The new banner that commemorates 2005's Atlantic 10 championship and NCAA tournament appearance is meant to evoke memories of last year's successful men's basketball season. GW coach Karl Hobbs said the way his team played Saturday in what was supposed to be a warm-up against a Division II team, another banner is not in the team's immediate future.
Before senior Pops Mensah-Bonsu went down with an injury during Saturday's exhibition against Division II team Augusta State, the GW men's basketball team was planning to redshirt senior Dokun Akingbade for the 2005-2006 season, Director of Athletics Jack Kvancz said Sunday.
The GW women's basketball team opens up its season with five games against strong teams. But to prepare for a challenging schedule, the squad had to start somewhere. The Colonials began their season Sunday with a 75-53 win in an exhibition match-up against Everyone's Internet All-Stars.
Beck assumes leadership role Sophomore point guard Kim Beck exhibited characteristics of a leader against the Everyone's Internet All-Stars Sunday. Beck did all the little things: taking a charge, making sound decisions on fast breaks and hitting six of 10 three-point shots.
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