2023–24 George Washington Revolutionaries men's basketball team

The 2023–24 George Washington Revolutionaries men's basketball team represented George Washington University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team, led by second-year head coach Chris Caputo, played their home games at Charles E. Smith Center in Washington, D.C. as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10). They finished the season 15–17, 4–14 in A-10 play, to finish in last (15th) place.

2023–24 George Washington Revolutionaries men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	15–17 (4–14 A–10)
Head coach	Chris Caputo (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Dwayne Lee Zak Boisvert Lamont Franklin
Home arena	Charles E. Smith Center

2023–24 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Richmond	15	–	3		.833			23	–	10		.697
Loyola Chicago	15	–	3		.833			23	–	10		.697
No. 24 Dayton	14	–	4		.778			25	–	8		.758
UMass	11	–	7		.611			20	–	11		.645
VCU	11	–	7		.611			24	–	14		.632
Duquesne †	10	–	8		.556			25	–	12		.676
St. Bonaventure	9	–	9		.500			20	–	13		.606
George Mason	9	–	9		.500			20	–	12		.625
Saint Joseph's	9	–	9		.500			21	–	14		.600
La Salle	6	–	12		.333			16	–	17		.485
Rhode Island	6	–	12		.333			12	–	20		.375
Fordham	6	–	12		.333			13	–	20		.394
Davidson	5	–	13		.278			15	–	17		.469
Saint Louis	5	–	13		.278			13	–	20		.394
George Washington	4	–	14		.222			15	–	17		.469
† 2024 A-10 tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

On May 24, 2023, the school changed the nickname of its athletic teams to Revolutionaries. The school's teams were previously nicknamed the Colonials.

Previous season

The Colonials finished the 2022–23 season 16–16, 10–8 in A-10 play, to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost to Saint Joseph's in the second round of the A-10 tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
E. J. Clark	1	G	5' 11"	165	GS Senior	Dallas, TX	Graduated
Amir Harris	3	G	6' 5"	210	GS Senior	Frederick, MD	Graduated
Ricky Lindo Jr.	4	F	6' 8"	220	RS Senior	Washington, D.C.	Graduated
Jabari West Jr.	5	F	6' 8"	230	Freshman	Hot Springs, AR	Transferred to South Plains College
Brendan Adams	10	G	6' 4"	205	GS Senior	Baltimore, MD	Graduated
Hunter Dean	13	F	6' 10"	235	Senior	Mandeville, LA	Graduate transferred to LSU
Qwanzi Samuels	20	F	6' 9"	205	Senior	District Heights, MD	Graduate transferred to IUPUI
Noel Brown	21	C	6' 11"	260	Junior	Leesburg, VA	Transferred to St. Bonaventure
Daniel Nixon	23	F	6' 7"	225	Sophomore	White Plains, NY	Transferred to Western Texas College
Theofanis Stamoulis	34	G	6' 3"	175	GS Senior	Athens, Greece	Walk-on; graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Darren Buchanan Jr.	3	F	6' 7"	235	Sophomore	Washington, D.C.	Virginia Tech
Garrett Johnson	9	G	6' 8"	210	RS Freshman	Oakton, VA	Princeton
Babatunde Akingbola	23	C	6' 10"	245	GS Senior	Ogun, Nigeria	Auburn
Benny Schröder	24	G	6' 7"	198	Sophomore	Munich, Germany	Oklahoma
Antoine Smith	34	F	6' 7"		GS Senior	Westerville, OH	Evansville

