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The George Washington Colonials men's basketball team represents George Washington University in the United States' capital, Washington, D.C. It plays its home games in the Charles E. Smith Center, which is also shared with other George Washington Colonials athletic programs. The school's team currently competes in the Atlantic 10 Conference. It qualified for the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in 2014 for the first time since 2007. The Colonials' head coach is Mike Lonergan.〔(GW Names Mike Lonergan As Head Men's Basketball Coach – GEORGE WASHINGTON OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE )〕 ==History== Mike Jarvis coached GW in the 1990s, and led the team to the NCAA Sweet 16 in 1993, where they were beaten by the Fab Five University of Michigan team (which later vacated its wins due to NCAA rule violations). Jarvis also coached former Colonials Head Coach Karl Hobbs in high school. Former NBA player Yinka Dare also played at George Washington for two years before being drafted in the first round by the New Jersey Nets. GW's basketball team returned to the national stage in 2004 after defeating No. 9 Michigan State and No. 12 Maryland in back to back games to win the 2004 BB&T Classic. That year, the men's basketball team went on to win the Atlantic 10 West Title and the Atlantic 10 Tournament Title, earning an automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA Tournament. The team received a #12 seed, losing to #5 seed Georgia Tech in the first round. The team began the 2005–06 season ranked 21st in the Associated Press poll, reaching as high as sixth in the polls, and after some tournament success they closed out the year ranked 19th in the nation. They had a record of 26–2 going into the 2006 NCAA Tournament. The 2005–06 team achieved the school's highest ranking in the last 50 years, peaking at #6 in the nation,〔(Streaking Colonials seek 11th straight win, host Dayton – NCAA Basketball – Yahoo! Sports )〕 had been one of the team's best ever, and received an #8 seed in the NCAA Tournament. In the tournament, they came back from an 18-point second-half deficit to defeat #9 seed UNC-Wilmington, but lost to Duke University, the top overall seed, in the second round. While only one Colonial from the 2005–06 team was drafted in the 2006 NBA Draft, J. R. Pinnock, two other Colonials from that team have played in the NBA. Pops Mensah-Bonsu played for the Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets, San Antonio Spurs and Toronto Raptors and Mike Hall played for the Washington Wizards. The 2006–07 basketball season was considered by many〔(Express: A Publication of The Washington Post )〕〔(VandySports.com – Game Day Report: Vanderbilt vs. George Washington )〕 to be a rebuilding year for the Colonials after graduating their entire starting front court and losing Pinnock to the NBA. Coach Karl Hobbs and Senior guard Carl Elliott managed to lead the team to a 23–8 record, winning the 2007 Atlantic 10 Tournament in Atlantic City, New Jersey, once again earning an auto-bid to the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship. The Colonials were placed as a #11 seed, but they lost to #6 seed Vanderbilt University in Sacramento, California 77–44.〔(FOX Sports on MSN – College Basketball – Recap )〕 After finishing the 2010–2011 season with a record of 17–14 (10–6 in Atlantic 10), capped by a disappointing 71–59 overtime loss to St. Joseph's in the conference tournament, Karl Hobbs was dismissed as head coach. Mike Lonergan, former head coach of the University of Vermont Catamounts, was hired to replace Hobbs.〔(George Washington hires Vermont's Mike Lonergan as coach - ESPN )〕 The 2011–2012 basketball season, Lonergan's first with the Colonials, resulted in a 10–21 record (5–11 in Atlantic 10). By the 2013-14 season Lonergan had rebuilt the program with the team finishing 3rd in the Atlantic 10 Conference with a 24-8 record (11-5 in Atlantic 10). The team qualified for its first NCAA Tournament since 2007 earning a #9 seed in the East Region. Their season concluded with a second round loss to Memphis in the NCAA Tournament. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「George Washington Colonials men's basketball」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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