2021–22 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team

The 2021–22 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team represented George Washington University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by third-year head coach Jamion Christian, and played their home games at Charles E. Smith Center in Washington, D.C. as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

2021–22 George Washington Colonials men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record12–18 (8–9 A–10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCharles E. Smith Center
Seasons
2021–22 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Davidson 15 3   .833 27 7   .794
Dayton 14 4   .778 24 11   .686
VCU 14 4   .778 22 10   .688
St. Bonaventure 12 5   .706 23 10   .697
Saint Louis 12 6   .667 23 12   .657
Richmond 10 8   .556 24 13   .649
George Washington 8 9   .471 12 18   .400
Fordham 8 10   .444 16 16   .500
George Mason 7 9   .438 14 16   .467
UMass 7 11   .389 15 17   .469
Rhode Island 5 12   .294 15 16   .484
La Salle 5 13   .278 11 19   .367
Saint Joseph's 5 13   .278 11 19   .367
Duquesne 1 16   .059 6 24   .200
2022 A-10 tournament winner

Previous season

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In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Colonials finished the 2020–21 season with a 5–12 record and a 3–5 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

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Matt Moyer 0 F 6'9" 225 GS Senior Gahanna, OH Graduated
Tyler Brelsford 2 G 6'4" 175 Freshman Ellicott, MD Transferred to Bryant
Chase Paar 3 F 6'9" 245 Sophomore Mount Airy, MD Transferred to Towson
Lincoln Ball 5 G 6'6" 220 Freshman Williamsport, MD Transferred to American
Jamison Battle 10 F 6'7" 225 Sophomore Robbinsdale, MN Transferred to Minnesota
Sloan Seymour 23 F 6'9" 215 Junior Albany, NY Transferred to New Hampshire
Brandon Leftwich 32 G 6'3" 185 GS Senior Brooklyn, NY Walk-on; graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Joe Bamisile 1 G 6'4" 195 Sophomore Chesterfield, VA Virginia Tech
Brendan Adams 10 G 6'4" 195 Senior Baltimore, MD UConn
Bryan Knapp 12 G 6'1" 170 Senior Washington, D.C. Cornell
Ira Lee 14 F 6'8" 245 Senior Los Angeles, CA Arizona
Qwanzi Samuels 20 F 6'8" 192 Junior District Heights, MD Florida Gulf Coast
Theofanis Stamoulis 34 G 6'3" Senior Athens, Greece Adelphi

Recruiting classes

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2021 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Brayon Freeman
#50 PG
Oxon Hill, MD National Christian Academy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Aug 4, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 74
Daniel Nixon
PF
New York, NY Winston Salem Christian School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Dec 30, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPNN/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:

  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2022 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for 2022 recruits
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 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247Sports:     ESPNN/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:

