1998–99 George Washington Colonials men's basketball
Atlantic 10 Regular season champions
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record20–9 (13–3 A-10)
Head coach
Home arenaCharles E. Smith Athletic Center
1998–99 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Temple133 .8132411  .686
Rhode Island106 .6252013  .606
UMass97 .5631416  .467
St. Bonaventure88 .5001415  .483
Fordham511 .3131215  .444
Saint Joseph's511 .3131218  .400
West
George Washington133 .813209  .690
Xavier124 .7502511  .694
La Salle88 .5001315  .464
Virginia Tech79 .4381315  .464
Dayton511 .3131117  .393
Duquesne115 .063523  .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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 54 Shawnta Rogers 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)155 lb (70 kg) Sr Baltimore, Maryland
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 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.

    [2][3]

    Rankings

    [4]

    References

    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 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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