2003–04 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team

2003–04 George Mason Patriots men's basketball
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
2003–04 record	23–10 (12–6 CAA)
Head coach	Jim Larranaga
Assistant coach	Bill Courtney
Assistant coach	Scott Cherry
Assistant coach	Eric Konkol
Home arena	Patriot Center

2003–04 CAA men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
VCU†	14	–	4	.778	23	–	7	.767
Drexel	13	–	5	.722	18	–	10	.643
George Mason	12	–	6	.667	21	–	9	.700
Old Dominion	11	–	7	.611	17	–	12	.586
Delaware	10	–	8	.556	16	–	12	.571
Hofstra	10	–	8	.556	14	–	15	.483
UNC Wilmington	9	–	9	.500	15	–	15	.500
Towson	4	–	14	.222	8	–	21	.276
William & Mary	4	–	14	.222	7	–	21	.250
James Madison	3	–	15	.167	7	–	21	.250


† CAA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003–04 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team began their 38th season of collegiate play on November 21, 2003 versus Morehead State University at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, VA.

Season notes

On March 31, 2004, head coach Jim Larranaga received a two-year contract extension to push his deal through 2009.^[1]
Freshman guard Lamar Butler missed three games with a left foot injury.^[2]
On October 29, 2004, the 2003-04 George Mason Patriots were predicted to finish 1st in the Colonial Athletic Association.^[3]

Awards

First Team All-CAA

Jai Lewis

Second Team All-CAA

Mark Davis

CAA Player of the Week

Jai Lewis - Jan. 5
Jai Lewis - Jan. 26
Jai Lewis - Feb. 16

Roster

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	High School
Tim Burns	12	G	6-3	185	Freshman	Greenfield, MA	Worcester Academy
Lamar Butler	22	G	6-2	170	Sophomore	Fort Washington, MD	Oxen Hill
Deon Cooper		F			Senior
Mark Davis		G			Senior
Raoul Heinen		G			Senior
Makan Konate	3	F	6-7	215	Freshman	Mali	Worcester Academy
Jai Lewis	55	F	6-7	275	Sophomore	Aberdeen, MD	Aberdeen
Kevin Mickens					Junior
Gabe Norwood	5	F	6-5	175	Freshman	State College, PA	State College
Terry Reynolds		G			Junior
Tony Skinn	1	G	6-1	170	Sophomore	Takoma Park, MD	Takoma Academy
Richard Tynes		G			Senior
Jesus Urbina	13	F	6-7	225	Freshman	Venezuela	Amelia Academy
Trent Wurtz		F			Sophomore

Player stats

Player	Games	MPG	PPG	RPG	FG %	3P%	FT %	Assists	Steals
Jai Lewis	33	27.6	14.5	7.5	.597	.000	.652	38	36
Mark Davis	31	24.8	12.9	3.6	.444	.326	.610	41	53
Lamar Butler	30	25.5	10.5	2.5	.381	.377	.825	54	23
Terry Reynolds	31	28.0	8.4	2.6	.316	.299	.721	158	45
Tony Skinn	32	19.1	8.2	2.1	.391	.341	.727	39	28
Raoul Heinen	33	27.8	6.8	3.7	.405	.290	.809	61	29
Kevin Mickens	33	16.5	4.7	2.8	.508	.000	.554	12	14
Trent Wurtz	31	17.3	3.5	3.5	.432	.281	.680	16	23
Jesus Urbina	29	9.4	2.3	2.2	.538	.000	.688	8	10
Richard Tynes	21	9.1	2.1	2.0	.487	.000	.545	5	9
Tim Burns	9	2.4	1.8	0.3	.500	.375	.750	0	1
Gabe Norwood	29	8.4	1.0	0.8	.306	.308	.500	22	10
Deon Cooper	11	3.6	0.5	0.7	.600	.000	.000	1	0
Makan Konate	6	1.8	0.0	0.3	.000	.000	.000	0	0

Game log

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site City, State
November 21*	Morehead State	W 95–82	1–0	Patriot Center Fairfax, VA
November 25*	at #24 Maryland	L 79–64	1–1	Cole Field House College Park, MD
November 29*	at Iona	W 92–83	2–1	New Rochelle, NY
December 2*	East Carolina	W 76–65	3–1	Patriot Center Fairfax, VA
December 4*	at Hartford	W 79–58	4–1	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion Hartford, CT
December 7*	at #10 North Carolina	L 115–81	4–2	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
December 18*	McNeese State	W 96–63	5–2	Patriot Center Fairfax, VA
December 20*	at Duquesne	W 80–70	6–2	A. J. Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, PA
December 23*	St. Bonaventure	W 69–55	7–2	Patriot Center Fairfax, VA
January 3	Towson	W 71–62	8–2 (1–0)	Patriot Center Fairfax, VA
January 7	Old Dominion	L 74–71	8–3 (1–1)	Patriot Center Fairfax, VA
January 10	at William & Mary	W 84–71	9–3 (2–1)	William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA
January 14	Hofstra	W 84–76	10–3 (3–1)	Patriot Center Fairfax, VA
January 17	at VCU	L 80–56	10–4 (3–2)	Alltel Pavilion Richmond, VA
January 21	at UNC Wilmington	W 64–62 ^OT	11–4 (4–2)	Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC
January 24	James Madison	W 74–70	12–4 (5–2)	Patriot Center Fairfax, VA
January 26	at Drexel	L 83–65	12–5 (5–3)	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
January 28	at Delaware	L 74–65	12–6 (5–4)	Bob Carpenter Center Newark, DE
January 31	William & Mary	W 78–62	13–6 (6–4)	Patriot Center Fairfax, VA
February 4	at Towson	W 74–57	14–6 (7–4)	Towson Center Towson, MD
February 7	at James Madison	L 72–64	14–7 (7–5)	JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg, VA
February 11	VCU	W 69–57	15–7 (8–5)	Patriot Center Fairfax, VA
February 14	Drexel	W 75–72 ^OT	16–7 (9–5)	Patriot Center Fairfax, VA
February 18	at Hofstra	L 67–57	16–8 (9–6)	Hofstra Arena Hempstead, NY
February 21	Delaware	W 75–61	17–8 (10–6)	Patriot Center Fairfax, VA
February 25	UNC Wilmington	W 59–46	18–8 (11–6)	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
February 28	at Old Dominion	W 70–66	19–8 (12–6)	Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA
March 6	vs. Delaware CAA Tournament Quarterfinals	W 65–58 ^OT	20–8	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA
March 7	vs. UNC Wilmington CAA Tournament Semifinals	W 80–66	21–8	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA
March 8	vs. VCU CAA Tournament Finals	L 55–54	21–9	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA
March 17	Tennessee NIT Opening Round	W 58–55	22–9	Patriot Center Fairfax, VA
March 19	Austin Peay NIT First Round	W 66–60	23–9	Patriot Center Fairfax, VA
March 23	at Oregon NIT Second Round	L 68–54	23–10	McArthur Court Eugene, OR
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Recruits

The following is a list of commitments George Mason has received for the 2004-2005 season:

Folarin Campbell
Jordan Carter
Will Thomas
John Vaughan

References

George Mason Patriots men's basketball

Venues	Patriot Center (1985–present)

Rivalries	VCU

Culture & lore	History The Patriot

People	Head coaches

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