GEORGE WASHINGTON 2017-18 MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESEASON NOTES Twitter: @GW_MBB | Instagram: gw_mbb Facebook.com/GWMensBasketball | #RaiseHigh 2017-18 SCHEDULE - GW enters the 2017-18 season with a pair of returning starters in senior guard Yuta Watanabe and sophomore forward Arnaldo Toro, and six total NOVEMBER letterwinners from last season’s squad which went 20-15 and reached the SAT 4 FAIRMONT STATE (EXH)(RHLive) 2:00 second round of the College Basketball Invitational (CBI). FRI 10 HOWARD (RHLive) 7:30 Tue 14 at Florida State (RSN) 7:00 - The Colonials will look for Watanabe to carry a heavier scoring load in his SAT 18 HAMPTON^ (RHLive) 2:00 senior season. The 6-foot-9 guard averaged 12.2 points last year, second on MON 20 RIDER^ (RHLive) 7:00 the team to Tyler Cavanaugh, and figures to see a big increase in his 9.5 field Coach: Maurice Joseph Thu 23 vs. Xavier^ (FS1) 5:00 goal attempts per game after Cavanaugh’s graduation. A native of Kagawa, Record at GW: 20-15 Fri 24 vs. K-State/Arizona State^ (Fox/FS1) 5:30/8:00 Japan, Watanabe is a lock-down defender who earned a spot on the 2016-17 Year at GW: 7th (2nd as HC) WED 29 MORGAN STATE (RHLive) 7:00 A-10 All-Defensive Team and appears on the league’s 2017-18 preseason Career record: Same All-Defensive Team. He was also named second team All A-10. DECEMBER SUN 3 vs. TEMPLE (Capital One Arena) 2:30 - GW will be tasked with replacing 62 percent of its scoring from a season Team Info WED 6 PRINCETON (RHLive) 7:00 ago. Cavanaugh is gone to graduation after pacing the team with 18.3 Sat 9 at Penn State (BTN) 4:00 points per game, and third-leading scorer Jaren Sina (9.0 ppg) elected to Starters Returning: 2 SAT 16 MIAMI (CBSSN) NOON forego his final season of collegiate eligibility to play professionally overseas. Players Returning: 6 9 WED 20 NEW HAMPSHIRE (RHLive) 7:00 Cavanaugh also led the team in rebounding (8.4 pg) and free throws (173- Newcomers: SAT 23 HARVARD (Stadium) NOON 204, .848) while connecting at a .409 clip from three-point range. 2016-17 SAT 30 SAINT JOSEPH’S*(RHLive) 4:00 - In addition to Watanabe and Toro, graduate student forward Patrick Overall Record: 20-15 JANUARY Steeves and sophomore guard Jair Bolden bring starting experience from a A-10 Record: 10-8/5th Postseason: CBI 2nd Round Wed 3 at Duquesne* 7:00 year ago. Steeves is a sixth-year collegiate player, and second-year graduate SAT 6 RHODE ISLAND* (RHLive) 4:00 student, entering his final season of collegiate eligibility. The graduate of Wed 10 at Davidson* 7:00 Harvard, who was limited to just one playing season with the Crimson due to Sat 13 at Richmond* (NBCSN) 4:30 a range of injury, averaged 6.6 points and 2.9 rebounds in 27 games, 10 of WED 17 GEORGE MASON* (RHLive) 7:00 them starts, last year. He played his best down the stretch, reaching double Sat 20 at VCU* (NBCSN) 12:30 figures in scoring eight times in the last couple months. He’ll look to find Sun 28 at St. Bonaventure* (NBCSN) Noon his shooting touch of old which saw him connect on 46% of his three-point WED 31 DUQUESNE* (RHLive) 7:00 attempts as a senior at Harvard. Bolden, meanwhile, played in all 35 games his rookie season, ranking fourth on the team with 66 assists. He earned a FEBRUARY starting position in 16 of GW’s final 17 games and scored in double figures SAT 3 DAVIDSON* 4:00 four times during that stretch. WED 7 LA SALLE* (RHLive) 7:00 Sat 10 at George Mason* (Stadium) 7:00 - The Colonials welcome nine newcomers to the program this season, Wed 14 at Massachusetts* TBA including four freshmen, one grad transfer, two sit-out transfers and two SAT 17 VCU* (Stadium) 4:00 walk-ons. WED 21 RICHMOND* (Stadium) 7:00 Sat 24 at Saint Louis* TBA Wed 28 FORDHAM* (RHLive) 7:00 RETURNEES MARCH NO. NAME YR. POS. HT. WT. PPG RPG NOTE Sat 3 at Dayton* (NBCSN) 12:30 3 Jair Bolden So. G 6-4 205 4.8 1.8 4th on team with 66 assists in 2016-17 2018 Atlantic 10 Championship 4 Justin Williams So. G 6-4 215 0.3 1.0 Saw action in seven games Wed 7 Opening Round (TBA) TBA 5 Adam Mitola So. G 6-2 205 0.8 0.5 Played in four games as a frosh Thu 8 Second Round (NBCSN) TBA 10 Patrick Steeves Gs. F 6-8 232 6.6 2.9 .482 FG pct in 2016-17 Fri 9 Quarterfinals (NBCSN) TBA 11 Arnaldo Toro So. F 6-8 245 4.6 4.3 2nd on team with 57 offensive rebounds Sat 10 Semifinals (CBSSN) TBA 12 Yuta Watanabe Sr. G 6-9 196 