2024–25 George Washington Revolutionaries men's basketball team

2024–25 George Washington Revolutionaries men's basketball
2024–25 George Washington Revolutionaries men's basketball
College Basketball Crown, First Round
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	21–13 (9–9 A–10)
Head coach	Chris Caputo (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Dwayne Lee; Lamont Franklin; Matt Colpoys; Aaron Thompson;
Home arena	Charles E. Smith Center

2024–25 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
VCU †	15	–	3	.833	28	–	7	.800
George Mason	15	–	3	.833	27	–	9	.750
Dayton	12	–	6	.667	23	–	11	.676
Loyola Chicago	12	–	6	.667	25	–	12	.676
Saint Louis	11	–	7	.611	19	–	15	.559
Saint Joseph's	11	–	7	.611	22	–	13	.629
George Washington	9	–	9	.500	21	–	13	.618
St. Bonaventure	9	–	9	.500	22	–	12	.647
Duquesne	8	–	10	.444	13	–	19	.406
Rhode Island	7	–	11	.389	18	–	13	.581
UMass	7	–	11	.389	12	–	20	.375
Davidson	6	–	12	.333	17	–	16	.515
Richmond	5	–	13	.278	10	–	22	.313
La Salle	5	–	13	.278	14	–	19	.424
Fordham	3	–	15	.167	12	–	21	.364

† 2025 A-10 tournament winner

The 2024–25 George Washington Revolutionaries men's basketball team represented George Washington University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team, led by third-year head coach Chris Caputo, played their home games at Charles E. Smith Center in Washington, D.C. as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Previous season

The Revolutionaries finished the 2023–24 season 15–17, with a 4–14 record in A-10 play to finish in last place.^[1] They lost to La Salle in the first round of the A-10 tournament.^[2]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Maximus Edwards	2	G	6'5"	215	RS Sophomore	Stratford, CT	Transferred to Duquesne
James Bishop IV	11	G	6'2"	190	Senior	Baltimore, MD	Graduated
Babatunde Akingbola	23	C	6'10"	225	GS Senior	Ogun, Nigeria	Graduated
Benny Schröder	24	G/F	6'7"	200	Sophomore	Munich, Germany	Play professionally^[3]
Luke Cronin	32	F	6'8"	215	Freshman	Great Neck, NY	Transferred to Yeshiva
Antoine Smith	34	F	6'7"	210	GS Senior	Westerville, OH	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Trey Moss	1	G	6'3"	185	RS Junior	Orlando, FL	William & Mary
Gerald Drumgoole Jr.	5	G	6'5"	210	GS Senior	Rochester, NY	Delaware
Sean Hansen	20	F	6'9"	245	GS Senior	Ramsey, NJ	Cornell
Rafael Castro	30	F	6'11"	220	RS Junior	Dover, NJ	Providence

Recruiting classes

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Ty Bevins SG	Clinton, MD	Gwynn Park High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sep 8, 2023
Ty Bevins SG	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (78)
Dayan Nessah SF	Geneva, Switzerland	Lycee Francais de Barcelone	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jul 19, 2024
Dayan Nessah SF	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (NR)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.

Roster

2024–25 George Washington Revolutionaries men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Trey Autry	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Western Reserve Academy	Jamesville, New York
G	1	Trey Moss	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Jr	William & Mary	Orlando, Florida
G	2	Christian Jones	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Fr	Our Saviour Lutheran School	Stratford, Connecticut
F	3	Darren Buchanan Jr.	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS So	Virginia Tech	Washington, D.C.
G	4	Jacoi Hutchinson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	IMG Academy	Laurel, Maryland
G	5	Gerald Drumgoole Jr.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	GS	Delaware	Rochester, New York
F	7	Dayan Nessah	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Lycée Français de Barcelone	Geneva, Switzerland
F	8	Zamoku Weluche-Ume	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Barking Abbey School	London, England
G/F	9	Garrett Johnson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS So	Princeton	Oakton, Virginia
G	10	Laziz Talipov (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Trinity Preparatory School	Orlando, Florida
G	11	Ty Bevins	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Gwynn Park High School	Clinton, Maryland
F	14	Keegan Harvey	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS Sr	Charleston	Newcastle, Australia
F	20	Sean Hansen	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	GS	Cornell	Ramsey, New Jersey
G	21	Mohamed Binzagr (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jr	Cushing Academy	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
F	30	Rafael Castro	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Jr	Providence	Dover, New Jersey
G	32	Amir Arrington (W)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	The Galloway School	Atlanta, Georgia

