1984-85 Preseason
Coaching Changes
Marty Reed took the temperature just right, and bolted for Murray State.
On second thought...maybe he didn't. Murray State is not a step up. GW ended up hiring his 31-year-old recruiting coordinator, Charlie Radcliff. He is definitely 31, young, not very experienced in anything. Radcliff did, however, hire defensive guru Rolf Edwards as his lead assistant. That is huge. Reed had gotten better during his time at GW, but he was never going to be a coaching wizard. Radcliff is not good, by any stretch...but he should do okay for the long haul.
Three coaching changes during Jack's tenure. Never, ever would have expected that. I would have expected a coach to latch onto his coattails. But two, Arlie Jennings and Marty Reed, used what they felt were peak times with Jack to bolt.
The Freshman Recap
North Carolina snagged three five-star and three four-star recruits to take this year's recruiting title. The big haul for UNC was C Lauren Baillargeon, a 6'8 center from Alabama. Baylor signed the top two players in the country, as well as #6. That would make them the top class in the country, to me.
George Washington did okay, signing three players that could be solid down the road. Denny Perez was the big haul, the #106 recruit in the nation. He's a 6'11 center from Alexandria. Guard Kenny Frazier is Dwight Davis revisited, and Charlie Muncy is a JuCo who can come off the bench. Overall, this is a lackluster class, though it ranked 73rd in the nation.
Here is a look at their roster.
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#21 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS General
Player # Pos Yr Ht Wt Sch Acd Status Hometown
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Brian Armbruster (G/B) 41 C So 6-11 225 Yes 29 OK New Bethlehem, PA
Bruce Woods (Y/Y) 20 C Jr 6-11 238 Yes 89 OK Dunn, NC
Jack Dawkins (B/B) 11 SF Sr 6-8 248 Yes 99 OK Camp Hill, PA
Kenneth Frazier (O/G) 23 SG Fr 6-3 193 Yes 83 OK Cary, NC
Richie Hulett (G/G) 42 SG Sr 6-3 197 Yes 39 OK Springfield, VA
Hector Patterson (Y/G) 14 PG Jr 5-9 172 Yes 74 OK Camden, NJ
Michael King (O/G) 25 PG Jr 6-0 165 Yes 55 OK Snellville, GA
Glenn Grayson (O/G) 2 C So* 6-8 242 Yes 94 OK Temple Hills, MD
Denny Perez (O/G) 1 C Fr 6-11 243 Yes 25 OK Alexandria, VA
Porter Ali (O/O) 55 SF Sr* 6-7 220 Yes 30 OK Lancaster, PA
Ferdinand Boutwell (R) 43 SG So* 6-3 211 Yes 40 OK Vivian, LA
Chris Davis (Y/O) 13 SG Sr* 6-0 187 No 47 OK Aberdeen, MD
David Echevarria (R/O) 15 PF Fr* 6-6 238 No 80 OK New Oxford, PA
Charles Muncy 32 PF Jr 6-8 223 Yes 31 Redshirt Wickes, AR
Clark Johnson 0 SF Fr 6-5 197 No 22 Redshirt Delmar, DE
On the surface, this is the best roster Jack has had. Armbruster has blossomed into the best player Jack has played with, while Hulett is a more-than-competent lead guard. Whether or not he has a more-than-competent brain, that's up for debate. Woods is a perfectly suitable post player, and Kenny Frazier has a decent handle, a streaky jumper, and is a wild card.
The bench is markedly better than the past; Hector looks like he could be a starter for many teams. King, Grayson, and Perez give solid size, something many teams don't have. And Ali...well, he's Ali. Boutwell probably won't contribute this year, and Davis will lose seconds to Boutwell. That's a shame.
