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Jersey Number 8
Ben McDade
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Philadelphia, PA
- High School:
- The Haverford School
- Major:
- Finance
2025
MAWPC All-Tournament Honorable Mention...Had success in his rookie season with 31 points...contributed in every facet with double digit field blocks (11), steals (13) and ex-drawn (18)...Made college debut vs. No. 15 UCSB (8/29)...Scored first-career goal vs. No. 2 USC (8/30)...Had a season-high four points vs. LIU (9/12) with first-career multi-point and multi-assist game...Scored four goals in the MAWPC Championship, including the game-winning goal vs. Navy (11/22) to send GW to MAWPC Championship finals.
BEFORE GW
Four year varsity water polo student-athlete...3x First Team All-League ('22, '23, '24)...2x Team & League MVP ('23, '24)...2x Eastern Prep Tournament MVP ('23, '24)...2x ODP Nationals NEZ Zone ('24, '25)... 2024 Nick Johnson Inspiration Award...2024 ODP National Team Selection Camp...2024 USAWP All-Star Regional Team...2024 NISCA All-America Fifth Team
MAWPC All-Tournament Honorable Mention...Had success in his rookie season with 31 points...contributed in every facet with double digit field blocks (11), steals (13) and ex-drawn (18)...Made college debut vs. No. 15 UCSB (8/29)...Scored first-career goal vs. No. 2 USC (8/30)...Had a season-high four points vs. LIU (9/12) with first-career multi-point and multi-assist game...Scored four goals in the MAWPC Championship, including the game-winning goal vs. Navy (11/22) to send GW to MAWPC Championship finals.
BEFORE GW
Four year varsity water polo student-athlete...3x First Team All-League ('22, '23, '24)...2x Team & League MVP ('23, '24)...2x Eastern Prep Tournament MVP ('23, '24)...2x ODP Nationals NEZ Zone ('24, '25)... 2024 Nick Johnson Inspiration Award...2024 ODP National Team Selection Camp...2024 USAWP All-Star Regional Team...2024 NISCA All-America Fifth Team
| CAREER HIGHS | ||
| Goals | 2 | 7x, last vs. Navy (11/22/25) |
| Assists | 2 | 3x, last vs. MIT (10/19/25) |
| Points | 4 | vs. LIU (9/12/25) |
| Steals | 2 | 4x, last vs. Fordham (10/11/25) |
| Blocks | 2 | at Navy (10/24/25) |
| Ejections Drawn | 2 | 3x, last vs. Mount St. Mary's (11/21/25) |
| CAREER STATISTICS | |||||||||||||||
| Year | Goals | Assists | Points | Shots | Pct. | Steals | ED | Blocks | |||||||
| 2025 | 19 | 12 | 31 | 38 | .500 | 13 | 18 | 11 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 19 | 12 | 31 | 38 | .500 | 13 | 18 | 11 | |||||||
GW Men's Basketball vs. Delaware (Post-Game Press Conference)
Thursday, December 11
2025 GW Athletics Hall of Fame Ceremony
Monday, December 08
GW Men's Basketball vs. William & Mary (Post-Game Press Conference)
Sunday, December 07
GW Women's Basketball vs. Brown (Post-Game Press Conference)
Saturday, December 06
