# 1998–99 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team

The 1998–99 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team represent George Washington University as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Tom Penders and played their home games at the Charles E. Smith Athletic Center. The Colonials finished atop the 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 1998 NCAA tournament as No. 11 seed in the South region. The Colonials were defeated by No. 6 seed Indiana, 108–88, to finish with a record of 20–9 (13–3 A-10).

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 13, 1998* | | George Mason | W 71–59 | 1–0 | Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. |
| Nov 17, 1998* | | at Illinois | W 64–58 | 2–0 | Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois |
| Nov 29, 1998* | | at Charlotte | L 68–76 | 2–1 | Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Dec 2, 1998* | | at American | W 97–76 | 3–1 | Bender Arena Washington, D.C. |
| Dec 6, 1998* | | DePaul BB&T Classic | L 79–87 | 3–2 | MCI Center Washington, D.C. |
| Dec 7, 1998* | | No. 6 Stanford BB&T Classic | L 56–70 | 3–3 | MCI Center Washington, D.C. |
| Dec 12, 1998* | | Old Dominion | W 92–89 | 4–3 | Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. |
| Dec 23, 1998* | | at Siena | L 99–106 | 4–4 | Pepsi Arena Loudonville, New York |
| Dec 26, 1998* | | Bradley | W 91–71 | 5–4 | Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. |
| Dec 30, 1998* | | Ohio | W 76–65 | 6–4 | Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. |
| Jan 2, 1999 | | at Duquesne | W 80–54 | 7–4 (1–0) | A.J. Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 9, 1999 | | La Salle | W 93–75 | 8–4 (2–0) | Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. |
| Jan 14, 1999 | | Dayton | W 81–69 | 9–4 (3–0) | Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. |
| Jan 17, 1999 | | at Xavier | L 61–81 | 9–5 (3–1) | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Jan 21, 1999 | | at St. Bonaventure | W 67–56 | 10–5 (4–1) | Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, New York |
| Jan 23, 1999 | | at Rhode Island | W 81–74 | 11–5 (5–1) | Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, Rhode Island |
| Jan 28, 1999 | | Duquesne | W 109–57 | 12–5 (6–1) | Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. |
| Jan 31, 1999 | | Fordham | W 76–63 | 13–5 (7–1) | Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. |
| Feb 3, 1999 | | at La Salle | W 72–70 | 14–5 (8–1) | Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 6, 1999 | | at Virginia Tech | L 75–77 | 14–6 (8–2) | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia |
| Feb 12, 1999 | | Saint Joseph's | W 94–70 | 15–6 (9–2) | Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. |
| Feb 14, 1999 | | at Dayton | W 69–65 | 16–6 (10–2) | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| Feb 17, 1999 | | UMass | W 78–72 | 17–6 (11–2) | Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. |
| Feb 20, 1999 | | at Temple | L 56–72 | 17–7 (11–3) | The Apollo of Temple Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 24, 1999 | | Virginia Tech | W 77–67 | 18–7 (12–3) | Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. |
| Feb 27, 1999 | | Xavier | W 77–74 | 19–7 (13–3) | Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. |
| Atlantic 10 Tournament ||||||
| Mar 4, 1999* | | vs. Dayton Quarterfinals | W 100–90 | 20–7 | The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Mar 5, 1999* | | vs. Rhode Island Semifinals | L 78–94 | 20–8 | The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 11, 1999* | (11 S) | vs. (6 S) No. 19 Indiana First round | L 88–108 | 20–9 | Orlando Arena Orlando, Florida |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. ||||||