# 1995–96 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team

The 1995–96 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team represent George Washington University as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1995–96 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 tie for first place in the West division of the A-10 regular season conference standings. After being knocked out in the semifinal round of the A-10 tournament, GW received an at-large bid to the 1996 NCAA tournament as No. 11 seed in the West region. The Colonials fell to No. 6 seed Iowa, 81–79, to finish with a record of 21–8 (13–3 A-10).

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 24, 1995* | | Hartford | W 81–69 | 1–0 | Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. |
| Nov 25, 1995* | | Hampton | W 80–73 | 2–0 | Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. |
| Dec 2, 1995* | | vs. Florida Franklin National Bank Classic | L 66–75 | 2–1 | USAir Arena Landover, Maryland |
| Dec 3, 1995* | | vs. No. 19 Maryland Franklin National Bank Classic | L 81–98 | 2–2 | USAir Arena Landover, Maryland |
| Dec 5, 1995* | | at James Madison | W 76–68 | 3–2 | JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg, Virginia |
| Dec 9, 1995* | | vs. South Florida | W 71–69 | 4–2 | ThunderDom St. Petersburg, Florida |
| Dec 27, 1995* | | at Sacramento State | W 98–81 | 5–2 | Hornets Nest Sacramento, California |
| Dec 28, 1995* | | vs. Idaho | W 84–83 $^{2OT}$ | 6–2 | ARCO Arena Sacramento, California |
| Jan 6, 1996 | | at Duquesne | W 87–59 | 7–2 (1–0) | A.J. Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 9, 1996 | | St. Bonaventure | W 87–78 | 8–2 (2–0) | Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. |
| Jan 13, 1996* | | at Missouri | L 77–92 | 8–3 | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Jan 15, 1996* | | at No. 11 Virginia Tech | L 71–79 | 8–4 (2–1) | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia |
| Jan 21, 1996 | | Dayton | W 77–58 | 9–4 (3–1) | Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. |
| Jan 25, 1996 | | No. 8 Virginia Tech | W 64–47 | 10–4 (4–1) | Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. |
| Feb 1, 1996 | | at Dayton | W 77–65 | 11–4 (5–1) | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| Feb 3, 1996* | | Temple | W 64–47 | 12–4 (6–1) | Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. |
| Feb 5, 1996* | | UNC Charlotte | W 72–67 | 13–4 | Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. |
| Feb 7, 1996 | | Xavier | W 77–69 | 14–4 (7–1) | Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. |
| Feb 10, 1996 | | La Salle | W 92–83 | 15–4 (8–1) | Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. |
| Feb 13, 1996 | | at Fordham | W 77–62 | 16–4 (9–1) | Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, New York |
| Feb 18, 1996 | | at La Salle | L 70–76 | 16–5 (9–2) | Convention Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 21, 1996 | | Duquesne | W 84–72 | 17–5 (10–2) | Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. |
| Feb 24, 1996 | | at No. 1 UMass | W 86–76 | 18–5 (11–2) | Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts |
| Feb 26, 1996 | | at Xavier | W 81–77 | 19–5 (12–2) | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Feb 29, 1996 | | Rhode Island | W 76–72 | 20–5 (13–2) | Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. |
| Mar 2, 1996 | | at Saint Joseph's | L 82–86 | 20–6 (13–3) | Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Atlantic 10 Tournament ||||||
| Mar 7, 1996* | | at Saint Joseph's Quarterfinals | W 81–71 | 21–6 | Convention Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Mar 8, 1996* | | vs. No. 2 UMass Semifinals | L 65–74 | 21–7 | Convention Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 15, 1996* | (11 W) | vs. (6 W) No. 21 Iowa First round | L 79–81 | 21–8 | ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. ||||||