1998–99 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team

The 1998–99 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team represent George Washington University as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Tom Penders and played their home games at the Charles E. Smith Athletic Center. The Colonials finished atop 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. 11 seed in the South region. The Colonials were defeated by No. 6 seed Indiana, 108–88,^[1] to finish with a record of 20–9 (13–3 A-10).

1998–99 George Washington Colonials men's basketball
Atlantic 10 Regular season champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	20–9 (13–3 A-10)
Head coach	Tom Penders (1st season)
Home arena	Charles E. Smith Athletic Center
Seasons ← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

1998–99 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Temple	13	–	3		.813			24	–	11		.686
Rhode Island †	10	–	6		.625			20	–	13		.606
UMass	9	–	7		.563			14	–	16		.467
St. Bonaventure	8	–	8		.500			14	–	15		.483
Fordham	5	–	11		.313			12	–	15		.444
Saint Joseph's	5	–	11		.313			12	–	18		.400
West
George Washington	13	–	3		.813			20	–	9		.690
Xavier	12	–	4		.750			25	–	11		.694
La Salle	8	–	8		.500			13	–	15		.464
Virginia Tech	7	–	9		.438			13	–	15		.464
Dayton	5	–	11		.313			11	–	17		.393
Duquesne	1	–	15		.063			5	–	23		.179
† 1999 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Roster

1998–99 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) Sr Baltimore, Maryland	Head coach Tom Penders (Connecticut) 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 13, 1998*		George Mason	W 71–59	1–0	Charles E. Smith Center  Washington, D.C.
Nov 17, 1998*		at Illinois	W 64–58	2–0	Assembly Hall  Champaign, Illinois
Nov 29, 1998*		at Charlotte	L 68–76	2–1	Dale F. Halton Arena  Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 2, 1998*		at American	W 97–76	3–1	Bender Arena  Washington, D.C.
Dec 6, 1998*		DePaul BB&T Classic	L 79–87	3–2	MCI Center  Washington, D.C.
Dec 7, 1998*		No. 6 Stanford BB&T Classic	L 56–70	3–3	MCI Center  Washington, D.C.
Dec 12, 1998*		Old Dominion	W 92–89	4–3	Charles E. Smith Center  Washington, D.C.
Dec 23, 1998*		at Siena	L 99–106	4–4	Pepsi Arena  Loudonville, New York
Dec 26, 1998*		Bradley	W 91–71	5–4	Charles E. Smith Center  Washington, D.C.
Dec 30, 1998*		Ohio	W 76–65	6–4	Charles E. Smith Center  Washington, D.C.
Jan 2, 1999		at Duquesne	W 80–54	7–4 (1–0)	A.J. Palumbo Center  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jan 9, 1999		La Salle	W 93–75	8–4 (2–0)	Charles E. Smith Center  Washington, D.C.
Jan 14, 1999		Dayton	W 81–69	9–4 (3–0)	Charles E. Smith Center  Washington, D.C.
Jan 17, 1999		at Xavier	L 61–81	9–5 (3–1)	Cincinnati Gardens  Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 21, 1999		at St. Bonaventure	W 67–56	10–5 (4–1)	Reilly Center  St. Bonaventure, New York
Jan 23, 1999		at Rhode Island	W 81–74	11–5 (5–1)	Keaney Gymnasium  Kingston, Rhode Island
Jan 28, 1999		Duquesne	W 109–57	12–5 (6–1)	Charles E. Smith Center  Washington, D.C.
Jan 31, 1999		Fordham	W 76–63	13–5 (7–1)	Charles E. Smith Center  Washington, D.C.
Feb 3, 1999		at La Salle	W 72–70	14–5 (8–1)	Tom Gola Arena  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 6, 1999		at Virginia Tech	L 75–77	14–6 (8–2)	Cassell Coliseum  Blacksburg, Virginia
Feb 12, 1999		Saint Joseph's	W 94–70	15–6 (9–2)	Charles E. Smith Center  Washington, D.C.
Feb 14, 1999		at Dayton	W 69–65	16–6 (10–2)	University of Dayton Arena  Dayton, Ohio
Feb 17, 1999		UMass	W 78–72	17–6 (11–2)	Charles E. Smith Center  Washington, D.C.
Feb 20, 1999		at Temple	L 56–72	17–7 (11–3)	The Apollo of Temple  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 24, 1999		Virginia Tech	W 77–67	18–7 (12–3)	Charles E. Smith Center  Washington, D.C.
Feb 27, 1999		Xavier	W 77–74	19–7 (13–3)	Charles E. Smith Center  Washington, D.C.
Atlantic 10 Tournament
Mar 4, 1999*		vs. Dayton Quarterfinals	W 100–90	20–7	The Spectrum  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 5, 1999*		vs. Rhode Island Semifinals	L 78–94	20–8	The Spectrum  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NCAA Tournament
Mar 11, 1999*	(11 S)	vs. (6 S) No. 19 Indiana First round	L 88–108	20–9	Orlando Arena  Orlando, Florida
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South.

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Rankings

Main article: 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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References

1. "GW Exits Early Against Indiana". The Washington Post. March 12, 1999. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
2. "GW MEN'S BASKETBALL YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS". George Washington University Athletics. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
3. "1998-99 Men's Basketball Schedule". George Washington University Athletics. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
4. *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1073–1074. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.