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#21 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS Offense
Player Pos Ht Wt Yr Ins Jps Fts 3ps Hnd Pas Reb Qkn Str Jmp
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Brian Armbruster C 6-11 225 So 63 27 11 33 46 24 45 34 75 37
Bruce Woods C 6-11 238 Jr 56 12 47 0 11 11 65 11 62 27
Jack Dawkins SF 6-8 248 Sr 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 99 100 100
Kenneth Frazier SG 6-3 193 Fr 24 46 53 55 48 39 19 63 56 53
Richie Hulett SG 6-3 197 Sr 46 78 54 39 61 57 57 73 58 54
Hector Patterson PG 5-9 172 Jr 62 43 37 29 53 58 52 76 46 72
Michael King PG 6-0 165 Jr 16 66 79 35 68 31 13 81 46 76
Glenn Grayson C 6-8 242 So* 75 11 29 0 6 8 44 31 91 47
Denny Perez C 6-11 243 Fr 49 36 35 54 35 15 54 35 80 27
Porter Ali SF 6-7 220 Sr* 41 80 46 53 33 18 21 47 71 70
Ferdinand Boutwell SG 6-3 211 So* 6 40 65 55 26 44 30 67 50 84
Chris Davis SG 6-0 187 Sr* 8 30 59 44 52 34 43 88 43 59
David Echevarria PF 6-6 238 Fr* 23 25 9 0 28 23 25 40 84 35
Charles Muncy PF 6-8 223 Jr 36 29 28 10 51 42 50 32 80 35
Clark Johnson SF 6-5 197 Fr 14 19 38 43 39 16 19 49 70 45
On offense, Armbruster has gotten better inside, and Woods is okay. Hulett has gotten a better jumper. Frazier already has a serviceable jump shot. Nobody is really a good passer...Hector is the second-best passer after Jack. King can handle but not pass. They will get their fair share of rebounds on the offensive end, like last year. From the line, they will struggle. King is a very good free throw shooter, but how many chances will he get?
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#21 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS Defense
Player Pos Ht Wt Yr Psd Prd Stl Blk Reb Qkn Str Jmp Sta
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Brian Armbruster C 6-11 225 So 53 35 28 28 76 34 75 37 100
Bruce Woods C 6-11 238 Jr 80 19 29 34 49 11 62 27 80
Jack Dawkins SF 6-8 248 Sr 100 100 100 100 100 99 100 100 100
Kenneth Frazier SG 6-3 193 Fr 26 35 56 64 23 63 56 53 53
Richie Hulett SG 6-3 197 Sr 13 57 40 10 22 73 58 54 85
Hector Patterson PG 5-9 172 Jr 5 27 66 18 9 76 46 72 100
Michael King PG 6-0 165 Jr 22 24 20 29 24 81 46 76 60
Glenn Grayson C 6-8 242 So* 38 30 57 24 22 31 91 47 52
Denny Perez C 6-11 243 Fr 35 43 15 38 39 35 80 27 56
Porter Ali SF 6-7 220 Sr* 37 6 11 26 22 47 71 70 57
Ferdinand Boutwell SG 6-3 211 So* 16 51 20 36 33 67 50 84 78
Chris Davis SG 6-0 187 Sr* 31 26 11 53 31 88 43 59 85
David Echevarria PF 6-6 238 Fr* 26 41 30 81 35 40 84 35 42
Charles Muncy PF 6-8 223 Jr 40 52 11 37 32 32 80 35 44
Clark Johnson SF 6-5 197 Fr 20 11 22 25 17 49 70 45 34
On defense, Woods will be solid in the post, but Armbruster is okay at best. In fact, this team will struggle to guard people anywhere. They don't have a Sandy that can cover like Jack can. Only Armbruster and Jack are solid rebounders. This will be a worse team than last year, unless they grow throughout the year.
