If the mark of a big-time Division I program is its ability to produce NBA-caliber players, GW never quite made the cut - until now. Pops Mensah-Bonsu and Danilo (J.R.) Pinnock could become the first GW alumni in the NBA since Yinka Dare's last season in 1998.
The GW men's basketball team will face teams from the Big East, Mountain West, Pacific 10 and Atlantic Coast Conference during the upcoming season. The Colonials, who made the second round of the NCAA Tournament last season, have a schedule highlighted by games with Providence in Rhode Island, University of Southern California in Anaheim and Virginia Tech at the BB&T Classic.
The GW women's basketball team has a tradition of playing strong out-of-conference opponents , and this season is no exception. The highlight of the squad's 2006-2007 schedule is a match up with defending national champion Maryland in College Park, Md. GW coach Joe McKeown said he would like to make the game with Maryland an annual event.
Baseball GW graduates Dan Pfau and Derrick Lutz were drafted in the MLB's first-year player draft. Pfau was picked up by the Washington Nationals and Lutz by the Cincinnati Reds. Josh Wilkie signed a free agent contract with the Nationals. Volleyball After two dismal seasons, the volleyball squad opened the season with a 3-1 victory over Georgetown and 3-1 wins over American and George Mason in the DC challenge.
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