Head coach

Chris Caputo (Westfield State)

Assistant coach(es)

Dwayne Lee (Saint Joseph's)
Lamont Franklin (UNC Wilmington)
Matt Colpoys (Penn State Behrend)
Aaron Thompson (Butler)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 8, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		Mercyhurst	W 76–59	1–0	19 – Buchanan Jr.	10 – Buchanan Jr.	4 – Hutchinson	Charles E. Smith Center (1,851) Washington, D.C.
November 8, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Hampton	W 82–54	2–0	14 – Autry	11 – Buchanan Jr.	4 – Jones	Charles E. Smith Center (2,118) Washington, D.C.
November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		North Carolina A&T	W 85–80	3–0	20 – Buchanan Jr.	12 – Castro	3 – Hutchinson	Charles E. Smith Center (1,598) Washington, D.C.
November 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		NJIT	W 84–64	4–0	20 – Buchanan Jr.	9 – Castro	6 – Buchanan Jr.	Charles E. Smith Center (1,682) Washington, D.C.
November 22, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		vs. Kansas State Paradise Jam Quarterfinal	L 71–83	4–1	19 – Hutchinson	7 – Buchanan Jr.	5 – Buchanan Jr.	Sports and Fitness Center (2,125) Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
November 23, 2024* 5:30 p.m., ESPN+		vs. Louisiana Paradise Jam Consolation Semifinal	W 83–74	5–1	17 – Buchanan Jr.	11 – Castro	7 – Hutchinson	Sports and Fitness Center (1,886) Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
November 25, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		vs. Illinois State Paradise Jam Fourth Place	W 72–64	6–1	16 – Tied	10 – Buchanan Jr.	4 – Tied	Sports and Fitness Center (1,986) Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
November 29, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		VMI	W 77–64	7–1	17 – Buchanan Jr.	7 – Castro	6 – Buchanan Jr.	Charles E. Smith Center (1,294) Washington, D.C.
December 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at American	L 71–81 ^OT	7–2	24 – Buchanan Jr.	9 – Tied	5 – Hutchinson	Bender Arena (1,624) Washington, D.C.
December 7, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Old Dominion	W 78–70	8–2	17 – Jones	7 – Hansen	4 – Hansen	Chartway Arena (5,109) Norfolk, VA
December 13, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Army	W 75–60	9–2	19 – Moss	12 – Castro	5 – Moss	Charles E. Smith Center (2,049) Washington, D.C.
December 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Lafayette	W 82–62	10–2	30 – Drumgoole Jr.	9 – Castro	3 – Hansen	Charles E. Smith Center (1,196) Washington, D.C.
December 22, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		UVA Wise	W 102–62	11–2	19 – Nessah	14 – Castro	5 – Hansen	Charles E. Smith Center (1,011) Washington, D.C.
Atlantic 10 regular season
December 31, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Richmond	L 61–66	11–3 (0–1)	27 – Drumgoole Jr.	11 – Castro	3 – Buchanan Jr.	Robins Center (4,984) Richmond, VA
January 4, 2025 12:00 p.m., USA		Dayton	W 82–62	12–3 (1–1)	23 – Jones	8 – Castro	4 – Hansen	Charles E. Smith Center (3,035) Washington, D.C.
January 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Rhode Island	W 75–67	13–3 (2–1)	16 – Castro	10 – Autry	6 – Jones	Ryan Center (4,261) Kingston, RI
January 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Duquesne	L 65–73	13–4 (2–2)	27 – Castro	13 – Castro	4 – Jones	Charles E. Smith Center (1,662) Washington, D.C.
January 18, 2025 12:30 p.m., USA		at George Mason Revolutionary Rivalry	L 77–80 ^2OT	13–5 (2–3)	16 – Jones	11 – Castro	4 – Tied	EagleBank Arena (4,397) Fairfax, VA
January 22, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UMass	L 61–74	13–6 (2–4)	23 – Castro	7 – Castro	6 – Jones	Mullins Center (2,772) Amherst, MA
