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2012–13 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team

University

George Mason University

Conference

A-10

Location

Fairfax, Virginia

Head coach

Paul Hewitt (2nd year)

Arena

Patriot Center
(Capacity: 9,840)

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 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 (Mason) and competes in the Colonial Athletic Association of NCAA Division I. The Patriots will move to the Atlantic 10 Conference for the 2013-14 season.^[1] The Patriots play at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia, on the George Mason campus. The Patriots are coached by Paul Hewitt.

Team records [edit]

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 [edit]

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 [edit]

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 - 339 by Kenny Sanders in 1987–88 season
Most assists - 251 by Curtis McCants in 1994–95 season
Most blocks - 77 by George Evans in 1998–99 season
Most steals - 96 by Myron Contee in 1978–79 season

Career [edit]

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 - 211 by George Evans
Most steals - 211 by George Evans

Player Honors [edit]

ECAC South (1978-1985) [edit]

Player of the Year

1983 - Carlos Yates

Rookie of the Year

1980 - Andy Bolden
1982 - Carlos Yates

All-Conference

1980 - (1) Andre Gaddy
1982 - (1) Carlos Yates
1983 - (1) Carlos Yates
1984 - (1) Carlos Yates, Ricky Wilson
1985 - (1) Carlos Yates & Rob Rose, (2) Ricky Wilson

Colonial Athletic Association (1986-present) [edit]

Player of the Year

1988 - Kenny Sanders
1999 - George Evans
2000 - George Evans
2001 - George Evans
2012 - Ryan Pearson

Rookie of the Year

1986 - Kenny Sanders
1994 - Curtis McCants
1995 - Nate Langley
1998 - George Evans

All-Conference

1986 - (1) Rob Rose, (2) Ricky Wilson
1987 - (1) Kenny Sanders
1988 - (1) Kenny Sanders, (2) Amp Davos
1989 - (1) Kenny Sanders
1990 - (1) Robert Dykes, (2) Mike Hargett & Steve Smith
1991 - (1) Robert Dykes, (2) Byron Tucker
1995 - (2) Nate Langley
1996 - (1) Curtis McCants
1997 - (1) Nate Langley
1998 - (2) George Evans & Jason Miskiri
1999 - (1) George Evans & Jason Miskiri
2000 - (1) George Evans, (2) Erik Herring
2001 - (1) George Evans & Erik Herring
2002 - (1) Jesse Young
2003 - (2) Mark Davis
2004 - (1) Jai Lewis, (2) Mark Davis
2005 - (2) Jai Lewis & Lamar Butler, (3) Tony Skinn
2006 - (1) Jai Lewis, (2) Tony Skinn
2007 - (2) Will Thomas, (3) Folarin Campbell
2008 - (1) Will Thomas, (2) Folarin Campbell
2009 - (2) Darryl Monroe & John Vaughan, (3) Cam Long
2010 - (2) Cam Long
2011 - (1) Cam Long, (2) Ryan Pearson, (3) Luke Hancock
2012 - (1) Ryan Pearson
2013 - (2) Sherrod Wright

All-Time Leaders [edit]

Points [edit]

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	Robert Dykes	1987-1991	122	13.4	1642
5	Ryan Pearson	2008-2012	129	12.6	1626
6	Andre Gaddy	1977-1982	98	16.0	1568
7	Rob Rose	1982-1986	113	13.8	1565
8	Will Thomas	2004-2008	131	11.9	1564
9	Folarin Campbell	2004-2008	130	11.9	1545
10	Rudolph Jones	1971-1973	59	25.8	1525

Assists [edit]

Rank	Player	Years	Games	Ast. Avg.	Total Assists
1	Curtis McCants	1993-1996	81	7.3	598
2	Myron Contee	1974-1979	101	4.0	411
3	Ricky Wilson	1982-1986	116	3.4	405
4	Folarin Campbell	2004–2008	130	3.0	392
5	Cam Long	2007-2011	132	2.7	356
6	John Niehoff	1980–1984	108	3.0	331
7	Steve Smith	1986–1990	114	2.8	329
8	Mike Hargett	1988–1991	93	3.3	312
9	Tremaine Price	1997–2001	110	2.8	308
10	Raoul Heinen	2000-2004	109	2.7	290

Rebounds [edit]

Rank	Player	Years	Games	Reb. 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	734
10	Herb Estes	1973-1976	80	9.2	734

Coaches [edit]

Current Coaching Staff [edit]

Paul Hewitt - Head Coach
Roland Houston - Assistant Coach
Chris Kreider - Assistant Coach
Mike Wells - Assistant Coach
Scott Lombardi - Director of Men's Basketball Operations

All-Time Head Coaches [edit]

Coach	Years	Win-Loss	Win %	Conference Titles	NCAA Tourn. Appearances	NCAA Titles
Arnold Siegfried	1966–1967	6–12	.333	0	-	-
Raymond Spuhler	1967–1970	11–60	.155	0	-	-
John Linn	1970–1980	130–147	.469	0	-	-
Joe Harrington	1980–1987	112–85	.569	0	-	-
Rick Barnes	1987–1988	20–10	.667	0	-	-
Ernie Nestor	1988–1993	68–81	.456	1	1	-
Paul Westhead	1993–1997	38–70	.352	0	-	-
Jim Larranaga	1997–2011	271–162	.626	3	5	-
Paul Hewitt	2011–	45–22	.672	-	-	-

