Archives for January 2022

The Washington Wizards held a Japanese Heritage Night last Friday night to commemorate the relationship between the United States and Japan and the impact it has had on the D.C. area during their game against the Toronto Raptors. Playing in the game were the only two Japanese players in the NBA, Rui Hachimura of the Wizards and alumnus Yuta Watanabe of the Raptors. Watanabe’s … [Read more...] about GW alumnus commemorated during NBA game

Two alumni are set to compete at the Winter Olympics, which will take place this week in Beijing. Softball program alumna Elana Meyers Taylor heads for her fourth Olympics, where she will serve as the pilot for the two-women bobsled team, according to an Athletics Department release. Meyers Taylor, who graduated in 2006, is one of 12 bobsled athletes sent to compete for Team … [Read more...] about Duo of alumni set to compete in the Winter Olympics

As the Atlantic 10 Championships draw near, the men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams are gearing up to repeat their success from the previous season. Despite a pandemic-induced shortened season last year, the men’s and women’s teams still managed to finish successfully at first and fourth in the A-10 championships, respectively. Both teams are coming back off of fresh … [Read more...] about Men’s and women’s swimming and diving look ahead to A-10 Championships

Joe Bamisile and Brayon Freeman both came to GW looking for a chance at consistent playing time under a coach that they trusted. Bamisile is a sophomore guard who transferred to GW from Virginia Tech last summer and has burst onto the scene with the Colonials this year. He has appeared on the SportsCenter Top 10 three times already thanks to his dunks and has no plans to … [Read more...] about Pair of guards light up men’s basketball scene