1998–99 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1998–99 George Washington Colonials Basketball George Washington Athletics logo.svg 150 Atlantic 10 Conference A-10 20–9 13–3 Tom Penders 1st Charles E. Smith Athletic Center Atlantic 10 Regular season co-champions NCAA tournament First Round 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,GW Exits Early Against Indiana https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1999/03/12/gw-exits-early-against-indiana/2bcf581c-daf8-4f11-a677-ccf607fc777b/ The Washington Post March 12, 1999 March 19, 2023 to finish with a record of 20–9 (13–3 A-10). Roster 1998 George Washington Colonials y Shawnta Rogers 54 G 5 4 155 Sr y Baltimore, Maryland Tom Penders (Connecticut) https://gwsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1998-99 Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=George Washington Colonials| Regular season Nov 13, 1998 yes George Mason Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. 71–59 1–0 Nov 17, 1998 yes yes Illinois Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois 64–58 2–0 Nov 29, 1998 yes yes 1998 men Charlotte 49ers Charlotte Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, North Carolina 68–76 2–1 Dec 2, 1998 yes yes 1998 men American Eagles American Bender Arena Washington, D.C. 97–76 3–1 Dec 6, 1998 yes 1998 men DePaul Blue Demons DePaul MCI Center Washington, D.C. BB&T Classic 79–87 3–2 Dec 7, 1998 yes Stanford 6 MCI Center Washington, D.C. BB&T Classic 56–70 3–3 Dec 12, 1998 yes 1998 men Old Dominion Monarchs Old Dominion Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. 92–89 4–3 Dec 23, 1998 yes yes Siena Pepsi Arena Loudonville, New York 99–106 4–4 Dec 26, 1998 yes 1998 men Bradley Braves Bradley Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. 91–71 5–4 Dec 30, 1998 yes Ohio Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. 76–65 6–4 Jan 2, 1999 yes 1998 men Duquesne Dukes Duquesne A.J. Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 80–54 7–4 1–0 Jan 9, 1999 1998 men La Salle Explorers La Salle Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. 93–75 8–4 2–0 Jan 14, 1999 1998 men Dayton Flyers Dayton Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. 81–69 9–4 3–0 Jan 17, 1999 yes 1998 men Xavier Musketeers Xavier Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio 61–81 9–5 3–1 Jan 21, 1999 yes 1998 men St. Bonaventure Bonnies St. Bonaventure Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, New York 67–56 10–5 4–1 Jan 23, 1999 yes Rhode Island Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, Rhode Island 81–74 11–5 5–1 Jan 28, 1999 Duquesne Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. 109–57 12–5 6–1 Jan 31, 1999 1998 men Fordham Rams Fordham Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. 76–63 13–5 7–1 Feb 3, 1999 yes La Salle Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 72–70 14–5 8–1 Feb 6, 1999 yes 1998 men Virginia Tech Hokies Virginia Tech Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia 75–77 14–6 8–2 Feb 12, 1999 1998 men Saint Joseph's Hawks Saint Joseph's Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. 94–70 15–6 9–2 Feb 14, 1999 yes Dayton University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio 69–65 16–6 10–2 Feb 17, 1999 1998 men UMass Minutemen UMass Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. 78–72 17–6 11–2 Feb 20, 1999 yes Temple The Apollo of Temple Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 56–72 17–7 11–3 Feb 24, 1999 Virginia Tech Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. 77–67 18–7 12–3 Feb 27, 1999 Xavier Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. 77–74 19–7 13–3 |- !colspan=9 style=George Washington Colonials| Atlantic 10 Tournament Mar 4, 1999 yes yes Dayton The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Quarterfinals 100–90 20–7 Mar 5, 1999 yes yes Rhode Island The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Semifinals 78–94 20–8 |- !colspan=9 style=George Washington Colonials| NCAA Tournament Mar 11, 1999 yes yes 11 S Indiana 19 6 S Orlando Arena Orlando, Florida First round 88–108 20–9 AP poll S South GW MEN'S BASKETBALL YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS https://gwsports.com/sports/2018/7/23/sports-m-baskbl-archive-yearbyyear-html.aspx George Washington University Athletics March 19, 20231998-99 Men's Basketball Schedule https://gwsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1998-99 George Washington University Athletics March 19, 2023 Rankings 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 1073–1074 2009 978-0-345-51392-2 References George Washington Category:George Washington Revolutionaries men's basketball seasons George Washington George Washington Colonials men's basketball George Washington Colonials men's basketball