2011–12 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team

2011–12 George Mason Patriots men's basketball
Conference Colonial Athletic Association
2011–12 record 249 (144 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

CAA Player of the Year

First Team All-CAA

CAA Player of the Week

Roster

2011–12 George Mason men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Allen, BryonBryon Allen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 214 lb (97 kg) So St. Thomas More Largo, MD
F 21 Arledge, JonathanJonathan Arledge 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 228 lb (103 kg) So KIMA Washington, DC
F 1 Bennett, ParisParis Bennett 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 226 lb (103 kg) RS So St. Patrick's Elizabeth, NJ
G 15 Baird, JordanJordan Baird 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Stonewall Jackson Gainesville, VA
C 4 Copes, ErikErik Copes 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 244 lb (111 kg) Fr Imhotep Charter Philadelphia, PA
G 45 Cornelius, AndreAndre Cornelius 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Sr Victory Christian Charlotte, NC
G 13 Edwards, CoreyCorey Edwards 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Fr Christ the King Middle Village, NY
F 12 Gray, VaughnVaughn Gray 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr St. Benedict's Elmwood Park, NJ
G 30 Hoxie, JacobJacob Hoxie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 203 lb (92 kg) So Montreat College Garner, NC
G 2 Lewis, BryceBryce Lewis 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Union Union, NJ
F 22 Morrison, MikeMike Morrison 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 237 lb (108 kg) Sr Lakewood St. Petersburg, FL
F 14 Okoloji, AnaliAnali Okoloji 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 232 lb (105 kg) So Impact Academy Brooklyn, NY
F 24 Pearson, RyanRyan Pearson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 237 lb (108 kg) Sr Christ the King Far Rockaway, NY
G 11 Vaughns, VertrailVertrail Vaughns 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 184 lb (83 kg) RS So Mesquite Mesquite, TX
F 32 Williams, JohnnieJohnnie Williams  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 266 lb (121 kg) Jr Briarcrest Christian Memphis, TN
G 10 Wright, SherrodSherrod Wright 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 196 lb (89 kg) RS So Mount Vernon Mount Vernon, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

October 31*
7:00 PM
  Lycoming W 9062 
Patriot Center 
Fairfax, VA
Regular Season

November 11*
7:30 PM
  Rhode Island W 9290 OT 10
Patriot Center (6,644)
Fairfax, VA

November 14*
9:30 PM, ESPN3
  vs. Florida International
NIT Season Tip-Off
L 7679 OT 11
Cassell Coliseum (3,052)
Blacksburg, VA

November 15*
8:30 PM
  vs. Monmouth
NIT Season Tip-Off
W 7139  21
Cassell Coliseum (3,148)
Blacksburg, VA

November 19*
7:00 PM
  at Florida Atlantic L 7580 OT 22
FAU Arena (2,854)
Boca Raton, FL

November 21*
7:30 PM
  Brown
NIT Season Tip-Off - Consolation Bracket
W 7448  32
Patriot Center (1,536)
Fairfax, VA

November 22*
7:30 PM
  Albany
NIT Season Tip-Off - Consolation Bracket
W 6646  42
Patriot Center (1,384)
Fairfax, VA

November 30*
7:00 PM, MASN
  Bucknell W 6157  52
Patriot Center (5,057)
Fairfax, VA

December 3
7:00 PM
  at Towson W 6553  62
(10)
Towson Center (1,202)
Towson, MD

December 6*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
  at Virginia L 4868  63
John Paul Jones Arena (8,954)
Charlottesville, VA

December 10*
4:00 PM
  at Radford W 7661  73
Dedmon Center (1,811)
Radford, VA

December 21*
7:00 PM, MASN
  Duquesne L 6475  74
Patriot Center (4,054)
Fairfax, VA

December 23*
7:00 PM
  Manhattan W 8161  84
Patriot Center (4,014)
Fairfax, VA

December 30*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
  at College of Charleston W 8476  94
Carolina First Arena (5,008)
Charleston, SC

January 2
12:00 PM
  William & Mary W 7056  104
(20)
Patriot Center (5,017)
Fairfax, VA

January 5
7:00 PM, CSN
  at Old Dominion W 63-54  114
(30)
Ted Constant Convocation Center (7,783)
Norfolk, VA

January 7
7:00 PM, CSN
  Georgia State W 6158  124
(40)
Patriot Center (5,191)
Fairfax, VA

January 12
8:00 PM, ESPNU
  at Drexel L 5360  125
(41)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,532)
Philadelphia, PA

January 14
7:00 PM, CSN
  at James Madison W 8983  135
(51)
JMU Convocation Center (4,312)
Harrisonburg, VA

January 18
7:00 PM, ESPN3
  Delaware W 8963  145
(61)
Patriot Center (3,927)
Fairfax, VA

January 21
4:00 PM, CSN
  Towson W 7260  155
(71)
Patriot Center (5,663)
Fairfax, VA

January 23
9:00 PM, MASN
  UNC Wilmington W 6761  165
(81)
Patriot Center (4,147)
Fairfax, VA

January 25
7:00 PM
  at Hofstra W 5550  175
(91)
Hofstra Arena (2,703)
Hempstead, NY

January 28
2:00 PM, CSN
  James Madison W 8979  185
(101)
Patriot Center (8,014)
Fairfax, VA

February 1
7:00 PM
  at Delaware L 6065  186
(102)
Bob Carpenter Center (2,091)
Newark, DE

February 4
5:00 PM, ESPNU
  Old Dominion
Homecoming
W 5450  196
(112)
Patriot Center (9,840)
Fairfax, VA

February 8
7:00 PM, ESPN3
  Hofstra W 7262  206
(122)
Patriot Center (4,343)
Fairfax, VA

February 11
7:00 PM, MASN
  at UNC Wilmington W 7569  216
(132)
Trask Coliseum (3,513)
Wilmington, NC

February 14
9:00 PM, CSN
  VCU W 6261  226
(142)
Patriot Center (6,734)
Fairfax, VA

February 18*
4:30 PM
  Lamar
ESPN BracketBusters
W 7571  236
(142)
Patriot Center (7,014)
Fairfax, VA

February 22
7:00 PM
  at Northeastern L 8285 OT 237
(143)
Matthews Arena (1,827)
Boston, MA

February 25
6:00 PM, ESPN2
  at VCU L 77–89  238
(144)
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  248
Richmond Coliseum (11,200)
Richmond, VA

March 4
4:30 PM, Comcast Network
  vs. VCU
Semifinals
L 64–74  249
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 
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 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   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 
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:

References

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