1992–93 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team

The 1992–93 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team represent George Washington University as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1992–93 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 four-way tie for second place in the regular season conference standings. After being knocked out in the opening round of the A-10 tournament, GW received an at-large bid to the 1993 NCAA tournament as No. 12 seed in the West region. The Colonials made a run to the Sweet Sixteen by defeating No. 5 seed New Mexico and No. 13 seed Southern. The team was eliminated from the tournament by the famed Fab Five from Michigan, 72–64, to finish with a record of 21–9 (8–6 A-10).

1992–93 George Washington Colonials men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 21
Record	21–9 (8–6 A-10)
Head coach	Mike Jarvis (3rd season)
Home arena	Charles E. Smith Athletic Center
Seasons ← 1991–92 1993–94 →

1992–93 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 14 UMass †	11	–	3		.786			24	–	7		.774
George Washington	8	–	6		.571			21	–	9		.700
Rhode Island	8	–	6		.571			19	–	11		.633
Saint Joseph's	8	–	6		.571			18	–	11		.621
Temple	8	–	6		.571			20	–	13		.606
West Virginia	7	–	7		.500			17	–	12		.586
Rutgers	6	–	8		.429			13	–	15		.464
St. Bonaventure	0	–	14		.000			10	–	17		.370
† 1993 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1992–93 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 4 Dirkk Surles 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Evansville, Indiana C 33 Yinka Dare 7 ft 1.5 in (2.17 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Fr Kano, Nigeria	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
Regular season
Dec 1, 1992*		at Monmouth	W 76–54	1–0	Boylan Gymnasium  West Long Branch, New Jersey
Dec 4, 1992*		vs. Central Michigan Hatter Classic	W 87–66	2–0	Edmunds Center  DeLand, Florida
Dec 5, 1992*		vs. Bethune-Cookman Hatter Classic	W 65–45	3–0	Edmunds Center  DeLand, Florida
Dec 8, 1992*		Hartford	W 75–55	4–0	Charles E. Smith Center  Washington, D.C.
Dec 11, 1992*		Columbia Red Auerbach Colonial Classic	W 80–70	5–0	Charles E. Smith Center  Washington, D.C.
Dec 12, 1992*		Tennessee State Red Auerbach Colonial Classic	W 83–63	6–0	Charles E. Smith Center  Washington, D.C.
Dec 21, 1992*		at San Diego	W 74–60	7–0	USD Sports Center  San Diego, California
Dec 23, 1992*		at Pepperdine	L 79–81	7–1	Firestone Fieldhouse  Malibu, California
Dec 30, 1992*		at UNC Charlotte	W 90–63	8–1	Charlotte Coliseum  Charlotte, North Carolina
Jan 2, 1993*		American	W 82–71	9–1	Charles E. Smith Center  Washington, D.C.
Jan 6, 1993*		at James Madison	W 71–56	10–1	JMU Convocation Center  Harrisonburg, Virginia
Jan 8, 1993		at West Virginia	L 56–72	10–2 (0–1)	WVU Coliseum  Morgantown, West Virginia
Jan 12, 1993		Temple	L 62–64	10–3 (0–2)	Charles E. Smith Center  Washington, D.C.
Jan 16, 1993		at UMass	L 68–76	10–4 (0–3)	Curry Hicks Cage  Amherst, Massachusetts
Jan 23, 1993		Rhode Island	W 88–75	11–4 (1–3)	Charles E. Smith Center  Washington, D.C.
Jan 30, 1993		Saint Joseph's	W 78–59	12–4 (2–3)	Charles E. Smith Center  Washington, D.C.
Feb 2, 1993		at Rutgers	W 105–100	13–4 (3–3)	Louis Brown Athletic Center  Piscataway, New Jersey
Feb 6, 1993		St. Bonaventure	W 64–59	14–4 (4–3)	Charles E. Smith Center  Washington, D.C.
Feb 10, 1993		at Temple	W 75–72	15–4 (5–3)	McGonigle Hall  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 13, 1993		No. 22 UMass	L 65–68^[1]	15–5 (5–4)	Charles E. Smith Center  Washington, D.C.
Feb 15, 1993*		Richmond 2nd Annual Presidents' Day Game	W 79–77 ^OT	16–5	Charles E. Smith Center  Washington, D.C.
Feb 18, 1993		at St. Bonaventure	W 89–72	17–5 (6–4)	Reilly Center  St. Bonaventure, New York
Feb 21, 1993		West Virginia	W 71–68	18–5 (7–4)	Charles E. Smith Center  Washington, D.C.
Feb 25, 1993		at Saint Joseph's	L 73–74	18–6 (7–5)	Hagan Arena  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 28, 1993		Rutgers	W 74–72	19–6 (8–5)	Charles E. Smith Center  Washington, D.C.
Mar 4, 1993		at Rhode Island	L 72–75	19–7 (8–6)	Keaney Gymnasium  Kingston, Rhode Island
Atlantic 10 Tournament
Mar 7, 1993*	(4)	vs. (5) Rhode Island Quarterfinals	L 75–86	19–8	Palestra  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NCAA Tournament
Mar 19, 1993*	(12 W)	vs. (5 W) No. 21 New Mexico First round	W 82–68^[2]	20–8	McKale Center  Tucson, Arizona
Mar 21, 1993*	(12 W)	vs. (13 W) Southern Second Round	W 90–80^[3]	21–8	McKale Center  Tucson, Arizona
Mar 26, 1993*	(12 W)	vs. (1 W) No. 3 Michigan West Regional semifinals – Sweet Sixteen	L 64–72^[4]	21–9	Kingdome  Seattle, Washington
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

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Rankings

Main article: 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

References

1. "Minutemen Shoot Down Colonials". The Washington Post. February 14, 1993. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
2. "GW Pulls Upset of New Mexico, 82–68". The Washington Post. March 20, 1993. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
3. "Dream On: Colonial Power to Round of 16". The Washington Post. March 22, 1993. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
4. "GW Staggers Michigan Before Getting Knocked Out". The Washington Post. March 27, 1993. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
5. "Changing of the Guard". Sports Illustrated. March 29, 1993. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
6. "GW MEN'S BASKETBALL YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS". George Washington Colonials. Retrieved June 19, 2021.