George Mason Patriots men's basketball

George Mason Patriots
George Mason Patriots
	2021–22 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team
University	George Mason University
Head coach	Kim English (1st season)
Conference	Atlantic 10
Location	Fairfax, Virginia
Arena	EagleBank Arena ; (Capacity: 10,000)
Nickname	Patriots
Student section	Patriot Platoon
Colors	Green and gold;
Uniforms
Home	Away ;
NCAA Tournament Final Four
	2006
NCAA Tournament Elite Eight
	2006
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
	2006
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
	2006, 2011
NCAA Tournament Appearances
	1989, 1999, 2001, 2006, 2008, 2011
Conference tournament champions
	1989, 1999, 2001, 2008
Conference regular season champions
	1999, 2000, 2006, 2011

The George Mason Patriots men's basketball team represents George Mason University.^[2] The Patriots play at the EagleBank Arena in Fairfax, Virginia, on the George Mason campus.

Team records[]

Most wins – 27 during the 2005–06 and 2010–11 seasons
Most losses – 23 during the 1969–70 season
Longest Winning Streak – 16 during the 2010–2011 season

Game[]

Most points – 42 by Carlos Yates (vs. Navy) on February 27, 1985
Most field goals made – 18 by Rudolph Jones (vs. Bowie State) on January 18, 1973
Most field goal attempts – 36 by Rudolph Jones (vs. Bowie State) on January 18, 1973
Most 3-pointers made – 10 by Dre Smith (vs. James Madison) on January 19, 2008
Most 3-pointers attempted – 20 by Riley Trone (vs. Troy State) on November 27, 1993
Most free throws made – 20 by Terry Henderson (vs. Rider) on January 19, 1980
Most free throws attempted – 23 by Terry Henderson (vs. Rider) on January 19, 1980
Most rebounds – 24 by Jim Nowers (vs. D.C. Teachers) on February 23, 1974
Most assists – 15 by Curtis McCants (vs. Richmond) on February 22, 1995
Most blocks – 10 by Byron Tucker (vs. Miami (FL)) on November 23, 1990
Most steals – 9 by Tony Skinn (vs. Northeastern) on January 19, 2006

Season[]

Most points – 779 by Rudolph Jones in 1972–73 season
Most field goals made – 327 by Rudolph Jones in 1972–73 season
Most field goal attempts – 727 by Rudolph Jones in 1972–73 season
Most 3-pointers made – 99 by Donald Ross in 1993–94 season
Most 3-pointers attempted – 278 by Donald Ross in 1993–94 season
Most free throws made – 209 by Carlos Yates in 1982–83 season
Most free throws attempted – 266 by Carlos Yates in 1982–83 season
Most rebounds – 369 by Marquise Moore in 2016–17 season
Most assists – 251 by Curtis McCants in 1994–95 season
Most blocks – 92 by A.J. Wilson in 2019–20 season
Most steals – 96 by Myron Contee in 1978–79 season

Career[]

Most points – 2,420 by Carlos Yates
Most field goals made – 865 by Carlos Yates
Most field goal attempts – 1,766 by Carlos Yates
Most 3-pointers made – 251 by Donald Ross
Most 3-pointers attempted – 737 by Donald Ross
Most free throws made – 690 by Carlos Yates
Most free throws attempted – 921 by Carlos Yates
Most rebounds – 1,048 by Jim Nowers
Most assists – 598 by Curtis McCants
Most blocks – 212 by A.J. Wilson
Most steals – 211 by George Evans

Player honors[]

Eastern College Athletic Conference South (1978–1985)[]

Player of the Year

Year	Player	Position	Class
1982–83	Carlos Yates	G/F	Sophomore

Rookie of the Year

Year	Player	Position
1980–81	Andy Bolden	G
1981–82	Carlos Yates	G/F

All-Conference

Year	Player	Team	Position	Class
1979–80	Andre Gaddy	1st	C	Sophomore
1981–82	Carlos Yates	1st	G/F	Freshman
1982–83	Carlos Yates	1st	G/F	Sophomore
1983–84	Ricky Wilson	1st	G	Sophomore
1983–84	Carlos Yates	1st	G/F	Junior
1984–85	Rob Rose	1st	G	Junior
1984–85	Carlos Yates	1st	G/F	Senior
1984–85	Ricky Wilson	2nd	G	Junior

Colonial Athletic Association (1986–2013)[]

Player of the Year

Year	Player	Position	Class
1987–88	Kenny Sanders	F	Junior
1998–99	George Evans	F	Sophomore
1999–00	George Evans	F	Junior
2000–01	George Evans	F	Senior
2011–12	Ryan Pearson	F	Senior

Rookie of the Year

Year	Player	Position
1985–86	Kenny Sanders	F
1993–94	Curtis McCants	G
1994–95	Nate Langley	G
1997–98	George Evans	F

