1997–98 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team

1997–98 George Washington Colonials men's basketball

Atlantic 10 West co-champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	24–9 (11–5 A-10)
Head coach	Mike Jarvis (8th season)
Home arena	Charles E. Smith Athletic Center
Seasons ← 1996–97 1998–99 →

1997–98 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
No. 24 Temple	13	–	3	.813	21	–	9	.700
Rhode Island	12	–	4	.750	25	–	9	.735
UMass	12	–	4	.750	21	–	11	.656
St. Bonaventure	6	–	10	.375	17	–	15	.531
Saint Joseph's	3	–	13	.188	11	–	17	.393
Fordham	2	–	14	.125	6	–	21	.222
West
No. 23 Xavier †	11	–	5	.688	22	–	8	.733
George Washington	11	–	5	.688	24	–	9	.727
Dayton	11	–	5	.688	21	–	12	.636
Virginia Tech	5	–	11	.313	10	–	17	.370
Duquesne	5	–	11	.313	11	–	19	.367
La Salle	5	–	11	.313	9	–	18	.333

† 1998 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997–98 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team represent George Washington University as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1997–98 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 1998 NCAA tournament as No. 9 seed in the Southeast region. The Colonials were defeated by No. 8 seed Oklahoma, 75–63, to finish with a record of 24–9 (11–5 A-10).

Roster

1997–98 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)	Jr	Baltimore, Maryland

Head coach

Mike Jarvis (Northeastern)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 14, 1997*		Howard	W 101–64	1–0	Charles E. Smith Athletic Center Washington, D.C.
Nov 15, 1997*		Delaware	W 84–79	2–0	Charles E. Smith Athletic Center Washington, D.C.
Nov 19, 1997*		American	W 74–47	3–0	Charles E. Smith Athletic Center Washington, D.C.
Nov 24, 1997* 9:30 pm, ESPN		vs. No. 9 Kentucky Maui Invitational Tournament	W 70–55	3–1	Lahaina Civic Center (2,500) Lahaina, Hawaii
Nov 25, 1997* ESPN		vs. Boston College Maui Invitational Tournament	W 76–64	4–1	Lahaina Civic Center (2,500) Lahaina, Hawaii
Nov 26, 1997* ESPN		vs. DePaul Maui Invitational Tournament	W 60–46	5–1	Lahaina Civic Center (2,500) Lahaina, Hawaii
Dec 3, 1997*		at Texas Tech	L 57–80	5–2	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas
Dec 7, 1997*		vs. Penn Franklin National Bank Classic	W 66–62	6–2	MCI Center Washington, D.C.
Dec 8, 1997*		vs. No. 23 Maryland Franklin National Bank Classic	W 70–66	7–2	MCI Center Washington, D.C.
Dec 13, 1997*		at Old Dominion	W 58–56	8–2	ODU Fieldhouse Norfolk, Virginia
Dec 20, 1997*		Charlotte	W 93–83	9–2	Charles E. Smith Athletic Center Washington, D.C.
Dec 27, 1997*		vs. Army	W 91–59	10–2
Dec 28, 1997*		at George Mason US Airways Holiday Classic Revolutionary Rivalry	W 82–69	11–2	Patriot Center Fairfax, Virginia
Atlantic 10 regular season
Jan 3, 1998		La Salle	W 78–68	12–2 (1–0)	Charles E. Smith Athletic Center Washington, D.C.
Jan 7, 1998		Duquesne	W 90–68	13–2 (2–0)	Charles E. Smith Athletic Center Washington, D.C.
Jan 10, 1998		at UMass	L 48–79	13–3 (2–1)	Mullins Center (9,493) Amherst, Massachusetts
Jan 14, 1998		No. 18 Xavier	W 78–73 ^OT	14–3 (3–1)	Charles E. Smith Athletic Center Washington, D.C.
Jan 18, 1998		Dayton	W 78–73 ^OT	15–3 (4–1)	Charles E. Smith Athletic Center Washington, D.C.
Jan 22, 1998		at Fordham	W 71–65	16–3 (5–1)	Rose Hill Gymnasium The Bronx, New York
Jan 24, 1998		at Duquesne	W 94–83	17–3 (6–1)	Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jan 31, 1998		Virginia Tech	W 75–61	18–3 (7–1)	Charles E. Smith Athletic Center Washington, D.C.
Feb 5, 1998	No. 22	at La Salle	W 82–65	19–3 (8–1)	The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 7, 1998	No. 22	at Saint Joseph's	W 67–62	20–3 (9–1)	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 10, 1998	No. 17	No. 25 Rhode Island	L 61–69	20–4 (9–2)	Charles E. Smith Athletic Center Washington, D.C.
Feb 14, 1998	No. 17	at Dayton	L 64–78	20–5 (9–3)	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Feb 16, 1998	No. 17	at Xavier	L 86–96	20–6 (9–4)	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 22, 1998	No. 24	Temple	L 49–56	20–7 (9–5)	Charles E. Smith Athletic Center Washington, D.C.
Feb 25, 1998		at Virginia Tech	W 64–50	21–7 (10–5)	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia
Feb 28, 1998		St. Bonaventure	W 71–67	22–7 (11–5)	Charles E. Smith Athletic Center Washington, D.C.
Atlantic 10 Tournament
Mar 5, 1998*	(W2)	vs. (E3) UMass Quarterfinals	W 88–83	23–7	The Spectrum (7,545) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 6, 1998*	(W2)	vs. (E1) No. 24 Temple Semifinals	L 64–78	24–7	The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 7, 1998*	(W2)	vs. (W1) Xavier Championship game	L 63–77	24–8	The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NCAA Tournament
Mar 13, 1998*	(9 SE)	vs. (8 SE) Oklahoma State First Round	L 59–74	24–9	Rupp Arena (16,824) Lexington, Kentucky
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

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References

^ "GW MEN'S BASKETBALL YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS". George Washington University Athletics. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
^ "1997-98 Men's Basketball Schedule". George Washington University Athletics. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1062–1063. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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