# 2014–15 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team

The 2014–15 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team represented George Washington University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonials, led by fourth year head coach Mike Lonergan, played their home games at the Charles E. Smith Center and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 22–13, 10–8 in A-10 play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the A-10 tournament where they lost to Rhode Island. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Pittsburgh in the first round before losing in the second round to Temple.

## Previous season

The 2013–14 George Washington Colonials finished the season with an overall record of 24–9, with a record of 11–5 in the Atlantic 10 regular season in a tie for third place. In the 2014 Atlantic 10 tournament, the Colonials lost to VCU in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to Memphis.

## Off season
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Maurice Creek | 1 | G | 6'5" | 195 | GS Senior | Oxon Hill, MD | Graduated |
| Miguel Cartagena | 3 | G | 6'2" | 170 | Freshman | Aibonito, PR | Transferred to College of Central Florida |
| Nemanja Mikic | 30 | F | 6'8" | 213 | Senior | Novi Sad, Serbia | Graduated |
| Isaiah Armwood | 32 | F | 6'9" | 208 | Senior | Baltimore, MD | Graduated |
| Paris Maragkos | 33 | F | 6'9" | 243 | Sophomore | Marousi, GRE | Transferred to American |
| Skyler White | 43 | F | 6'8" | 238 | Freshman | Clyde Hill, WA | Transferred to Idaho |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Matt Hart | | G | 6'2" | 180 | Junior | Orchard Park, NY | Transferred from Hamilton College. Under NCAA transfer rules, Hart will have to redshirt from the 2014–15 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
| Tyler Cavanaugh | | F | 6'9" | 230 | Junior | Dewitt, NY | Transferred from Wake Forest. Under NCAA transfer rules, Cavanaugh will have to redshirt from the 2014–15 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |

## Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Matt Cimino C | Falmouth, ME | Worcester Academy | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Mar 16, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78 ||||||
| Yuta Watanabe SF | Kita, JAP | St. Thomas More School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Feb 4, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77 ||||||
| Anthony Swan SF | Bowie, MD | Princeton Day Academy | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | May 13, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 71 ||||||
| Paul Jorgensen PG | Ramsey, NJ | Don Bosco High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Sep 5, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 70 ||||||
| Darian Bryant SF | Washington, D.C. | Saint John's College High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Aug 22, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 5, 2014. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/08/2014* 7:00 pm | | Bloomsburg | W 89–47 | | Charles E. Smith Center (1,744) Washington, D.C. |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/14/2014* 7:00 pm | | Grambling State | W 92–40 | 1–0 | Charles E. Smith Center (3,446) Washington, D.C. |
| 11/16/2014* 7:00 pm, BTN | | at Rutgers | W 70–53 | 2–0 | The RAC (5,824) Piscataway, NJ |
| 11/21/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at No. 9 Virginia | L 42–59 | 2–1 | John Paul Jones Arena (13,706) Charlottesville, VA |
| 11/26/2014* 7:00 pm | | Longwood | W 91–66 | 3–1 | Charles E. Smith Center (1,897) Washington, D.C. |
| 11/29/2014* 4:00 pm, FSN | | at Seton Hall | L 54–58 | 3–2 | Prudential Center (7,774) Newark, NJ |
| 12/04/2014* 7:00 pm | | UMBC | W 83–60 | 4–2 | Charles E. Smith Center (2,481) Washington, D.C. |
| 12/07/2014* 2:30 pm, FSN | | vs. Charlotte BB&T Classic Basketball Tournament | W 78–70 | 5–2 | Verizon Center (8,756) Washington, D.C. |
| 12/11/2014* 7:00 pm, CSN | | DePaul | W 81–68 | 6–2 | Charles E. Smith Center (2,712) Washington, D.C. |
| 12/14/2014* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Penn State | L 51–64 | 6–3 | Bryce Jordan Center (9,991) University Park, PA |
| 12/22/2014* 2:30 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Ohio Diamond Head Classic quarterfinals | W 77–49 | 7–3 | Stan Sheriff Center (8,297) Honolulu, HI |
| 12/23/2014* 4:30 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Colorado Diamond Head Classic semifinals | W 53–50 | 8–3 | Stan Sheriff Center (7,875) Honolulu, HI |
| 12/25/2014* 8:30 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. No. 11 Wichita State Diamond Head Classic championship | W 60–54 | 9–3 | Stan Sheriff Center (5,125) Honolulu, HI |
| 12/30/2014* 7:00 pm | | VMI | W 80–60 | 10–3 | Charles E. Smith Center (2,828) Washington, D.C. |
| Atlantic 10 regular season ||||||
| 01/03/2015 2:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Saint Joseph's | W 64–60 | 11–3 (1–0) | Hagan Arena (4,200) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/06/2015 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | Saint Louis | W 75–72 | 12–3 (2–0) | Charles E. Smith Center (2,734) Washington, D.C. |
| 01/10/2015 12:30 pm, NBCSN | | at La Salle | L 50–63 | 12–4 (2–1) | Tom Gola Arena (2,041) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/15/2015 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | Richmond | W 73–70 $^{2OT}$ | 13–4 (3–1) | Charles E. Smith Center (3,621) Washington, D.C. |
| 01/17/2015 4:30 pm, NBCSN | | George Mason | W 63–53 | 14–4 (4–1) | Charles E. Smith Center (4,313) Washington, D.C. |
| 01/22/2015 7:00 pm, NBCSN | | at Fordham | W 79–59 | 15–4 (5–1) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,316) Bronx, NY |
| 01/24/2015 2:00 pm | | Duquesne Homecoming | W 74–59 | 16–4 (6–1) | Charles E. Smith Center (4,697) Washington, D.C. |
| 01/27/2015 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | at No. 14 VCU | L 48–72 | 16–5 (6–2) | Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA |
| 01/31/2015 2:00 pm, CSN | | at Rhode Island | L 55–59 | 16–6 (6–3) | Ryan Center (7,097) Kingston, RI |
| 02/06/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Dayton | W 65–64 | 17–6 (7–3) | Charles E. Smith Center (4,579) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/11/2015 7:00 pm, SNY | | at Duquesne | L 62–78 | 17–7 (7–4) | Palumbo Center (1,883) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 02/14/2015 2:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 20 VCU | L 66–79 | 17–8 (7–5) | Charles E. Smith Center (4,816) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/18/2015 7:00 pm, CSN | | Davidson | L 63–65 | 17–9 (7–6) | Charles E. Smith Center (3,012) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/21/2015 4:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Richmond | L 48–56 | 17–10 (7–7) | Robins Center (7,201) Richmond, VA |
| 02/25/2015 7:00 pm, ASN | | St. Bonaventure | W 69–46 | 18–10 (8–7) | Charles E. Smith Center (2,560) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/28/2015 7:00 pm, MASN2 | | at Davidson | L 66–77 | 18–11 (8–8) | John M. Belk Arena (5,223) Davidson, NC |
| 03/04/2015 7:00 pm, SNY | | at George Mason | W 67–51 | 19–11 (9–8) | Patriot Center (3,888) Fairfax, VA |
| 03/07/2015 3:30 pm, NBCSN | | Massachusetts | W 87–65 | 20–11 (10–8) | Charles E. Smith Center (3,867) Washington, D.C. |
| Atlantic 10 tournament ||||||
| 03/12/2015 9:00 pm, NBCSN | | vs. Duquesne Second round | W 73–55 | 21–11 | Barclays Center (6,223) Brooklyn, NY |
| 03/13/2015 9:00 pm, NBCSN | | vs. Rhode Island Quarterfinals | L 58–71 | 21–12 | Barclays Center (7,423) Brooklyn, NY |
| NIT ||||||
| 03/17/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN | (5) | at (4) Pittsburgh First round | W 60–54 | 22–12 | Petersen Events Center (3,049) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 3/22/2015* 11:00 am, ESPN | (5) | at (1) Temple Second round | L 77–90 | 22–13 | Liacouras Center (3,404) Philadelphia, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NIT is seed within region. ||||||