2022–23 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team

2022–23 George Washington Colonials men's basketball
2022–23 George Washington Colonials men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	16–16 (10–8 A–10)
Head coach	Chris Caputo (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Brenden Straughn; Dwayne Lee; Zak Boisvert;
Home arena	Charles E. Smith Center
	Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
VCU †	15	–	3	.833	27	–	8	.771
Fordham	12	–	6	.667	25	–	8	.758
Dayton	12	–	6	.667	22	–	12	.647
Saint Louis	12	–	6	.667	21	–	12	.636
George Mason	11	–	7	.611	20	–	13	.606
Duquesne	10	–	8	.556	20	–	13	.606
George Washington	10	–	8	.556	16	–	16	.500
Davidson	8	–	10	.444	16	–	16	.500
Saint Joseph's	8	–	10	.444	16	–	17	.485
St. Bonaventure	8	–	10	.444	14	–	18	.438
Richmond	7	–	11	.389	15	–	18	.455
La Salle	7	–	11	.389	15	–	19	.441
Massachusetts	6	–	12	.333	15	–	16	.484
Rhode Island	5	–	13	.278	9	–	22	.290
Loyola Chicago	4	–	14	.222	10	–	21	.323

† 2023 A10 Tournament winner

The 2022–23 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team represented George Washington University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by first-year head coach Chris Caputo, and played their home games at Charles E. Smith Center in Washington, D.C. as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

The season marked the last for the school using the nickname Colonials.^[1] On May 24, 2023, the school changed the nickname to Revolutionaries.^[2]

Previous season[edit]

The Colonials finished the 2021–22 season with a 12–19 record and a 8–9 record in Atlantic 10 play. They defeated Fordham in the first round of the 2021 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament before losing to George Mason.

Offseason[edit]

Departures[edit]

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Joe Bamisile	1	G	6'4"	195	Sophomore	Chesterfield, VA	Transferred to Oklahoma
Brayon Freeman	2	G	6'2"	180	Freshman	Washington, D.C.	Transferred to Rhode Island
Bryan Knapp	12	G	6'1"	190	Senior	Washington, D.C.	Graduated
Ira Lee	14	F	6'8"	240	RS Senior	Los Angeles, CA	Graduated
Tyler Warner	22	F	6'10"	250	Freshman	Rochester, NY	Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Miles Gally	33	F	6'9"	220	Junior	Rockville, MD	Left the team due to personal reasons

Incoming transfers[edit]

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
E.J. Clark	1	G	5'11"	165	GS Senior	Dallas, TX	Alabama State
Maximus Edwards	2	G	6'5"	220	Sophomore	Stratford, CT	Kansas State
Keegan Harvey	14	F	6'11"	220	Junior	Newcastle, Australia	College of Charleston

Recruiting classes[edit]

2022 recruiting class[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jabari West PG	Hot Springs, AR	Hot Springs High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Sep 7, 2021
Jabari West PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: 0
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2023 recruiting class[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for 2023 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jacoi Hutchinson #58 PG	Bradenton, FL	IMG Academy	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Oct 31, 2022
Jacoi Hutchinson #58 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
Christian Jones SG	Bronx, NY	Our Saviour Lutheran School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Oct 22, 2022
Christian Jones SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Trey Autry SG	Hudson, OH	Western Reserve Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Oct 17, 2022
Trey Autry SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster[edit]

2022–23 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Laziz Talipov (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	So	Trinity Preparatory School	Orlando, Florida
G	1	E.J. Clark	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	GS	Alabama State	Dallas, Texas
G	2	Maximus Edwards	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Fr	Kansas State	Stratford, Connecticut
G	3	Amir Harris	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	GS	Nebraska	Frederick, Maryland
F	4	Ricky Lindo Jr.	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Sr	Maryland	Washington, D.C.
F	5	Jabari West Jr.	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Hot Springs High School	Hot Springs, Arkansas
G	10	Brendan Adams	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	GS	UConn	Baltimore, Maryland
G	11	James Bishop IV	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	LSU	Baltimore, Maryland
F	13	Hunter Dean	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Southern Miss	Mandeville, Louisiana
F	14	Keegan Harvey	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	College of Charleston	Newcastle, Australia
F	20	Qwanzi Samuels	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Florida Gulf Coast	District Heights, Maryland
C	21	Noel Brown	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Jr	Flint Hill School	Leesburg, Virginia
F	23	Daniel Nixon	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Winston Salem Christian School	White Plains, New York
G	34	Theofanis Stamoulis (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	GS	Adelphi	Athens, Greece