12.2 4.8 A-10 All-Defensive Team Sun 11 Title Game (CBS) TBA NEWCOMERS ALL TIMES ET | * - Atlantic 10 Conference game 0 Justin Mazzulla Fr. G 6-3 185 -- -- Led Bishop Hendricken to state title ^ - Coninental Tires Las Vegas Invitational RHLive - GWsports.com’s RaiseHigh Live Stream 1 Terry Nolan Jr. Fr. G 6-2 175 -- -- 17 ppg, 6 rpg as a senior 2 Armel Potter# Jr. G 6-1 180 13.8^ 3.2^ Transfer w/ 2 yrs eligibility 13 DJ Williams# Jr. G 6-7 200 2.3* 1.2* Transfer w/ 2 yrs eligibility 14 Maceo Jack Fr. G 6-5 190 -- -- 15 ppg, 5 rpg at St. Thomas More ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS 21 Luke Sasser So. F 6-5 220 -- -- Walk-on transfer with 3 yrs eligibility Men’s Basketball Contact: Justin Moore 30 Jack Granger Sr. G 5-7 185 -- -- Student manager turned walk-on Email: [email protected] Office Phone: (202) 994-8604 32 Javier Langarica Fr. F 6-9 180 -- -- Shot .462 from 3PT as a senior Press Row Phone: (202) 994-1776 35 Bo Zeigler Gs. F 6-6 200 4.7% 3.5% 2nd on team with .545 FG pct Mailing Address: 600 22nd Street NW # - will sit out 2017-18 season due to NCAA transfer rules ^ - stats as a sophomore at Charleston Southern (2016-17) Washington, DC 20052 * - stats as a sophomore at Illinois (2016-17) % - stats as a redshirt junior at USF (2016-17) Athletics Website: www.GWsports.com GEORGE WASHINGTON MEN’S BASKETBALL 2017-18 GEORGE WASHINGTON MEN’S BASKETBALL ROSTER NO. NAME HT. WT. POS. YR. HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL/PREVIOUS SCHOOL 0 Justin Mazzulla 6-3 185 G FR Warwick, RI/Bishop Hendricken 1 Terry Nolan Jr. 6-2 175 G FR Essex, MD/Mount Carmel 2 Armel Potter 6-1 180 G JR Long Island, NY/Sprayberry/Charleston Southern 3 Jair Bolden [ji-ear] 6-4 205 G SO Brooklyn, NY/Westtown School (PA) 4 Justin Williams 6-3 215 G SO Glen Burnie, MD/Annapolis Area Christian 5 Adam Mitola [muh-toe-la] 6-3 205 G SO Florham Park, NJ/Gill St. Bernard’s 10 Patrick Steeves 6-7 232 G/F GS Montreal, Quebec/Hotchkiss School/Harvard 11 Arnaldo Toro 6-9 245 F SO Hormigueros, Puerto Rico/St. Benedict’s Prep (NJ) 12 Yuta Watanabe [you-tuh wah-tuh-nah-bay] 6-8 196 G SR Kagawa, Japan/St. Thomas More School (CT) 13 DJ Williams 6-7 200 G JR Chicago, IL/Simeon/Illinois 14 Maceo Jack 6-5 190 G FR Buffalo, NY/ St. Thomas More School (CT) 21 Luke Sasser 6-5 220 F RS-SO Raleigh, NC/Carlisle/Charlotte 30 Jack Granger 5-7 185 G SR Middlefield, CT/Coginchaug Regional 32 Javier Langarica 6-9 180 F FR Bilbao, Spain/Bilbao 35 Bo Zeigler 6-6 200 F GS Detroit, MI/Community/South Florida - Among GW’s newcomers, graduate transfer Bo Zeigler brings the most experience. The 6-foot-6 GW QUICK FACTS forward completed his undergraduate studies at South Florida where he played in 91 games over three General Information seasons after redshirting as a freshman. In his final season for the Bulls, Zeigler made 14 starts while Location....................... Washington, D.C. averaging 4.7 points and 3.5 rebounds, also chipping in 40 assists, 21 steals and 19 blocks. Foggy Bottom neighborhood, 4 blocks west of White House Founded ................................ 1821 - Of GW’s four freshmen, three are guards. Justin Mazzulla was the Rhode Island Gatorade Player Enrollment..............................26,000 of the Year for Bishop Hendricken and helped lead the school to two straight state titles. Terry Nolan Nickname.............................Colonials Colors ............................. Buff & Blue Jr. earned first-team Baltimore Sun All-Metro honors after guiding Mount Carmel to a 29-11 season as Conference ..........................Atlantic 10 a senior, when he averaged 17 points, six rebounds and five assists per game. Maceo Jack spent a Home Court...............Charles E. Smith Center postgrad season at St. Thomas More School following a standout prep career at Williamsville North in Press Row Phone ..................202-994-1776 Buffalo, N.Y., where he averaged 24 points and seven rebounds as a senior. Director of Athletics ..................Patrick Nero All-Time Records - The Colonials have four international players on this year’s roster, including three with international First Year of Men’s Basketball.............1906-07 playing experience. Watanabe is a member of the Japan National Team, having played in Olympic quali- Overall All-Time Record.. 1,337-1,127 (104th season) fying games in the summer of 2016.