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#21 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS Potential
Player Pos Yr Ins Jps Fts 3ps Hnd Pas Orb Drb Psd Prd Stl Blk
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Brian Armbruster C So B D F C C D C A B C C D
Bruce Woods C Jr C F C F F F B C B D C D
Jack Dawkins SF Sr A A A A A A A A A A A A
Kenneth Frazier SG Fr D C B C B C D D C C B A
Richie Hulett SG Sr C A C D B C C D D C C F
Hector Patterson PG Jr B C D D C B B F F D B D
Michael King PG Jr D B B C A C F D D D D D
Glenn Grayson C So* A F D F F F C D C C B D
Denny Perez C Fr C C C B C D A B C C D C
Porter Ali SF Sr* C B C C C D D D C F F D
Ferdinand Boutwell SG So* F B B C D C C C D B D D
Chris Davis SG Sr* F D C C C D C D C D F B
David Echevarria PF Fr* D C F F C D D C C C C A
Charles Muncy PF Jr C D D F B C C C C C F C
Clark Johnson SF Fr D D C C C D D D D F D D
Preseason Poll
Duke starts the year atop the poll, which is a surprise. Rice, Penn, Kansas and Maryland round out the top five. George Washington, for all of their holes, have Jack. And so, for the first time in Jack's career, the Colonials start the year ranked, at #21.
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Top 25
# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Duke (54) 0-0 1764 6 Atlantic Coast Conference
2. Rice (10) 0-0 1703 2 Southwest Conference
3. Pennsylvania (6) 0-0 1624 25 Ivy League
4. Kansas 0-0 1536 15 Big Eight Conference
5. Maryland 0-0 1511 1 Atlantic Coast Conference
6. Missouri 0-0 1424 7 Big Eight Conference
7. Princeton 0-0 1365 12 Ivy League
8. Baylor 0-0 1317 4 Southwest Conference
9. Cornell (1) 0-0 1233 22 Ivy League
10. Brigham Young (1) 0-0 1190 5 Western Athletic Conference
11. Clemson 0-0 1102 NR Atlantic Coast Conference
12. UTEP 0-0 971 8 Western Athletic Conference
13. Southern California 0-0 967 10 Pacific-8 Conference
14. Texas Christian 0-0 835 14 Southwest Conference
15. Virginia 0-0 735 20 Atlantic Coast Conference
16. Kansas State 0-0 677 NR Big Eight Conference
17. Yale 0-0 664 13 Ivy League
18. Wake Forest 0-0 542 17 Atlantic Coast Conference
19. Texas Tech 0-0 494 NR Southwest Conference
20. Columbia 0-0 395 16 Ivy League
21. George Washington 0-0 303 11 Independent
22. North Carolina 0-0 259 19 Atlantic Coast Conference
23. Texas A&M 0-0 259 3 Southwest Conference
24. Indiana 0-0 177 24 Big Ten Conference
25. California 0-0 89 NR Pacific-8 Conference
Others Receiving Votes:
Colorado State 0-0 49 Western Athletic Conference
Nebraska 0-0 48 Big Eight Conference
Southern Methodist 0-0 46 Southwest Conference
North Carolina State 0-0 43 Atlantic Coast Conference
Purdue 0-0 27 Big Ten Conference
Florida 0-0 10 Southeastern Conference
Michigan State 0-0 9 Big Ten Conference
New Mexico 0-0 8 Western Athletic Conference
Wyoming 0-0 7 Western Athletic Conference
Arizona 0-0 6 Western Athletic Conference
Colorado 0-0 4 Big Eight Conference
Oklahoma State 0-0 3 Big Eight Conference
# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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Army 0-0 2 Independent
Citadel 0-0 1 Southern Conference
Illinois 0-0 1 Big Ten Conference
Team Schedule: The typical Independent scheduel. Though they have a game at #1 Duke in February. That will be a great pull for NBA scouts, as many will be there to see him against the best team in the country (as of this minute). It's a foregone conclusion that he'll go #1, but nobody is quite sure how this prodigy projects in the NBA.
