2007–08 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team

2007–08 George Mason Patriots men's basketball
CAA Conference Tournament Champions
NCAA 1st Round vs. Notre Dame, L, 50–68
Conference Colonial Athletic Association
2007–08 record 23–10 (12–6 CAA)
Head coach Jim Larranaga
Assistant coach Eric Konkol
Assistant coach Chris Caputo
Assistant coach Michael Huger
Home arena Patriot Center
2007–08 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
VCU 15 3   .833     24 8   .750
UNC Wilmington 12 6   .667     20 13   .606
George Mason 12 6   .667     23 11   .676
Old Dominion 11 7   .611     18 16   .529
William & Mary 10 8   .556     17 16   .515
Northeastern 9 9   .500     14 17   .452
Delaware 9 9   .500     14 17   .452
Hofstra 8 10   .444     12 18   .400
Towson 7 11   .389     13 18   .419
Drexel 5 13   .278     12 20   .375
James Madison 5 13   .278     13 17   .433
Georgia State 5 13   .278     9 21   .300
CAA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2007–08 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team began their 42nd season of collegiate play on November 9, 2007 at the Patriot Center versus Vermont. George Mason won the 2008 CAA tournament and advanced to the 2008 NCAA tournament. The Patriots were awarded a #12 seed, but lost in the first round to Notre Dame.

Season notes

Awards

First Team All-CAA

Second Team All-CAA

CAA All-Defensive Team

CAA Player of the Week

CAA Rookie of the Week

Roster

2007–08 George Mason men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
F 33 Birdsong, LouisLouis Birdsong 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Mount Saint Joseph’s Baltimore, MD
G 42 Campbell, FolarinFolarin Campbell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Springbrook Silver Spring, MD
G 2 Carter, JordanJordan Carter 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Brebeuf Indianapolis, IN
F 40 Fleming, ChrisChris Fleming 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Osbourn Park Manassas, VA
G 20 Long, CamCam Long 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Fr Freedom Palm Bay, FL
F 41 Moldoveanu, VladVlad Moldoveanu 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Fr St. John's College Romania
F 32 Monroe, DarrylDarryl Monroe  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Sr First Colonial Virginia Beach, VA
G 1 Smith, DreDre Smith 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Lamar Houston, TX
G 25 Tate, IsaiahIsaiah Tate 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Fr DeMatha Upper Marlboro, MD
F 34 Thomas, WillWill Thomas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Mount Saint Joseph’s Baltimore, MD
G 23 Vaughn, JohnJohn Vaughn 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 179 lb (81 kg) RS Jr Laurel Laurel, MD
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2010-07-27

Stats

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Will Thomas 34 34 35.6 .642 1.000 .672 10.4 2.0 .9 .1 16.1
Folarin Campbell 34 34 32.9 .419 .364 .733 4.5 3.3 1.1 .5 15.6
John Vaughan 34 33 33.2 .426 .336 .741 4.0 2.1 .8 .3 12.3
Dre Smith 34 22 25.3 .391 .377 .639 2.0 1.3 .7 .1 8.4
Louis Birdsong 34 28 23.6 .539 .000 .677 3.9 .9 .6 1.0 6.1
Cam Long 34 4 17.9 .450 .375 .650 2.4 1.6 .1 .7 4.1
Jordan Carter 27 11 16.8 .356 .344 .720 1.9 1.7 .6 .1 3.0
Vlad Moldoveanu 31 4 11.4 .379 .154 .800 2.1 .3 .2 .5 2.3
Chris Fleming 34 0 6.8 .489 .000 .500 .9 .1 .1 .0 1.4
Isaiah Tate 22 0 4.6 .320 .222 1.000 .5 .2 .1 .0 1.3
Jay Threatt 4 0 3.3 .000 .000 .000 .5 .5 .0 .0 0.0

Game log

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
Regular Season

November 9*
7:00 p.m., MASN
Vermont W 60–53  1–0
Patriot Center 
Fairfax, VA

November 13*
7:00 p.m., Cox Sports
Cleveland State W 56–47  2–0
Patriot Center 
Fairfax, VA

November 17*
7:00 p.m., Cox Sports
Dayton W 67–56  3–0
Patriot Center 
Fairfax, VA

November 22*
9:00 p.m., ESPN2
vs. #20 Kansas State
Old Spice Classic
W 87–77  4–0
The Milk House 
Orlando, FL

November 23*
5:00 p.m., ESPN2
vs. #19 Villanova
Old Spice Classic
L 84–76  4–1
The Milk House 
Orlando, FL

