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George Washington Colonials
George Washington has an extensive Division I program that
includes Men's Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Golf, Gymnastics,
Women's Lacrosse, Rowing, Soccer, Women's Softball, Squash, Swimming &
Diving, Tennis, Women's Volleyball, and Water Polo.
The teams are called the Colonials and have achieved great successes in
recent years including a first round victory in the Men's NCAA Division
I Soccer Tournament in 2004 and basketball beating No. 9 Michigan State
and No. 12 Maryland in back to back games to win the 2004 BB&T Classic.
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 began the 2005 season ranked 21st in the Associated Press poll,
and is now ranked #14 in the AP poll, and #11 by ESPN. They had a record
of 26-2 (16-0 in the A-10) going into the 2006 NCAA Tournament led by
power forward Pops Mensah-Bonsu, Omar Williams, Danilo Pinnock, Mike
Hall and Maureece Rice. Their only loss of the regular season came to
North Carolina State and they also lost in the A-10 tournament to
Temple, after completing a perfect regular season in the A-10. The
2005-2006 season has been the team's best ever, surpassing the start of
the 1953-1954 season. Karl Hobbs, a former player and coach under Jim
Calhoun at the University of Connecticut is in his fifth year as head
coach. Hobbs is a fan favorite -- often receiving as much applause
during his entrance to games as the athletes. Known for his outward
shows of emotion during games that include stomping his foot and
slamming his clipboard, Hobbs is considered one of the up-and-coming
coaches in the NCAA.
They received a #8 seed in the tournament in the NCAA Tournament and
came back a from a large second half deficit to defeat #9 seed UNC-Wilmington,
but then lost to Duke, the top overall seed in the tournament.
The university's colors are buff and blue (buff being a color similar to
tan, but often represented as gold or yellow). The colors were taken
from George Washington's uniform in the Revolutionary War.
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