GW Hoops / Arenas where I saw GW play

**Posted by LA Colonial** 5/04/2023 10:08 am

Arenas where you saw GW Play

I graduated from GW in 1972 and moved to Los Angeles in 1974. While I went back east to many A-10 tournaments from 1990 to 2016 and once to the Smith Center ( I actually went back to see two games but one was the only game ever snowed out at the Smith Center) in the 1980s I have never seen GW play in many locations local to DC while I was in DC.

I was curious how many different locations people on this board can come up with where they saw GW in person. Here is my list: Feel free to add which arenas you have been to that are not on this list. Can we get to 60? 75? 100?

In California

UCLA
Pepperdine
San Diego

In a tournament at San Diego St. although I only remember beating Florida A&M and not who we lost to in the first round of a four-team tournament.

Honda center v USC; also Creighton in the third place game of the Wooden Classic under Lonergan
Fullerton (We beat Miami and lost to Marquette)
Santa Clara (We lost to Air Force but beat Colgate in a four-team tournament)
Stanford (We beat Stanford but lost the championship game to Vanderbilt in Jarvis first season
California (we lost to Cal badly in Lonergan’s first season)
Sacramento (In Shawnta Rogers first game beating Sac State and Idaho)

Other Western locations

Tempe (we lost to Xavier but beat Lehigh in a four-team tournament)
Tucson (our first NCAA win ever over new Mexico)
Vegas in 2017 (we lost the third place game at the Continental Tire classic to Kansas State)
Honolulu (I attended all three wins in 2014 at the Diamondhead Classic beating Ohio, Colorado and nationally ranked Wichita State)

Eastern Locations

Fort Myer
Smith Center
McDonough
Catholic U.
Madison Square Garden beating Memphis in the pre-season NIT and losing to UMASS with Dr.J. The game essentially ended up being a one-on-one game with UMASS winning 70 -65 and Dr. J beating walt Szczerbiak 35-32)
A-10 tournaments

Palestra
Phillie Spectrum several times
Phillie Civic Center
Barclay center in Brooklyn
Dayton two times
Cincinnati
Atlantic City

Over 55 years I have probably forgotten a few.

**Posted by Tennessee Colonial** 5/04/2023 10:35 am

Since we graduated in the same year I bet we went to a lot of games together. I was based in Madison Hall. You may have also gone to Maryland when our great freshman team played their freshman team. Pat Tallent etc. Of all your games the ones I didn't go to was any in Philly or Barclay. Of course I was in Nashville and Greensborough for the NCAA. I will never forget going to Catholic and Ronnie Nunn saying to us in jest "CU later". Then we proceeded to lose that game. Ugh! But stealing the Drum at McDonough was for our final game was great.

**Posted by GWRising** 5/04/2023 10:55 am

The ones that stand out for me over 35 years ...

Tuscon
Tempe
Seattle
Greensboro
Nassau Coliseum
Syracuse - Manley Fieldhouse
Raleigh
Spectrum
Philly Civic Center
Barclays
MSG
Maui
Atlantic City
Virtually every A-10 member (only Loyola-Chicago is not on list)
U. Virginia
U. Maryland
Duke
UNC - Tournament of Champions
Rutgers
West Virginia

There are others such as AU, Towson, etc.

Last edited by GWRising (5/04/2023 10:55 am)

**Posted by Gwmayhem** 5/04/2023 10:58 am

Love this.

Barclays (A10 Tourney)
Atlantic City (A10 Tourney)
MSG (NIT)
Rutgers
Brendan Byrne Arena (vs. St. Peters)
Pittsburgh Civic Center (A10 Tourney)
West Virginia
Richmond
Capital Centre
Capital One Arena
Towson
Temple
St. Joe's
Spectrum-Philly (A10 Tourney)
UMASS
Nashville NCAA's
Raleigh NCAA's
Greensboro-NCAA's
Nassau Colliseum-NCAA's
George Mason
Duquesne
Duke
American
Maryland
UMBC

**Posted by Gwmayhem** 5/04/2023 11:00 am

Blanked on Virginia.

UVA
Virginia Tech

Have not yet seen a game at VCU. Shame on me!

**Posted by LA Colonial** 5/04/2023 11:13 am

TC you are right. I did see us play at Maryland. That makes 27 for me. And we sat together at more than one A-10 tournament game but I cannot remember if it was in Philadelphia, Atlantic City or both or some other place.

**Posted by GW18** 5/04/2023 11:20 am

Including the men’s and women’s teams:

@ GW
@ Mason
@ VCU
@ Richmond
@ Richmond coliseum
@ Rhode Island
@ SLU
@ La Salle
@ Duquesne
@ Capital One Arena
@ Towson
@ Maryland
@ American
@ UCF
@ Miami
@ Harvard

Two I regret not going to were Dayton and MSG

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**Posted by Tennessee Colonial** 5/04/2023 11:26 am

Not in Philly. But I also remember going to West Virginia for an A10 tourney and Rutgers. In felt like WVU had the best arena for basketball I ever saw. Nice seats all around. The Mountaineer shooting off the musket was a real blast.

**Posted by GW Alum Abroad** 5/04/2023 7:03 pm

This is a good one.