January 25, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Saint Louis	W 67–61	14–6 (3–4)	21 – Castro	9 – Castro	4 – Tied	Charles E. Smith Center (2,557) Washington, D.C.
January 29, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Richmond	W 75–66	15–6 (4–4)	21 – Castro	16 – Castro	5 – Hutchinson	Charles E. Smith Center (1,848) Washington, D.C.
February 1, 2025 2:30 p.m., USA		at La Salle	L 67–73	15–7 (4–5)	19 – Drumgoole Jr.	9 – Castro	5 – Jones	Tom Gola Arena (2,005) Philadelphia, PA
February 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		George Mason Revolutionary Rivalry	L 50–53	15–8 (4–6)	17 – Jones	10 – Castro	4 – Castro	Charles E. Smith Center (2,407) Washington, D.C.
February 9, 2025 12:00 p.m., USA		at St. Bonaventure	W 62–52	16–8 (5–6)	15 – Tied	10 – Autry	3 – Tied	Reilly Center (3,846) St. Bonaventure, NY
February 12, 2025 7:00 p.m., Peacock		VCU	L 72–80	16–9 (5–7)	23 – Autry	6 – Buchanan Jr.	4 – Castro	Charles E. Smith Center (2,078) Washington, D.C.
February 15, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Davidson	W 74–67	17–9 (6–7)	20 – Castro	7 – Autry	4 – Jones	John M. Belk Arena (3,214) Davidson, NC
February 19, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Saint Joseph's	L 68–79	17–10 (6–8)	20 – Castro	11 – Castro	5 – Jones	Charles E. Smith Center (1,810) Washington, D.C.
February 22, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		UMass	W 74–52	18–10 (7–8)	17 – Jones	11 – Castro	5 – Jones	Charles E. Smith Center (2,842) Washington, D.C.
February 26, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Loyola Chicago	L 57–77	18–11 (7–9)	18 – Castro	8 – Castro	3 – Moss	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,751) Chicago, IL
March 1, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		La Salle	W 71–60	19–11 (8–9)	22 – Castro	16 – Castro	3 – Tied	Charles E. Smith Center (2,554) Washington, D.C.
March 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Fordham	W 81–58	20–11 (9–9)	16 – Castro	8 – Castro	4 – Hansen	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,134) New York, NY
Atlantic 10 tournament
March 13, 2025 5:00 p.m., USA	(7)	vs. (15) Fordham Second round	W 88–81	21–11	23 – Autry	8 – Castro	4 – Castro	Capital One Arena Washington, D.C.
March 14, 2025 5:00 p.m., USA	(7)	vs. (2) George Mason Quarterfinals	L 65–80	21–12	17 – Castro	5 – Tied	3 – Buchanan Jr.	Capital One Arena Washington, D.C.
College Basketball Crown
March 31, 2025* 5:30 p.m., FS1		vs. Boise State First round	L 59–89	21–13	16 – Autry	7 – Buchanan Jr.	4 – Jones	MGM Grand Garden Arena (2,119) Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[4]

References

^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Atlantic 10. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
^ "Men's Basketball Drops Heartbreaker at A-10 Championship". George Washington University Athletics. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
^ "Ein Spieler mit viel Perspektive: Löwen verpflichten Benjamin Schröder". Basketball Löwen Braunschweig (in German). Retrieved July 7, 2024.
^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". George Washington University Athletics. Retrieved September 8, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Atlantic 10. Retrieved July 7, 2024.

[2] "Men's Basketball Drops Heartbreaker at A-10 Championship". George Washington University Athletics. Retrieved July 7, 2024.

[3] "Ein Spieler mit viel Perspektive: Löwen verpflichten Benjamin Schröder". Basketball Löwen Braunschweig (in German). Retrieved July 7, 2024.

[4] "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". George Washington University Athletics. Retrieved September 8, 2024.

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