The 2019–20 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team represented George Washington University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonials were led by first-year head coach Jamion Christian and played their home games at the Charles E. Smith Center in Washington, D.C. as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10).

George Washington finished the season with a 12–20 record and a 6–12 record in Atlantic 10 play. They were eliminated by Fordham in the opening round of the 2020 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament.

Previous season The Colonials finished the 2018–19 season 9–24, 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.

Offseason

Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Terry Nolan Jr. 1 G 6'2" 180 Sophomore Essex, MD Transferred to Bradley Shandon Brown 12 G 5'10" 175 Freshman Boston, MA Transferred to Niagara D. J. Williams 13 G 6'7" 215 RS Junior Chicago, IL Graduate transferred Chris Sodom 33 C 7'3" 220 Sophomore Kaduna, Nigeria Left the team Marcus Littles 35 F 6'9" 260 Freshman Philadelphia, PA Transferred to West Chester

Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Ace Stallings 20 F 6'10" 230 Junior Miami, FL Transferred from Mount St. Mary's. Will be eligible to play immediately. Will join team as a walk-on. Amir Harris 22 G 6'4" 205 Sophomore Frederick, MD Transferred from Nebraska. Under NCAA transfer rules, Harris will sit out the 2019–20 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. Sloan Seymour 23 F 6'9" 205 Sophomore Albany, NY Transferred from Siena. Under NCAA transfer rules, Seymour will sit out the 2019–20 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

2019 recruiting class

2020 recruiting class

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

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