1998–99 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
|year=1998–99
|team=George Washington Colonials
|sport=Basketball
|image=George Washington Athletics logo.svg
|image_size=150
|conference=Atlantic 10 Conference
|division=
|short_conf=A-10
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record=20–9
|conf_record=13–3
|head_coach=Tom Penders
|hc_year = 1st
|asst_coach1=
|asst_coach2=
|asst_coach3=
|stadium=Charles E. Smith Athletic Center
|champion=Atlantic 10 Regular season champions
|tourney=NCAA tournament
|tourney_result=
}}
{{1998–99 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings}}
The 1998–99 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team represent George Washington University as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Tom Penders and played their home games at the Charles E. Smith Athletic Center. The Colonials finished atop the regular season conference standings. After being knocked out in the semifinal round of the A-10 tournament, GW received an at-large bid to the 1998 NCAA tournament as No. 11 seed in the South region. The Colonials were defeated by No. 6 seed Indiana, 108–88,{{cite news |title=GW Exits Early Against Indiana |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1999/03/12/gw-exits-early-against-indiana/2bcf581c-daf8-4f11-a677-ccf607fc777b/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=March 12, 1999 |access-date=March 19, 2023}} to finish with a record of 20–9 (13–3 A-10).
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Tom Penders ({{college|Connecticut}})
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|roster_url=https://gwsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1998-99
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Schedule and results
{{CBB schedule start
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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|George Washington Colonials}}| Regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 13, 1998
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = George Mason
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Charles E. Smith Center
| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.
| gamename =
| score = 71–59
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 17, 1998
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Illinois
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Assembly Hall
| site_cityst = Champaign, Illinois
| gamename =
| score = 64–58
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 29, 1998
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1998|sex=men|team=Charlotte 49ers|title=Charlotte}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Dale F. Halton Arena
| site_cityst = Charlotte, North Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 68–76
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 2–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 2, 1998
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1998|sex=men|team=American Eagles|title=American}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bender Arena
| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.
| gamename =
| score = 97–76
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 3–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 6, 1998
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
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| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1998|sex=men|team=DePaul Blue Demons|title=DePaul}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = MCI Center
| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.
| gamename = BB&T Classic
| score = 79–87
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 3–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 7, 1998
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Stanford
| opprank = 6
| site_stadium = MCI Center
| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.
| gamename = BB&T Classic
| score = 56–70
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 3–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 12, 1998
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
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| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1998|sex=men|team=Old Dominion Monarchs|title=Old Dominion}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Charles E. Smith Center
| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.
| gamename =
| score = 92–89
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 4–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 23, 1998
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Siena
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Pepsi Arena
| site_cityst = Loudonville, New York
| gamename =
| score = 99–106
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 4–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 26, 1998
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1998|sex=men|team=Bradley Braves|title=Bradley}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Charles E. Smith Center
| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.
| gamename =
| score = 91–71
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 5–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 30, 1998
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Ohio
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Charles E. Smith Center
| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.
| gamename =
| score = 76–65
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 6–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 2, 1999
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1998|sex=men|team=Duquesne Dukes|title=Duquesne}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = A.J. Palumbo Center
| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
| gamename =
| score = 80–54
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 7–4
| conference = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 9, 1999
| time =
| nonconf =
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| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1998|sex=men|team=La Salle Explorers|title=La Salle}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Charles E. Smith Center
| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.
| gamename =
| score = 93–75
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 8–4
| conference = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 14, 1999
| time =
| nonconf =
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| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1998|sex=men|team=Dayton Flyers|title=Dayton}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Charles E. Smith Center
| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.
| gamename =
| score = 81–69
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 9–4
| conference = 3–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 17, 1999
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1998|sex=men|team=Xavier Musketeers|title=Xavier}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Cincinnati Gardens
| site_cityst = Cincinnati, Ohio
| gamename =
| score = 61–81
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 9–5
| conference = 3–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 21, 1999
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1998|sex=men|team=St. Bonaventure Bonnies|title=St. Bonaventure}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Reilly Center
| site_cityst = St. Bonaventure, New York
| gamename =
| score = 67–56
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 10–5
| conference = 4–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 23, 1999
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Rhode Island
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Keaney Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Kingston, Rhode Island
| gamename =
| score = 81–74
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 11–5
| conference = 5–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 28, 1999
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Duquesne
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Charles E. Smith Center
| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.
| gamename =
| score = 109–57
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 12–5
| conference = 6–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 31, 1999
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1998|sex=men|team=Fordham Rams|title=Fordham}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Charles E. Smith Center
| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.
| gamename =
| score = 76–63
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 13–5
| conference = 7–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 3, 1999
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = La Salle
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Tom Gola Arena
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| gamename =
| score = 72–70
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 14–5
| conference = 8–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 6, 1999
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1998|sex=men|team=Virginia Tech Hokies|title=Virginia Tech}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Cassell Coliseum
| site_cityst = Blacksburg, Virginia
| gamename =
| score = 75–77
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 14–6
| conference = 8–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 12, 1999
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
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| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1998|sex=men|team=Saint Joseph's Hawks|title=Saint Joseph's}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Charles E. Smith Center
| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.
| gamename =
| score = 94–70
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 15–6
| conference = 9–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 14, 1999
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Dayton
| opprank =
| site_stadium = University of Dayton Arena
| site_cityst = Dayton, Ohio
| gamename =
| score = 69–65
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 16–6
| conference = 10–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 17, 1999
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
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| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1998|sex=men|team=UMass Minutemen|title=UMass}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Charles E. Smith Center
| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.
| gamename =
| score = 78–72
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 17–6
| conference = 11–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 20, 1999
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Temple
| opprank =
| site_stadium = The Apollo of Temple
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| gamename =
| score = 56–72
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 17–7
| conference = 11–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 24, 1999
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Virginia Tech
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Charles E. Smith Center
| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.
| gamename =
| score = 77–67
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 18–7
| conference = 12–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 27, 1999
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Xavier
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Charles E. Smith Center
| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.
| gamename =
| score = 77–74
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 19–7
| conference = 13–3
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|George Washington Colonials}}| Atlantic 10 Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 4, 1999
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Dayton
| opprank =
| site_stadium = The Spectrum
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| score = 100–90
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 20–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 5, 1999
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Rhode Island
| opprank =
| site_stadium = The Spectrum
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| gamename = Semifinals
| score = 78–94
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 20–8
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|George Washington Colonials}}| NCAA Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 11, 1999
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 11 S
| opponent = Indiana
| opprank = 19
| oppseed = 6 S
| site_stadium = Orlando Arena
| site_cityst = Orlando, Florida
| gamename = First round
| score = 88–108
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 20–9
}}
{{CBB schedule end
| rank =
| poll = AP poll
| timezone =
| region = S
| regionname = South
| notes =
}}
{{cite web |title=GW MEN'S BASKETBALL YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS |url=https://gwsports.com/sports/2018/7/23/sports-m-baskbl-archive-yearbyyear-html.aspx |publisher=George Washington University Athletics |access-date=March 19, 2023}}{{cite web |title=1998-99 Men's Basketball Schedule |url=https://gwsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1998-99 |publisher=George Washington University Athletics |access-date=March 19, 2023}}
Rankings
{{main|1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings}}
*{{cite book|title=ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game|publisher=Random House|pages=1073–1074|year=2009|isbn=978-0-345-51392-2}}
References
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{{George Washington Colonials men's basketball navbox}}
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