All-Conference

Year	Player	Team	Position	Class
1985–86	Rob Rose	1st	G	Senior
1985–86	Ricky Wilson	2nd	G	Senior
1986–87	Kenny Sanders	1st	F	Sophomore
1987–88	Kenny Sanders	1st	F	Junior
1987–88	Anthony 'Amp' Davis	2nd	G	Senior
1988–89	Kenny Sanders	1st	F	Senior
1989–90	Robert Dykes	1st	F/C	Junior
1989–90	Mike Hargett	2nd	G	Junior
1989–90	Steve Smith	2nd	G	Senior
1990–91	Robert Dykes	1st	F/C	Senior
1990–91	Byron Tucker	2nd	F	Junior
1994–95	Nate Langley	2nd	G	Sophomore
1995–96	Curtis McCants	1st	G	Junior
1996–97	Nate Langley	1st	G	Senior
1997–98	George Evans	2nd	F	Freshman
1997–98	Jason Miskiri	2nd	G	Junior
1998–99	George Evans	1st	F	Sophomore
1998–99	Jason Miskiri	1st	G	Senior
1999–00	George Evans	1st	F	Junior
1999–00	Erik Herring	2nd	G	Junior
2000–01	George Evans	1st	F	Senior
2000–01	Erik Herring	1st	G	Senior
2001–02	Jesse Young	1st	F	Junior
2002–03	Mark Davis	2nd	F	Junior
2003–04	Jai Lewis	1st	F	Sophomore
2003–04	Mark Davis	2nd	F	Senior
2004–05	Lamar Butler	2nd	G	Junior
2004–05	Jai Lewis	2nd	F	Junior
2004–05	Tony Skinn	3rd	G	Junior
2005–06	Jai Lewis	1st	F	Senior
2005–06	Tony Skinn	2nd	G	Senior
2006–07	Will Thomas	2nd	F	Junior
2006–07	Folarin Campbell	3rd	G	Junior
2007–08	Will Thomas	1st	F	Senior
2007–08	Folarin Campbell	2nd	G	Senior
2008–09	Darryl Monroe	2nd	F	Senior
2008–09	John Vaughan	2nd	G	Senior
2008–09	Cam Long	3rd	G	Sophomore
2009–10	Cam Long	3rd	G	Junior
2010–11	Cam Long	1st	G	Senior
2010–11	Ryan Pearson	2nd	F	Junior
2010–11	Luke Hancock	3rd	F	Sophomore
2011–12	Ryan Pearson	1st	F	Senior
2012–13	Sherrod Wright	2nd	G	Junior

Atlantic 10 Conference (2014–present)[]

Rookie of the Year

Year	Player	Position
2020–21	Tyler Kolek	G

All-Conference

Year	Player	Team	Position	Class
2014–15	Shevon Thompson	3rd	F/C	Junior
2016–17	Marquise Moore	2nd	G	Senior
2017–18	Otis Livingston II	2nd	G	Junior
2018–19	Justin Kier	2nd	G	Junior
2020–21	Jordan Miller	3rd	G	Junior

All-time leaders[]

Points[]

Rank	Player	Years	Games	PPG Avg.	Total Points
1	Carlos Yates	1981–1985	109	22.2	2420
2	Kenny Sanders	1985–1989	107	20.3	2177
3	George Evans	1997–2001	116	16.8	1953
4	Otis Livingston II	2015–2019	132	14.1	1865
5	Robert Dykes	1987–1991	122	13.4	1642
6	Ryan Pearson	2008–2012	129	12.6	1626
7	Sherrod Wright	2010–2014	132	12.1	1593
8	Andre Gaddy	1977–1982	98	16.0	1568
9	Robert Rose	1982–1986	113	13.8	1565
10	Will Thomas	2004–2008	131	11.9	1564

Rebounds[]

Rank	Player	Years	Games	RPG Avg.	Total Rebounds
1	Jim Nowers	1972–1976	112	9.4	1048
2	Kenny Sanders	1985–1989	107	9.6	1026
3	Will Thomas	2004–2008	131	7.6	993
4	George Evans	1997–2001	116	8.2	953
5	Robert Dykes	1987–1991	122	7.5	925
6	Andre Gaddy	1977–1982	98	9.3	916
7	Jai Lewis	2002–2006	125	7.2	895
8	Ryan Pearson	2008–2012	129	6.2	806
9	Rob Rose	1982–1986	113	7.1	805
10	Herb Estes	1973–1976	80	9.2	734

Assists[]

Rank	Player	Years	Games	APG Avg.	Total Assists
1	Curtis McCants	1993–1996	81	7.3	598
2	Otis Livingston II	2015–2019	132	3.7	493
3	Myron Contee	1974–1979	101	4.0	411
4	Ricky Wilson	1982–1986	116	3.4	405
5	Folarin Campbell	2004–2008	130	3.0	392
6	Bryon Allen	2011–2014	127	3.0	380
7	Marquise Moore	2013–2017	116	3.1	363
8	Cam Long	2007–2011	132	2.7	356
9	John Niehoff	1980–1984	108	3.0	331
10	Steve Smith	1986–1990	114	2.8	329

Steals[]

