2019-20 Men's Basketball
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2019-20 MEN’S BASKETBALL 2019-20 SCHEDULE 9-10 vs. SAINT LOUIS NOVEMBER H: 7-2 A: 0-7 N: 2-1 FRI 1 HOOD COLLEGE (EXH.) W, 83-55 Tues 5 Towson (FloSports) L, 58-72 LAST FIVE MEETINGS SAT 9 HOWARD (ESPN+) W, 76-62 TUES 12 AMERICAN (ESPN+) L, 65-67 6-8, 0-1 A-10 Jan. 28, 2017 ...........H ....... W, 63-55 12-3, 1-1 A-10 SAT 16 MORGAN STATE (ESPN+)^ L, 64-68 Mar. 9, 2017 ........... N ....... W, 53-46 travIS Ford Fri 22 Kansas City^ (FloSports) L, 68-74 jaMION CHRIstIAN Feb. 24, 2018 ..........A ..........L, 53-62 Sat 23 Evansville^ (FloSports) W, 78-70 YEAR AT GW: 1st (8th as HC) Mar. 8, 2018 ........... N ..........L, 63-70 YEAR AT SLU: 4th (20th as HC) Sun 24 Milwaukee^ (FloSports) W, 66-63 RECORD AT GW: 6-8 Feb. 13, 2019 ..........H ..........L, 58-73 RECORD AT SLU: 64-53 CAREER RECORD: 124-119 CAREER RECORD: 342-279 DECEMBER Sun 1 South Carolina (SEC+) L, 65-74 WED 4 BOSTON UNIVERSITY (ESPN+) W, 64-63 GATEWAY GAME: After a loss to St. Bonaventure to open 19-point, 13-rebound performance against UMass. Gibson SAT 7 DELAWARE (ESPN+) W, 66-56 A-10 play on Sunday, GW gets back on the floor in St. Louis Jimerson (10.8 ppg) and Javonte Perkins (10.3 ppg) also SAT 21 HARVARD (ESPN+) L, 75-88 for a clash with the Billikens on Wednesday at 7 p.m. CT / 8 average double figures for SLU. SAT 28 LONGWOOD (ESPN+) W, 78-65 p.m. ET. Fans can follow along on ESPN+ and the TuneIn app. Tues 31 Vermont (ESPN+) L, 51-76 SERIES HISTORY: Saint Louis leads the all-time season series LAST TIME OUT: The Colonials dropped their first conference 10-9 and is riding a three-game winning streak over the JANUARY game of the season to St. Bonaventure, 71-66. First-year Colonials. Last season, the Billikens used a second-half attack forward Jamison Battle finished with a season-high 20 points to defeat GW, 73-58, at the Smith Center. Tied at 31 at the SUN 5 ST. BONAVENTURE* (ESPN+) L, 66-71 and was one of four Colonials in double figures. Amir Harris half, SLU took a 60-50 lead on a 22-8 spurt late in the second Wed 8 Saint Louis* (ESPN+) 8:00 (11 points) made his first start as a Colonial and stuffed the half en route to a 15-point victory. SAT 11 DUQUESNE* (ESPN+) 4:00 stat sheet with seven rebounds, three assists and three blocks. WED 15 GEORGE MASON* (ESPN+) 7:00 Maceo Jack hit double figures for the fifth straight game with JACKPOT: Maceo Jack has scored in double digits in seven Sat 18 Massachusetts* (NBCSN) 4:30 11 points, and Armel Potter dropped 11 points and a team- straight games and is averaging 11.2 ppg during the span. A Wed 22 Fordham* (ESPN+) 7:00 high eight assists. GW led 30-28 at the half, but a Bobby 3-point shooter, Jack has connected on 21 opportunities from SAT 25 SAINT JOSEPH’S* (ESPN+) 4:00 Planutis jumper with 11:10 left broke a 43-43 tie and the the outside during the seven-game streak. WED 29 DAVIDSON* (ESPN+) 7:00 Bonnies the led the rest of the way. SKOL VIKINGS!: Minnesota native Jamison Battle dropped a FEBRUARY ABOUT SAINT LOUIS: The Billikens enter Wednesday’s home season-best 20 points against St. Bonaventure and has now Sat 1 Richmond* (ESPN+) 6:00 game against GW as winners of four of their last five contests, hit at least one 3-pointer in 14 consecutive games to begin his Wed 5 St. Bonaventure* (Stadium) 7:00 including an overtime win over UMass to even out their A-10 collegiate career. Battle is also the lone Colonial to make a SAT 8 RHODE ISLAND* (CBSSN) 12:00 record on Sunday. Saint Louis won eight of its first nine games field goal in every game this season. Sat 15 George Mason* (NBCSN) 4:30 to open the season with highlighted victories over Boston College, Kansas State and Belmont. THE WIZARDRY OF ARMEL POTTER: Armel Potter dished out Wed 19 Duquesne* (ESPN+) 8:00 eight assists in the Atlantic 10 opener against the Bonnies after SAT 22 LA SALLE* (ESPN+) 4:00 Jordan Goodwin leads the Billikens this season in points (15.1) being held to one dime against Vermont. The redshirt senior WED 26 RICHMOND* (ESPN+) 4:00 and rebounds (10.8) and has accumulated seven double- has achieved two double-doubles this year with 22 points and Sat 29 VCU* (CBSSN) 4:00 doubles. Goodwin has reached double figures in all but one 10 assists vs. Harvard and a 13-point, 12-assist performance game as a junior with a season-best of 22 points against against