I will admit to stealing this concept from The Athletic.  Who would you pick for your All-Star GW team if they had to play right now?  Sure, you may feel sentimental towards the Jarvis teams but understand that these guys are in their 40's and even 50's by now.  Maybe Shawnta can still work some magic but I have to defer to youth here.  12 players, a head coach, and 3 assistant coaches.  Here is my team.

Centers:  The no-brainer here is Kevin Larsen.  We'll need a backup and it gets a tad trickier here.  Pops and Kevin Marfo are both undersized.  Pops has the edge here even as he heads toward his late 30's.  A generation earlier came Sasha Koul, a more conventional center, but his advanced age disqualifies him.  Finally, there is Colin Smith, tall, athletic and youthful.  My heart says that Pops ought to be my backup but my head says Smith.  My head gets the nod.

Forwards:  We'l combine the 3's and 4's here since there is some interchangeability.  The no-brainers are Zeke and Tyler.  I want Jamison Battle's three point shooting on this team.  This leaves one spot for Rob Diggs, Mike Hall or Damian Hollis.  No matter what, we're getting a veteran's presence.  Hall is the oldest of the three but the guy's been lighting it up overseas for years.  Plus, someone has to will this team to victory by getting in their faces and nobody can do that better than Mike.  Welcome Mike Hall.

Shooting guards/wings:  Patricio Garino is a yes.  Any concerns about Mo Creek were cleared up at TBT.  He or Tyler are getting the ball with the game on the line.  I want one more player and my finalists are Jameer Nelson Jr.,  JR Pinnock, Maureece Rice, Jordan Roland, and Kethan Savage.  JNJ's game just isn't there yet.  JR's game was so effective when he aggressively took the ball to the hole but am not sure he can play that game in his mid-30's.  Rice did not have a great physique while he played at GW and I'm guessing it hasn't improved with age.   This leaves Jordan and Kethan and I'm giving the nod not to the person who did more for GW but the person who showcased what he could do when he left.  That would be Mr. Roland.

Point Guards:  I'm drawing the line for eligibility on this team to be anyone who has played for GW, plays for GW, or is eligible to play this upcoming season.  Good timing James Bishop.  I hope I know enough to realize that I'd like you on this team.  Tony Taylor also makes this team as our veteran point guard.  One spot remains among Carl Elliott, Joe McDonald and Armel Potter.  Since we already have one veteran point guard in Tony, I'm not willing to use a second spot on Carl.  Joe was as steady as they come and Armel's game transfers well to today's pick and roll/drive and dish or drive and score style.  Am going with Armel in a very close call.

Roster: Starting 5:  Larsen, Cavanaugh, Armwood, Garino, Taylor
Bench:  C. Smith,  Hall, Battle, Creek (or Battle Creek), Roland, Bishop, Potter

Finally the coaching staff:  With any current or former GW coach in the running, I'm going to go with an unconventional choice.  Steve Pikiell was an assistant coach on GW's first-ever A10 Championship team and helped build the following season's 27-3 squad (though he had departed prior to this season).  Since then, he took a Stony Brook program to their first-ever NCAA tournament and is helping Rutgers become more than competitive in the Big 10.  Pikiell is my head coach.  I have room for three assistants and with all due respect to Bob Tallent, John Kuester, Tom Penders and Maurice Joseph, they are not being considered).  This leaves Mike Jarvis, Karl Hobbs, Mike Lonergan and Jamion Christian for three spots.  Ouch.  I'm going to want JC for his love of analytics, Lonergan for his x's and o's, and Hobbs because he and Pikiell function best when together.  Apologies to Mike Jarvis who did his best work with a dominant center (Ewing, Dare, and Koul) of which this team lacks.

This was a fun exercise.  What changes would you make?.