Men's Basketball Hosts Western Connecticut State in Exhibition Sunday

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WASHINGTON - GW fans will have their first chance to see first-year head coach Chris Caputo guide the Buff & Blue on Sunday afternoon as the Colonials welcome in Western Connecticut State for a 2 p.m. exhibition at the Smith Center. The game will not be streamed, but live stats will be available.

INTRODUCING COACH CAPUTO: Head coach Chris Caputo enters his first season in charge of the Buff & Blue after being announced as GW's new bench boss in April. Caputo is the 29th head coach in the program's 109-year history and comes to Foggy Bottom with 20 years of Division I experience.

Caputo has been the Associate Head Coach at Miami (Fla.) since 2015, including a trip to the Elite Eight in March. During his 11 years with the Hurricanes, Caputo was a part of five NCAA Tournament teams and coached five NBA Draft picks.

TICKET INFO: All tickets for Sunday's exhibition are $10 general admission. Tickets are available now via this link.

ON THE COURT: GW returns eight letterwinners and two walk-ons from last year's program while welcoming in four newcomers. The Colonials' returning corps accounted for 60% of the team's points, 69% of the team's rebounds and 70% of the team's minutes in 2021-22.

Of the six A-10 teams that changed coaches this offseason (Fordham, La Salle, UMass, URI, Davidson), GW dealt with the least amount of attrition with only five players leaving, while each of the four other programs had at least seven players depart.

ABOUT THE WOLVES: West Conn competes in the Little East at the Division III level. The Wolves were 13-12 a year ago and are led by Guy Rancourt in his fourth season at the helm of the program.

Coach Caputo and Rancourt were friends growing up and Caputo credits Rancourt with sparking his interest in coaching, taking him to the New York Hilton for the 1996 Final Four to meet with many coaches in the lobby of the hotel.

TRAVEL ADVISORY: Fans are recommended to provide extra time or use Metro when traveling to Smith Center as a result of street closures from the Marine Corps Marathon in Arlington and D.C. on Sunday. A full list of road closures is available at MarineMarathon.com.