Student athletes honored at 5th annual Georgey Awards
Hosts from left to right: Chelsea Raineri, Rob Craven and Lauren Chase open the fifth annual Georgey Awards. Dan Rich | Photo Editor Student athletes, coaches, athletics staff and special guests...
View ArticleDrafted sixth overall, Jones ready for WNBA
Media Credit: Photo courtesy of NBA Photos/Getty Images Jonquel Jones poses with her new Connecticut Sun jersey after the WNBA draft last Thursday. Two days before the WNBA draft, senior forward...
View ArticleNew women’s basketball coach to build on program success
After 17 years at the helm in Hartford, Jennifer Rizzotti will take the lead as the new head coach of the GW women’s basketball program, athletic director Patrick Nero announced at a press conference...
View ArticleA new chapter: Colonials ready for action after major offseason changes
It would be easy to call the 2016–2017 basketball season a rebuilding year in Foggy Bottom. This offseason, both basketball programs lost winning head coaches and tested cores of veteran stars....
View ArticleMartins joins Colonials in year of mutual transition
It’s been a whirlwind year for the women’s basketball program. From the top down, the Colonials have been in transition mode – adjusting to new coaches while making the normal shifts that come when...
View ArticleSchaible, Washington eye professional basketball careers
Women’s basketball seniors Caira Washington and Hannah Schaible traveled to Dallas last Saturday over Final Four weekend to play at the ProHoops Combine. The pair spent the day scrimmaging other...
View ArticleFormer women's basketball star leaves lasting impression on GW and home country
As former women’s basketball star forward Jonquel Jones began her second WNBA season with the Connecticut Sun Saturday, her former GW teammate Caira Washington was just getting started in her...
View ArticleThe next generation: Women try to maintain success, men work to rebuild
Both of GW’s basketball teams feature young rosters led by third-year head coaches, but the men’s and women’s programs are on two different trajectories. The men’s team enters the 2018-19 season coming...
View ArticleFormer women’s basketball standout opts out of WNBA season
Jonquel Jones, a former forward for the women’s basketball squad and center for the WNBA’s Connecticut Sun, will sit out the 2020 season due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, according to a release...
View ArticleEight alumni crack Forbes 30 Under 30 list
Eight alumni were named to Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list for 2022. The list is an annual collection recognizing 600 professionals, all under 30 years of age, split evenly across 20 fields of work. The...
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