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#21 GEORGE WASHINGTON COLONIALS Schedule
Date Opponent Record RPI Result Score Record
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11/17/84 vs. Ohio State 0-0 147
11/27/84 Buffalo 0-0 22
11/30/84 at VCU 0-0 214
12/04/84 Drexel 0-0 52
12/06/84 VMI 0-0 219
12/13/84 Howard 0-0 80
12/17/84 at Lehigh 0-0 98
12/22/84 St. John's 0-0 190
12/26/84 Appalachian State 0-0 4
12/28/84 at Temple 0-0 195
01/02/85 at Lafayette 0-0 96
01/04/85 at Eastern Michigan 0-0 58
01/07/85 American 0-0 3
01/09/85 Bucknell 0-0 21
01/19/85 at La Salle 0-0 95
01/21/85 at St. Bonaventure 0-0 187
01/23/85 Saint Joseph's 0-0 169
01/28/85 at Hofstra 0-0 76
02/01/85 Canisius 0-0 27
02/05/85 Charlotte 0-0 31
02/07/85 at #1 Duke 0-0 53
02/11/85 at Arizona State 0-0 6
02/13/85 at Georgia Southern 0-0 69
02/15/85 Centenary 0-0 28
02/17/85 Fairleigh Dickinson 0-0 60
02/23/85 Long Island 0-0 100
02/27/85 at Georgetown 0-0 67
03/05/85 at East Carolina 0-0 55
Finally, this is the team history. Look at how Jack's arrival has altered it.
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GEORGE WASHINGTON TEAM PERFORMANCE
Season Team W L CW CL Rank RPI PRS Result
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1983 George Washington 35 1 0 0 5 6 63 NCAA Champion
1982 George Washington 28 3 0 0 9 6 48 Loss in NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1981 George Washington 28 5 0 0 18 14 39 Loss in NCAA Elite Eight
1980 George Washington 12 17 0 0 158 116 29 No Postseason
1979 George Washington 13 16 0 0 134 130 30 No Postseason
1978 George Washington 5 23 0 0 227 218 30 No Postseason
1977 George Washington 11 18 0 0 173 157 33 No Postseason
1976 George Washington 17 13 0 0 83 98 34 No Postseason
1975 George Washington 18 13 0 0 51 45 33 Loss in NIT Round 2
1974 George Washington 12 17 0 0 157 148 31 No Postseason
1973 George Washington 8 21 0 0 215 204 31 No Postseason
1972 George Washington 14 15 0 0 125 108 34 No Postseason
1971 George Washington 17 12 0 0 71 91 34 No Postseason
1970 George Washington 20 10 0 0 46 56 33 Loss in NIT Round 1
1969 George Washington 17 12 0 0 69 78 31 No Postseason
1968 George Washington 8 22 0 0 216 198 30 No Postseason
1967 George Washington 14 15 0 0 122 106 32 No Postseason
1966 George Washington 16 13 0 0 88 97 32 No Postseason
1965 George Washington 15 14 0 0 104 73 31 No Postseason
1964 George Washington 7 22 0 0 221 192 30 No Postseason
1963 George Washington 8 21 0 0 220 141 32 No Postseason
1962 George Washington 16 13 0 0 79 33 34 No Postseason
1961 George Washington 15 14 0 0 94 55 33 No Postseason
1960 George Washington 10 19 0 0 181 110 32 No Postseason
1959 George Washington 8 21 0 0 212 132 33 No Postseason
1958 George Washington 12 17 0 0 147 116 33 No Postseason
1957 George Washington 15 14 0 0 110 102 31 No Postseason
1956 George Washington 13 16 0 0 135 114 28 No Postseason
1955 George Washington 10 19 0 0 196 175 27 No Postseason
1954 George Washington 10 19 0 0 192 153 27 No Postseason
1953 George Washington 8 21 0 0 209 206 27 No Postseason
1952 George Washington 20 12 0 0 44 59 29 Loss in NIT Round 3
1951 George Washington 16 13 0 0 84 92 25 No Postseason
1950 George Washington 17 12 0 0 78 122 22 No Postseason