2021–22 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team

2021–22 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
	† winner ; As of December 23, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

2021–22 George Mason Patriots men's basketball
2021–22 George Mason Patriots men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
2021–22 record	7–5 (0–0 A-10)
Head coach	Kim English (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Dennis Felton; Duane Simpkins; Nate Tomlinson;
Home arena	EagleBank Arena
	Seasons ← 2020–21 →

The 2021–22 George Mason Patriots Men's basketball team represents George Mason University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The season is the 56th for the program, the first under head coach Kim English, and the ninth as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The Patriots play their home games at EagleBank Arena in Fairfax, Virginia.

Previous season[]

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Patriots finished the 2020–21 season 13–9, 8–6 in A-10 play to finish in sixth place. They defeated George Washington in the second round of the A-10 Tournament^[1] before losing to Davidson in the quarterfinals.^[2]

On March 16, 2021, the school fired head coach Dave Paulsen.^[3] A week later, the school named Tennessee assistant Kim English the team's new head coach.^[4]

Offseason[]

Departures[]

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Ian Boyd	32	G	6’4”	230	Grad Senior	Apex, NC
Greg Calixte	33	F	6’8”	235	Grad Senior	Mount Vernon, NY	Transferred to Bryant
Javon Greene	23	G	6’2”	190	Grad Senior	McDonough, GA	Transferred to South Florida
Bahaïde Haïdara	3	F	6’6”	203	Junior	Montréal, Canada	Transferred to St. Francis (Brooklyn)
Tyler Kolek	20	G	6’3”	190	Sophomore	Cumberland, RI	Transferred to Marquette
A. J. Wilson	12	F	6’7”	230	Grad Senior	Laurel, MD	Transferred to South Carolina

Arrivals[]

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
DeVon Cooper	0	G	6’4”	201	Grad Senior	Louisville, KY	Transferred from Morehead State
Davonte Gaines	3	G	6’7”	175	Junior	Buffalo, NY	Transferred from Tennessee
TJ Gadsden	32	G/F	6’7”	192	Freshman	New York, NY
Mike Gray	11	G	6’2”	202	Freshman	Fredericksburg, VA
Blake Jones	24	F	6’10”	195	Freshman	Canberra, Australia
Joel Kabimba	33	F	6’8”	210	Freshman	Kinshasa, Congo	Transferred from Stetson
D'Shawn Schwartz	15	G/F	6’7”	232	Grad Senior	Colorado Springs, CO	Transferred from Colorado

Source^[5]

Honors and awards[]

Atlantic 10 Player of the Week

Josh Oduro - Nov. 15^[6]

Roster[]

2021–22 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Devon Cooper	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Morehead State	Louisville, KY
G	1	Ronald Polite	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Oxon Hill High School	Temple Hills, MD
G	2	Xavier Johnson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Episcopal High School	Germantown, MD
G	3	Davonte Gaines	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Tennessee	Buffalo, NY
G	4	Sam Shelton (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Fr	Dominion High School	Sterling, VA
G/F	5	Otis Frazier III	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	So	Mt. Zion Prep	Buckeye, AZ
G	10	Jamal Hartwell II	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Sr	Fairfax High School	Inglewood, CA
G	11	Mike Gray	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	Fr	Blue Ridge School	Fredericksburg, VA
G	12	Chase Tucker (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Mount Pisgah Christian	Alpharetta, GA
F	13	Josh Oduro	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Paul VI High School	Gainesville, VA
G/F	15	D'Shawn Schwartz	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	GS	Colorado	Colorado Springs, CO
G	22	Blake Buchanan	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	GS	Voyager Academy	Durham, NC
F	24	Blake Jones	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	NBA Global Academy	Canberra, Australia
G/F	32	TJ Gadsden	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	Fr	St. Andrew's Episcopal	New York, NY
F	33	Joel Kabimba	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Stetson	Kinshasa, Congo
F	35	Malik Henry	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Longview High School	Longview, TX

Head coach

Kim English (Missouri)

Assistant coach(es)

Dennis Felton (Howard)
Duane Simpkins (Maryland)
Nate Tomlinson (Colorado)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 31, 2021

Player statistics[]

