1993–94 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team

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1993–94 George Washington Colonials men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record18–12 (8–8 A-10)
Head coach
Home arenaCharles E. Smith Athletic Center
Seasons
1993–94 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
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

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).

Roster[edit]

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
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results[edit]

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[edit]

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References[edit]

  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.