2019–20 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team

The 2019–20 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team represented George Washington University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonials were led by first-year head coach Jamion Christian and played their home games at the Charles E. Smith Center in Washington, D.C. as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10).

2019–20 George Washington Colonials men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	12–20 (6–12 A-10)
Head coach	Jamion Christian (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Graham Bousley Ryan Devlin Nima Omidvar
Home arena	Charles E. Smith Center
Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

2019–20 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 3 Dayton	18	–	0		1.000			29	–	2		.935
Richmond	14	–	4		.778			24	–	7		.774
Rhode Island	13	–	5		.722			21	–	9		.700
Saint Louis	12	–	6		.667			23	–	8		.742
St. Bonaventure	11	–	7		.611			19	–	12		.613
Duquesne	11	–	7		.611			21	–	9		.700
Davidson	10	–	8		.556			16	–	14		.533
Massachusetts	8	–	10		.444			14	–	17		.452
VCU	8	–	10		.444			18	–	13		.581
La Salle	6	–	12		.333			15	–	15		.500
George Washington	6	–	12		.333			12	–	20		.375
George Mason	5	–	13		.278			17	–	15		.531
Saint Joseph's	2	–	16		.111			6	–	26		.188
Fordham	2	–	16		.111			9	–	22		.290
Note: The 2020 A-10 tournament was canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings from AP poll

George Washington finished the season with a 12–20 record and a 6–12 record in Atlantic 10 play. They were eliminated by Fordham in the opening round of the 2020 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament.

Previous season

The Colonials finished the 2018–19 season 9–24, 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.

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]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Terry Nolan Jr.	1	G	6'2"	180	Sophomore	Essex, MD	Transferred to Bradley
Shandon Brown	12	G	5'10"	175	Freshman	Boston, MA	Transferred to Niagara
D. J. Williams	13	G	6'7"	215	RS Junior	Chicago, IL	Graduate transferred
Chris Sodom	33	C	7'3"	220	Sophomore	Kaduna, Nigeria	Left the team[3]
Marcus Littles	35	F	6'9"	260	Freshman	Philadelphia, PA	Transferred to West Chester

