The 2017–18 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team represented George Washington University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonials were led by second-year head coach Maurice Joseph. They played their home games at the Charles E. Smith Center in Washington, D.C. as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 15–18, 7–11 in A-10 play to finish in a three-way tie for 10th place. They defeated Fordham in the first round of the A-10 tournament before losing to Saint Louis in the second round.

Previous season The Colonials finished the 2016–17 season with a record of 20–15, 10–8 in A-10 play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Saint Louis in the second round of the A-10 tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Richmond. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Toledo in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to UIC.

Head coach Mike Lonergan was fired on September 17, 2016, after the school concluded a two-month investigation into alleged emotional abuse against his players. Maurice Joseph was named interim head coach on September 27.

On March 27, 2017, the school removed the interim tag and named Joseph full-time head coach.

Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Jordan Roland 14 G 6'1" 171 Sophomore Syracuse, NY Transferred to Northeastern Collin Smith 15 C 6'10" 240 Freshman Jacksonville, FL Transferred to Central Florida Jaren Sina 23 G 6'2" 187 RS Junior Lake Hopatcong, NJ Declare for 2017 NBA draft Matt Hart 30 G 6'1" 182 RS Senior Orchard Park, NY Walk-on; graduated Collin Goss 33 F 6'11" 227 Sophomore Manassas, VA Transferred to Delaware Tyler Cavanaugh 34 F 6'9" 243 RS Senior Syracuse, NY Graduated Kevin Marfo 40 F 6'9" 245 Freshman Bergenfield, NJ Transferred to Quinnipiac

Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Armel Potter 2 G 6'1" 180 Junior Marietta, GA Transferred from Charleston Southern. Under NCAA transfer rules, Potter will have to sit out from the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. D. J. Williams 13 G 6'7" 210 Junior Chicago, IL Transferred from Illinois. Under NCAA transfer rules, Williams will have to sit out from the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. Luke Sasser 21 F 6'5" 240 RS Freshman Raleigh, NC Transferring from Charlotte. Under NCAA transfer rules, Sasser will have to sit out from the 2017–18 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. Will join the team as a walk-on. Bo Zeigler 35 F 6'6" 207 RS Senior Detroit, MI Transferred from South Florida. Will be eligible to play immediately since Zeigler graduated from South Florida.

2017 recruiting class

2018 recruiting class

Preseason In a poll of the league's head coaches and select media members at the conference's media day, the Colonials were picked to finish in 11th place in the A-10. Yuta Watanabe was named to the conference's preseason second team.

Roster

Schedule and results

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!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season

!colspan=12 style=| Atlantic 10 regular season

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See also 2017–18 George Washington Colonials women's basketball team

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