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).

1992–93 George Washington Colonials men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 21
Record21–9 (8–6 A-10)
Head coach
Home arenaCharles E. Smith Athletic Center
Seasons
1992–93 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 UMass 11 3   .786 24 7   .774
George Washington 8 6   .571 21 9   .700
Rhode Island 8 6   .571 19 11   .633
Saint Joseph's 8 6   .571 18 11   .621
Temple 8 6   .571 20 13   .606
West Virginia 7 7   .500 17 12   .586
Rutgers 6 8   .429 13 15   .464
St. Bonaventure 0 14   .000 10 17   .370
1993 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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1992–93 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 4 Dirkk Surles 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Evansville, Indiana
C 33 Yinka Dare 7 ft 1.5 in (2.17 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Fr Kano, Nigeria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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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[1]  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[2]  20–8
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Mar 21, 1993*
(12 W) vs. (13 W) Southern
Second Round
W 90–80[3]  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[4]  21–9
Kingdome 
Seattle, Washington
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.

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Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "Minutemen Shoot Down Colonials". The Washington Post. February 14, 1993. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  2. ^ "GW Pulls Upset of New Mexico, 82–68". The Washington Post. March 20, 1993. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  3. ^ "Dream On: Colonial Power to Round of 16". The Washington Post. March 22, 1993. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  4. ^ "GW Staggers Michigan Before Getting Knocked Out". The Washington Post. March 27, 1993. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  5. ^ "Changing of the Guard". Sports Illustrated. March 29, 1993. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  6. ^ "GW MEN'S BASKETBALL YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS". George Washington Colonials. Retrieved June 19, 2021.