# 2009–10 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team

The 2009–10 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team represented George Washington University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonials were led by head coach Karl Hobbs in his ninth year leading the team. George Washington played their home games at the Charles E. Smith Center in Washington, D.C., as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.
The Colonials finished conference play with an 6–10 record, earning the 10th seed in the Atlantic 10 tournament. George Washington was eliminated in the first round of the A-10 tournament by Dayton.
George Washington failed to qualify for the NCAA tournament, but were invited to the 2010 College Basketball Invitational. The Colonials were eliminated in the first round of the CBI by eventual tournament champion VCU, 79–73.
The Colonials finished the season with a 16–15 record.

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 7, 2009* 1:00 pm | | West Georgia | W 78–44 | — | Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 15, 2009* 4:30 pm | | at UNC Wilmington | W 76–71 | 1–0 | Trask Coliseum (3,079) Wilmington, NC |
| November 17, 2009* 7:00 pm | | at Boston University | W 69–59 | 2–0 | Agganis Arena (2,149) Boston, MA |
| November 21, 2009* 2:00 pm | | UMBC | W 94–51 | 3–0 | Charles E. Smith Center (1,924) Washington, D.C. |
| November 24, 2009* 7:00 pm | | Princeton | W 65–50 | 4–0 | Charles E. Smith Center (1,315) Washington, D.C. |
| November 28, 2009* 2:00 pm | | Oregon State | L 57–64 | 4–1 | Charles E. Smith Center (2,401) Washington, D.C. |
| December 2, 2009* 7:00 pm | | George Mason Rivalry | W 66–49 | 5–1 | Charles E. Smith Center (4,125) Washington, D.C. |
| December 6, 2009* 5:00 pm | | vs. Navy BB&T Classic | W 81–69 | 6–1 | Verizon Center (16,389) Washington, D.C. |
| December 9, 2009* 7:00 pm | | Providence | L 97–110 | 6–2 | Charles E. Smith Center (3,015) Washington, D.C. |
| December 12, 2009* 4:00 pm | | at Towson | W 73–69 | 7–2 | Towson Center (1,558) Towson, MD |
| December 22, 2009* 7:00 pm | | at East Carolina | W 84–80 $^{OT}$ | 8–2 | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (3,468) Greenville, NC |
| December 28, 2009* 7:00 pm | | at Holy Cross | W 70–68 | 9–2 | Hart Center (2,872) Worcester, MA |
| December 30, 2009* 7:00 pm | | at Harvard | L 53–66 | 9–3 | Lavietes Pavilion (1,670) Cambridge, MA |
| January 2, 2010* 2:30 pm | | Howard | W 81–63 | 10–3 | Charles E. Smith Center (1216) Washington, D.C. |
| January 6, 2010 7:00 pm | | at St. Bonaventure | W 78–71 | 11–3 (1–0) | Reilly Center (3,685) St. Bonaventure, NY |
| January 10, 2010 12:00 pm | | Xavier | L 69–76 | 11–4 (1–1) | Charles E. Smith Center (3,002) Washington, D.C. |
| January 13, 2010 7:00 pm | | at La Salle | L 64–65 | 11–5 (1–2) | Tom Gola Arena (1,630) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 20, 2010 7:00 pm | | at Dayton | L 51–66 | 11–6 (1–3) | UD Arena (12,630) Dayton, OH |
| January 23, 2010 2:00 pm | | Richmond | L 57–62 | 11–7 (1–4) | Charles E. Smith Center (3,298) Washington, D.C. |
| January 27, 2010 7:00 pm | | Saint Louis | W 67–62 $^{OT}$ | 12–7 (2–4) | Charles E. Smith Center (1,782) Washington, D.C. |
| January 30, 2010 1:00 pm | | at Rhode Island | L 66–72 | 12–8 (2–5) | Ryan Center (7,280) Kingston, RI |
| February 3, 2010 7:30 pm | | at Charlotte | L 68–72 | 12–9 (2–6) | Dale F. Halton Arena (5,743) Charlotte, NC |
| February 6, 2010 2:00 pm | | Duquesne | L 63–70 | 12–10 (2–7) | Charles E. Smith Center (1,507) Washington, D.C. |
| February 13, 2010 1:00 pm | | at Fordham | W 78–53 | 13–10 (3–7) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,634) The Bronx, NY |
| February 17, 2010 7:00 pm | | UMass | W 66–60 | 14–10 (4–7) | Charles E. Smith Center (1,646) Washington, D.C. |
| February 20, 2010 7:00 pm | | at No. 20 Richmond | L 70–74 | 14–11 (4–8) | Robins Center (9,025) Richmond, VA |
| February 24, 2010 7:00 pm | | La Salle | W 81–72 | 15–11 (5–8) | Charles E. Smith Center (1,797) Washington, D.C. |
| February 27, 2010 6:00 pm | | Charlotte | W 75–70 | 16–11 (6–8) | Charles E. Smith Center (2,979) Washington, D.C. |
| March 3, 2010 7:00 pm | | Saint Joseph's | L 71–80 | 16–12 (6–9) | Charles E. Smith Center (2,313) Washington, D.C. |
| March 6, 2010 2:00 pm | | at No. 25 Temple | L 57–70 | 16–13 (6–10) | Liacouras Center (6,356) Philadelphia, PA |
| Atlantic 10 tournament ||||||
| March 9, 2010 7:00 pm | (10) | at (7) Dayton A-10 First Round | L 60–70 | 16–14 | UD Arena (6,930) Dayton, OH |
| CBI ||||||
| March 17, 2010 7:00 pm | | VCU CBI First Round | L 73–79 | 16–15 | Charles E. Smith Center (793) Washington, D.C. |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. Source ||||||