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1998–99 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team

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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
Seasons
1998–99 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Temple 13 3   .813 24 11   .686
Rhode Island 10 6   .625 20 13   .606
UMass 9 7   .563 14 16   .467
St. Bonaventure 8 8   .500 14 15   .483
Fordham 5 11   .313 12 15   .444
Saint Joseph's 5 11   .313 12 18   .400
West
George Washington 13 3   .813 20 9   .690
Xavier 12 4   .750 25 11   .694
La Salle 8 8   .500 13 15   .464
Virginia Tech 7 9   .438 13 15   .464
Dayton 5 11   .313 11 17   .393
Duquesne 1 15   .063 5 23   .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

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1998–99 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
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

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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.

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Rankings

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References

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  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.
  4. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1073–1074. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.