Recruiting classes

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jacoi Hutchinson #58 PG	Bradenton, FL	IMG Academy	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Oct 31, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 79
Christian Jones SG	The Bronx, NY	Our Saviour Lutheran School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Oct 22, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Trey Autry SG	Hudson, OH	Western Reserve Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Oct 17, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Zamoku Weluche-Ume PF	London, England	Barking Abbey School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	N/A	May 8, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2023–24 George Washington Revolutionaries men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Trey Autry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Western Reserve Academy Jamesville, NY G 1 Amir Arrington (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr The Galloway School Atlanta, GA G 2 Maximus Edwards 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Kansas State Stratford, CT F 3 Darren Jr. Buchanan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Fr Virginia Tech Washington, D.C. G 4 Jacoi Hutchinson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr IMG Academy Laurel, MD G 5 Christian Jones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Our Saviour Lutheran School Stratford, CT F 8 Zamoku Weluche-Ume 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Barking Abbey School London, England G/F 9 Garrett Johnson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Princeton Oakton, VA G 10 Laziz Talipov (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Trinity Preparatory School Orlando, FL G 11 James IV Bishop 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr LSU Baltimore, MD F 14 Keegan Harvey 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Jr Charleston Newcastle, Australia C 23 Babatunde Akingbola 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) GS Auburn Ogun, Nigeria G/F 24 Benny Schröder 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Oklahoma Munich, Germany F 32 Luke Cronin (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Great Neck North High School Great Neck, NY F 34 Antoine Jr. Smith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) GS Evansville Westerville, OH	Head coach Chris Caputo (Westfield State) Assistant coach(es) Dwayne Lee (Saint Joseph's) Zak Boisvert (Fordham) Lamont Franklin (UNC Wilmington) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 10, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		Stonehill	W 89–44	1–0	21 – Johnson	9 – Johnson	3 – Akingbola	Charles E. Smith Center (2,303) Washington, D.C.
November 11, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		William & Mary	W 95–89	2–0	32 – Bishop IV	11 – Edwards	5 – Bishop IV	Charles E. Smith Center (1,754) Washington, D.C.
November 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Hofstra	W 71–60	3–0	17 – Bishop IV	8 – Johnson	5 – Buchanan Jr.	Charles E. Smith Center (1,169) Washington, D.C.
November 18, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		New Hampshire	W 79–67	4–0	18 – Johnson	10 – Johnson	8 – Bishop IV	Charles E. Smith Center (1,009) Washington, D.C.
November 24, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FloSports		vs. Ohio Nassau Championship quarterfinals	W 99–94 2OT	5–0	28 – Bishop IV	13 – Edwards	5 – Bishop IV	Baha Mar Convention Center (277) Nassau, Bahamas
November 25, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FloSports		vs. UIC Nassau Championship semifinals	L 79–89	5–1	22 – Bishop IV	7 – Edwards	6 – Bishop IV	Baha Mar Convention Center (297) Nassau, Bahamas
November 26, 2023* 1:30 p.m., FloSports		vs. Delaware Nassau Championship 3rd-place game	W 81–71	6–1	28 – Bishop IV	9 – Akingbola	4 – Bishop IV	Baha Mar Convention Center (379) Nassau, Bahamas
December 1, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		at South Carolina	L 67–89	6–2	18 – Buchanan Jr.	8 – Edwards	5 – Hutchinson	Colonial Life Arena (10,936) Columbia, SC
December 5, 2023* 7:00 p.m., Monumental/ESPN+		Navy	W 79–77 OT	7–2	18 – tied	11 – Johnson	4 – Bishop IV	Charles E. Smith Center (1,869) Washington, D.C.
