Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 5, 1998* | (W2) | vs. (E3) UMass Quarterfinals | W 88–83 | 23–7 | The Spectrum (7,545) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||
Mar 6, 1998* | (W2) | vs. (E1) No. 24 Temple Semifinals | L 64–78 | 24–7 | The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||
Mar 7, 1998* | (W2) | vs. (W1) Xavier Championship game | L 63–77 | 24–8 | The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 13, 1998* | (9 SE) | vs. (8 SE) Oklahoma State First Round | L 59–74 | 24–9 | Rupp Arena (16,824) Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. All times are in Eastern Time. |
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Rankings
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References
- ^ "GW MEN'S BASKETBALL YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS". George Washington University Athletics. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
- ^ "1997-98 Men's Basketball Schedule". George Washington University Athletics. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
- ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1062–1063. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.