Women's Basketball

George Washington University

2121 I Street NW - Washington, DC - 20052
Team Office: Tel: (202) 994-6387 Fax: (202) 994-2713
Team website: gwsports.collegesports.com/

Founded in 1821, George Washington is the largest college in the nation's captial. Formerly known as Columbian College, GW boasts over 70 Bachelor degree programs and over 100 Masters including Forensics, Museum Education, and Public Health. It also offers over 50 doctorate programs. The number of graduate students is twice that of undergraduates. Other majors offered include Travel Services Management, Radio and Television, Criminal Justice, Corporate Communications, and Journalism. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges ranked George Washington #54 among national institutions.

George Washington is located in the nation's capital (pop.575k).

School website
www.gwu.edu

College Profile

Type:

Private, Co-educational

Religious Affiliation:

None

Enrollment:

20,000

Getting In:

Very difficult. SAT 25/75: 1190-1380

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$48,000
Out-of-State: Same

Most Popular Majors

Social Sciences- Business - Psychology

Misc. Information

Head coach Joe McKeown enters his 19th year at George Washington in 2007-08. GW's winningest coach, McKeown took over the program in 1989-90 that was, at the time, medicore at best. McKeown has put GW on the map and in the process made him one of the top 10 D1 coaches in terms of winning percentage (.737). Over the past 18 years McKeown has averaged 23 wins per year. McKeown came to GW with seven years of previous coaching experience, including three as head coach at New Mexico State where he produced at 68-20 record. McKeown played at Kent State where he earned All-Mid American Conference honors. In 2006-07, the Colonials went 28-4, placed first in their conference, and advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tourney but were beaten by North Carolina.

Team Name	Colonials
Colors	Buff and Blue
Division	NCAA Division I
All-Time Record	587-328 (.641)

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	28-4	23-9	23-9	116-40 (.744)
Conference	14-0	13-3	13-3	72-8 (.900)
Conf. Finish	1	1	2	1, 1, 1, 2, 1
Post Appear.	Swt 16	2nd Rnd	2nd Rnd	NCAA 4x
Final 25 Rank	#14	NR	NR	n/a

Coaches

Head Coach	Joe McKeown
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at George Washington	1989-90
Contract Expires	?
Record as Head Coach	482-167 (.742)
Record at George Washington	414-147 (.737)
Coaching Awards	Atlantic 10 COTY

Asst. Coaches	Tajama Ngongba, Mike Bozeman, Ali Jacques

Recruiting Coordinator

Tajama Ngongba, (202) 994-6505, coacht@gwu.edu

Conference and Schedule

George Washington plays in the Atlantic 10 Conference (www.atlantic10.org) which is comprised of 14 teams from six states and the District of Columbia. Although some of its members are state-funded, it is largely made up of private, Catholic institutions. Conference play begins in late December/early January with games usually played on Fridays and Sundays. The season concludes with the AC 10 tourney which takes all teams with the top two teams receiving first round byes. The winner is an automatic qualifier for the NCAA tourney.

Conference Opponents

St. Josephs, Temple, Rhode Island, Massassuchettes, St. Bonaventure, Fordham, Duquesne, Richmond, Dayton, Xavier (OH), St. Louis, UNC Charlotte, and La Salle.

Facilities

Smith Center
Capacity: 5,000, Average attendance: ?

Style/Stats

In 2005-06, George Washington was ranked #11 in defense, limiting opponents to 55.2 ppg. In 2006-07, they were #17 at 55.6.