2011–12 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team

2011–12 George Mason Patriots men's basketball

Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
2011–12 record	24–9 (14–4 CAA)
Head coach	Paul Hewitt
Assistant coach	Roland Houston
Assistant coach	Mike Wells
Assistant coach	Chris Kreider
Home arena	Patriot Center

2011–12 CAA men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Drexel	16	–	2	.889	29	–	7	.806
VCU†	15	–	3	.833	29	–	7	.806
George Mason	14	–	4	.778	24	–	9	.727
Old Dominion	13	–	5	.722	21	–	13	.618
Delaware	12	–	6	.667	18	–	14	.563
Georgia State	11	–	7	.611	22	–	11	.667
Northeastern	9	–	9	.500	14	–	17	.452
James Madison	5	–	13	.278	12	–	20	.375
UNCW	5	–	13	.278	10	–	21	.323
William & Mary	4	–	14	.222	6	–	26	.188
Hofstra	3	–	15	.167	10	–	22	.313
Towson	1	–	17	.056	1	–	31	.031


† 2012 CAA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team represented George Mason University during the 2011–12 college basketball season. This was the 46th season for the program. The Patriots, led by first year head coach Paul Hewitt, are members of the Colonial Athletic Association and played their home games at the Patriot Center. They finished the season 24–9, 14–4 in CAA play. They lost in the semifinals of the 2011 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament to VCU.

Awards

NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

Ryan Pearson - Honorable Mention

CAA Player of the Year

Ryan Pearson

First Team All-CAA

Ryan Pearson

CAA Player of the Week

Ryan Pearson - Jan. 2
Ryan Pearson - Jan. 30

Roster

2011–12 George Mason men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
1.5 !G	0	Allen, BryonBryon Allen	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	2.0 !So	St. Thomas More	Largo, MD
3.5 !F	21	Arledge, JonathanJonathan Arledge	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	2.0 !So	KIMA	Washington, DC
3.5 !F	1	Bennett, ParisParis Bennett	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	226 lb (103 kg)	2.5 !RS So	St. Patrick's	Elizabeth, NJ
1.5 !G	15	Baird, JordanJordan Baird	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Stonewall Jackson	Gainesville, VA
5.0 !C	4	Copes, ErikErik Copes	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	244 lb (111 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Imhotep Charter	Philadelphia, PA
1.5 !G	45	Cornelius, AndreAndre Cornelius	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Victory Christian	Charlotte, NC
1.5 !G	13	Edwards, CoreyCorey Edwards	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Christ the King	Middle Village, NY
3.5 !F	12	Gray, VaughnVaughn Gray	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	St. Benedict's	Elmwood Park, NJ
1.5 !G	30	Hoxie, JacobJacob Hoxie	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	2.0 !So	Montreat College	Garner, NC
1.5 !G	2	Lewis, BryceBryce Lewis	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Union	Union, NJ
3.5 !F	22	Morrison, MikeMike Morrison	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	237 lb (108 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Lakewood	St. Petersburg, FL
3.5 !F	14	Okoloji, AnaliAnali Okoloji	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	2.0 !So	Impact Academy	Brooklyn, NY
3.5 !F	24	Pearson, RyanRyan Pearson	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	237 lb (108 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Christ the King	Far Rockaway, NY
1.5 !G	11	Vaughns, VertrailVertrail Vaughns	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Mesquite	Mesquite, TX
3.5 !F	32	Williams, JohnnieJohnnie Williams	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	266 lb (121 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Briarcrest Christian	Memphis, TN
1.5 !G	10	Wright, SherrodSherrod Wright	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Mount Vernon	Mount Vernon, NY

Head coach

Paul Hewitt (St. John Fisher)

Assistant coach(es)

Chris Kreider (Lebanon Valley)
Roland Houston (Rhode Island)
Mike Wells (Mount Vernon Nazarene)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2011-10-20

Stats

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Ryan Pearson	33	33	30.7	.503	.350	.725	8.2	1.8	1.3	0.5	17.0
Mike Morrison	33	33	26.8	.592	.000	.550	6.6	1.4	0.5	1.9	9.8
Sherrod Wright	32	15	26.4	.529	.404	.859	3.3	1.3	0.8	0.3	9.6
Vertrail Vaughns	33	33	25.3	.416	.356	.763	1.8	1.1	0.7	0.0	8.8
Bryon Allen	33	31	27.7	.407	.167	.737	2.6	3.7	1.0	0.2	7.5
Andre Cornelius	23	17	21.3	.400	.341	.735	2.3	1.1	0.8	0.0	6.7
Jonathan Arledge	31	2	12.0	.404	.200	.793	3.1	0.4	0.3	0.5	4.3
Vaughn Gray	32	0	11.3	.355	.405	.634	1.2	0.2	0.4	0.0	3.4
Erik Copes	27	0	15.0	.452	.000	.419	3.7	0.1	0.3	1.9	3.3
Corey Edwards	31	2	15.2	.338	.265	.727	1.3	2.2	1.0	0.0	2.5
Paris Bennett	16	0	5.8	.500	.333	.556	1.1	0.3	0.3	0.2	1.6
Jacob Hoxie	2	0	1.5	1.000	.000	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0
Jordan Baird	4	0	1.3	.333	.000	.000	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.5
Bryce Lewis	5	0	2.2	.000	.000	.000	0.0	0.4	0.2	0.0	0.0

