2015–16 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team

2015–16George Washington Colonials men's basketball
2015–16George Washington Colonials men's basketball
NITChampions
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	28–10 (11–7 A-10)
Head coach	Mike Lonergan(5th season);
Assistant coaches	Hajj Turner; Maurice Joseph; Carmen Maciariello;
Home arena	Charles E. Smith Center
	Seasons ←2014–15 2016–17→

2015–16 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Dayton	14	–	4	.778	25	–	8	.758
VCU	14	–	4	.778	25	–	11	.694
St. Bonaventure	14	–	4	.778	22	–	9	.710
Saint Joseph's†	13	–	5	.722	28	–	8	.778
George Washington	11	–	7	.611	28	–	10	.737
Davidson	10	–	8	.556	20	–	13	.606
Rhode Island	9	–	9	.500	17	–	15	.531
Fordham	8	–	10	.444	17	–	14	.548
Richmond	7	–	11	.389	16	–	16	.500
UMass	6	–	12	.333	14	–	18	.438
Duquesne	6	–	12	.333	17	–	17	.500
George Mason	5	–	13	.278	11	–	21	.344
Saint Louis	5	–	13	.278	11	–	21	.344
La Salle	4	–	14	.222	9	–	22	.290


†2016 A10 Tournamentwinner

The2015–16 George Washington Colonials men's basketball teamrepresentedGeorge Washington Universityduring the2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.TheColonials,led by fifth year head coachMike Lonergan,played their home games at theCharles E. Smith Centerand were members of theAtlantic 10 Conference.They finished the season 28–10, 11–7 inA-10 playto finish in fifth place. They defeatedSaint Louisin the second round of theA-10 tournamentto advance to the quarterfinals where they lost toSaint Joseph's.They received an invitation to theNational Invitation Tournament.As a #4 seed, they defeatedHofstra,Monmouth,andFloridato advance to the semifinals atMadison Square Garden.At MSG, they defeatedSan Diego StateandValparaisoto become the 2016 NIT champions.

On September 17, 2016, following an investigation into allegations of verbal abuse of his players, head coach Mike Lonergan was fired.^[1]He finished at George Washington with a five-year record of 97–70.

Previous season[edit]

TheColonialsfinished the2014–15 season22–13, 10–8 inA-10 playto finish in a three way tie for sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of theA-10 tournamentwhere they lost toRhode Island.They were invited to theNational Invitation Tournamentwhere they defeatedPittsburghin the first round before losing in the second round toTemple.

Departures[edit]

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Nick Griffin	5	G	6'3 "	173	Sophomore	Rockville, MD	Transferred toSaint Peter's
Kethan Savage	11	G	6'3 "	200	Junior	Fairfax, VA	Transferred toButler
Darian Bryant	15	G	6'4 "	200	Freshman	Washington, D.C.	Transferred toDelaware State
Ryan McCoy	20	F	6'9 "	207	RS Junior	Skillman, NJ	Walk-on; graduated
John Kopriva	34	F	6'8 "	214	Senior	Milwaukee, WI	Graduated

Incoming transfers[edit]

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Alex Mitola	1	G	5'11 "	170	Senior	Florham Park, NJ	Transferred fromDartmouth.Will be eligible to play immediately since Mitola graduated fromDartmouth.
Jaren Sina	23	G	6'2 "	185	Junior	Lake Hopatcong, NJ	Transferred fromSeton Hall.Under NCAA transfer rules, Sina will have to sit out from the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

Incoming recruits[edit]

UScollege sports recruitinginformation for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jordan Roland SG	Syracuse, NY	Westhill High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jul 14, 2014
Jordan Roland SG	Recruiting star ratings:Scout:N/ARivals:N/A247Sports:N/AESPN grade: 68
Collin Goss PF	Manassas, VA	St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	May 3, 2014
Collin Goss PF	Recruiting star ratings:Scout:Rivals:N/A247Sports:N/AESPN grade: 65
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: "2015 Team Ranking".Rivals.com.RetrievedJuly 12,2015.