All-Time Standings [edit]

Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
George Mason (1966–1982)
1966–1967	George Mason	6–12
1967–1968	George Mason	5–17
1968–1969	George Mason	2–20
1969–1970	George Mason	4–23
1970–1971	George Mason	9–17
1971–1972	George Mason	12–18
1972–1973	George Mason	15–16
1973–1974	George Mason	19–10
1974–1975	George Mason	19–8
1975–1976	George Mason	16–13
1976–1977	George Mason	9–18
1977–1978	George Mason	5–21
1978–1979	George Mason	17–8
1979–1980	George Mason	5–21
1980–1981	George Mason	10–16
1981–1982	George Mason	13–14
George Mason (Eastern College Athletic Conference) (1982–1985)
1982–1983	George Mason	15–12	3–6	4th
1983–1984	George Mason	21–7	5–5	T-4th
1984–1985	George Mason	18–11	10–4	3rd
George Mason (Colonial Athletic Association) (1985–Present)
1985–1986	George Mason	20–12	10–4	3rd	NIT 2nd Round
1986–1987	George Mason	15–13	7–7	5th
1987–1988	George Mason	20–10	10–5	2nd
1988–1989	George Mason	20–11	11–4	2nd	NCAA 1st Round
1989–1990	George Mason	20–12	11–5	4th
1990–1991	George Mason	14–16	10–7	4th
1991–1992	George Mason	7–21	3–11	8th
1992–1993	George Mason	7–21	2–11	8th
1993–1994	George Mason	10–17	5–9	6th
1994–1995	George Mason	7–20	2–12	8th
1995–1996	George Mason	11–16	6–10	T-6th
1996–1997	George Mason	10–17	4–12	9th
1997–1998	George Mason	9–18	6–10	T-5th
1998–1999	George Mason	19–11	13–3	1st	NCAA 1st Round
1999–2000	George Mason	19–11	12–4	T-1st
2000–2001	George Mason	18–12	11–5	T-2nd	NCAA 1st Round
2001–2002	George Mason	19–10	13–5	2nd	NIT Opening Round
2002–2003	George Mason	16–12	11–7	4th
2003–2004	George Mason	23–10	12–6	3rd	NIT 2nd Round
2004–2005	George Mason	16–13	10–8	6th
2005–2006	George Mason	27–8	15–3	T-1st	NCAA Final Four
2006–2007	George Mason	18–15	9–9	T-5th
2007–2008	George Mason	23–11	12–6	3rd	NCAA 1st Round
2008–2009	George Mason	22–11	13–5	2nd	NIT 1st Round
2009–2010	George Mason	17–15	12–6	4th	CIT 1st round
2010–2011	George Mason	27–6	17–2	1st	NCAA 3rd Round
2011–2012	George Mason	23–8	14–4	3rd
2012–2013	George Mason	22–16	10–8	T-5th	CBI Runner-up
Total:		688–645
National champion Conference regular season champion Conference tournament champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Conference division champion

Postseason results [edit]

NCAA tournament results [edit]

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

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1989	First Round	Indiana	L 85–99
1999	First Round	Cincinnati	L 48–72
2001	First Round	Maryland	L 80–83
2006	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four	Michigan State North Carolina Wichita State Connecticut Florida	W 75–65 W 65–60 W 63–55 W 86–84 ^OT L 58–73
2008	First Round	Notre Dame	L 50–68
2011	Second Round Third Round	Villanova Ohio State	W 61–57 L 66–98

NIT results [edit]

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

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
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 [edit]

The Patriots have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) one time. Their record is 4–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
2013	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals 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

CIT results [edit]

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

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

External links [edit]

Official George Mason athletics site
Washington Post – George Mason sports
Mason Basketball Digital Memory Bank
Connect2Mason – Student-run Discussion Forum
CAA Conference Boards – fan discussion board
George Mason Basketball Blog

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Football-only members	Maine Black Bears New Hampshire Wildcats Rhode Island Rams Richmond Spiders Villanova Wildcats

Lacrosse-only members	Massachusetts Minutemen Penn State Nittany Lions Saint Joseph's Hawks

Future members	Albany Great Danes (football only, 2013) Stony Brook Seawolves (football only, 2013) College of Charleston Cougars (all sports-non football, 2013)

v t e Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball

Teams	College of Charleston Cougars Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens Drexel Dragons Hofstra Pride James Madison Dukes Northeastern Huskies Towson Tigers UNC Wilmington Seahawks William & Mary Tribe

Championships & awards	CAA Tournament Coach of the Year Player of the Year Silver Anniversary Team Dean Ehlers Award

Seasons	1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 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

v t e George Mason Patriots men's basketball seasons

2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14

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George Mason Patriots men's basketball

Contents

Team records [edit]

Game [edit]

Season [edit]

Career [edit]

Player Honors [edit]

ECAC South (1978-1985) [edit]

Colonial Athletic Association (1986-present) [edit]

All-Time Leaders [edit]

Points [edit]

Assists [edit]

Rebounds [edit]

Coaches [edit]

Current Coaching Staff [edit]

All-Time Head Coaches [edit]

All-Time Standings [edit]

Postseason results [edit]

NCAA tournament results [edit]

NIT results [edit]

CBI results [edit]

CIT results [edit]

External links [edit]

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