George Washington 2017-18 Men’S Basketball Notes
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GEORGE WASHINGTON 2017-18 MEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES GAME 8 George Washington (3-4) vs. Temple (4-1) SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2017|2:30 PM ET|CAPITAL ONE ARENA|WASHINGtoN, DC TV: MASN | RADIO: 1500 AM, TUNEIN | LIVE STATS: STATBROADCAST 2017-18 SCHEDULE TIPPING OFF: GW heads to its last scheduled appearance in the NOVEMBER BB&T Classic as it takes on Temple at Capital One Arena on Sunday. FRI 10 HOWARD (RHLive) W, 84-75 The Colonials are 16-15 all-time in 21 appearances in the BB&T, most Tue 14 at Florida State (RSN) L, 87-67 recently falling to Florida State 67-48 on Dec. 4, 2016. Prior to that, GW SAT 18 HAMPTON^ (RHLive) W, 65-57 had a three game winning streak in the event (78-70 over Charlotte in MON 20 RIDER^ (RHLive) L, 67-65 2014, 77-75 over Maryland in 2013, 67-55 over Manhattan in 2012). Thu 23 vs. #15 Xavier^ (FS1) L, 83-64 Coach: Maurice Joseph Fri 24 vs. Kansas State^ (FS1) L, 67-59 LAST TIME OUT: Behind a career-high 26 points from Japanese Record at GW: 23-19 WED 29 MORGAN STATE (RHLive) W, 73-66 sensation Yuta Watanabe on International Night at the Smith Center, Year at GW: 7th (2nd as HC) GW pulled to within a game of .500 in a 73-66 victory against the Bears Career record: Same DECEMBER of Morgan State on Wednesday night. Watanabe’s 26 came on an SUN 3 vs. TEMPLE# (MASN) 2:30 efficient 16 shots from the field, including a 3-of-7 effort from three-point WED 6 PRINCETON (RHLive) 7:00 range. The senior star also had a team-high tying seven rebounds, with game-highs of three blocks and five steals on the defensive end. GW 17-53 vs. Temple Sat 9 at Penn State (BTN) 4:00 overcame a five-point halftime deficit as Jair Bolden scored all 13 of his H: 4-24 A: 8-25 N: 3-3 N/A: 2-1 SAT 16 MIAMI (CBSSN) NOON points in the second stanza while the Colonials dominated the boards WED 20 NEW HAMPSHIRE (RHLive) 7:00 21-12 to enjoy a 10-2 advantage in second-chance points. Last 10 Meetings SAT 23 HARVARD (Stadium) NOON 12/7/16.....A ....W, 66-63 SAT 30 SAINT JOSEPH’S*(RHLive) 4:00 1,000 POINT CLUB: Watanabe became the 49th member of GW’s 1,000 3/22/15.....A .....L, 90-77 point club with his first point on Wednesday vs. Morgan State. It’s the 1/16/13.....H .....L, 55-53 JANUARY fourth straight season a Colonial has joined the club. Tyler Cavanaugh 2/8/12.......A .....L, 79-72 Wed 3 at Duquesne* (A-10 Network) 7:00 reached it last year and was preceded by Joe McDonald (2015-16), 2/26/11 .....H .....L, 57-41 SAT 6 RHODE ISLAND* (RHLive) 4:00 Kevin Larsen and Patricio Garino (2014-15). 3/6/10.......A .....L, 70-57 Wed 10 at Davidson* (A-10 Network) 7:00 3/7/09.......H .....L, 63-53 Sat 13 at Richmond* (NBCSN) 4:30 Watanabe leads GW in scoring (14.7 ppg) and blocks (2.6 bpg) and 2/3/08.......A .....L, 93-80 2/17/07.....H ....W, 84-72 WED 17 GEORGE MASON* (RHLive) 7:00 ranks second in rebounding (7.4 rpg). The native of Kagawa, Japan, 3/9/06.......N .....L, 68-53 Sat 20 at VCU* (NBCSN) 12:30 has been a workhorse, recording double-doubles vs. Howard (19p, 11r) Sun 28 at St. Bonaventure* (NBCSN) Noon and Rider (16 p, 13r). He is playing 38.6 minutes per game, which leads WED 31 DUQUESNE* (RHLive) 7:00 the A-10, including all 40 in both of the aforementioned games plus vs. Xavier. FEBRUARY STRONG SCHEDULE: GW is playing one of the most difficult non- SAT 3 DAVIDSON* (NBC Sports Wash.) 4:00 conference schedules in the nation which includes six of 13 games WED 7 LA SALLE* (RHLive) 7:00 against teams in Ken Pomeroy’s top 50. After facing FSU (41st), Xavier Sat 10 at George Mason* (Stadium) 4:00 (18th), K-State (43rd) and Temple (39th), the Colonials still have dates Wed 14 at Massachusetts* (ESN/NESN+) 7:00 with Penn State (38th), and Miami (17th). SAT 17 VCU* (Stadium) 4:00 WED 21 RICHMOND* (Stadium) 7:00 SERIES HISTORY: GW snapped a seven-game losing streak in the Coach: Fran Dunphy Sat 24 at Saint Louis* (FS Midwest) 7:00 series by winning a 66-63 thriller in Philadelphia last season. It was the Record at TEM: 234-137 Wed 28 FORDHAM* (RHLive) 7:00 Colonials’ first victory in the rivalry, which dates back to 1917, since Feb. Year at TEM: 12th 17, 2007. The Owls own a 53-17 advantage all-time while the teams Career record: 544-300 MARCH have split six meetings on neutral floors, the last coming at the 2005 Sat 3 at Dayton* (NBCSN) 12:30 Atlantic 10 Tournament when GW won 77-58 in a semifinal game on its way to taking the championship. 