Roster[edit]

2015–16 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	1	Alex Mitola	5ft11in(1.8 m)	170lb(77 kg)	Sr	Florham Park, NJ
G	3	Paul Jorgensen	6ft2in(1.88 m)	185lb(84 kg)	So	Ramsey, NJ
G/F	4	Anthony Swan	6ft7in(2.01 m)	196lb(89 kg)	So	Los Angeles, CA
F	12	Yuta Watanabe	6ft8in(2.03 m)	197lb(89 kg)	So	Kagawa, Japan
G/F	13	Patricio Garino	6ft6in(1.98 m)	210lb(95 kg)	Sr	Mar del Plata, Argentina
G	14	Jordan Roland	6ft1in(1.85 m)	172lb(78 kg)	Fr	Syracuse, NY
F	21	Kevin Larsen	6ft10in(2.08 m)	265lb(120 kg)	Sr	Copenhagen, Denmark
G	22	Joe McDonald	6ft1in(1.85 m)	190lb(86 kg)	Sr	Lorton, VA
G	23	Jaren Sina(I)	6ft2in(1.88 m)	193lb(88 kg)	Jr	Lake Hopatcong, NJ
G	30	Matt Hart(W)	6ft1in(1.85 m)	182lb(83 kg)	RS Jr	Orchard Park, NY
F	33	Collin Goss	6ft10in(2.08 m)	215lb(98 kg)	Fr	Manassas, VA
F	34	Tyler Cavanaugh	6ft9in(2.06 m)	238lb(108 kg)	RS Jr	Syracuse, NY
F	45	Matt Cimino	6ft10in(2.08 m)	212lb(96 kg)	So	Falmouth, ME

Head coach

Mike Lonergan(Catholic)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Currentredshirt

Roster

Rankings[edit]

Ranking movements
**Legend:**██Increase in ranking██Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
AP^[2]	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	21	20	RV	RV	—	—	—	RV	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches'^[2]	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	22	20	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Accolades[edit]

Honors and awards[edit]

Tyler Cavanaugh

All-Atlantic 10 (2nd team)^[3]

Academic Academic All-Conference^[3]

Patricio Garino

All-Atlantic 10 (2nd team)^[3]

All-Atlantic 10 Defensive team^[3]

Academic Academic All-Conference^[3]

Team Argentina 2016 Summer Olympics^[4]

Alex Mitola

Academic Academic All-Conference^[3]

Records[edit]

Team

Winningest team in program history (28-10)^[5]

First postseason championship in program history (2016 NIT Champions)^[5]