Longwood. Potter has 6+ assists in eight games this MARCH Valparaiso. year. WED 4 FORDHAM* (ESPN+) 7:00 Sat 7 Dayton* (ESPN+) TBA Another offensive threat for the Billikens is 6-7, 245-pound FIRST TIMERS CLUB: Amir Harris and Chase Paar earned forward Hasahn French, who is also averaging a double- starting roles against St. Bonaventure on Sunday. Playing in 2020 Atlantic 10 Championship double (13.4 ppg and 10.1 rpg). French is coming off a just his third game as a Colonial, Harris finished with 11 points, Wed 11 Opening Round (ESPN+) TBA Thu 12 Second Round (NBCSN) TBA Fri 13 Quarterfinals (NBCSN) TBA PROJECTED STARTERS Sat 14 Semifinals (CBSSN) TBA NO. NAME YR. POS. HT. WT. PPG RPG NOTE Sun 15 Title Game (CBS) TBA 22 Amir Harris So. G 6-5 190 10.7 7.3 11P, 8R, 2A, 2S and 2B in debut vs. Longwood 12 Jameer Nelson Jr. Fr. G 6-1 190 9.8 3.4 Season-high 17 points vs. Boston University ALL TIMES ET | * - Atlantic 10 Conference game 14 Maceo Jack Jr. G 6-5 190 11.5 2.4 22 points vs. Evansville on 5-9 from 3-pt. ^ - Island of The Bahamas Showcase 10 Jamison Battle Fr. F 6-7 225 11.6 5.2 Season-best 18 points twice (South Carolina and Harvard) 3 Chase Paar Fr. F 6-9 220 4.3 1.8 Season-high six points against Longwood Broadcast Info TV/Stream: ESPN+ RESERVES GW Audio: TuneIn Talent: Byron Kerr (pxp), Geoff Arnold (color) NO. NAME YR. POS. HT. WT. PPG RPG NOTE Live Stats: GWsports.com/sidearmstats/mbball 1 Shawn Walker Jr. Fr. G 6-6 185 3.4 2.1 Made first start against Morgan State (7 pts., 6 reb.) 2 Armel Potter R-Sr. G 6-1 182 14.1 5.5* 12 assists vs. Longwood - most for GW player since 2010 4 Justin Williams Sr. G 6-4 218 1.8 0.9 Leads team with +26 plus/minus rating ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS 5 Adam Mitola Sr. G 6-2 192 0.6 0.2 Saw one minute of action at Towson 11 Arnaldo Toro Sr. C 6-8 248 8.5 9.5 Tied A10 single-game record with 24 reb vs. American Men’s Basketball Contact: Nick Guerriero 15 Mezie Offurum So. F 6-8 220 4.4 2.0 Scored all 11 points in the 2nd half vs. Howard Email: [email protected] 20 Ace Stallings Jr. F 6-10 230 2.2 1.7 career-best nine points vs. Milwaukee Office Phone: (202) 994-8604 21 Luke Sasser Sr. F 6-5 205 -- -- Walk-on who saw action in seven games Cell Phone: (516) 849-8080 32 Javier Langarica Jr. F 6-9 228 2.8 3.4 Game-winner on buzzer-beater vs. Boston Univ. Press Row Phone: (202) 994-1776 33 Miles Gally Fr. F 6-10 220 -- -- Walk-on from Rockville, Md. Mailing Address: 600 22nd Street NW * - assists | projected starters based on previous game Washington, DC 20052 Athletics Website: www.GWsports.com Twitter: @GW_MBB, #RaiseHigh, #R1SEWITHUS @gw_mbb #RaiseHigh GW VS SAINT LOUIS GWsports.com 2019-20 GEORGE WASHINGTON MEN’S BASKETBALL ROSTER NO. NAME YR. POS. HT. WT. HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL/PREVIOUS SCHOOL TEAM BREKADOWN BY 1 Shawn Walker Jr. Fr. G 6-6 185 Elizabeth City, N.C. / Bishop Sullivan Catholic (Va.) CLASS 2 Armel Potter RSr. G 6-1 182 Long Island, N.Y. / Sprayberry / Charleston Southern Freshmen (5) ........................ Battle, Gally, 3 Chase Paar Fr. F 6-9 220 Mount Airy, Md. / Glenelg Country School .....................Nelson Jr. , Paar, Walker Jr. Sophomore (3) ...............Harris, Offurum, 4 Justin Williams Sr. G 6-4 218 Ellicott City, Md. / Annapolis Area Christian School ....................................................... Seymour 5 Adam Mitola Sr. G 6-2 192 Florham Park, N.J. / Gill St. Bernard’s Junior (3) ........ Jack, Langarcia, Stallings 10 Jamison Battle Fr. F 6-7 225 Robbinsdale, Minn. / DeLaSalle Senior (5) .............. Mitola, Potter, Sasser, 11 Arnaldo Toro Sr. F 6-8 248 Hormigueros, Puerto Rico / St. Benedict’s Prep (N.J.) ............................................. Toro, Williams 12 Jameer Nelson Jr. Fr. G 6-1 190 Haverford, Pa. / The Haverford School STATE / COUNTRY 14 Maceo Jack Jr. G 6-5 190 Buffalo, N.Y. / St. Thomas More School Maryland (5) ....................... Gally, Haris, ........................... Offurum, Paar, Williams 15 Mezie Offurum So. F 6-8 220 Germantown, Md. / Georgetown Prep Minnesota (1) ................................... Battle 20 Ace Stallings Jr. F 6-10 230 Washington, D.C. / Sidwell Friends School / Mount St. Mary’s New Jersey (1) ............................... Mitola 21 Luke Sasser Sr. F 6-5 205 Raleigh, N.C. / Carlisle / Charlotte New York (3) .......