2006–07 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team

2006–07 George Mason Patriots men's basketball
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
2006–07 record	18–15 (9–9 CAA)
Head coach	Jim Larranaga
Assistant coach	Scott Cherry
Assistant coach	James Johnson
Assistant coach	Chris Caputo
Home arena	Patriot Center
Seasons « 2005–06 2007–08 »

2006-07 CAA Men's Basketball Standings
	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	PCT	W	L	PCT
VCU	16	2	.889	27	6	.818
Old Dominion	15	3	.833	24	8	.750
Hofstra	14	4	.778	22	9	.710
Drexel	13	5	.722	23	8	.742
Northeastern	9	9	.500	13	19	.406
George Mason	9	9	.500	18	15	.545
Towson	8	10	.444	15	17	.469
William & Mary	8	10	.444	15	15	.500
Georgia State	5	13	.277	11	20	.355
UNCW	4	14	.222	7	22	.241
James Madison	4	14	.222	7	23	.233
Delaware	3	15	.167	5	26	.161
As of April 1, 2007 • Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006–07 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team began their 41st season of collegiate play on November 11, 2006 at Cleveland State. They are coming off their historic 2005–2006 season where they lost to the Florida Gators in the Final Four of the 2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.

Contents 1 Season notes 2 Awards 3 Roster 4 Stats 5 Game log 6 Recruiting 7 References

Season notes

• After playing in the first 2 games, Sammy Hernandez requested a transfer from the team.^[1] He is now enrolled at Florida Atlantic University.

Awards

Second Team All-CAA

• Will Thomas

Third Team All-CAA

• Folarin Campbell

CAA All-Defensive Team

• Will Thomas

CAA Player of the Week

• Will Thomas – Nov. 13
• Jordan Carter – Jan. 15

CAA Rookie of the Week

• Louis Birdsong – Dec. 26

Roster

2006–07 George Mason men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year High School/Junior College Home town 3.5 !F 33 Birdsong, LouisLouis Birdsong 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1.0 !Fr Mount Saint Joseph’s Baltimore, MD 1.5 !G 12 Burns, TimTim Burns 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 4.0 !Sr Worcester Academy Greenfield, MA 1.5 !G 42 Campbell, FolarinFolarin Campbell 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 3.0 !Jr Springbrook Silver Spring, MD 1.5 !G 2 Carter, JordanJordan Carter 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 3.0 !Jr Brebeuf Indianapolis, IN 3.5 !F 40 Fleming, ChrisChris Fleming 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 2.0 !So Osbourn Park Manassas, VA 3.5 !F 3 Konate, MakanMakan Konate 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 4.0 !Sr Worcester Academy Mali 1.5 !G 24 Makings, CharlesCharles Makings 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 4.0 !Sr St. John's College Silver Spring, MD 3.5 !F 32 Monroe, DarrylDarryl Monroe 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 3.0 !Jr First Colonial Virginia Beach, VA 3.5 !F 5 Norwood, GabeGabe Norwood 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 4.0 !Sr State College State College, PA 1.5 !G 1 Smith, DreDre Smith 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2.0 !So Lamar Houston, TX 3.5 !F 34 Thomas, WillWill Thomas 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 3.0 !Jr Mount Saint Joseph’s Baltimore, MD 3.5 !F 13 Urbina, JesusJesus Urbina 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 3.5 !RS Jr Amelia Academy Venezuela 1.5 !G 23 Vaughn, JohnJohn Vaughn 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 2.5 !RS So Laurel Laurel, MD	Head coach Jim Larranaga (Providence) Assistant coach(es) Scott Cherry (North Carolina) James Johnson (Ferrum) Chris Caputo (Westfield) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2010-07-27

Stats

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Folarin Campbell	32	32	32.7	.376	.307	.722	3.9	3.8	1.3	.3	13.9
Will Thomas	33	33	34.8	.627	.000	.622	6.9	2.2	.6	.6	13.3
John Vaughan	32	13	23.3	.397	.311	.655	2.8	1.1	.6	.0	8.3
Dre Smith	32	18	22.6	.410	.391	.593	2.2	1.3	.8	.1	8.0
Darryl Monroe	33	19	20.9	.563	.000	.471	3.9	1.1	.5	.6	6.1
Jordan Carter	33	24	23.1	.483	.460	.676	2.9	2.2	1.0	.2	5.0
Gabe Norwood	33	9	18.7	.465	.382	.706	2.1	1.8	.7	.2	3.6
Louis Birdsong	30	5	13.6	.488	.000	.762	2.9	.6	.2	.4	3.3
Tim Burns	18	2	6.9	.353	.346	.333	.4	.2	.1	.1	1.9
Chris Fleming	19	3	7.0	.542	.000	.500	.8	.1	.1	.1	1.5
Charles Makings	7	0	2.7	1.000	.000	.500	1.0	.1	.0	.0	1.3
Jesus Urbina	21	6	8.8	.324	.100	.200	2.5	.1	.2	.2	1.1
Sammy Hernandez	2	0	4.5	.500	.000	.000	1.5	.5	.0	.0	1.0
Makan Konate	9	1	2.1	.143	.000	.000	.3	.1	.0	.0	.2