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Josh Oduro	8	8	29.3	.614	.313	.667	6.0	0.8	1.0	1.3	16.9
D'Shawn Schwartz	8	8	33.5	.459	.382	.917	5.6	1.6	0.9	0.5	15.3
DeVon Cooper	8	8	31.3	.422	.379	.813	2.1	3.1	0.8	0.0	13.9
Davonte Gaines	8	8	29.4	.551	.632	.875	8.4	1.1	0.9	0.6	11.8
Xavier Johnson	8	6	24.8	.381	.333	.750	3.6	3.8	1.6	0.1	5.5
Jamal Hartwell II	8	1	20.6	.224	.250	.778	1.1	2.4	0.3	0.0	4.8
Otis Frazier III	4	0	5.3	.714	.667	.333	1.3	0.0	0.3	0.3	3.3
Malik Henry	8	0	8.6	.600	.000	.333	2.6	0.1	0.5	0.5	2.5
Blake Jones	8	1	12.4	.400	.417	.500	2.1	0.4	0.1	0.4	2.3
Mike Gray	5	0	6.4	.500	.250	.500	0.8	0.6	0.2	0.0	1.8
TJ Gadsden	4	0	4.3	.000	.000	1.000	1.0	0.8	0.3	0.0	0.3
Joel Kabimba	4	0	2.8	.000	.000	.000	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Blake Buchanan	1	0	1.0	.000	.000	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Schedule and results[]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 9, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Stony Brook	W 74–52	1–0	16 – Oduro	9 – Gaines	3 – Cooper	EagleBank Arena (4,558) Fairfax, VA
November 12, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Penn	W 87–66	2–0	20 – Oduro	9 – Johnson	7 – Johnson	EagleBank Arena (4,053) Fairfax, VA
November 14, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		W 90–53	3–0	22 – Oduro	8 – Gaines	7 – Johnson	EagleBank Arena (2,915) Fairfax, VA
November 17, 2021* 7:00 p.m., BTN	at No. 20 Maryland	W 71–66	4–0	22 – Schwartz	10 – Gaines	5 – Cooper, Johnson	Xfinity Center (11,948) College Park, MD
November 19, 2021* 7:00 p.m., NBCSWA+	at James Madison	L 64–67	4–1	19 – Gaines	11 – Gaines	4 – Schwartz	Atlantic Union Bank Center (4,505) Harrisonburg, VA
November 22, 2021* 9:30 p.m., ESPN+	vs. Washington Crossover Classic	L 74–77	4–2	21 – Cooper, Oduro	10 – Gaines	4 – Hartwell II	Sanford Pentagon (1,822) Sioux Falls, SD
November 23, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	vs. Nevada Crossover Classic	L 69–88	4–3	17 – Gaines	7 – Gaines	3 – Johnson, Schwartz	Sanford Pentagon (1,600) Sioux Falls, SD
November 24, 2021* 9:30 p.m., ESPN+	vs. South Dakota State Crossover Classic	L 76–80	4–4	29 – Schwartz	7 – Oduro	6 – Cooper	Sanford Pentagon (1,626) Sioux Falls, SD
December 4, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		L 50–60	4–5	15 – Cooper	12 – Oduro	3 – Hartwell II	EagleBank Arena (3,529) Fairfax, VA
December 7, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Navy	W 71–65	5–5	32 – Oduro	9 – Gaines	3 – Oduro, Schwartz	EagleBank Arena (2,845) Fairfax, VA
December 18, 2021* 7:00 p.m., SECN+	at Georgia	W 80–67	6–5	21 – Schwartz	11 – Oduro	9 – Johnson	Stegeman Coliseum (6,432) Athens, GA
December 21, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		W 67–44	7–5	18 – Cooper	6 – Henry	6 – Johnson	EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA
December 23, 2021* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues in the CSU program^[7]					EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA
December 23, 2021* 7:00 p.m., BTN	No. 24 Wisconsin	Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues in the Wisconsin program^[8]					Kohl Center Madison, WI
December 30, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at VCU Rivalry	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues in the VCU program^[9]					Siegel Center Richmond, VA
January 1, 2022* 5:00 pm, ESPN+	No. 6 Kansas						Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
January 2, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Duquesne						UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse Pittsburgh, PA
January 5, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Rhode Island						EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA
January 8, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	Saint Joseph's						EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA
January 11, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Richmond						Robins Center Richmond, VA
January 17, 2022 2:00 p.m., CBSSN	at George Washington Revolutionary Rivalry						Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
January 22, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Dayton						EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA
January 26, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	St. Bonaventure						EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA
January 30, 2022 2:00 p.m., USA	at						Mullins Center Amherst, MA
February 2, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Saint Louis						EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA
February 5, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at La Salle						Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA
February 9, 2022 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	Richmond						EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA
February 12, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	VCU Rivalry						EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA
February 16, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Saint Joseph's						Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
February 20, 2022 2:30 p.m., USA	at Fordham						Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY
February 27, 2022 2:30 p.m., USA	George Washington Revolutionary Rivalry						EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA
March 2, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Davidson						John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC
March 5, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	UMass						EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA

