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Oct. 5, 2004
GW Campaigns for a Colonials Nation
By Greg
Licamele
The Colonials men’s and women’s basketball teams begin their
pursuits of Atlantic 10 championships next month as their seasons tip
off against some of the best squads in the country, bringing an ever-exciting
brand of basketball back to Foggy Bottom.
The men’s team, which returns all five starters from its 18–12
record last year, opens the season against national powerhouse and Sweet
16 team Wake Forest on Nov. 15 in Winston-Salem, NC. GW could play as
many as 11 games against teams from the 2004 NCAA Tournament, including
Michigan State, Saint Joseph’s and potentially Maryland in the BB&T
Classic.
At least five games are scheduled to be shown nationally, plus a minimum
of eight games on regional TV. The 13 televised games for Karl Hobbs’
squad represent the most GW men’s basketball telecasts since the
1996–97 season.
The women’s team begins its season Nov. 19 against District rival
Georgetown on the Hoya campus. Two days later, GW opens its season at
the Smith Center against East Carolina. Completing a trifecta of early
games over a short span of time, the women will travel to Knoxville, TN,
on Nov. 23 to face perennial power Tennessee. Joe McKeown returns eight
letterwinners from a 22–8 team that advanced to the NCAA Tournament
for the 11th time.
GW will play a significant role in the A-10 postseason this year as the
women’s basketball conference championship tournament will be held
at the Smith Center from March 4 to 7. GW last hosted the entire tournament
in 1993.
Season tickets for men’s basketball can be ordered on the new Web
site “Colonials Nation” at http://gwired.gwu.edu/colonialstickets.
The site includes the ability to view available seat locations for season
tickets, including employee and general public prices. The new Web site
also compiles useful resources such as parking information, dining options
and gameday news. Men’s and women’s season tickets also can
be ordered by calling 994-6050.
Individual tickets for men’s and women’s hoops can be purchased
at the Marvin Center TicketMaster, by calling 397-SEAT or by visiting
www.TicketMaster.com. For group tickets of 10 or more call Ed McKee at
994-5778.
Send feedback to: bygeorge@gwu.edu
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