George Washington Revolutionaries women's basketball

The George Washington Revolutionaries women's basketball team represents George Washington University, located in Washington, D.C. It plays its home games in the Charles E. Smith Center, which is also the venue for other George Washington Revolutionaries athletic programs. The team competes in the Atlantic 10 Conference.^[2][3]

George Washington Revolutionaries
2024–25 George Washington Revolutionaries women's basketball team
University	George Washington University
Head coach	Ganiyat Adeduntan (1st season)
Conference	Atlantic 10
Location	Washington, D.C., U.S.
Arena	Charles E. Smith Center (capacity: 5,000)
Nickname	Revolutionaries
Student section	George's Army
Colors	Buff and blue[1]
Uniforms
Home Away Alternate
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
1997
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1995, 1997, 2007, 2008
NCAA tournament appearances
1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2015, 2016, 2018
Conference tournament champions
1992, 1995, 1996, 2003, 2015, 2016, 2018
Conference regular season champions
1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000 (West), 2002, 2003, 2004 (West), 2005 (West), 2006, 2007, 2008, 2015, 2016

History

George Washington began play in 1975. They joined the Atlantic 10 Conference in 1983. Since joining the conference, they have won the regular season title 16 times, winning it in 1994 (shared), 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000 (West), 2002, 2003, 2004 (West), 2005 (West), 2006 (shared), 2007, 2008 (shared), 2015, 2016, and 2017 (shared). They have also won the A-10 Tournament in 1992, 1995, 1996, 2003, 2015, 2016, and 2018. In 1997, the Colonials made their four straight NCAA Tournament appearance and sixth in seven years. In the ensuing tournament, the Colonials (ranked as a 5 seed) went all the way to the Elite Eight. They beat Northwestern 61–46, Tulane 81–67, and North Carolina 55–46 before losing to Notre Dame 62–52 in the regional final. As of the end of the 2015–16 season, the Colonials have an all-time record of 748–448.

NCAA tournament results

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1991	#10	First Round Second Round	#7 Richmond #2 NC State	W 73–62 L 83–94
1992	#8	First Round Second Round	#9 Vermont #1 Virginia	W 70–69 L 58–97
1994	#7	First Round Second Round	#10 UAB #2 Southern Cal	W 74–66 L 72–76
1995	#4	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#13 DePaul #5 Drake #1 Colorado	W 87–79 W 96–93 (OT) L 61–77
1996	#6	First Round Second Round	#11 Maine #3 Virginia	W 83–67 L 43–62
1997	#5	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	#12 Northwestern #4 Tulane #1 North Carolina #6 Notre Dame	W 61–46 W 81–67 W 55–46 L 52–62
1998	#10	First Round Second Round	#7 Georgia #2 Connecticut	W 74–72 L 67–75
2000	#7	First Round Second Round	#10 UCLA #2 Notre Dame	W 79–72 L 60–95
2001	#7	First Round	#10 Stanford	L 51–76
2003	#7	First Round Second Round	#10 Oklahoma #2 Villanova	W 71–61 L 57–70
2004	#8	First Round	#9 DePaul	L 46–83
2005	#9	First Round Second Round	#8 Ole Miss #1 North Carolina	W 60–57 L 47–71
2006	#7	First Round Second Round	#10 Old Dominion #2 Tennessee	W 87–72 L 53–66
2007	#4	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#12 Boise State #4 Texas A&M #1 North Carolina	W 76–67 W 59–47 L 56–70
2008	#6	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#11 Auburn #3 California #2 Rutgers	W 66–56 W 55–53 L 42–53
2015	#6	First Round	#11 Gonzaga	L 69–82
2016	#8	First Round	#9 Kansas State	L 51–56
2018	#14	First Round	#3 Ohio State	L 45–87