2011–2012 game log

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
October 31* 7:00 PM	Lycoming	W 90–62		Patriot Center Fairfax, VA
Regular Season
November 11* 7:30 PM	Rhode Island	W 92–90 ^OT	1–0	Patriot Center (6,644) Fairfax, VA
November 14* 9:30 PM, ESPN3	vs. Florida International NIT Season Tip-Off	L 76–79 ^OT	1–1	Cassell Coliseum (3,052) Blacksburg, VA
November 15* 8:30 PM	vs. Monmouth NIT Season Tip-Off	W 71–39	2–1	Cassell Coliseum (3,148) Blacksburg, VA
November 19* 7:00 PM	at Florida Atlantic	L 75–80 ^OT	2–2	FAU Arena (2,854) Boca Raton, FL
November 21* 7:30 PM	Brown NIT Season Tip-Off - Consolation Bracket	W 74–48	3–2	Patriot Center (1,536) Fairfax, VA
November 22* 7:30 PM	Albany NIT Season Tip-Off - Consolation Bracket	W 66–46	4–2	Patriot Center (1,384) Fairfax, VA
November 30* 7:00 PM, MASN	Bucknell	W 61–57	5–2	Patriot Center (5,057) Fairfax, VA
December 3 7:00 PM	at Towson	W 65–53	6–2 (1–0)	Towson Center (1,202) Towson, MD
December 6* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	at Virginia	L 48–68	6–3	John Paul Jones Arena (8,954) Charlottesville, VA
December 10* 4:00 PM	at Radford	W 76–61	7–3	Dedmon Center (1,811) Radford, VA
December 21* 7:00 PM, MASN	Duquesne	L 64–75	7–4	Patriot Center (4,054) Fairfax, VA
December 23* 7:00 PM	Manhattan	W 81–61	8–4	Patriot Center (4,014) Fairfax, VA
December 30* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	at College of Charleston	W 84–76	9–4	Carolina First Arena (5,008) Charleston, SC
January 2 12:00 PM	William & Mary	W 70–56	10–4 (2–0)	Patriot Center (5,017) Fairfax, VA
January 5 7:00 PM, CSN	at Old Dominion	W 63-54	11–4 (3–0)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (7,783) Norfolk, VA
January 7 7:00 PM, CSN	Georgia State	W 61–58	12–4 (4–0)	Patriot Center (5,191) Fairfax, VA
January 12 8:00 PM, ESPNU	at Drexel	L 53–60	12–5 (4–1)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,532) Philadelphia, PA
January 14 7:00 PM, CSN	at James Madison	W 89–83	13–5 (5–1)	JMU Convocation Center (4,312) Harrisonburg, VA
January 18 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Delaware	W 89–63	14–5 (6–1)	Patriot Center (3,927) Fairfax, VA
January 21 4:00 PM, CSN	Towson	W 72–60	15–5 (7–1)	Patriot Center (5,663) Fairfax, VA
January 23 9:00 PM, MASN	UNC Wilmington	W 67–61	16–5 (8–1)	Patriot Center (4,147) Fairfax, VA
January 25 7:00 PM	at Hofstra	W 55–50	17–5 (9–1)	Hofstra Arena (2,703) Hempstead, NY
January 28 2:00 PM, CSN	James Madison	W 89–79	18–5 (10–1)	Patriot Center (8,014) Fairfax, VA
February 1 7:00 PM	at Delaware	L 60–65	18–6 (10–2)	Bob Carpenter Center (2,091) Newark, DE
February 4 5:00 PM, ESPNU	Old Dominion Homecoming	W 54–50	19–6 (11–2)	Patriot Center (9,840) Fairfax, VA
February 8 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Hofstra	W 72–62	20–6 (12–2)	Patriot Center (4,343) Fairfax, VA
February 11 7:00 PM, MASN	at UNC Wilmington	W 75–69	21–6 (13–2)	Trask Coliseum (3,513) Wilmington, NC
February 14 9:00 PM, CSN	VCU	W 62–61	22–6 (14–2)	Patriot Center (6,734) Fairfax, VA
February 18* 4:30 PM	Lamar ESPN BracketBusters	W 75–71	23–6 (14–2)	Patriot Center (7,014) Fairfax, VA
February 22 7:00 PM	at Northeastern	L 82–85 ^OT	23–7 (14–3)	Matthews Arena (1,827) Boston, MA
February 25 6:00 PM, ESPN2	at VCU	L 77–89	23–8 (14–4)	Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,617) Richmond, VA
2012 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament
March 3 8:30 PM, Comcast Network	vs. Georgia State Quarterfinals	W 61–59	24–8	Richmond Coliseum (11,200) Richmond, VA
March 4 4:30 PM, Comcast Network	vs. VCU Semifinals	L 64–74	24–9	Richmond Coliseum (11,200) Richmond, VA
Notes: 1 - Denotes Daily Attendance
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Recruiting

The following is a list of players signed for the 2012–13 season:

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Marko Gujanicic F	Cacak, Serbia	Stoneridge Prep	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jan 29, 2012
Marko Gujanicic F	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Patrick Holloway PG	Stafford, VA	Paul VI	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Aug 4, 2011
Patrick Holloway PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 83
Jalen Jenkins F	Yonkers, NY	Cardinal Hayes	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jun 9, 2012
Jalen Jenkins F	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
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. "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

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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