Game log

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Record
November 1*	7:00 p.m.	Marymount		Patriot Center • Fairfax, VA (Exhibition)		W 84–48
November 11*	3:00 p.m.	at Cleveland State		Wolstein Center • Cleveland, OH		W 79–74	1–0
November 18*	4:00 p.m.	Wichita State		Patriot Center • Fairfax, VA (Final Four Banner Unveiling)	ESPN2	L 72–66	1–1
November 21*	7:00 p.m.	at Hampton		Hampton, VA		W 55–46	2–1
November 25*	2:00 p.m.	at Creighton		Qwest Center Omaha • Omaha, NE		L 58–56	2–2
November 27*	7:00 p.m.	Florida International		Patriot Center • Fairfax, VA		W 65–39	3–2
December 3*	1:30 p.m.	vs. Bucknell		Verizon Center • Washington, D.C. (BB&T Classic)	Comcast	L 60–57	3–3
December 6*	7:00 p.m.	at Radford		Dedmon Center • Radford, VA		W 62–60	4–3
December 9*	12:00 p.m.	at #7 Duke		Cameron Indoor • Durham, NC	ESPN	L 69–53	4–4
December 21*	7:00 p.m.	at Holy Cross		Hart Recreation Center • Worcester, MA		W 58–46	5–4
December 28	7:00 p.m.	at Drexel		Daskalakis Athletic Center • Philadelphia, PA	CN8	L 61–49	5–5 (0–1)
December 30*	12:00 p.m.	Mississippi State		Patriot Center • Fairfax, VA	Comcast	W 63–59	6–5
January 3	7:00 p.m.	William & Mary		Patriot Center • Fairfax, VA		L 67–63	6–6 (0–2)
January 6	2:00 p.m.	at Old Dominion		Ted Constant Convocation Center • Norfolk, VA	Comcast	L 65–63	6–7 (0–3)
January 8	7:00 p.m.	UNC-Wilmington		Patriot Center • Fairfax, VA	MASN	W 55–34	7–7 (1–3)
January 11	7:00 p.m.	at Towson		Towson Center • Towson, MD	ESPNU	W 73–44	8–7 (2–3)
January 13	2:00 p.m.	James Madison		Patriot Center • Fairfax, VA	MASN	W 73–52	9–7 (3–3)
January 16	7:00 p.m.	at William & Mary		Kaplan Arena • Williamsburg, VA	MASN	W 76–63	10–7 (4–3)
January 20	4:00 p.m.	Northeastern		Patriot Center • Fairfax, VA	MASN	W 78–53	11–7 (5–3)
January 24	7:00 p.m.	Virginia Commonwealth		Patriot Center • Fairfax, VA	Comcast	L 75–62	11–8 (5–4)
January 27	2:00 p.m.	at James Madison		JMU Convocation Center • Harrisonburg, VA	Comcast	W 59–41	12–8 (6–4)
January 29	7:00 p.m.	at UNC-Wilmington		Trask Coliseum • Wilmington, NC	MASN	L 65–58	12–9 (6–5)
January 31	7:00 p.m.	Delaware		Patriot Center • Fairfax, VA	MASN	W 89–59	13–9 (7–5)
February 3	6:00 p.m.	Old Dominion		Patriot Center • Fairfax, VA	ESPNU	L 66–56	13–10 (7–6)
February 8	7:00 p.m.	at Virginia Commonwealth		Stuart C. Siegel Center • Richmond, VA	ESPNU	L 63–49	13–11 (7–7)
February 10	4:00 p.m.	Hofstra		Patriot Center • Fairfax, VA	ESPN	L 68–60	13–12 (7–8)
February 14	7:00 p.m.	at Delaware		Bob Carpenter Center • Newark, DE	MASN	W 66–46	14–12 (8–8)
February 17*	4:00 p.m.	Kent State		Patriot Center • Fairfax, VA (Homecoming/ESPN Bracket Busters)	ESPN360	L 68–62	14–13
February 20	7:00 p.m.	Georgia State		Patriot Center • Fairfax, VA	MASN	W 60–54	15–13 (9–8)
February 24	1:00 p.m.	at Northeastern		Matthews Arena • Boston		L 73–50	15–14 (9–9)
March 2	8:30 p.m.	vs. James Madison		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, VA (CAA Tournament First Round)		W 73–62	16–14
March 3	8:30 p.m.	vs. Hofstra		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, VA (CAA Tournament Quarterfinals)	Cox	W 64–61	17–14
March 4	5:30 p.m.	vs. Old Dominion		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, VA (CAA Tournament Semifinals)		W 79–63	18–14
March 5	7:00 p.m.	vs. Virginia Commonwealth		Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, VA (CAA Tournament Finals)	ESPN	L 65–59	18–15
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Recruiting

The following is a list of players signed for the 2007–08 season:

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Vlad Moldoveanu PF	Bucharest, Romania	St. John’s College	6 ft 9 in (206 cm)	185 lb (84 kg)	Oct 11, 2006
	Scout:   Rivals:
Cam Long SG	Woodbridge, Virginia	Freedom	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sep 18, 2006
	Scout:   Rivals:
Isaiah Tate SG	Hyattsville, Maryland	DeMatha	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)	175 lb (79 kg)	Aug 24, 2006
	Scout:   Rivals:
Jay Threatt PG	Highland Springs, Virginia	Highland Springs	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)	165 lb (75 kg)	May 09, 2007
	Scout:   Rivals:N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout and Rivals may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, an average of the two was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "ESPN". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/recruiting/school/_/id/2244/class/2007. Retrieved 2009-02-09.  "2007 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. http://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=730394. Retrieved 2009-02-09.

References

George Mason Patriots men's basketball seasons 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 Bold denotes Final Four appearance