The 2016–17 George Washington Colonials men's basketball team represented

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during the

2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 11, 2016. The first tournament was the 2K Sports Classic, and ended with the Final Four in Glendale, Arizona on April 3, 2017. Practices officially began on September 30, 2 ...

. The Colonials were led by interim head coach

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. They played their home games at the

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as members of the

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. Head coach

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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. They finished the regular season 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

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. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated

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in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to UIC. On March 27, 2017, the school removed the interim tag and named Joseph full-time head coach.

Previous season

The Colonials finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 28–10, 11–7 in A–10 play to finish in fifth place. In the A–10 Tournament, the Colonials defeated Saint Louis before losing to Saint Joseph's in the quarterfinals. The Colonials received a bid to the

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and defeated Hofstra,

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, and

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to advance to the NIT semifinals at

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. There, they defeated

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by 20 points to advance to the championship game. In the championships game, the Colonials defeated Valparaiso 76–60 to win the NIT Championship.

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2016 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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