2010–11 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team
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Record | 27–7 (16–2 CAA) |
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Home arena | Patriot Center |
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George Mason | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 27 | – | 7 | .794 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion † | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 27 | – | 7 | .794 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hofstra | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VCU | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 28 | – | 12 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drexel | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 21 | – | 10 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James Madison | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNCW |
7 | – | 11 | .389 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northeastern | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William & Mary | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Towson | 0 | – | 18 | .000 | 4 | – | 26 | .133 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2011 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
The 2010–11 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team represented
Undefeated at home, George Mason finished the regular season at 25–5 (16–2 in CAA) to win the conference's regular season championship. The Patriots were upset in the semifinals of the conference tournament to fourth-seeded VCU. GMU received an at-large bid in the NCAA tournament and were the eighth seed in the East region. They defeated Villanova in the second round (64 teams), then fell to top-ranked Ohio State to finish at 27–7 (.794).
After the season, Larranaga left for the University of Miami and was succeeded by Paul Hewitt, previously the head coach at Georgia Tech.
Season notes
- After a February 15 victory over VCU, the men's basketball team set a new school record with twelve consecutive wins.[1]
- From August 18 to August 28, the men's basketball team toured
Awards
CAA Coach of the Year
- Jim Larranaga
First Team All-CAA
- Cam Long
Second Team All-CAA
Third Team All-CAA
CAA Player of the Week
- Ryan Pearson - Jan. 17
- Cam Long - Jan. 24
- Ryan Pearson - Feb. 7
- Ryan Pearson - Feb. 21
Roster
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Stats
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Cam Long | 34 | 34 | 33.0 | .479 | .432 | .750 | 4.7 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 15.1 |
Ryan Pearson | 34 | 33 | 30.3 | .511 | .400 | .708 | 6.7 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 14.2 |
Luke Hancock | 33 | 31 | 28.6 | .494 | .359 | .810 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 10.9 |
Andre Cornelius | 34 | 34 | 27.1 | .419 | .386 | .833 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 9.5 |
Mike Morrison | 34 | 34 | 24.4 | .562 | .000 | .394 | 5.5 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 6.8 |
Isaiah Tate | 34 | 4 | 20.6 | .442 | .412 | .667 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 6.2 |
Vertrail Vaughns | 32 | 0 | 9.5 | .472 | .493 | .667 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 4.5 |
Johnnie Williams | 32 | 0 | 9.2 | .478 | .000 | .688 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
Jonathan Arledge | 28 | 0 | 5.5 | .368 | .250 | .688 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
Bryon Allen | 27 | 0 | 5.8 | .302 | .154 | .692 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
Paris Bennett | 33 | 1 | 8.9 | .381 | .000 | .556 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
Rashaad Whack | 22 | 0 | 5.3 | .333 | .100 | .750 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