Schedule[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2015* 7:00 pm		Gannon	W92–47		15–Watanabe	6–Tied	4–Larsen	Charles E. Smith Center(2,108) Washington, D.C.
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 7:00 pm,CSN		Lafayette	W85–76	1–0	24–Larsen	17–Cavanaugh	4–Jorgensen	Charles E. Smith Center(3,118) Washington, D.C.
11/16/2015* 7:30 pm,ESPN2		No. 6Virginia College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon	W73–68	2–0	18–Tied	7–3 tied	5–Larsen	Charles E. Smith Center(5,025) Washington, D.C.
11/19/2015* 7:00 pm,ESPN3		atSouth Florida	W73–67	3–0	18–Garino	13–McDonald	4–Watanabe	USF Sun Dome(2,790) Tampa, FL
11/22/2015* 7:30 pm		Army Barclays Center Classic	W92–81	4–0	21–Larsen	9–Cavanaugh	4–McDonald	Charles E. Smith Center(2,775) Washington, D.C.
11/24/2015* 11:00 am		Gardner–Webb Barclays Center Classic	W94–65	5–0	20–Cavanaugh	10–McDonald	3–4 tied	Charles E. Smith Center(3,796) Washington, D.C.
11/27/2015* 9:00 pm,ASN		vs.Tennessee Barclays Center Classic semifinals	W73–70	6–0	18–Cavanaugh	10–Larsen	5–Garino	Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
11/28/2015* 2:30 pm,ASN		vs. No. 24Cincinnati Barclays Center Classic Final	L56–61	6–1	15–Garino	7–Larsen	4–Larsen	Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
12/02/2015* 7:00 pm,ASN		Seton Hall	W72–64	7–1	16–Tied	7–Cavanaugh	4–Larsen	Charles E. Smith Center(2,280) Washington, D.C.
12/08/2015* 7:00 pm,CSN		Penn State	W76–66	8–1	18–Cavanaugh	10–Cavanaugh	5–Larsen	Charles E. Smith Center(3,262) Washington, D.C.
12/12/2015* 4:30 pm,CBSSN		Rutgers	W83–49	9–1	22–Cavanaugh	7–Larsen	5–Jorgensen	Charles E. Smith Center(3,172) Washington, D.C.
12/19/2015* 1:00 pm	No. 21	Saint Peter's	W87–74	10–1	18–Cavanaugh	11–Larsen	5–5 tied	Charles E. Smith Center(2,880) Washington, D.C.
12/22/2015* 9:00 pm,FS1	No. 20	atDePaul	L61–82	10–2	17–Larsen	11–Larsen	4–Jorgensen	Allstate Arena(5,289) Rosemont, IL
12/29/2015* 7:00 pm,ASN		atUCF	W67–50	11–2	17–Garino	8–Tied	5–McDonald	CFE Arena(3,889) Orlando, FL
Atlantic 10 regular season
01/03/2016 7:00 pm,NBCSN		Fordham	W69–63	12–2 (1–0)	21–Cavanaugh	11–Larsen	4–McDonald	Charles E. Smith Center(2,813) Washington, D.C.
01/06/2016 7:00 pm,FSMW		atSaint Louis	L62–65	12–3 (1–1)	14–Larsen	7–Tied	4–McDonald	Chaifetz Arena(5,104) St. Louis, MO
01/09/2016 8:00 pm,ASN		Duquesne	W91–64	13–3 (2–1)	30–Cavanaugh	11–Larsen	5–Jorgensen	Charles E. Smith Center(3,103) Washington, D.C.
01/12/2016 7:00 pm,ASN/CSN		atMassachusetts	W81–70	14–3 (3–1)	26–Cavanaugh	8–Larsen	7–Mitola	Mullins Center(2,571) Amherst, MA
01/15/2016 7:00 pm,ESPN2		atDayton	L70–77	14–4 (3–2)	18–Cavanaugh	10–Larsen	7–Mitola	UD Arena(12,831) Dayton, OH
01/22/2016 7:00 pm,ESPN2		Rhode Island	W62–58	15–4 (4–2)	13–Cavanaugh	10–Cavanaugh	3–McDonald	Charles E. Smith Center(2,913) Washington, D.C.
01/28/2016 9:00 pm,ESPNU		Richmond	L90–98^2OT	15–5 (4–3)	17–Garino; Larsen	14–Cavanaugh	5–Larsen	Charles E. Smith Center(3,367) Washington, D.C.
01/31/2016 12:00 pm,NBCSN		atGeorge Mason	W76–70	16–5 (5–3)	19–Garino	11–Larsen	3–Jorgensen	EagleBank Arena(5,168) Fairfax, VA
02/03/2016 7:00 pm,ASN/MASN		Davidson	W79–69	17–5 (6–3)	17–Garino	10–McDonald	3–Larsen	Charles E. Smith Center(2,918) Washington, D.C.
02/06/2016 12:00 pm,CBSSN		atVCU	W72–69	18–5 (7–3)	27–Garino	8–Cavanaugh	3–Tied	Siegel Center(7,637) Richmond, VA
02/10/2016 7:00 pm,CSN/SNY		Saint Joseph's	L66–84	18–6 (7–4)	17–Cavanaugh	9–Larsen	7–McDonald	Charles E. Smith Center(3,091) Washington, D.C.
02/13/2016 4:00 pm		atSt. Bonaventure	L57–64	18–7 (7–5)	21–Garino	11–Larsen	4–McDonald	Reilly Center(5,480) Olean, NY
02/17/2016 7:00 pm		atDuquesne	W81–74	19–7 (8–5)	16–Larsen	12–Larsen	3–Tied	Palumbo Center(1,520) Pittsburgh, PA
02/21/2016 12:00 pm,NBCSN		La Salle	W90–50	20–7 (9–5)	22–Cavanaugh	8–Garino	7–Jorgensen	Charles E. Smith Center(3,002) Washington, D.C.
02/24/2016 7:00 pm,ASN/MASN2		atRichmond	W73–61	21–7 (10–5)	16–Garino	12–Cavanaugh	2–Tied	Robins Center(7,201) Richmond, VA
02/27/2016 12:30 pm,NBCSN		VCU	L65–69	21–8 (10–6)	19–Cavanaugh	7–Larsen	4–McDonald	Charles E. Smith Center(4,385) Washington, D.C.
03/01/2016 8:00 pm,ASN/CSN		George Mason	W74–52	22–8 (11–6)	17–Tied	10–Cavanaugh	5–McDonald	Charles E. Smith Center(3,031) Washington, D.C.
03/05/2016 3:30 pm,NBCSN		atDavidson	L80–87	22–9 (11–7)	22–Tied	12–Larsen	6–Watanabe	John M. Belk Arena(5,157) Davidson, NC
Atlantic 10 tournament
03/10/2016 2:30 pm,NBCSN	(5)	vs. (13)Saint Louis Second Round	W73–65	23–9	19–Watanabe	8–Cavanaugh	10–McDonald	Barclays Center(6,519) Brooklyn, NY
03/11/2016 2:30 pm,NBCSN	(5)	vs. (4)Saint Joseph's Quarterfinals	L80–86	23–10	15–McDonald	11–Cavanaugh	9–Larsen	Barclays Center(8,223) Brooklyn, NY
NIT
03/16/2016* 8:00 pm,ESPN3	(4)	(5)Hofstra First Round – Monmouth Bracket	W82–80	24–10	20–Cavanaugh	11–Cavanaugh	7–Larsen	Charles E. Smith Center(1,083) Washington, D.C.
03/21/2016* 7:00 pm,ESPN	(4)	at (1)Monmouth Second Round – Monmouth Bracket	W87–71	25–10	22–Cavanaugh	12–Cavanaugh	5–Larsen	Multipurpose Activity Center(3,442) West Long Branch, NJ
03/23/2016* 7:00 pm,ESPN2	(4)	(2)Florida Quarterfinals – Monmouth Bracket	W82–77	26–10	23–Cavanaugh	13–Larsen	3–3 tied	Charles E. Smith Center(3,399) Washington, D.C.
03/29/2016* 9:00 pm,ESPN	(4)	vs. (2)San Diego State Semifinals	W65–46	27–10	20–Cavanaugh	11–Cavanaugh	6–McDonald	Madison Square Garden(8,298) New York, NY
03/31/2016* 7:00 pm,ESPN	(4)	vs. (1)Valparaiso Championship	W76–60	28–10	18–Larsen	8–McDonald	4–McDonald	Madison Square Garden(7,016) New York, NY
*Non-conference game.^#Rankings fromAP Poll.(#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are inEastern Time.

