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

On February 20, 2008, Coach Jim Larranaga earned his 400th career victory.^[1]
On January 19, 2008, Junior guard Dre Smith set an NCAA Division I record for most 3 point field goals made without a miss (10).^[2]
On December 21, 2007, it was announced that freshman guard Jay Threatt was released from his basketball commitment and will seek a transfer from the university.^[3]
On December 18, 2007, it was announced that senior forward Darryl Monroe will take a medical redshirt for the 2007–2008 season and will maintain his last year of eligibility for the 2008–2009 season.^[4]

Awards

First Team All-CAA

Will Thomas

Second Team All-CAA

Folarin Campbell

CAA All-Defensive Team

Will Thomas

CAA Player of the Week

Will Thomas – Nov. 19
Will Thomas – Nov. 26
Dre Smith – Jan. 21
Folarin Campbell – Feb. 11

CAA Rookie of the Week

Cam Long – Jan. 14

Roster

2007–08 George Mason men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
3.5 !F	33	Birdsong, LouisLouis Birdsong	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	2.0 !So	Mount Saint Joseph’s	Baltimore, MD
1.5 !G	42	Campbell, FolarinFolarin Campbell	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Springbrook	Silver Spring, MD
1.5 !G	2	Carter, JordanJordan Carter	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Brebeuf	Indianapolis, IN
3.5 !F	40	Fleming, ChrisChris Fleming	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Osbourn Park	Manassas, VA
1.5 !G	20	Long, CamCam Long	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Freedom	Palm Bay, FL
3.5 !F	41	Moldoveanu, VladVlad Moldoveanu	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	1.0 !Fr	St. John's College	Romania
3.5 !F	32	Monroe, DarrylDarryl Monroe	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	4.0 !Sr	First Colonial	Virginia Beach, VA
1.5 !G	1	Smith, DreDre Smith	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Lamar	Houston, TX
1.5 !G	25	Tate, IsaiahIsaiah Tate	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	1.0 !Fr	DeMatha	Upper Marlboro, MD
3.5 !F	34	Thomas, WillWill Thomas	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Mount Saint Joseph’s	Baltimore, MD
1.5 !G	23	Vaughn, JohnJohn Vaughn	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Laurel	Laurel, MD

Head coach

Jim Larranaga (Providence)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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	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
Andre Cornelius PG	Charlotte, North Carolina	Victory Christian	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)
Andre Cornelius PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 87
Kevin Foster PF	Lakeland, Florida	Briarcrest Christian	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)
Kevin Foster PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Michael Morrison PF	St. Petersburg, Florida	Lakewood	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)
Michael Morrison PF	Scout: Rivals: 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)
Ryan Pearson SF	Scout: Rivals: 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: "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2009-02-09. "2008 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2009-02-09.

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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NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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