Roster

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2021–22 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) Fr Trinity Preparatory School Orlando, Florida
G 1 Joe Bamisile 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Virginia Tech Chesterfield, Virginia
G 2 Brayon Freeman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Huntington Prep School Washington, D.C.
G 3 Amir Harris 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Nebraska Frederick, Maryland
F 4 Ricky Lindo Jr. 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Maryland Washington, D.C.
G 10 Brendan Adams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr UConn Baltimore, Maryland
G 11 James Bishop 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr LSU Baltimore, Maryland
G 12 Bryan Knapp 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Cornell Washington, D.C.
F 13 Hunter Dean 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Southern Miss Mandeville, Louisiana
F 14 Ira Lee 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Sr Arizona Los Angeles, California
F 20 Qwanzi Samuels 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Loomis Chaffee School District Heights, Maryland
C 21 Noel Brown 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 270 lb (122 kg) So Flint Hill School Leesburg, Virginia
F 22 Tyler Warner (W) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Avon Old Farms Rochester, New York
F 23 Daniel Nixon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Winston Salem Christian School White Plains, New York
F 33 Miles Gally 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Richard Montgomery High School Rockville, Maryland
G 34 Theofanis Stamoulis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Adelphi Athens, Greece
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 High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2021*
6:30 p.m.
Hood College W 93–51 
 22  Bishop   11  Dean   7  Bishop  Charles E. Smith Center (890)
Washington, D.C.
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
8:00 p.m., NBCSWA+/ESPN+
Saint Francis (PA) W 75–72  1–0
 22  Adams   9  Lindo Jr.   5  Harris  Charles E. Smith Center (1,821)
Washington, D.C.
November 11, 2021*
6:30 p.m., BTN
at No. 21 Maryland L 64–71  1–1
 20  Bamisile   9  Lindo Jr.   3  Lindo Jr.  Xfinity Center (13,398)
College Park, MD
November 13, 2021*
10:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UC San Diego L 55–75  1–2
 13  Lindo Jr.   11  Lindo Jr.   2  Adams  RIMAC Arena (2,145)
San Diego, CA
November 16, 2021*
10:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Cal State Fullerton L 59–74  1–3
 19  Bishop   8  Lindo Jr.   4  Adams  Titan Gym (748)
Fullerton, CA
November 19, 2021*
7:00 p.m., NBCSWA/ESPN+
UMass Lowell L 56–67  1–4
 18  Bishop   14  Bamisile   2  Freeman  Charles E. Smith Center (1,424)
Washington, D.C.
November 22, 2021*
2:30 p.m., FloSports
vs. Wright State
Naples Invitational quarterfina
W 74–63  2–4
 18  Bishop   9  Bamisile   6  Lindo Jr.  Community School of Naples (433)
Naples, FL
November 23, 2021*
5:30 p.m., FloSports
vs. Kent State
Naples Invitational semifinal
L 69–77  2–5
 19  Bishop   6  Adams   6  Bishop  Community School of Naples (307)
Naples, FL
November 24, 2021*
5:30 p.m., FloSports
vs. Missouri State
Naples Invitational third place game
L 54–72  2–6
 17  Bishop   7  Bamisile   3  Freeman  Community School of Naples (137)
Naples, FL
December 1, 2021*
7:00 p.m., NBCSWA+/ESPN+
Boston University L 54–56  2–7
 23  Bishop   11  Lindo Jr.   4  Freeman  Charles E. Smith Center (1,617)
Washington, D.C.
December 4, 2021*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Charlotte L 79–86  2–8
 23  Bishop   7  Bamisile   8  Freeman  Dale F. Halton Arena (2,626)
Charlotte, NC
December 8, 2021*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Coppin State W 75–62  3–8
 25  Bamisile   10  Bamisile   8  Freeman  Charles E. Smith Center (913)
Washington, D.C.
December 13, 2021*
7:00 p.m., NBCSWA+/ESPN+
Radford W 67-58  4–8
 21  Bishop   14  Lindo Jr.   2  4 Tied  Charles E. Smith Center (1,013)
Washington, D.C.
December 22, 2021*
12:00 p.m., NBCSWA/ESPN+
Maryland Eastern Shore Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols Charles E. Smith Center 
Washington, D.C.
Atlantic 10 Regular Season
December 30, 2021
4:00 p.m., NBCSWA/ESPN+
St. Bonaventure Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols Charles E. Smith Center 
Washington, D.C.
January 8, 2022
12:00 p.m., USA
Dayton L 58–83  4–9
(0–1)
 25  Bamisile   6  Bamisile   5  Freeman  Charles E. Smith Center (0)
Washington, D.C.
January 11, 2022
7:00 p.m., MASN2/ESPN+
at VCU L 57–84  4–10
(0–2)
 16  Bishop   10  Lindo Jr.   3  Freeman  Siegel Center (6,327)
Richmond, VA
January 17, 2022
2:00 p.m., CBSSN
George Mason
Revolutionary Rivalry
W 77–76  5–10
(1–2)
 26  Bamisile   6  Bamisile   5  Bishop  Charles E. Smith Center (0)
Washington, D.C.
January 19, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Saint Joseph's
Rescheduled from January 2
L 61–72  5–11
(1–3)
 22  Bamisile   11  Dean   3  Tied  Hagan Arena (777)
Philadelphia, PA
January 22, 2022
12:30 p.m., USA
at Rhode Island W 63–61  6–11
(2–3)
 15  Dean   11  Dean   5  Freeman  Ryan Center (4,667)
Kingston, RI
January 26, 2022
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Saint Louis L 67–80  6–12
(2–4)
 30  Bishop   10  Dean   3  Tied  Chaifetz Arena (4,238)
St. Louis, MO
January 30, 2022
12:00 p.m., USA
Fordham W 64–55  7–12
(3–4)
 25  Bishop   14  Dean   3  Tied  Charles E. Smith Center (1,007)
Washington, D.C.
February 2, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
La Salle W 89–87  8–12
(4–4)
 27  Bishop   6  Dean   7  Freeman  Charles E. Smith Center (919)
Washington, D.C.
February 5, 2022
2:00 p.m., NBCSWA/ESPN+
Davidson L 73–78  8–13
(4–5)
 26  Bishop   4  Bamisile   4  Freeman  Charles E. Smith Center (1,821)
Washington, D.C.
February 9, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UMass W 77–68  9–13
(5–5)
 24  Bishop   12  Dean   5  Tied  Mullins Center (3,842)
Amherst, MA
February 12, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Dayton L 54–80  9–14
(5–6)
 10  Lindo Jr.   9  Lindo Jr.   4  Freeman  UD Arena (13,407)
Dayton, OH
February 16, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Duquesne
Rescheduled from January 5
W 73–52  10–14
(6–6)
 21  Bamisile   12  Lindo Jr.   3  Bamisile  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,985)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 19, 2022
7:00 p.m., NBCSWA/ESPN+
Rhode Island W 72–61  11–14
(7–6)
 20  Bamisile   9  Dean   4  Lindo Jr.  Charles E. Smith Center (1,604)
Washington, D.C.
February 22, 2022
7:00 p.m., NBCSWA/ESPN+
Richmond L 71–84  11–15
(7–7)
 29  Bamisile   7  Tied   5  Freeman  Charles E. Smith Center 
Washington, D.C.
February 27, 2022
2:30 p.m., USA
at George Mason
Revolutionary Rivalry
L 62–69  11–16
(7–8)
 18  Bamisile   7  Adams   3  Adams  EagleBank Arena (4,022)
Fairfax, VA
March 2, 2022
7:00 p.m., NBCSWA/ESPN+
Duquesne W 98–93 3OT 12–16
(8–8)
 30  Bamisile   14  Lindo Jr.   6  Freeman  Charles E. Smith Center (1,164)
Washington, D.C.
March 5, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Fordham L 66–70  12–17
(8–9)
 17  Freeman   8  Lindo Jr.   5  Freeman  Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,387)
Bronx, NY
A-10 tournament
March 10, 2022
6:00 p.m., USA
(7) vs. (10) UMass
Second round
L 88–99  12–18
 25  Bamisile   11  Lindo Jr.   7  Freeman  Capital One Arena 
Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[1][2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". George Washington University Athletics. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  2. ^ "2021-22 George Washington Colonials Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  3. ^ "2021-22 George Washington Colonials Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 10, 2021.