GW Hoops / The CC GW Turnaround

**Posted by The Dude** 11/10/2025 1:32 pm

With a top 75 KenPom, a 150 spot leap in a few years, and a deep and talented roster in place has the full GW turnaround arrived?

**Posted by The Dude** 11/14/2025 12:36 am

Highest KenPom in a decade

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**Posted by Free Quebec** 11/14/2025 3:05 am

Not accurate. I know we beat Grambling by 52 in Yuta’s freshman season. Didn’t look farther back than that.

**Posted by The Dude** 11/15/2025 1:47 pm

*2nd time this century?

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**Posted by Free Quebec** 11/15/2025 5:15 pm

The Dude wrote:
*2nd time this century?

Not that either. We best Stonehill by 45 two years ago (Garrett had 21 in his first game - so wasnt even our biggest win under CC).

We also beat Delaware St 94-50 in 13. Beat UMBC 94-51 in 09. Beat Kennesaw St 87-42 in 05.

I could have missed some, but at best it’s the 6th biggest if he century.

It was a huge win, but no need to make stats up wiithout figuring out if they are accurate.

**Posted by The Dude** 11/15/2025 8:32 pm

GW KenPom 68

**Posted by DC Native** 11/16/2025 7:58 pm

Its strange to me that GW seems to be on a 10 year cycle, with a great team approximately every 10 years:

1994: Sweet 16
2006: Undefeated A10 regular season, #6 ranking
2015: NIT Championship
2025: ?

It will be fun to see what this team can accomplish to add to the list. And hopefully Caputo sticks around for a while so we don’t have to wait until 2035 for the next one.

**Posted by MVCOLONIAL** 11/16/2025 10:31 pm

My ESPN app said there were 2100 and change people at the game. We are playing great but what do we have to do to put people in the seats?

**Posted by The Dude** 11/16/2025 11:07 pm

DC Native wrote:
Its strange to me that GW seems to be on a 10 year cycle, with a great team approximately every 10 years:

1994: Sweet 16
2006: Undefeated A10 regular season, #6 ranking
2015: NIT Championship
2025: ?

It will be fun to see what this team can accomplish to add to the list. And hopefully Caputo sticks around for a while so we don’t have to wait until 2035 for the next one.

We have had an excellent team in the middle of each the last 4 decades, true!

1993-2007 most of that entire stretch was very good teams, but things did peak for the most part circa each of the last 4 decades, here's to hoping this is actually just the start and not the peak!

**Posted by russianthistle** 11/17/2025 12:52 pm

MVCOLONIAL wrote:
My ESPN app said there were 2100 and change people at the game. We are playing great but what do we have to do to put people in the seats?

It isn't just GW basketball. after COVID, people have changed how they spend their time. In addition, the state of GW Basketball has soured a large number of grads. It is nice to see a few recent grads here. It looks like we may have lost a decade or so of students as a result of the state of the team leading to Caputo's hiring. IMHO

**Posted by The Dude** 11/18/2025 12:12 pm

GW KenPom is now 66

The Program was 226 at the end of 2022 when Chris took over the reigns, a 160 leap and climbing

**Posted by foggybottomfan** 11/18/2025 2:27 pm

russianthistle wrote:
MVCOLONIAL wrote:
My ESPN app said there were 2100 and change people at the game. We are playing great but what do we have to do to put people in the seats?
It isn't just GW basketball. after COVID, people have changed how they spend their time. In addition, the state of GW Basketball has soured a large number of grads. It is nice to see a few recent grads here. It looks like we may have lost a decade or so of students as a result of the state of the team leading to Caputo's hiring. IMHO

One can only hope that we see improved attendance when we enter late-season A-10 play. But honestly, from the student perspective, it's not gonna happen unless the larger student body starts to understand the importance of games like SLU and Dayton; these aren't big names unless you understand mid-major basketball. The Georgetown game was the most electric atmosphere we've seen in the Smith in a while, and we can only hope a close game with Florida might get more students on board.

**Posted by Gwmayhem** 11/18/2025 3:13 pm

This is both a pre-Covid problem as well as a post-Lonergan problem. It's also an age-old problem.

Even in Jarvis's heyday, even during a 26-1 regular season under Hobbs, the Smith Center has never consistently sold out. A few games would, and others might fall in the 3,500-4,300 range, which I know is a far cry from what we've been seeing for many years now.

All you can do about students is attempt the outreach. But by and large, I'm not convinced that we'd sell out the student section if we were winning games but we don't because we aren't (over the last decade). I think you have a large number of students who simply have zero interest and will likely never have any interest. If you made the argument that there should still be enough students out there that could be potentially interested, I would not argue that logic. However, the fact is we never see consistent sellouts making it hard to buy this.

As for the public, we don't do much and therefore, we don't get much. You have to spend money to make money, and all that good stuff.

**Posted by The Dude** 11/19/2025 6:36 pm

As a sign of how far we've come, the 24.5 point line against a team tonight that has played well in all of their games this year
3 wins and a close loss by 6 at Dayton

**Posted by The Dude** 11/19/2025 11:06 pm

GW has a KenPom of 51

A 175 spot leap since the day Chris took over the program April 2022

**Posted by Tennessee Colonial** 11/19/2025 11:20 pm

Deepest team in years. Lets see what happens on the Islands.
Would like to see all the moniker name change people attend a game. But, as predicted, all mouth and no action. Waste of $ and some angry alumni. Oh well. At least the series by Ken Burns "The American Revolution" is interesting.

**Posted by MVCOLONIAL** 11/20/2025 12:03 am

We're 5 and 0 and there were 1700 people at the game according to m y ESPN app. That has to change.

**Posted by PKGW** 11/20/2025 9:43 am

Know this topic has been drilled to death but really disappointed in the student turnout. Even in the Kuester years we had better student turnout - We’d nights were the start of a weekend lol. Go to a game then Head out to a bar. The students did not even fill their lower section.

Also agree with the no marketing visibility- driving in listening to the traffic station - mentioned the UMD game but not even a mention of the GW game. Need better energy and/or results from our marketing arm.

And while I am old man complaining.. how about signage in arena showing where the Chick-Fil-A is? Asked all the yellow shirts and no body knew….and then midway through the 1st half they announced it. A nice sign would be great way to drive sales.

**Posted by moneybox** 11/20/2025 9:51 am

And the Post, as usual, does nothing for our visibility. 5 games and 5 box scores! But girl's high school field hockey is getting plenty of coverage!

**Posted by GW0509** 11/20/2025 9:54 am

moneybox wrote:
And the Post, as usual, does nothing for our visibility. 5 games and 5 box scores! But girl's high school field hockey is getting plenty of coverage!

We're the best team in the DMV per KenPom by 10+ spots!

I wonder if the Post would even care if we beat Florida?