News broke Monday morning that GW Men’s Basketball had parted ways with Head Coach Jamion Christian after just three seasons at the helm in Foggy Bottom.
Sources: George Washington has parted ways with Jamion Christian.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) March 14, 2022
In his three seasons at GW, Christian went 29-50, 17-26 in Atlantic 10 Conference play. Additionally, he posted an 18-19 home record, 7-24 road record, 4-7 neutral site record. In 2020, George Washington finished in 11th place in the A-10, losing to #14 Fordham before the tournament was canceled the following day due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, the Colonials finished in 11th again, defeating #14 Fordham before losing to #6 George Mason. And this season, GW finished in 7th place, but lost to #10 UMass in the A-10 Tournament.
George Washington Men’s Basketball has not finished with a winning record since the 2017 season, which was Maurice Joseph’s interim year, when the Colonials went 20-15 (10-8) and eared a trip to the CBI. Since that year, the program has lost a total of 92 games, winning just 53 games during that span. This year’s 7th place finish in the A-10 was by far the best GW has had since 2017, and yet it was not enough to save Christian’s job. The firing comes as a surprise to many, while others saw the writing on the wall. Here’s a few of Twitter’s reactions to the firing:
I'm no fan of Jamion but I thought he had a pretty clear positive trend to sell, even if the 7th place finish was very fraudy, plus the covid year excuse. Didn't expect this.
— Petey Buckets (@peteybuckets) March 14, 2022
My initial reaction too, but GW finished the season 227 in kenpom. They looked awful for the first 3 months. Still, three years is not a lot of time when you take over a cellar dweller. Rumors Jamion didn't make a lot of friends in Foggy Bottom.https://t.co/SXNe6vjAod
— Petey Buckets (@peteybuckets) March 14, 2022
Just when it seemed like he started turning the program back around… https://t.co/A8cKfztyWH
— Mid-Major Madness (@mid_madness) March 14, 2022
I guess the message is out loud and clear: GW Men’s Basketball must return to being a contender ASAP. 7th place is not good enough, and now that the program is out of the cellar, they think they can land a big name.
— Daniel Frank (@n1a2v3y4) March 14, 2022
GW joins the ranks of UMass and Rhode Island of A-10 Men’s programs looking for a new head-man. Time will tell if the Colonials can land the type of coach who can take this program finally to the next level again.