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Ace Stallings	20	F	6'10"	230	Junior	Miami, FL	Transferred from Mount St. Mary's. Will be eligible to play immediately. Will join team as a walk-on.
Amir Harris	22	G	6'4"	205	Sophomore	Frederick, MD	Transferred from Nebraska. Under NCAA transfer rules, Harris will sit out the 2019–20 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Sloan Seymour	23	F	6'9"	205	Sophomore	Albany, NY	Transferred from Siena. Under NCAA transfer rules, Seymour will sit out the 2019–20 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Chase Paar PF	Glenelg, MD	Glenelg Country School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Sep 5, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Jamison Battle SF	Minneapolis, MN	De La Salle High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	N/A	Sep 10, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Shawn Walker Jr. PG	Elizabeth City, NC	Bishop Sullivan Catholic High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Apr 3, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Jameer Nelson Jr. PG	Philadelphia, PA	The Haverford School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Apr 6, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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 2019 Player Commits". ESPN.com. "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2020 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2020 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Noel Brown C	Herndon, VA	Flint Hill School	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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 2020 Player Commits". ESPN.com. "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2019–20 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Shawn Walker Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Bishop Sullivan Catholic (VA) Elizabeth City, NC G 2 Armel Potter 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 182 lb (83 kg) RS Sr Sprayberry High School Charleston Southern Marietta, GA F 3 Chase Paar 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Glenelg Country School Mount Airy, MD G 4 Justin Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Sr Annapolis Area Christian School Severn, MD G 5 Adam Mitola (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Sr Gill St. Bernard's School Florham Park, NJ F 10 Jamison Battle 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr DeLaSalle High School Robbinsdale, MN F 11 Arnaldo Toro 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 248 lb (112 kg) Sr St. Benedict's Prep Hormigueros, Puerto Rico G 12 Jameer Nelson Jr. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Haverford School Haverford, PA G 14 Maceo Jack 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr St. Thomas More School Buffalo, NY F 15 Mezie Offurum 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Georgetown Prep Germantown, MD F 20 Ace Stallings (W) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Sidwell Friends School Mount St. Mary's Miami, FL F 21 Luke Sasser (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Carlisle School Charlotte Raleigh, NC G 22 Amir Harris  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So St. Maria Goretti High School Nebraska Frederick, MD F 23 Sloan Seymour  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Shaker High School Siena Albany, NY F 32 Javier Langarica 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Jr Bilbao National High School Bilbao, Spain F 33 Miles Gally (W) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Richard Montgomery High School Rockville, MD	Head coach Jamion Christian (Mount St. Mary's) Assistant coach(es) Graham Bousley (Wisconsin) Ryan Devlin (Pittsburgh) Nima Omidvar (Maryland) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: August 16, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2019* 7:00 p.m.		Hood College	W 83–55		Charles E. Smith Center (879) Washington, D.C.
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019* 7:00 p.m., FloSports		at Towson A10–CAA Challenge	L 58–72	0–1	SECU Arena (2,005) Towson, MD
November 9, 2019* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Howard	W 76–62	1–1	Charles E. Smith Center (3,677) Washington, D.C.
November 12, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		American	L 65–67	1–2	Charles E. Smith Center (2,353) Washington, D.C.
November 16, 2019* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Morgan State	L 64–68	1–3	Charles E. Smith Center (2,725) Washington, D.C.
November 22, 2019* 5:00 p.m.		vs. Kansas City The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase quarterfinals	L 68–74	1–4	Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium (300) Nassau, Bahamas
November 23, 2019* 2:00 p.m.		vs. Evansville The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase consolation 2nd round	W 78–70	2–4	Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium (300) Nassau, Bahamas
November 24, 2019* 1:00 p.m.		vs. Milwaukee The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase fifth-place game	W 66–63	3–4	Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium (300) Nassau, Bahamas
December 1, 2019* 2:00 p.m.		at South Carolina	L 65–74	3–5	Colonial Life Arena (9,843) Columbia, SC
December 4, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Boston University	W 64–63	4–5	Charles E. Smith Center (1,731) Washington, D.C.
December 7, 2019* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Delaware	W 66–56	5–5	Charles E. Smith Center (2,201) Washington, D.C.
December 21, 2019* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		Harvard	L 75–88	5–6	Charles E. Smith Center (2,209) Washington, D.C.
December 28, 2019* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Longwood	W 78–65	6–6	Charles E. Smith Center (1,996) Washington, D.C.
December 31, 2019* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Vermont	L 51–76	6–7	Patrick Gym (3,228) Burlington, VT
Atlantic 10 regular season
January 5, 2020 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		St. Bonaventure	L 66–71	6–8 (0–1)	Charles E. Smith Center (2,259) Washington, D.C.
January 8, 2020 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Saint Louis	L 58–63	6–9 (0–2)	Chaifetz Arena (6,084) St. Louis, MO
January 11, 2020 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Duquesne	L 61–66	6–10 (0–3)	Charles E. Smith Center (2,302) Washington, D.C.
January 15, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		George Mason Revolutionary Rivalry	W 73–69	7–10 (1–3)	Charles E. Smith Center (3,089) Washington, D.C.
January 18, 2020 4:30 p.m., NBCSN		at Massachusetts	W 75–51	8–10 (2–3)	Mullins Center (3,323) Amherst, MA
January 22, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Fordham	L 54–59	8–11 (2–4)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,700) The Bronx, NY
January 25, 2020 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Saint Joseph's	W 85–69	9–11 (3–4)	Charles E. Smith Center (2,667) Washington, D.C.
January 29, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Davidson	W 107–104 4OT	10–11 (4–4)	Charles E. Smith Center (2,406) Washington, D.C.
February 1, 2020 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Richmond	L 54–76	10–12 (4–5)	Robins Center (7,201) Richmond, VA
February 5, 2020 4:00 p.m., Stadium		at St. Bonaventure	L 47–72	10–13 (4–6)	Reilly Center (4,354) St. Bonaventure, NY
February 8, 2020 12:00 p.m., CBSSN		Rhode Island	L 51–82	10–14 (4–7)	Charles E. Smith Center (3,018) Washington, D.C.
February 15, 2020 4:30 p.m., NBCSN		at George Mason Revolutionary Rivalry	W 73–67	11–14 (5–7)	EagleBank Arena (6,015) Fairfax, VA
February 19, 2020 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Duquesne	W 70–67	12–14 (6–7)	PPG Paints Arena (1,934) Pittsburgh, PA
February 22, 2020 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		La Salle	L 62–72	12–15 (6–8)	Charles E. Smith Center (4,019) Washington, D.C.
February 26, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Richmond	L 70–73	12–16 (6–9)	Charles E. Smith Center (2,735) Washington, D.C.
February 29, 2020 4:00 p.m., CBSSN		at VCU	L 51–75	12–17 (6–10)	Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA
March 4, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Fordham	L 52–63	12–18 (6–11)	Charles E. Smith Center (2,554) Washington, D.C.
March 7, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at No. 3 Dayton ESPN College GameDay	L 51–76	12–19 (6–12)	UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH
Atlantic 10 tournament
March 11, 2020 3:30 p.m., ESPN+	(11)	vs. (14) Fordham First round	L 52–72	12–20	Barclays Center (2,461) Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source:^[4]

References

1. Bonesteel, Matt (March 15, 2019). "George Washington fires basketball coach Maurice Joseph after three seasons". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
2. Borzello, Jeff (March 21, 2019). "George Washington hires Siena coach Christian". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
3. Corcoran, Kerri (August 24, 2018). "Sodom leaves men's basketball program after three months". The GW Hatchet. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
4. "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". George Washington Athletics. Retrieved August 16, 2024.