1995–96 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team

The 1995–96 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team represent George Washington University as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1995–96 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 tie for first place in the West division of the A-10 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 1996 NCAA tournament as No. 11 seed in the West region. The Colonials fell to No. 6 seed Iowa, 81–79,^[1] to finish with a record of 21–8 (13–3 A-10).

1995–96 George Washington Colonials men's basketball
A-10 West regular season co-champions
NCAA tournament, First round
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Division	West
Record	21–8 (13–3 A-10)
Head coach	Mike Jarvis (6th season)
Home arena	Charles E. Smith Athletic Center
Seasons ← 1994–95 1996–97 →

1995–96 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
No. 1 UMass †	15	–	1		.938			35	–	2		.946
Temple	12	–	4		.750			20	–	13		.606
Saint Joseph's	9	–	7		.563			19	–	13		.594
Rhode Island	8	–	8		.500			20	–	14		.588
St. Bonaventure	4	–	12		.250			10	–	18		.357
Fordham	2	–	14		.125			4	–	23		.148
West
No. 22 Virginia Tech	13	–	3		.813			23	–	6		.793
George Washington	13	–	3		.813			21	–	8		.724
Xavier	8	–	8		.500			13	–	15		.464
Dayton	6	–	10		.375			15	–	14		.517
Duquesne	3	–	13		.188			9	–	18		.333
La Salle	3	–	13		.188			6	–	24		.200
† 1996 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1993–94 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G Kwame Evans 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Sr C Alexander Koul 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) — So	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
Nov 24, 1995*		Hartford	W 81–69	1–0	Charles E. Smith Center  Washington, D.C.
Nov 25, 1995*		Hampton	W 80–73	2–0	Charles E. Smith Center  Washington, D.C.
Dec 2, 1995*		vs. Florida Franklin National Bank Classic	L 66–75	2–1	USAir Arena  Landover, Maryland
Dec 3, 1995*		vs. No. 19 Maryland Franklin National Bank Classic	L 81–98	2–2	USAir Arena  Landover, Maryland
Dec 5, 1995*		at James Madison	W 76–68	3–2	JMU Convocation Center  Harrisonburg, Virginia
Dec 9, 1995*		vs. South Florida	W 71–69	4–2	ThunderDom  St. Petersburg, Florida
Dec 27, 1995*		at Sacramento State	W 98–81	5–2	Hornets Nest  Sacramento, California
Dec 28, 1995*		vs. Idaho	W 84–83 ^2OT	6–2	ARCO Arena  Sacramento, California
Jan 6, 1996		at Duquesne	W 87–59	7–2 (1–0)	A.J. Palumbo Center  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jan 9, 1996		St. Bonaventure	W 87–78	8–2 (2–0)	Charles E. Smith Center  Washington, D.C.
Jan 13, 1996*		at Missouri	L 77–92	8–3	Hearnes Center  Columbia, Missouri
Jan 15, 1996*		at No. 11 Virginia Tech	L 71–79	8–4 (2–1)	Cassell Coliseum  Blacksburg, Virginia
Jan 21, 1996		Dayton	W 77–58	9–4 (3–1)	Charles E. Smith Center  Washington, D.C.
Jan 25, 1996		No. 8 Virginia Tech	W 64–47	10–4 (4–1)	Charles E. Smith Center  Washington, D.C.
Feb 1, 1996		at Dayton	W 77–65	11–4 (5–1)	University of Dayton Arena  Dayton, Ohio
Feb 3, 1996*		Temple	W 64–47	12–4 (6–1)	Charles E. Smith Center  Washington, D.C.
Feb 5, 1996*		UNC Charlotte	W 72–67	13–4	Charles E. Smith Center  Washington, D.C.
Feb 7, 1996		Xavier	W 77–69	14–4 (7–1)	Charles E. Smith Center  Washington, D.C.
Feb 10, 1996		La Salle	W 92–83	15–4 (8–1)	Charles E. Smith Center  Washington, D.C.
Feb 13, 1996		at Fordham	W 77–62	16–4 (9–1)	Rose Hill Gymnasium  Bronx, New York
Feb 18, 1996		at La Salle	L 70–76	16–5 (9–2)	Convention Hall  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 21, 1996		Duquesne	W 84–72	17–5 (10–2)	Charles E. Smith Center  Washington, D.C.
Feb 24, 1996		at No. 1 UMass	W 86–76	18–5 (11–2)	Mullins Center  Amherst, Massachusetts
Feb 26, 1996		at Xavier	W 81–77	19–5 (12–2)	Cincinnati Gardens  Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 29, 1996		Rhode Island	W 76–72	20–5 (13–2)	Charles E. Smith Center  Washington, D.C.
Mar 2, 1996		at Saint Joseph's	L 82–86	20–6 (13–3)	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Atlantic 10 Tournament
Mar 7, 1996*		at Saint Joseph's Quarterfinals	W 81–71	21–6	Convention Hall  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 8, 1996*		vs. No. 2 UMass Semifinals	L 65–74	21–7	Convention Hall  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1996*	(11 W)	vs. (6 W) No. 21 Iowa First round	L 79–81	21–8	ASU Activity Center  Tempe, Arizona
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

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Rankings

Main article: 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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References

1. "Down by 17, Iowa Comes All the Way Back". The Los Angeles Times. March 16, 1996. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
2. "GW MEN'S BASKETBALL YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS". George Washington Colonials. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
3. *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1042–1043. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.