References[edit]

^"Mike Lonergan is out as GW basketball coach after investigation into verbal abuse".The Washington Post.September 17, 2016.RetrievedJune 8,2022.
^^a ^b"2015-2016 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - Week 6)".ESPN.ESPN Internet Ventures.RetrievedApril 4,2016.
^^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f"Hawks' Bembry Named Atlantic 10 Player of the Year, Schmidt Voted as Coach of the Year".Atlantic 10 Conference.March 8, 2016.RetrievedApril 4,2016.
^"Garino becomes a factor for Argentina".FIBA.November 27, 2015.Archivedfrom the original on January 19, 2022.RetrievedApril 4,2016.
^^a ^bPrinciotti, Nora (March 31, 2016)."Colonials win NIT Championship, send seniors out on top".The GW Hatchet.RetrievedApril 4,2016.

[1] "Mike Lonergan is out as GW basketball coach after investigation into verbal abuse".The Washington Post.September 17, 2016.RetrievedJune 8,2022.

[rankings-2] "2015-2016 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - Week 6)".ESPN.ESPN Internet Ventures.RetrievedApril 4,2016.

[A10Awards-3] "Hawks' Bembry Named Atlantic 10 Player of the Year, Schmidt Voted as Coach of the Year".Atlantic 10 Conference.March 8, 2016.RetrievedApril 4,2016.

[4] "Garino becomes a factor for Argentina".FIBA.November 27, 2015.Archivedfrom the original on January 19, 2022.RetrievedApril 4,2016.

[NITChampionship-5] Princiotti, Nora (March 31, 2016)."Colonials win NIT Championship, send seniors out on top".The GW Hatchet.RetrievedApril 4,2016.

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Previous season[edit]

Departures[edit]

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Incoming recruits[edit]

Roster[edit]

Rankings[edit]

Accolades[edit]

Honors and awards[edit]

Records[edit]

Schedule[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]