Mike Jarvis

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Mike Jarvis | men's basketball coach, 1990-98

He led the Colonials to the biggest win in the history of the Smith Center on Feb. 4, 1995, a 78-75 victory over No. 1 Massachusetts—with President Bill Clinton and daughter Chelsea in attendance. Mr. Jarvis took the Colonials to four NCAA tournaments on the strength of an 82-17 record at home.

"The Smith Center wasn't a place opposing coaches liked to come in and play. The fans not only packed the place, but they sat right on top of you. And they got on you from the time you came out of the locker room until the end of the game. The year GW won one basketball game in 1988-89, it happened to be against John Calipari's UMass team, and someone told me he took his jacket off and threw it at the fans in the stands."