Thomas Armistead | 6 | 0 | 1.3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Game log
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
November 3, 2010* 7:00 pm |
Bowie State
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W 113–76 | – |
– - | – - | – - | Fairfax, VA
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Regular season | |||||||||||
November 13, 2010* 4:00 pm |
Harvard | W 66–53 | 1–0 |
14 – Hancock | 10 – Long | 6 – Long | Patriot Center (6,536) Fairfax, VA | ||||
November 18, 2010* 8:30 pm, MASN |
vs. Charlotte ESPN Charleston Classic |
W 78–56 | 2–0 |
18 – Hancock | 6 – Long | 3 – Tied (4) | Charleston, SC
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November 19, 2010* 6:00 pm, ESPNU |
vs. NC State ESPN Charleston Classic |
L 65–78 | 2–1 |
16 – Long | 6 – Hancock | 3 – Morrison | Carolina First Arena Charleston, SC | ||||
November 21, 2010* 5:30 pm, ESPNU |
vs. Wofford ESPN Charleston Classic |
L 79–82 OT | 2–2 |
17 – Hancock | 11 – Pearson | 3 – Cornelius, Hancock, Morrison | Carolina First Arena Charleston, SC | ||||
November 24, 2010* 7:00 pm |
Radford | W 81–55 | 3–2 |
20 – Long | 8 – Hancock | 11 – Hancock | Patriot Center (4,273) Fairfax, VA | ||||
November 27, 2010* 4:00 pm |
Florida Atlantic | W 66–51 | 4–2 |
18 – Morrison | 7 – Morrison | 7 – Hancock | Patriot Center (3,907) Fairfax, VA | ||||
December 1, 2010* 7:00 pm |
George Washington
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W 60–46 | 5–2 |
15 – Hancock | 8 – Hancock, Morrison | 3 – Cornelius, Long | Patriot Center (5,560) Fairfax, VA | ||||
December 4, 2010 7:30 pm, MASN |
UNC Wilmington | W 80–53 | 6–2 (1–0) |
16 – Tate | 5 – Morrison, Pearson, Vaughns | 5 – Cornelius | Patriot Center (5,461) Fairfax, VA | ||||
December 8, 2010* 7:00 pm, MASN |
Loyola (MD) | W 66–52 | 7–2 |
18 – Pearson | 6 – Cornelius | 7 – Hancock | Patriot Center (4,674) Fairfax, VA | ||||
December 11, 2010* 7:00 pm, MASN |
at Liberty | W 84–54 | 8–2 |
16 – Long, Pearson | 8 – Long | 4 – Hancock | Lynchburg, VA
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December 22, 2010* 8:00 pm |
at Duquesne | W 85–79 2OT | 9–2 |
17 – Long, Pearson | 11 – Pearson | 4 – Hancock | Pittsburgh, PA
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December 29, 2010* 7:00 pm, Fox Sports Ohio |
at Dayton | L 67–73 | 9–3 |
20 – Long | 7 – Pearson | 5 – Hancock | Dayton, OH
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January 3, 2011 7:00 pm, Comcast |
Delaware | W 75–66 | 10–3 (2–0) |
19 – Pearson | 7 – Hancock | 5 – Hancock | Patriot Center (4,719) Fairfax, VA | ||||
January 5, 2011 7:00 pm |
at Hofstra | L 74–87 | 10–4 (2–1) |
22 – Pearson | 8 – Pearson | 3 – Bennett, Hancock | Hofstra Arena (2,377)
Hempstead, NY | ||||
January 8, 2011 2:00 pm, Comcast |
at Old Dominion | L 65–69 | 10–5 (2–2) |
23 – Long | 7 – Long, Morrison | 3 – Cornelius | Norfolk, VA
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January 12, 2011 7:00 pm |
at Northeastern | W 86–60 | 11–5 (3–2) |
24 – Pearson | 6 – Pearson | 10 – Hancock | Boston, MA
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January 15, 2011 2:00 pm, Comcast |
Georgia State | W 66–51 | 12–5 (4–2) |
18 – Long | 6 – Cornelius, Tate | 3 – Hancock | Patriot Center (5,714) Fairfax, VA | ||||
January 19, 2011 9:00 pm, MASN |
Drexel | W 71–47 | 13–5 (5–2) |
16 – Hancock | 9 – Hancock | 4 – Hancock | Patriot Center (3,630) Fairfax, VA | ||||
January 22, 2011 11:00 am, ESPNU |
at James Madison | W 75–73 | 14–5 (6–2) |
30 – Long | 6 – Pearson | 5 – Long | Harrisonburg, VA
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January 24, 2011 9:00 pm, MASN |
at Delaware | W 69–49 | 15–5 (7–2) |
20 – Long | 8 – Morrison | 3 – Long | Newark, DE
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January 27, 2011 4:00 pm |
Towson | W 84–57 | 16–5 (8–2) |
