The 2018–19 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team represented George Washington University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonials were led by third-year head coach Maurice Joseph and played their home games at the Charles E. Smith Center in Washington, D.C. as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season9–24, 4–14 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for 12th place. As the No. 12 seed, they defeated Massachusetts in the first round of the A-10 tournament before losing to George Mason in the second round.
George Washington parted ways with Maurice Joseph on March 15, 2019 after three seasons and an overall record of 44–57. On March 21, the school hired Siena head coach Jamion Christian as the new head coach.
Previous season The Colonials finished the 2017–18 season with a record of 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.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Jair Bolden 3 G 6'4" 205 Sophomore Brooklyn, NY Transferred to South Carolina Patrick Steeves 10 F 6'7" 232 RS Senior Montreal, QC Graduated Yuta Watanabe 12 G 6'8" 196 Senior Miki, Kagawa, Japan Graduated/Went undrafted in 2018 NBA draft Jack Granger 30 G 5'7" 185 Senior Middlefield, CT Walk-on; graduated Bo Zeigler 35 F 6'6" 200 RS Senior Detroit, MI Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Chris Sodom 33 C 7'3" 220 Sophomore Kaduna, Nigeria Transferred from Georgetown. Under NCAA transfer rules, Sodom will sit out the 2018–19 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
2018 recruiting class
Honors and awards Street & Smith's Preseason Awards All-Defense - Terry Nolan Jr.
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=|Exhibition
!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=12 style=| Atlantic 10 regular season
!colspan=9 style=|Atlantic 10 tournament
See also 2018–19 George Washington Colonials women's basketball team
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