December 9, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Coppin State	W 76–45	8–2	14 – Buchanan Jr.	8 – 2 tied	6 – Bishop IV	Charles E. Smith Center (1,363) Washington, D.C.
December 12, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Bowie State	W 88–73	9–2	13 – tied	7 – Autry	6 – Buchanan Jr.	Charles E. Smith Center (1,204) Washington, D.C.
December 21, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Alcorn State	W 79–75	10–2	23 – Johnson	10 – Buchanan Jr.	5 – Bishop IV	Charles E. Smith Center (1,149) Washington, D.C.
December 30, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Maryland Eastern Shore	W 69–63	11–2	18 – Johnson	10 – Johnson	3 – tied	Charles E. Smith Center (1,020) Washington, D.C.
Atlantic 10 regular season
January 3, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Fordham	L 113–119 3OT	11–3 (0–1)	38 – Buchanan Jr.	11 – Edwards	6 – Bishop IV	Charles E. Smith Center (1,258) Washington, D.C.
January 6, 2024 4:00 p.m., USA		at VCU	W 84–82	12–3 (1–1)	28 – Bishop IV	6 – Edwards	3 – Bishop IV	Siegel Center (7,207) Richmond, VA
January 13, 2024 2:00 p.m., Monumental/ESPN+		Davidson	W 83–79 OT	13–3 (2–1)	23 – Johnson	13 – Edwards	7 – Bishop IV	Charles E. Smith Center (1,863) Washington, D.C.
January 15, 2024 2:00 p.m., CBSSN		George Mason Revolutionary Rivalry	W 75–62	14–3 (3–1)	21 – Buchanan Jr.	11 – Akingbola	3 – tied	Charles E. Smith Center (2,585) Washington, D.C.
January 20, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UMass	L 67–81	14–4 (3–2)	16 – Johnson	11 – Edwards	3 – tied	Mullins Center (3,586) Amherst, MA
January 24, 2024 7:00 p.m., NBC Sports App		at Richmond	L 74–82	14–5 (3–3)	17 – Johnson	14 – Akingbola	3 – Bishop IV	Robins Center (5,082) Richmond, VA
January 27, 2024 6:00 p.m., Monumental/ESPN+		La Salle	L 70–80	14–6 (3–4)	24 – Buchanan Jr.	12 – Buchanan Jr.	4 – Bishop IV	Charles E. Smith Center (2,054) Washington, D.C.
January 30, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at No. 21 Dayton	L 61–83	14–7 (3–5)	13 – Buchanan Jr.	8 – Buchanan Jr.	3 – Bishop IV	UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH
February 6, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Rhode Island	L 65–88	14–8 (3–6)	23 – Buchanan Jr.	6 – tied	5 – Bishop IV	Charles E. Smith Center (1,272) Washington, D.C.
February 10, 2024 12:00 p.m., Monumental/ESPN+		Loyola Chicago	L 73–81	14–9 (3–7)	25 – Bishop IV	8 – tied	7 – Bishop IV	Charles E. Smith Center (2,520) Washington, D.C.
February 13, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at George Mason Revolutionary Rivalry	L 67–90	14–10 (3–8)	13 – Smith Jr.	6 – tied	3 – Hutchinson	EagleBank Arena (3,390) Fairfax, VA
February 17, 2024 12:30 p.m., USA		Richmond	L 74–90	14–11 (3–9)	23 – Bishop IV	9 – Akingbola	4 – Bishop IV	Charles E. Smith Center (2,233) Washington, D.C.
February 21, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Saint Joseph's	L 75–79	14–12 (3–10)	32 – Bishop IV	7 – Hutchinson	5 – Hutchinson	Hagan Arena (1,707) Philadelphia, PA
February 24, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Saint Louis	L 91–96	14–13 (3–11)	34 – Bishop IV	7 – Hutchinson	6 – Bishop IV	Chaifetz Arena (7,239) St. Louis, MO
February 27, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		UMass	L 57–69	14–14 (3–12)	21 – Buchanan Jr.	7 – Buchanan Jr.	4 – Bishop IV	Charles E. Smith Center (1,259) Washington, D.C.
March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at La Salle	L 66–72	14–15 (3–13)	21 – Buchanan Jr.	7 – Akingbola	2 – tied	Tom Gola Arena (2,278) Philadelphia, PA
March 6, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		St. Bonaventure	W 86–75	15–15 (4–13)	27 – Bishop IV	7 – Edwards	7 – Hutchinson	Charles E. Smith Center (1,428) Washington, D.C.
March 9, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Duquesne	L 65–67	15–16 (4–14)	19 – Buchanan Jr.	7 – Buchanan Jr.	4 – tied	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (3,134) Pittsburgh, PA
A-10 tournament
March 12, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	(15)	vs. (10) La Salle First round	L 60–61	15–17	19 – Bishop IV	10 – Akingbola	6 – Buchanan Jr.	Barclays Center  Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

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