1993–94 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team

The 1993–94 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team represent George Washington University as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1993–94 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 1994 NCAA tournament as No. 10 seed in the East region. The Colonials defeated No. 7 seed UAB before falling to No. 2 seed UConn, 75–63, to finish with a record of 18–12 (8–8 A-10).

1993–94 George Washington Colonials men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	18–12 (8–8 A-10)
Head coach	Mike Jarvis (4th season)
Home arena	Charles E. Smith Athletic Center
Seasons ← 1992–93 1994–95 →

1993–94 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 8 UMass †	14	–	2		.875			28	–	7		.800
No. 12 Temple	12	–	4		.750			23	–	8		.742
George Washington	8	–	8		.500			18	–	12		.600
West Virginia	8	–	8		.500			17	–	12		.586
Duquesne	8	–	8		.500			17	–	13		.567
Rhode Island	7	–	9		.438			11	–	16		.407
Rutgers	6	–	10		.375			11	–	16		.407
Saint Joseph's	5	–	11		.313			14	–	14		.500
St. Bonaventure	4	–	12		.250			10	–	17		.370
† 1994 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1993–94 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown C 33 Yinka Dare 7 ft 1.5 in (2.17 m) 260 lb (118 kg) So Kano, Nigeria	Head coach Mike Jarvis (Northeastern) Assistant coach(es) 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	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 29, 1993*	No. 23	at American	W 85–50	1–0	Bender Arena  Washington, D.C.
Dec 3, 1993*	No. 23	vs. No. 4 North Carolina	L 62–87	1–1	Bojangles' Coliseum  Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 4, 1993*	No. 23	vs. South Carolina	W 77–71	2–1	Bojangles' Coliseum  Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 10, 1993*	No. 24	Long Island University	W 76–60	3–1	Charles E. Smith Center  Washington, D.C.
Dec 11, 1993*	No. 24	Jackson State	W 94–74	4–1	Charles E. Smith Center  Washington, D.C.
Dec 18, 1993*	No. 23	Pepperdine	W 66–59	5–1	Charles E. Smith Center  Washington, D.C.
Dec 27, 1993*	No. 23	vs. Coastal Carolina	W 87–68	6–1	Lakefront Arena  New Orleans, Louisiana
Dec 28, 1993*	No. 21	at New Orleans	L 60–63	6–2	Lakefront Arena  New Orleans, Louisiana
Jan 3, 1994	No. 23	at St. Bonaventure	L 67–71	6–3 (0–1)	Reilly Center  St. Bonaventure, New York
Jan 6, 1994	No. 23	Rutgers	W 89–69	7–3 (1–1)	Charles E. Smith Center  Washington, D.C.
Jan 8, 1994	No. 23	at No. 7 Temple	L 64–80	7–4 (1–2)	McGonigle Hall  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 12, 1994		Duquesne	W 87–72	8–4 (2–2)	Charles E. Smith Center  Washington, D.C.
Atlantic 10 Tournament
Mar 6, 1994*		vs. Rhode Island Quarterfinals	W 70–61	17–10	Palestra  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 7, 1994*		at No. 12 Temple Semifinals	L 34–54	17–11	Palestra  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 1994*	(10 E)	vs. (7 E) UAB First Round	W 51–46	18–11	Nassau Coliseum  Uniondale, New York
Mar 19, 1994*	(10 E)	vs. (2 E) No. 4 Connecticut Second Round	L 63–75[1]	18–12	Nassau Coliseum (16,204) Uniondale, New York
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.

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Rankings

Main article: 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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References

1. "UCONN BRACKET: DISNEY THEN MIAMI". Sun-Sentinel. March 20, 1994. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
2. "GW MEN'S BASKETBALL YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS". George Washington Colonials. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
3. • ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1020–1021. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.