# 2012–13 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team

The 2012–13 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team represented George Washington University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonials, led by second year head coach Mike Lonergan, played their home games at the Charles E. Smith Athletic Center and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 13–17, 7–9 in A-10 play to finish in a three-way tie for eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the Atlantic 10 tournament to Massachusetts.

## Previous season

Under new head coach Mike Lonergan, the Colonials lost 10 of their last 12 games to finish with a record of 10–21.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/03/2012* 2:00 pm | Catholic | W 72–46 | – | Smith Center (1,792) Washington, DC |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/10/2012* 4:00 pm | Youngstown State | L 73–80 | 0–1 | Smith Center (2,198) Washington, DC |
| 11/17/2012* 1:00 pm, CSNMA | at Boston University | W 72–59 | 1–1 | Agganis Arena (1,007) Boston, MA |
| 11/21/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Notre Dame | L 48–65 | 1–2 | Purcell Pavilion (8,133) South Bend, IN |
| 11/24/2012* 2:00 pm | Hofstra | W 80–56 | 2–2 | Smith Center (1,371) Washington, DC |
| 11/26/2012* 7:00 pm | Mount St. Mary's | L 56–65 | 2–3 | Smith Center (1,507) Washington, DC |
| 11/28/2012* 7:00 pm | at James Madison | W 54–53 | 3–3 | JMU Convocation Center (3,314) Harrisonburg, VA |
| 12/02/2012* 12:15 pm, MASN | vs. Manhattan BB&T Classic | W 67–55 | 4–3 | Verizon Center (10,256) Washington, DC |
| 12/04/2012* 8:00 pm | at Bradley | L 68–72 | 4–4 | Carver Arena (6,313) Peoria, IL |
| 12/08/2012* 2:30 pm, CBSSN | Kansas State | L 62–65 | 4–5 | Smith Center (3,570) Washington, DC |
| 12/11/2012* 7:30 pm, SNY/ESPN3 | at Rutgers | L 65–68 | 4–6 | Brown Athletic Center (4,385) Piscataway, NJ |
| 12/22/2012* 3:00 pm | VMI | W 76–67 | 5–6 | Smith Center (1,753) Washington, DC |
| 12/30/2012* 2:00 pm | Sacred Heart | W 77–38 | 6–6 | Smith Center (1,764) Washington, DC |
| 01/04/2013* 7:00 pm, CSNMA/ESPN3 | at Georgia | L 41–52 | 6–7 | Stegeman Coliseum (4,885) Athens, GA |
| 01/09/2013 7:00 pm | St. Bonaventure | W 78–59 | 7–7 (1–0) | Smith Center (1,985) Washington, DC |
| 01/12/2013 4:00 pm, CBSSN | at Xavier | L 56–71 | 7–8 (1–1) | Cintas Center (10,005) Cincinnati, OH |
| 01/16/2013 7:00 pm, CSNMA | Temple | L 53–55 | 7–9 (1–2) | Smith Center (2,430) Washington, DC |
| 01/19/2013 4:00 pm | at Massachusetts | W 79–76 | 8–9 (2–2) | Mullins Center (7,143) Amherst, MA |
| 01/23/2013 7:00 pm, OSN | at Rhode Island | W 66–65 | 9–9 (3–2) | Ryan Center (4,111) Kingston, RI |
| 01/26/2013 2:00 pm, CSNMA | Charlotte | W 82–54 | 10–9 (4–2) | Smith Center (2,421) Washington, DC |
| 02/02/2013 2:00 pm | La Salle | L 71–80 | 10–10 (4–3) | Smith Center (3,347) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/06/2013 7:00 pm | at Duquesne | W 79–57 | 11–10 (5–3) | Palumbo Center (2,960) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 02/09/2013 2:00 pm, CSNMA | No. 14 Butler | L 56–59 | 11–11 (5–4) | Smith Center (4,488) Washington, DC |
| 02/16/2013 7:30 pm, CSNMA | at VCU | L 57–84 | 11–12 (5–5) | Siegel Center (7,693) Richmond, VA |
| 02/20/2013 7:00 pm, CSNMA | Fordham | W 68–60 | 12–12 (6–5) | Smith Center (2,240) Washington, DC |
| 02/23/2013 4:00 pm, CSNMA | at Saint Joseph's | L 59–71 | 12–13 (6–6) | Hagan Arena (4,200) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/27/2013 7:00 pm | at Richmond | L 64–73 | 12–14 (6–7) | Robins Center (4,402) Richmond, VA |
| 03/02/2013 4:00 pm, CSNMA | No. 18 Saint Louis | L 58–66 | 12–15 (6–8) | Smith Center (3,258) Washington, DC |
| 03/06/2013 7:00 pm | at La Salle | L 70–84 | 12–16 (6–9) | Tom Gola Arena (1,833) Philadelphia, PA |
| 03/09/2013 2:00 pm, CBSSNR | Dayton | W 81–80 $^{OT}$ | 13–16 (7–9) | Smith Center (3,421) Washington, DC |
| Atlantic 10 tournament |||||
| 03/14/2013 9:00 pm, NBCSN | vs. Massachusetts First Round | L 72–77 | 13–17 | Barclays Center (5,751) Brooklyn, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll/Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.. |||||