Rank	Player	Years	Games	SPG Avg.	Total Steals
1	George Evans	1997–2001	116	1.9	218
2	Nate Langley	1994–1997	61	3.3	204
3	Rob Rose	1982–1986	113	1.4	161
4	John Niehoff	1980–1984	108	1.4	152
5	Myron Contee	1974–1979	101	1.5	151
6	Cam Long	2007–2011	132	1.1	147
7	Erik Herring	1997–2001	107	1.4	146
8	Jai Lewis	2002–2006	125	1.1	140
t9	Jon Larranaga	1999–2003	113	1.2	137
t9	Corey Edwards	2011–2015	124	1.1	137

Blocks[]

Rank	Player	Years	Games	BPG Avg.	Total Blocks
1	A.J. Wilson	2017–2021	114	1.8	212
2	George Evans	1997–2001	116	1.8	211
t3	Andre Gaddy	1977–1982	98	1.8	174
t3	Mike Morrison	2008–2012	128	1.4	174
5	Erik Copes	2011–2014	90	1.4	122
6	Robert Dykes	1987–1991	122	0.9	111
7	Rob Rose	1982–1986	113	0.9	106
8	Louis Birdsong	2006–2010	127	0.8	101
9	Byron Tucker	1989–1992	63	1.5	97
t10	Jai Lewis	2002–2006	125	0.7	91
t10	Jalen Jenkins	2012–2017	128	0.7	91

Notable players[]

Bryon Allen (born 1992), basketball player for Hapoel Eilat of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Cameron Long (born 1988), basketball player in the Israeli Premier League
Darryl Monroe (born 1986), professional basketball player, 2016 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP

Coaches[]

Current coaching staff[]

Kim English – Head Coach
Dennis Felton – Associate Head Coach
Duane Simpkins – Assistant Coach
Nate Tomlinson – Assistant Coach
T.J. Grams – Director of Basketball Operations
I.J. Poole – Director of Player Personnel and Scouting

All-time head coaches[]

Coach	Tenure	Seasons	Win–loss	Win %	Conference Titles	NCAA Tourn. Appearances
Arnold Siegfried	1966–1967	1	6–12	.333	0	0
Hap Spuhler	1967–1970	3	11–60	.155	0	0
John Linn	1970–1980	10	130–147	.469	0	0
Joe Harrington	1980–1987	7	112–85	.569	0	0
Rick Barnes	1987–1988	1	20–10	.667	0	0
Ernie Nestor	1988–1993	5	68–81	.456	1	1
Paul Westhead	1993–1997	4	38–70	.352	0	0
Jim Larrañaga	1997–2011	14	273–164	.625	3	5
Paul Hewitt	2011–2015	4	66–67	.496	0	0
Dave Paulsen	2015–2021	6	95–91	.511	0	0
Kim English	2021–present	0	0–0	.000	0	0

All-time standings[]

Postseason results[]

NCAA tournament results[]

The Patriots have appeared in the NCAA tournament six times. Their combined record is 5–6.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1989	No. 15	First Round	No. 2 Indiana	L 85–99
1999	No. 14	First Round	No. 3 Cincinnati	L 48–72
2001	No. 14	First Round	No. 3 Maryland	L 80–83
2006	No. 11	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four	No. 6 Michigan State #3 North Carolina #7 Wichita State #1 Connecticut #3 Florida	W 75–65 W 65–60 W 63–55 W 86–84 ^OT L 58–73
2008	No. 12	First Round	No. 5 Notre Dame	L 50–68
2011	No. 8	Second Round Third Round	No. 9 Villanova #1 Ohio State	W 61–57 L 66–98

NIT results[]

The Patriots have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) four times. Their combined record is 3–4.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1986	First Round Second Round	Lamar Providence	W 65–63 L 71–90
2002	Opening Round	Saint Joseph's	L 64–73
2004	Opening Round First Round Second Round	Tennessee Austin Peay Oregon	W 58–55 W 66–60 L 54–68
2009	First Round	Penn State	L 73–77 ^OT

CBI results[]

The Patriots have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) two times. Their combined record is 4–3.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2013	First Round Quarterfinals Semi-finals Finals Game 1 Finals Game 2 Finals Game 3	College of Charleston Houston Western Michigan Santa Clara Santa Clara Santa Clara	W 78–77 W 88–84 ^OT W 62–52 L 73–81 W 73–66 L 77–80
2017	First Round	Loyola (MD)	L 58–73

CIT results[]

The Patriots have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) one time. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2010	First Round	Fairfield	L 96–101 ^OT

References[]

^ "Color". George Mason University Office of Communications and Marketing. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
^ "Atlantic 10 Conference Adds George Mason University as Full Member". Atlantic 10 Conference. Archived from the original on 28 March 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2013.

External links[]

Official website

[1] "Color". George Mason University Office of Communications and Marketing. Retrieved November 15, 2021.

[2] "Atlantic 10 Conference Adds George Mason University as Full Member". Atlantic 10 Conference. Archived from the original on 28 March 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2013.

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