2014–15 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team

American college basketball season

2014–15 George Washington Colonials men's basketball
Diamond Head Classic champions
NIT, Second round
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record22–13 (10–8 A-10)
Head coach
  • Mike Lonergan (4th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Hajj Turner
  • Maurice Joseph
  • Carmen Maciariello
Home arenaCharles E. Smith Center
Seasons
2014–15 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Davidson 14 – 4   .778 24 – 8   .750
Dayton 13 – 5   .722 27 – 9   .750
Rhode Island 13 – 5   .722 23 – 10   .697
VCU † 12 – 6   .667 26 – 10   .722
Richmond 12 – 6   .667 21 – 14   .600
George Washington 10 – 8   .556 22 – 13   .629
St. Bonaventure 10 – 8   .556 18 – 13   .581
UMass 10 – 8   .556 17 – 15   .531
La Salle 8 – 10   .444 17 – 16   .515
Saint Joseph's 7 – 11   .389 13 – 18   .419
Duquesne 6 – 12   .333 12 – 19   .387
Fordham 4 – 14   .222 10 – 21   .323
George Mason 4 – 14   .222 9 – 22   .290
Saint Louis 3 – 15   .167 11 – 21   .344
† 2015 A10 tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2014–15 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team represented George Washington University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonials, led by fourth year head coach Mike Lonergan, played their home games at the Charles E. Smith Center and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 22–13, 10–8 in A-10 play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the A-10 tournament where they lost to Rhode Island. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Pittsburgh in the first round before losing in the second round to Temple.

Previous season

The 2013–14 George Washington Colonials finished the season with an overall record of 24–9, with a record of 11–5 in the Atlantic 10 regular season in a tie for third place. In the 2014 Atlantic 10 tournament, the Colonials lost to VCU in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to Memphis.

Off season

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Maurice Creek 1 G 6'5" 195 GS Senior Oxon Hill, MD Graduated
Miguel Cartagena 3 G 6'2" 170 Freshman Aibonito, PR Transferred to College of Central Florida
Nemanja Mikic 30 F 6'8" 213 Senior Novi Sad, Serbia Graduated
Isaiah Armwood 32 F 6'9" 208 Senior Baltimore, MD Graduated
Paris Maragkos 33 F 6'9" 243 Sophomore Marousi, GRE Transferred to American
Skyler White 43 F 6'8" 238 Freshman Clyde Hill, WA Transferred to Idaho

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Matt Hart G 6'2" 180 Junior Orchard Park, NY Transferred from Hamilton College. Under NCAA transfer rules, Hart will have to redshirt from the 2014–15 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Tyler Cavanaugh F 6'9" 230 Junior Dewitt, NY Transferred from Wake Forest. Under NCAA transfer rules, Cavanaugh will have to redshirt from the 2014–15 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Matt Cimino
C 		Falmouth, ME Worcester Academy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Mar 16, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 78
Yuta Watanabe
SF 		Kita, JAP St. Thomas More School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Feb 4, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 77
Anthony Swan
SF 		Bowie, MD Princeton Day Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) May 13, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 71
Paul Jorgensen
PG 		Ramsey, NJ Don Bosco High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sep 5, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 70
Darian Bryant
SF 		Washington, D.C. Saint John's College High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Aug 22, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 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:

  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 5, 2014.

Roster

2014–15 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 3 Paul Jorgensen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Ramsey, NJ
G/F 4 Anthony Swan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Los Angeles, CA
G 5 Nick Griffin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 173 lb (78 kg) So Rockville, MD
G 11 Kethan Savage 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Fairfax, VA
F 12 Yuta Watanabe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Kita, JAP
G/F 13 Patricio Garino 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 211 lb (96 kg) Jr Mar del Plata, ARG
G 15 Darian Bryant 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Washington, DC
F 20 Ryan McCoy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 207 lb (94 kg) RS Jr Skillman, NJ
F 21 Kevin Larsen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 247 lb (112 kg) Jr Copenhagen, DEN
G 22 Joe McDonald 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Jr Lorton, VA
F 34 John Kopriva 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Sr Milwaukee, WI
F 45 Matt Cimino 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Falmouth, ME
G Matt Hart Current redshirt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Orchard Park, NY
F Tyler Cavanaugh Current redshirt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Syracuse, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/08/2014*
7:00 pm 		Bloomsburg W 89–47 
Charles E. Smith Center (1,744)
Washington, D.C.
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2014*
7:00 pm 		Grambling State W 92–40  1–0
 Charles E. Smith Center (3,446)
Washington, D.C.
11/16/2014*
7:00 pm, BTN 		at Rutgers W 70–53  2–0
 The RAC (5,824)
Piscataway, NJ
11/21/2014*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at No. 9 Virginia L 42–59  2–1
 John Paul Jones Arena (13,706)
Charlottesville, VA
11/26/2014*
7:00 pm 		Longwood W 91–66  3–1
 Charles E. Smith Center (1,897)
Washington, D.C.
11/29/2014*
4:00 pm, FSN 		at Seton Hall L 54–58  3–2
 Prudential Center (7,774)
Newark, NJ
12/04/2014*
7:00 pm 		UMBC W 83–60  4–2
 Charles E. Smith Center (2,481)
Washington, D.C.
12/07/2014*
2:30 pm, FSN 		vs. Charlotte
BB&T Classic Basketball Tournament 		W 78–70  5–2
 Verizon Center (8,756)
Washington, D.C.
12/11/2014*
7:00 pm, CSN 		DePaul W 81–68  6–2
 Charles E. Smith Center (2,712)
Washington, D.C.
12/14/2014*
12:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Penn State L 51–64  6–3
 Bryce Jordan Center (9,991)
University Park, PA
12/22/2014*
2:30 pm, ESPNU 		vs. Ohio
Diamond Head Classic quarterfinals 		W 77–49  7–3
 Stan Sheriff Center (8,297)
Honolulu, HI
12/23/2014*
4:30 pm, ESPNU 		vs. Colorado
Diamond Head Classic semifinals 		W 53–50  8–3
 Stan Sheriff Center (7,875)
Honolulu, HI
12/25/2014*
8:30 pm, ESPN2 		vs. No. 11 Wichita State
Diamond Head Classic championship 		W 60–54  9–3
 Stan Sheriff Center (5,125)
Honolulu, HI
12/30/2014*
7:00 pm 		VMI W 80–60  10–3
 Charles E. Smith Center (2,828)
Washington, D.C.
Atlantic 10 regular season
01/03/2015
2:00 pm, CBSSN 		at Saint Joseph's W 64–60  11–3 (1–0)
 Hagan Arena (4,200)
Philadelphia, PA
01/06/2015
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		Saint Louis W 75–72  12–3 (2–0)
 Charles E. Smith Center (2,734)
Washington, D.C.
01/10/2015
12:30 pm, NBCSN 		at La Salle L 50–63  12–4 (2–1)
 Tom Gola Arena (2,041)
Philadelphia, PA
01/15/2015
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		Richmond W 73–70 2OT 13–4 (3–1)
 Charles E. Smith Center (3,621)
Washington, D.C.
01/17/2015
4:30 pm, NBCSN 		George Mason W 63–53  14–4 (4–1)
 Charles E. Smith Center (4,313)
Washington, D.C.
01/22/2015
7:00 pm, NBCSN 		at Fordham W 79–59  15–4 (5–1)
 Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,316)
Bronx, NY
01/24/2015
2:00 pm 		Duquesne
Homecoming 		W 74–59  16–4 (6–1)
 Charles E. Smith Center (4,697)
Washington, D.C.
01/27/2015
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		at No. 14 VCU L 48–72  16–5 (6–2)
 Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA
01/31/2015
2:00 pm, CSN 		at Rhode Island L 55–59  16–6 (6–3)
 Ryan Center (7,097)
Kingston, RI
02/06/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		Dayton W 65–64  17–6 (7–3)
 Charles E. Smith Center (4,579)
Washington, D.C.
02/11/2015
7:00 pm, SNY 		at Duquesne L 62–78  17–7 (7–4)
 Palumbo Center (1,883)
Pittsburgh, PA
02/14/2015
2:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 20 VCU L 66–79  17–8 (7–5)
 Charles E. Smith Center (4,816)
Washington, D.C.
02/18/2015
7:00 pm, CSN 		Davidson L 63–65  17–9 (7–6)
 Charles E. Smith Center (3,012)
Washington, D.C.
02/21/2015
4:00 pm, CBSSN 		at Richmond L 48–56  17–10 (7–7)
 Robins Center (7,201)
Richmond, VA
02/25/2015
7:00 pm, ASN 		St. Bonaventure W 69–46  18–10 (8–7)
 Charles E. Smith Center (2,560)
Washington, D.C.
02/28/2015
7:00 pm, MASN2 		at Davidson L 66–77  18–11 (8–8)
 John M. Belk Arena (5,223)
Davidson, NC
03/04/2015
7:00 pm, SNY 		at George Mason W 67–51  19–11 (9–8)
 Patriot Center (3,888)
Fairfax, VA
03/07/2015
3:30 pm, NBCSN 		Massachusetts W 87–65  20–11 (10–8)
 Charles E. Smith Center (3,867)
Washington, D.C.
Atlantic 10 tournament
03/12/2015
9:00 pm, NBCSN 		vs. Duquesne
Second round 		W 73–55  21–11
 Barclays Center (6,223)
Brooklyn, NY
03/13/2015
9:00 pm, NBCSN 		vs. Rhode Island
Quarterfinals 		L 58–71  21–12
 Barclays Center (7,423)
Brooklyn, NY
NIT
03/17/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN 		(5) at (4) Pittsburgh
First round 		W 60–54  22–12
 Petersen Events Center (3,049)
Pittsburgh, PA
3/22/2015*
11:00 am, ESPN 		(5) at (1) Temple
Second round 		L 77–90  22–13
 Liacouras Center (3,404)
Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NIT is seed within region.

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