Head coach

Chris Caputo (Westfield State)

Assistant coach(es)

Brenden Straughn (Hood)
Dwayne Lee (Saint Joseph's)
Zak Boisvert (Fordham)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2022* 2:00 p.m.		Western Connecticut State	W 78–61		19 – Bishop IV	9 – Edwards	6 – Bishop IV	Charles E. Smith Center (480) Washington, D.C.
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Virginia State	W 85–58	1–0	21 – Bishop IV	10 – Lindo Jr.	9 – Bishop IV	Charles E. Smith Center (1,711) Washington, D.C.
November 11, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Howard	W 85–75	2–0	19 – Lindo Jr.	9 – Tied	5 – Bishop IV	Charles E. Smith Center (2,363) Washington, D.C.
November 14, 2022* 7:00 p.m., FloSports		at Hofstra	L 80–85	2–1	44 – Bishop IV	10 – Lindo Jr.	5 – Bishop IV	Mack Sports Complex (1,898) Hempstead, NY
November 18, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Maryland Eastern Shore	W 69–64	3–1	19 – Bishop IV	8 – Lindo Jr.	6 – Adams	Charles E. Smith Center (1,147) Washington, D.C.
November 22, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		UC San Diego	L 70–75	3–2	25 – Bishop IV	7 – Dean	4 – Bishop IV	Charles E. Smith Center (841) Washington, D.C.
November 26, 2022* 2:00 p.m., NBCSWA/ESPN+		New Hampshire	W 75–54	4–2	25 – Adams	9 – Lindo Jr.	5 – Bishop IV	Charles E. Smith Center (703) Washington, D.C.
November 30, 2022* 9:00 p.m., CBSSN		South Carolina	W 79–55	5–2	24 – Bishop IV	8 – Edwards	8 – Bishop IV	Charles E. Smith Center (2,216) Washington, D.C.
December 4, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Radford	L 76–86	5–3	26 – Bishop IV	5 – Dean	5 – Bishop IV	Dedmon Center (1,246) Radford, VA
December 10, 2022* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		American	L 64–69	5–4	18 – Lindo Jr.	9 – Lindo Jr.	7 – Bishop IV	Charles E. Smith Center (1,619) Washington, D.C.
December 13, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Coppin State	W 83–71	6–4	30 – Bishop IV	12 – Edwards	5 – Edwards	Charles E. Smith Center (808) Washington, D.C.
December 22, 2022* 9:00 p.m., ESPN2		vs. Washington State Diamond Head Classic Quarterfinals	L 64–66	6–5	17 – Adams	8 – Edwards	5 – Bishop IV	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
December 23, 2022* 10:00 p.m., ESPN2		vs. Pepperdine Diamond Head Classic	L 70–81	6–6	22 – Bishop IV	8 – Lindo Jr.	3 – Bishop IV	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
December 25, 2022* 1:30 p.m., ESPNU		vs. Seattle Diamond Head Classic 7th Place Game	L 67–85	6–7	19 – Adams	4 – Brown	3 – Bishop IV	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
Atlantic 10 Regular Season
December 31, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Loyola Chicago	W 97–87	7–7 (1–0)	40 – Bishop IV	7 – Dean	7 – Bishop IV	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,424) Chicago, IL
January 4, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Richmond	L 63–73	7–8 (1–1)	25 – Bishop IV	9 – Edwards	5 – Bishop IV	Robins Center (5,394) Richmond, VA
January 7, 2023 2:00 p.m., USA		UMass	W 81–73	8–8 (2–1)	26 – Bishop IV	13 – Dean	5 – Tied	Charles E. Smith Center (1,102) Washington, D.C.
January 14, 2023 4:00 p.m., NBCSWA/ESPN+		Saint Louis	L 74–81	8–9 (2–2)	24 – Edwards	9 – Lindo Jr.	5 – Bishop IV	Charles E. Smith Center (1,706) Washington, D.C.
January 16, 2023 4:00 p.m., CBSSN		at George Mason Revolutionary Rivalry	W 78–75	9–9 (3–2)	22 – Adams	8 – Adams	8 – Bishop IV	EagleBank Arena (3,906) Fairfax, VA
January 21, 2023 12:30 p.m., USA		Dayton	W 76–69	10–9 (4–2)	27 – Bishop IV	8 – Adams	7 – Bishop IV	Charles E. Smith Center (2,380) Washington, D.C.