March 9–13, 2022 ESPN+	vs. First round						Capital One Arena Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[10]

References[]

^ "George Washington vs. George Mason - Game Recap - March 4, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
^ "George Mason vs. Davidson - Game Recap - March 5, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
^ "Paulsen out after six seasons at George Mason". ESPN.com. March 16, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
^ "George Mason hires Vols' English as coach". ESPN.com. March 23, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
^ "Verbal Commits". www.verbalcommits.com. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
^ "Josh Oduro Named A-10 Player of the Week". www.gomason.com. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
^ @MasonMBB (December 19, 2021). "Our game vs Coppin State on 12/23 has been cancelled due to COVID-19 results in the CSU program. We are actively…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ @MasonMBB (December 23, 2021). "Tonight's game at #24 Wisconsin has been canceled due to COVID-19 protocols within the Badgers program" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ https://twitter.com/MasonMBB/status/1475905759359770626?s=20^{[bare URL]}
^ "2021-22 George Mason Patriots Schedule". gomason.com. Retrieved April 7, 2021.

[1] "George Washington vs. George Mason - Game Recap - March 4, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 7, 2021.

[2] "George Mason vs. Davidson - Game Recap - March 5, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 7, 2021.

[3] "Paulsen out after six seasons at George Mason". ESPN.com. March 16, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.

[4] "George Mason hires Vols' English as coach". ESPN.com. March 23, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.

[5] "Verbal Commits". www.verbalcommits.com. Retrieved July 26, 2017.

[6] "Josh Oduro Named A-10 Player of the Week". www.gomason.com. Retrieved November 15, 2021.

[7] @MasonMBB (December 19, 2021). "Our game vs Coppin State on 12/23 has been cancelled due to COVID-19 results in the CSU program. We are actively…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[8] @MasonMBB (December 23, 2021). "Tonight's game at #24 Wisconsin has been canceled due to COVID-19 protocols within the Badgers program" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[9] ttps://twitter.com/MasonMBB/status/1475905759359770626?s=20^{[bare URL]}

[10] "2021-22 George Mason Patriots Schedule". gomason.com. Retrieved April 7, 2021.

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v t George Mason Patriots men's basketball
Venues	EagleBank Arena (1985–present)
Rivalries	George Washington VCU
Culture & lore	History
People	Statistical leaders
Seasons	1988–89 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

2021–22 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Davidson	0	–	0	–	10	–	2	.833
Rhode Island	0	–	0	–	8	–	3	.727
St. Bonaventure	0	–	0	–	8	–	3	.727
Richmond	0	–	0	–	9	–	4	.692
Saint Louis	0	–	0	–	8	–	4	.667
VCU	0	–	0	–	7	–	4	.636
Dayton	0	–	0	–	8	–	5	.615
Fordham	0	–	0	–	7	–	5	.583
George Mason	0	–	0	–	7	–	5	.583
UMass	0	–	0	–	7	–	5	.583
Saint Joseph's	0	–	0	–	6	–	5	.545
La Salle	0	–	0	–	5	–	5	.500
Duquesne	0	–	0	–	5	–	7	.417
George Washington	0	–	0	–	4	–	8	.333

† winner As of December 23, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll