# 1992–93 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team

The 1992–93 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team represent George Washington University as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1992–93 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 four-way tie for second place in the regular season conference standings. After being knocked out in the opening round of the A-10 tournament, GW received an at-large bid to the 1993 NCAA tournament as No. 12 seed in the West region. The Colonials made a run to the Sweet Sixteen by defeating No. 5 seed New Mexico and No. 13 seed Southern. The team was eliminated from the tournament by the famed Fab Five from Michigan, 72–64, to finish with a record of 21–9 (8–6 A-10).

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Dec 1, 1992* | | at Monmouth | W 76–54 | 1–0 | Boylan Gymnasium West Long Branch, New Jersey |
| Dec 4, 1992* | | vs. Central Michigan Hatter Classic | W 87–66 | 2–0 | Edmunds Center DeLand, Florida |
| Dec 5, 1992* | | vs. Bethune-Cookman Hatter Classic | W 65–45 | 3–0 | Edmunds Center DeLand, Florida |
| Dec 8, 1992* | | Hartford | W 75–55 | 4–0 | Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. |
| Dec 11, 1992* | | Columbia Red Auerbach Colonial Classic | W 80–70 | 5–0 | Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. |
| Dec 12, 1992* | | Tennessee State Red Auerbach Colonial Classic | W 83–63 | 6–0 | Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. |
| Dec 21, 1992* | | at San Diego | W 74–60 | 7–0 | USD Sports Center San Diego, California |
| Dec 23, 1992* | | at Pepperdine | L 79–81 | 7–1 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Dec 30, 1992* | | at UNC Charlotte | W 90–63 | 8–1 | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Jan 2, 1993* | | American | W 82–71 | 9–1 | Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. |
| Jan 6, 1993* | | at James Madison | W 71–56 | 10–1 | JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg, Virginia |
| Jan 8, 1993 | | at West Virginia | L 56–72 | 10–2 (0–1) | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Jan 12, 1993 | | Temple | L 62–64 | 10–3 (0–2) | Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. |
| Jan 16, 1993 | | at UMass | L 68–76 | 10–4 (0–3) | Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, Massachusetts |
| Jan 23, 1993 | | Rhode Island | W 88–75 | 11–4 (1–3) | Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. |
| Jan 30, 1993 | | Saint Joseph's | W 78–59 | 12–4 (2–3) | Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. |
| Feb 2, 1993 | | at Rutgers | W 105–100 | 13–4 (3–3) | Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey |
| Feb 6, 1993 | | St. Bonaventure | W 64–59 | 14–4 (4–3) | Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. |
| Feb 10, 1993 | | at Temple | W 75–72 | 15–4 (5–3) | McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 13, 1993 | | No. 22 UMass | L 65–68 | 15–5 (5–4) | Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. |
| Feb 15, 1993* | | Richmond 2nd Annual Presidents' Day Game | W 79–77 $^{OT}$ | 16–5 | Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. |
| Feb 18, 1993 | | at St. Bonaventure | W 89–72 | 17–5 (6–4) | Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, New York |
| Feb 21, 1993 | | West Virginia | W 71–68 | 18–5 (7–4) | Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. |
| Feb 25, 1993 | | at Saint Joseph's | L 73–74 | 18–6 (7–5) | Hagan Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 28, 1993 | | Rutgers | W 74–72 | 19–6 (8–5) | Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. |
| Mar 4, 1993 | | at Rhode Island | L 72–75 | 19–7 (8–6) | Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, Rhode Island |
| Atlantic 10 Tournament ||||||
| Mar 7, 1993* | (4) | vs. (5) Rhode Island Quarterfinals | L 75–86 | 19–8 | Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 19, 1993* | (12 W) | vs. (5 W) No. 21 New Mexico First round | W 82–68 | 20–8 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Mar 21, 1993* | (12 W) | vs. (13 W) Southern Second Round | W 90–80 | 21–8 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Mar 26, 1993* | (12 W) | vs. (1 W) No. 3 Michigan West Regional semifinals – Sweet Sixteen | L 64–72 | 21–9 | Kingdome Seattle, Washington |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. ||||||