January 25, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Saint Joseph's	W 92–91	11–9 (5–2)	32 – Adams	10 – Edwards	6 – Bishop IV	Charles E. Smith Center (1,254) Washington, D.C.
January 28, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Fordham	L 70–85	11–10 (5–3)	18 – Adams	10 – Lindo Jr.	6 – Bishop IV	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,734) Bronx, NY
February 1, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at La Salle	L 64–75	11–11 (5–4)	14 – Tied	9 – Lindo Jr.	3 – Edwards	Tom Gola Arena (1,176) Philadelphia, PA
February 4, 2023 2:00 p.m., NBCSWA/ESPN+		Duquesne	L 67-93	11-12 (5-5)	15 – Edwards	9 – Lindo Jr.	3 – Bishop IV	Charles E. Smith Center (1,877) Washington, D.C.
February 8, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Richmond	W 107–105 ^2OT	12–12 (6–5)	35 – Adams	16 – Edwards	10 – Bishop IV	Charles E. Smith Center (1,067) Washington, D.C.
February 11, 2023 1:00 p.m.		at Saint Joseph's	L 69–81	12–13 (6–6)	15 – Adams	8 – Edwards	4 – Adams	Hagan Arena (1,843) Philadelphia, PA
February 15, 2023 7:00 p.m., NBCSWA/ESPN+		George Mason Revolutionary Rivalry	L 53–66	12–14 (6–7)	23 – Bishop IV	5 – Tied	3 – Edwards	Charles E. Smith Center (1,377) Washington, D.C.
February 19, 2023 2:00 p.m., USA		at St. Bonaventure	W 83-81 ^OT	13–14 (7–7)	28 – Adams	15 – Edwards	6 – Bishop IV	Reilly Center (4,760) Olean, NY
February 22, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Rhode Island	W 89–80 ^OT	14–14 (8–7)	25 – Bishop IV	12 – Dean	6 – Bishop IV	Ryan Center (4,579) Kingston, RI
February 25, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		La Salle	W 92–85	15–14 (9–7)	29 – Bishop IV	11 – Lindo Jr.	9 – Bishop IV	Charles E. Smith Center (1,457) Washington, D.C.
March 1, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Davidson	W 75–70	16–14 (10–7)	26 – Bishop IV	11 – Lindo Jr.	4 – Bishop IV	John M. Belk Arena (3,590) Davidson, NC
March 4, 2023 4:30 p.m., USA		VCU	L 68–74	16–15 (10–8)	14 – Dean	10 – Edwards	6 – Adams	Charles E. Smith Center (3,712) Washington, D.C.
A-10 tournament
March 8, 2023 5:00 p.m., USA	(7)	vs. (10) Saint Joseph's Second round	L 76–87	16–16	25 – Bishop IV	12 – Dean	8 – Bishop IV	Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[3]^[4]^[5]

References[edit]

^ Axson, Scooby. "George Washington University to stop using 'Colonials' name by 2023-24". USA TODAY. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
^ "It's Revolutionaries! | GW Today | The George Washington University". GW Today. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
^ "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". George Washington University Athletics. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
^ "2022-23 George Washington Colonials Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
^ "2022-23 George Washington Colonials Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved September 10, 2022.

[1] Axson, Scooby. "George Washington University to stop using 'Colonials' name by 2023-24". USA TODAY. Retrieved November 8, 2023.

[2] "It's Revolutionaries! | GW Today | The George Washington University". GW Today. Retrieved November 8, 2023.

[3] "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". George Washington University Athletics. Retrieved September 17, 2022.

[4] "2022-23 George Washington Colonials Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 10, 2022.

[5] "2022-23 George Washington Colonials Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved September 10, 2022.

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