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GW Men's Basketball Voted Preseason Favorite to Win A-10
Thompson, Hall, Elliott, Mensah-Bonsu Selected to All-Conference Teams
T.J. Thompson was named to the preseason Atlantic 10 All-Conference First Team.
 
T.J. Thompson was named to the preseason Atlantic 10 All-Conference First Team.
  

Nov. 4, 2004

PHILADELPHIA, PA -- The Atlantic 10 Conference coaches and media have voted and George Washington is the consensus pick to win the Atlantic 10's West Division in 2004-05. The results were announced at Thursday's Atlantic 10 Basketball Media Day in Philadelphia. GW received 48 of a possible 54 first-place votes with Xavier garnering the remaining six first-place votes. Saint Joseph's was tabbed to win the A-10's East Division.

The coaches and media also selected GW senior T.J. Thompson (Germantown, MD/Newport) as a preseason first-team All-Conference pick with teammates Mike Hall (Chicago, IL) and Pops Mensah-Bonsu (London, England) as second team selections. Colonials sophomore Carl Elliott (Brooklyn, NY) was named to the league's All-Defensive team in the same poll.

The GW men's team opens the 2004-05 season (on ESPN2) at Wake Forest on Monday, Nov. 15, in the Cisco Systems Preseason N.I.T.

A-10 Predicted Finish in 2004-05:
West Division
1. George Washington(48)
2. Xavier (6)
3. Dayton
4. Richmond
5. Duquesne
6. La Salle

East Division
1. Saint Joseph's (27)
2. Temple (12)
3. Massachusetts (12)
4. Rhode Island (12)
5. St. Bonaventure
6. Fordham

First Team
Mardy Collins, Temple
Rashaun Freeman, Massachusetts
Dawan Robinson, Rhode Island
Steven Smith, La Salle
T.J. Thompson, GW

Second Team
Anthony Anderson, Massachusetts
Pat Carroll, Saint Joseph's
Dedrick Finn, Xavier
Mike Hall, GW
Pops Mensah-Bonsu, GW

Defensive Team
Mardy Collins, Temple
Carl Elliott, GW
Dedrick Finn, Xavier
Dwayne Jones, Saint Joseph's
Gaston Moliva, Richmond

 

 

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