19 – Hancock | 6 – Pearson | 8 – Long | Patriot Center (3,791) Fairfax, VA | ||||
January 29, 2011 12:00 pm, Comcast |
at William & Mary | W 85–69 | 17–5 (9–2) |
20 – Long | 7 – Pearson | 4 – Hancock | Williamsburg, VA
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February 2, 2011 7:00 pm |
Hofstra | W 87–68 | 18–5 (10–2) |
22 – Cornelius | 12 – Pearson | 7 – Hancock | Patriot Center (5,230) Fairfax, VA | ||||
February 5, 2011 2:00 pm, Comcast |
Old Dominion Homecoming |
W 62–45 | 19–5 (11–2) |
18 – Pearson | 11 – Pearson | 4 – Hancock | Patriot Center (9,840) Fairfax, VA | ||||
February 8, 2011 7:00 pm, MASN |
at UNC Wilmington | W 78–63 | 20–5 (12–2) |
25 – Cornelius | 9 – Pearson | 5 – Long | Wilmington, NC
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February 12, 2011 5:00 pm, MASN |
James Madison | W 82–68 | 21–5 (13–2) |
15 – Pearson | 9 – Morrison | 5 – Morrison | Patriot Center (9,480) Fairfax, VA | ||||
February 15, 2011 7:00 pm, ESPNU |
at VCU | W 71–51 | 22–5 (14–2) |
18 – Pearson | 8 – Hancock, Morrison, Pearson | 7 – Hancock | Richmond, VA
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February 19, 2011* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 |
at ESPN BracketBusters
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W 77–71 | 23–5 |
24 – Cornelius | 15 – Pearson | 6 – Morrison | Cedar Falls, IA
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February 24, 2011 7:00 pm, Comcast |
Northeastern | W 67–61 | 24–5 (15–2) |
18 – Pearson | 15 – Pearson | 3 – Hancock | Patriot Center (9,366) Fairfax, VA | ||||
February 26, 2011 6:00 pm |
at Georgia State | W 65-58 | 25–5 (16–2) |
19 – Long | 5 – Long, Morrison, Pearson | 4 – Morrison | Atlanta, GA
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CAA tournament | |||||||||||
March 5, 2011 12:00 pm, Comcast |
(1) No. 25 | vs. (9) Georgia State Quarterfinals |
W 68–45 | 26–5 |
15 – Long | 6 – Pearson | 4 – Morrison | Richmond Coliseum (7,814) Richmond, VA | |||
March 6, 2011 12:00 pm, Comcast |
(1) No. 25 | vs. (4) VCU Semifinals |
L 63–79 | 26–6 |
20 – Long | 7 – Pearson | 3 – Hancock | Richmond Coliseum (8,962) Richmond, VA | |||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
March 18, 2011* 2:10 pm, TNT
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(8 E) | vs. (9 E) Villanova Second Round |
W 61–57 | 27–6 |
18 – Hancock | 11 – Morrison | 5 – Hancock | Cleveland, OH
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March 20, 2011* 5:15 pm, CBS
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(8 E) | vs. (1 E) No. 1 Ohio State Third Round |
L 66–98 | 27–7 |
16 – Long | 6 – Long | 4 – Pearson | Quicken Loans Arena (20,164) Cleveland, OH | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
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Recruiting
The following is a list of players signed for the 2011–12 season:
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Erik Copes C |
Philadelphia, PA | Imhotep Charter | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | May 15, 2011 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 95 | ||||||
Corey Edwards PG |
Middle Village, NY | Christ the King | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 155 lb (70 kg) | Oct 17, 2010 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 90 | ||||||
Vaughn Gray SF |
Elmwood Park, NJ | St. Benedict's Prep | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Oct 17, 2010 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 91 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: | ||||||
Sources:
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References
- ^ "Men's Basketball Blasts VCU for School-Record 12th Straight Victory, 71-51".
- ^ "GEORGE MASON OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on August 22, 2010. Retrieved August 30, 2010.