Smith Center (duh)
@Bender/AU
@Pat Center/Mason
@WVU
@The Cage/umASS
@LaSalle
@AJ Palumbo/Duques
@St Bona
@VPI
@Richmond
@Hawk Hill/St Joe´s
@McGondigle/Temple
@Palestra
@Rutgers
@Penn St
@NC St (women´s NCAA)
@UMBC
@Fla International
@New ARCO in Sacramento (NCAA´s vs Vandy)
@Anaheim sports arena (vs U$C in the I*#@ redux)
@Harmon/Cal (women)
@St Mary´s (women)
@Maples/Stanford (women in NCAA vs Auburn and Cal)
@The Pit/New Mexico

Not bad considering how rarely I am in the US during basketball season. Would love to add-- Pauley (UCLA), Hinkle (Butler, but yeah we know how that went), Phoenix stadium (home of the 2024 Final Four, but yeah we know how that is going to go) and the gyms at either Tulane or UNO (because a road trip to New Orleans is always fun!).

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**Posted by Block or Charge** 5/04/2023 8:55 pm

I haven't traveled to an away game in a few years, so this thread is bringing up some fond memories of east coast road trips with friends, and family vacations planned around road game schedules. With the addition of Loyola Chicago, I'm looking forward to planning a trip there to see GW play.

Boston U.
The Palestra (A-10 tourney)
Santa Clara
Rutgers
VCU
University of Richmond
Towson U
Villanova
Temple
MCI Center/Capital One Arena
St Joe's
George Mason
Manhattan University
UVA
American University
UMBC

**Posted by Long Suffering Fan** 5/04/2023 11:08 pm

Can never remember them all. Let me group them as best as possible:
DC area
Smith Center
Fort Meyer
American
Catholic
Howard
MCI Center and its successors
Towson
UMBC
UVa
A-10
Mason
URI
Fordham
Lasalle
St. Joes
Palestra
Loyola
Dayton
VCU
Richmond
Duquesne
Misc Road games
Harvard
Villanova
Rutgers
Seton Hall
NC State
West Virginia
UCSD
Cal Fullerton
Tournaments
Atlantic City
Barclay
Springfield, Mass (Hall of Fame Classic)
MSG
Pittsburgh
Nashville
Greensboro
I am sure I am leaving some out.

**Posted by ppeck56** 5/05/2023 12:04 am

I must be old, the only opposing school gym I ever saw GW play was at McDonough. I know this subject has been beat to death but its been 43 years! What is wrong with those people at Georgetown? They are close enough the team could easily walk there. I think the only closer Div 1 schools are Penn and Drexel.

**Posted by Long Suffering Fan** 5/05/2023 9:07 am

ppeck56 wrote:
I must be old, the only opposing school gym I ever saw GW play was at McDonough. I know this subject has been beat to death but its been 43 years! What is wrong with those people at Georgetown? They are close enough the team could easily walk there. I think the only closer Div 1 schools are Penn and Drexel.

Reminded me that I also saw GW play Georgetown at the Capital Centre,

Last edited by Long Suffering Fan (5/05/2023 9:11 am)

**Posted by AT Hiker** 5/05/2023 10:09 pm

Thanks to LA Colonial for starting this discussion of places we have watched the Colonials. I have 32 listed below; thought it might be the most of our fan group given I go back 57 years but LSF has a couple more than I do.

American
Atlantic City
Brooklyn (Barclay)
Catholic
Charlotte (lost to NC)
Cincinnati (A-10 tournament; we won!
Davidson (big win)
Dayton
Fort Meyer
Georgetown
George Mason
Greensboro (2006 NCAA tourney-- win over UNCW
Long Island ('94 NCAA win)
Loyola Baltimore (Jarvis first game; bad loss)
Maryland
Navy
NYC Madison Square Garden
Palestra (many times)
Philadelphia Civic Center (A-10 tourney)
Philadelphia Spectrum (More A-10 tourney)
Richmond
Sacramento (Shawnta's first games)
Santa Clara
San Diego
Stanford (huge upset of the Cardinal)
Towson
Tucson ( '93 NCAA-- GW to the sweet 16!)
Virginia
Washington Capitol 1 Centre-- many tournaments)
West Virginia

And.. the Smith Center from the very first game!

It's been a great ride.

**Posted by Long Suffering Fan** 5/05/2023 10:51 pm

Forgot Loyola of Maryland. I was likewise. At Jarvis’ first game. A loss. I was calling for him to be fired.

Last edited by Long Suffering Fan (5/06/2023 9:06 am)

**Posted by LA Colonial** 5/05/2023 11:10 pm

AT Hiker, what about the tournament at Naples, Florida?

**Posted by AT Hiker** 5/06/2023 10:03 am

Good catch, LA Colonial! There were at most about 20 GW fans there in a high school gym.

**Posted by Tennessee Colonial** 5/06/2023 12:56 pm

AT Hiker? What parts of the AT? I didn;t really hike much in the AT's till I went to Tennessee. Then after spending a lot of time in NC, GA, TN I finally did the AT in New Jersey. Most people have no idea the AT is in NJ.

**Posted by AT Hiker** 5/07/2023 9:44 am

I hiked the entire trail in 1978 and didn't think much about GW basketball that spring and summer! Those were the gray days of Coach Sloan.

**Posted by Tennessee Colonial** 5/07/2023 11:11 am

Great job AT! I roamed Cherokee National Forest, GSMNP, and Joyce Kilmer from 1974-1981. Who knows, maybe I met you in one of the shelters on the AT in '78. Many fellow backpackers favored Cherokee because it was less crowded and you could set up anywhere. Joyce Kilmer was a favorite because it was never logged. Many times when I was leaving GSMNP I use to give AT Through Hikers what I had left in my food pack like GORP, Yorgurt covered Almonds, various juices, etc. They were very happy to get the treats. One guy was willing to give up his girlfriend hiker for other stuff I had. 78 was a good year.