November 25*
4:30 p.m., ESPN2
vs. South Carolina
Old Spice Classic
W 69–68  5–1
The Milk House 
Orlando, FL

November 29
7:00 p.m., Comcast
Drexel W 85–38  6–1
(1–0)
Patriot Center 
Fairfax, VA

December 2*
5:00 p.m., MASN
vs. East Carolina
BB&T Classic
L 68–65  6–2
Verizon Center 
Washington, DC

December 5*
7:00 p.m., Cox Sports
Hampton W 57–54  7–2
Patriot Center 
Fairfax, VA

December 8*
2:00 p.m.
at Kent State L 73–55  7–3
MAC Center 
Kent, OH

December 21*
7:00 p.m.
at FIU W 86–68  8–3
FIU Arena 
Miami, FL

December 30*
5:30 p.m., MASN
Liberty W 72–64  9–3
Patriot Center 
Fairfax, VA

January 2
3:00 p.m.
at Georgia State L 66–64  9–4
(1–1)
GSU Sports Arena 
Atlanta, GA

January 5
4:30 p.m., CN8
Towson W 72–63  10–4
(2–1)
Patriot Center 
Fairfax, VA

January 9
7:00 p.m., MASN
at Delaware L 73–68 OT 10–5
(2–2)
Bob Carpenter Center 
Newark, DE

January 12
2:00 p.m., Comcast
Northeastern W 80–52  11–5
(3–2)
Patriot Center 
Fairfax, VA

January 17
7:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Hofstra W 85–78 2OT 12–5
(4–2)
Hofstra Arena 
Hempstead, NY

January 19
8:00 p.m., MASN
at James Madison W 96–75  13–5
(5–2)
JMU Convocation Center 
Harrisonburg, VA

January 23
8:00 p.m., CN8
Old Dominion W 86–53  14–5
(6–2)
Patriot Center 
Fairfax, VA

January 26
7:00 p.m., MASN
at UNC-Wilmington L 61–58  14–6
(6–3)
Trask Coliseum 
Wilmington, NC

January 29
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
Virginia Commonwealth W 63–51  15–6
(7–3)
Patriot Center 
Fairfax, VA

February 2
2:00 p.m., Comcast
James Madison W 72–46  16–6
(8–3)
Patriot Center 
Fairfax, VA

February 7
7:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Drexel W 75–65  17–6
(9–3)
Daskalakis Athletic Center 
Philadelphia, PA

February 9
4:00 p.m., Comcast
at Old Dominion L 72–64  17–7
(9–4)
Ted Constant Convocation Center 
Norfolk, VA

February 13
9:00 p.m., MASN
at Towson W 85–73  18–7
(10–4)
Towson Center 
Towson, MD

February 16
6:00 p.m., ESPNU
UNC-Wilmington
Homecoming
L 75–73  18–8
(10–5)
Patriot Center 
Fairfax, VA

February 20
1:00 p.m., Fios1
Delaware W 70–58  19–8
(11–5)
Patriot Center 
Fairfax, VA

February 23*
1:00 p.m., ESPN2
at Ohio
ESPN Bracket Busters
L 69–57  19–9
OU Convocation Center 
Athens, OH

February 27
9:00 p.m., MASN
William & Mary W 60–54  20–9
(12–5)
Patriot Center 
Fairfax, VA

March 1
2:00 p.m., Comcast
at Northeastern L 70–59  20–10
(12–6)
Matthews Arena 
Boston
2008 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament

March 8
8:30 p.m., CN8
vs. Northeastern
CAA Tournament Quarterfinals
W 63–52  21–10
Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, VA

March 9
5:30 p.m., CN8
vs. UNC-Wilmington
CAA Tournament Semifinals
W 53–41  22–10
Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, VA

March 10
7:00 p.m., ESPN
vs. William & Mary
CAA Tournament Finals
W 68–59  23–10
Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, VA
2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

March 20*
9:40 p.m., CBS Regional
vs. #15 Notre Dame
NCAA Tournament First Round, No. 5 vs. No. 12
L 68–50  23–11
Pepsi Center 
Denver, CO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Recruiting

The following is a list of players signed for the 2008–09 season:

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Andre Cornelius
PG
Charlotte, North Carolina Victory Christian 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg)  
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 87
Kevin Foster
PF
Lakeland, Florida Briarcrest Christian 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg)  
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Michael Morrison
PF
St. Petersburg, Florida Lakewood 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg)  
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Ryan Pearson
SF
Far Rockaway, New York Christ the King 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg)  
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 76
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

References

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