2020–21 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team

2020–21 George Washington Colonials men's basketball
2020–21 George Washington Colonials men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	5–12 (3–5 A-10)
Head coach	Jamion Christian (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Eric Atkins; Graham Bousley; Ryan Devlin;
Home arena	Charles E. Smith Center
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

The 2020–21 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team represented George Washington University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by second-year head coach Jamion Christian, and played their home games at Charles E. Smith Center in Washington, D.C. as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 5-12, 3-5 in A-10 Play to finish in 11th place. They defeated Fordham in the first round of the A-10 tournament before losing in the second round to George Mason.

2020–21 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
St. Bonaventure†	11	–	4	.733	16	–	5	.762
VCU	10	–	4	.714	19	–	7	.731
Davidson	7	–	4	.636	13	–	9	.591
Saint Louis	6	–	4	.600	14	–	7	.667
UMass	6	–	4	.600	8	–	7	.533
George Mason	8	–	6	.571	13	–	9	.591
Dayton	9	–	7	.563	14	–	10	.583
Richmond	6	–	5	.545	14	–	9	.609
Duquesne	7	–	7	.500	9	–	9	.500
Rhode Island	7	–	10	.412	10	–	15	.400
George Washington	3	–	5	.375	5	–	12	.294
La Salle	6	–	11	.353	9	–	16	.360
Saint Joseph's	3	–	9	.250	5	–	15	.250
Fordham	2	–	11	.154	2	–	12	.143

† 2021 A10 Tournament winner

Previous season

The Colonials finished the 2019–20 season with a 12–20 record and a 6–12 record in Atlantic 10 play. They were eliminated by Fordham in the opening round of the 2020 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament.^[1]

Roster

2020–21 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Matt Moyer	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	GS	Vanderbilt	Gahanna, Ohio
G	2	Tyler Brelsford	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Mount Saint Joseph High School	Ellicott City, Maryland
F	3	Chase Paar	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	So	Glenelg Country School	Mount Airy, Maryland
F	4	Ricky Lindo Jr.	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Maryland	Washington, D.C.
G	5	Lincoln Ball	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Williamsport High School	Williamsport, Maryland
F	10	Jamison Battle	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	DeLaSalle High School	Robbinsdale, Minnesota
G	11	James Bishop	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	LSU	Baltimore, Maryland
F	13	Hunter Dean	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	So	Southern Miss	Mandeville, Louisiana
C	21	Noel Brown	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	Fr	Flint Hill School	Leesburg, Virginia
G	22	Amir Harris	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Nebraska	Frederick, Maryland
F	23	Sloan Seymour	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Siena	Albany, New York
G	32	Brandon Leftwich	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	GS	Mount St. Mary's	Brooklyn, New York
F	33	Miles Gally	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Richard Montgomery High School	Rockville, Maryland

Head coach

Jamion Christian (Mount St. Mary's)

Assistant coach(es)

Eric Atkins (Notre Dame)
Graham Bousley (Wisconsin)
Ryan Devlin (Pittsburgh)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 6, 2021

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020* Noon, CBSSN		at Navy Veterans Classic	L 71–78	0–1	20 – Battle	10 – Moyer	9 – Bishop	Alumni Hall (87) Annapolis, MD
December 1, 2020* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		Hampton	L 78–82	0–2	22 – Bishop	9 – Battle	7 – Bishop	Charles E. Smith Center (0) Washington, D.C.
December 5, 2020* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Coppin State	W 85–69	1–2	20 – Bishop	16 – Paar	9 – Bishop	Charles E. Smith Center (0) Washington, D.C.
December 7, 2020* 4:00 p.m.		at UMBC	L 81–92	1–3	20 – Bishop	7 – Moyer	6 – Bishop	UMBC Event Center (0) Baltimore, MD
December 11, 2020* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops		at Delaware	L 65–68	1–4	14 – Tied	12 – Moyer	5 – Bishop	Bob Carpenter Center (0) Newark, DE
December 14, 2020* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		William & Mary	L 84–85 ^OT	1–5	21 – Bishop	11 – Moyer	5 – Bishop	Charles E. Smith Center (0) Washington, D.C.
December 22, 2020* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Charlotte	L 65–66	1–6	20 – Bishop	9 – Moyer	5 – Bishop	Charles E. Smith Center (0) Washington, D.C.
Atlantic 10 regular season
December 30, 2020 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Fordham	W 71–47	2–6 (1–0)	24 – Battle	8 – Moyer	5 – Bishop	Rose Hill Gymnasium (0) Bronx, NY
January 2, 2021 12:30 p.m., NBCSN		Duquesne	L 63–75	2–7 (1–1)	21 – Bishop	11 – Moyer	3 – Bishop	Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
January 3, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Duquesne	W 75–73	3–7 (2–1)	29 – Battle	15 – Moyer	7 – Bishop	Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
January 6, 2021 6:00 p.m., NBCSW+		UMass	Postponed due to the 2021 United States Capitol attack^[2]					Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
January 13, 2021 6:00 p.m., NBCSW+		VCU	L 77–84	3–8 (2–2)	24 – Bishop	12 – Lindo Jr.	3 – Tied	Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
January 17, 2021 4:30 p.m., NBCSN		Dayton	L 54–67	3–9 (2–3)	17 – Bishop	8 – Lindo Jr.	5 – Bishop	Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
January 20, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Dayton	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues					UD Arena Dayton, OH
January 30, 2021 2:00 p.m., NBCSW		Fordham	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues					Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
February 6, 2021 CBSSN		Saint Louis	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues					Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
February 9, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Richmond	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues					Robins Center Richmond, VA
February 13, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at La Salle	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues					Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA
February 17, 2021 6:00 p.m., NBCSW+		Saint Joseph's	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues					Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
February 21, 2021 11:30 a.m., NBCSN		Rhode Island	W 78–70	4–9 (3–3)	28 – Bishop	10 – Lindo Jr.	4 – Lindo Jr.	Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
February 24, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at George Mason	L 58–63	4–10 (3–4)	15 – Bishop	14 – Lindo Jr.	4 – Bishop	EagleBank Arena (250) Fairfax, VA
February 26, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at St. Bonaventure	L 41–88	4–11 (3–5)	10 – Battle	4 – Brelsford	2 – Tied	Reilly Center Olean, NY
A-10 tournament
March 3, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+	(11)	vs. (14) Fordham First round	W 53–49	5–11	21 – Lindo Jr.	14 – Lindo Jr.	5 – Bishop	Siegel Center (250) Richmond, VA
March 4, 2021 5:30 pm, NBCSN	(11)	vs. (6) George Mason Second round	L 59–73	5–12	29 – Bishop	14 – Lindo Jr.	4 – Bishop	Robins Center (250) Richmond, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

^ "Fordham Moves Past George Washington in #A10MBB Opening Round". Atlantic 10. March 11, 2020. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
^ "UMass vs. George Washington CBB Game Postponed After Breach of US Capitol". Bleacher Report. January 6, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". George Washington University Athletics. Retrieved December 10, 2020.

[1] "Fordham Moves Past George Washington in #A10MBB Opening Round". Atlantic 10. March 11, 2020. Retrieved January 7, 2021.

[2] "UMass vs. George Washington CBB Game Postponed After Breach of US Capitol". Bleacher Report. January 6, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2021.

[3] "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". George Washington University Athletics. Retrieved December 10, 2020.

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