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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
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 21
Record21–9 (8–6 A-10)
Head coach
Home arenaCharles E. Smith Athletic Center
Seasons
1992–93 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
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

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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
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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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

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

References

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  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.
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