2018 Atlantic 10 Championship Wed 7 Opening Round (Stadium) TBA Thu 8 Second Round (NBCSN) TBA GW PROBABLE STARTERS Fri 9 Quarterfinals (NBCSN) TBA Sat 10 Semifinals (CBSSN) TBA NO. NAME YR. POS. HT. WT. PPG RPG NOTE Sun 11 Title Game (CBS) TBA 1 Terry Nolan Jr. Fr. G 6-2 180 9.1 2.4* 18 points vs. FSU, Xavier ALL TIMES LOCAL | * - Atlantic 10 Conference game 3 Jair Bolden So. G 6-4 212 13.0 3.6* Double figure points in 5 of 7 games ^ - Coninental Tires Las Vegas Invitational 10 Patrick Steeves Gs. F 6-8 221 10.0 4.7 Season-high 19 points vs. Rider # - BB&T Classic at Capital One Arena 11 Arnaldo Toro So. F 6-8 248 10.0 7.4 First in A-10 w/ 4.0 offensive RPG RHLive - GWsports.com’s RaiseHigh Live Stream 12 Yuta Watanabe Sr. G 6-9 205 14.7 7.3 Leads A-10 with 38.6 mpg ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS RESERVES MBB Contact: Justin Moore 0 Justin Mazzulla Fr. G 6-3 195 1.6 1.7 Led Bishop Hendricken to 2 state titles Email: [email protected] 4 Justin Williams So. G 6-4 218 3.3 2.2 8.5 mpg are second among reserves Office Phone: (202) 994-8604 5 Adam Mitola So. G 6-2 192 0.0 0.7 First career assist vs. Rider Press Row Phone: (202) 994-1776 14 Maceo Jack Fr. G 6-5 190 0.8 0.3 15 ppg, 5 rpg at St. Thomas More Mailing Address: 600 22nd Street NW 21 Luke Sasser So. F 6-5 205 -- -- Walk-on transfer with 3 yrs eligibility Washington, DC 20052 30 Jack Granger Sr. G 5-7 187 -- -- Student manager turned walk-on Athletics Website: www.GWsports.com Twitter: @GW_MBB, #RaiseHigh 32 Javier Langarica Fr. F 6-9 228 0.0 1.0 Shot .462 from 3PT as HS senior 35 Bo Zeigler Gs. F 6-6 213 6.4 1.4 Leads team with 9 dunks * - assists per game GEORGE WASHINGTON MEN’S BASKETBALL 2017-18 GAME NOTES GWSPORTS.COM VS. TEMPLE| DECEMBER 3, 2017 2017-18 GEORGE WASHINGTON MEN’S BASKETBALL ROSTER NO. NAME HT. WT. POS. YR. HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL/PREVIOUS SCHOOL 0 Justin Mazzulla [Muh-zooluh] 6-3 195 G FR Johnston, RI/Bishop Hendricken 1 Terry Nolan Jr. 6-2 180 G FR Baltimore, MD/Mount Carmel 2 Armel Potter* 6-1 182 G JR Long Island, NY/Sprayberry (GA)/Charleston Southern 3 Jair Bolden [Jye-Ear] 6-4 212 G SO Brooklyn, NY/Westtown School (PA) 4 Justin Williams 6-4 218 G SO Ellicott City, MD/Annapolis Area Christian School 5 Adam Mitola^ 6-2 192 G SO Florham Park, NJ/Gill St. Bernard’s 10 Patrick Steeves 6-8 221 F GS Montreal, Quebec/The Hotchkiss School (CT)/Harvard 11 Arnaldo Toro 6-8 248 F SO Hormigueros, Puerto Rico/St. Benedict’s Prep (NJ) 12 Yuta Watanabe [You-tuh wah-tuh-nah-bay] 6-9 205 G SR Kagawa, Japan/St. Thomas More School (CT) 13 DJ Williams* 6-7 215 G JR Chicago, IL/Simeon/Illinois 14 Maceo Jack [Mace-e-o] 6-5 190 G FR Buffalo, NY/St. Thomas More School 21 Luke Sasser^ 6-5 205 F SO Raleigh, NC/Carlisle/Charlotte 30 Jack Granger^ [Grain-jer] 5-7 187 G SR Middlefield, CT/Coginchaug Regional 32 Javier Langarica [Lan-gar-ica] 6-9 228 F FR Bilbao, Spain/Bilbao 35 Bo Zeigler [Zig-ler] 6-6 213 F GS Detroit, MI/Community/South Florida * - must sit out 2017-18 season due to NCAA transfer rules | ^ - walk-on NOLAN NOT SHY: Terry Nolan Jr. has played his best under the bright lights against top competition. In GW QUICK FACTS his first game playing in a hostile road environment, against Florida State Nov. 14, the Baltimore native General Information went for 18 points on 8-of-12 shooting, including two highlight-reel dunks; one in traffic over 6-foot-9 Location....................... Washington, D.C. Mfiondu Kabengele; the other a high-flying putback slam off a teammate’s miss. Against Xavier, he Foggy Bottom neighborhood, 4 blocks west of White House again went for 18 points, this time on 7-for-9 shooting. Nolan Jr. has started all seven games and has a Founded ...............................