2004–05 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team

2004–05 George Mason Patriots men's basketball
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
2004–05 record	16–13 (10–8 CAA)
Head coach	Jim Larranaga
Assistant coach	Bill Courtney
Assistant coach	Scott Cherry
Assistant coach	Eric Konkol
Home arena	Patriot Center

	Conf				Overall
2004–05 CAA men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Old Dominion†	15	–	3	.833	28	–	6	.824
UNC Wilmington	13	–	5	.722	19	–	10	.655
VCU	13	–	5	.722	19	–	13	.594
Hofstra	12	–	6	.667	21	–	9	.700
Drexel	12	–	6	.667	17	–	12	.586
George Mason	10	–	8	.556	16	–	13	.552
Delaware	7	–	11	.389	11	–	20	.355
William & Mary	3	–	15	.167	8	–	21	.276
James Madison	3	–	15	.167	6	–	22	.214
Towson	2	–	16	.111	5	–	24	.172


† CAA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004–05 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team began their 39th season of collegiate play on November 11, 2004 versus Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne at the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic tournament in Memphis, TN.

Season notes

On June 3, 2005 the team hired James Johnson and promoted Chris Caputo to assistant coaches.^[1]

The 2004–05 George Mason Patriots were predicted to finish 3rd in the Colonial Athletic Association.^[2]

Awards

Second Team All-CAA

Third Team All-CAA

Tony Skinn

CAA All-Rookie Team

CAA Player of the Week

Lamar Butler – Jan. 3
Tony Skinn – Feb. 3

CAA Rookie of the Week

Folarin Campbell – Dec. 29
Will Thomas – Jan. 18
Folarin Campbell – Feb. 3
John Vaughan – Feb. 15

2004–2005 roster

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	High School
Tim Burns	12	G	6–3	185	Sophomore	Greenfield, MA	Worcester Academy
Lamar Butler	22	G	6–2	170	Junior (RS)	Fort Washington, MD	Oxen Hill
Folarin Campbell	42	G	6–4	195	Freshman	Silver Spring, MD	Springbrook
Jordan Carter	2	G	6–0	165	Freshman	Indianapolis, IN	Brebeuf Jesuit Prep
Makan Konate	3	F	6–7	215	Sophomore	Mali	Worcester Academy
Jai Lewis	55	F	6–7	275	Junior	Aberdeen, MD	Aberdeen
Gabe Norwood	5	F	6–5	175	Sophomore	State College, PA	State College
Tony Skinn	1	G	6–1	170	Junior	Takoma Park, MD	Takoma Academy
Will Thomas	34	F	6–7	220	Freshman	Baltimore, MD	Mount St. Joseph's
Jesus Urbina	13	F	6–7	225	Sophomore	Venezuela	Amelia Academy
John Vaughan	23	G	6–3	165	Freshman	Laurel, MD	Laurel

Player stats

Player	Games	MPG	PPG	RPG	FG %	3P%	FT %	Assists	Steals
Lamar Butler	29	31.6	15.7	2.4	.455	.431	.736	70	33
Tony Skinn	27	26.2	14.4	2.9	.405	.342	.757	59	22
Jai Lewis	29	29.5	13.0	7.5	.498	.286	.715	56	40
John Vaughan	29	23.4	7.5	3.3	.418	.324	.729	43	24
Folarin Campbell	29	16.9	6.4	2.2	.408	.305	.689	38	20
Gabe Norwood	29	26.3	5.8	3.8	.438	.133	.684	74	47
Will Thomas	29	23.0	5.7	5.6	.611	.000	.475	22	16
Tim Burns	23	8.7	2.7	0.9	.368	.415	.750	10	7
Jesus Urbina	29	10.9	2.7	2.7	.403	.000	.643	12	10
Jordan Carter	29	8.3	1.0	0.7	.385	.300	.625	33	10
Charles Makings	10	2.8	0.3	0.3	.333	.000	.500	1	0
Makan Konate	9	2.1	0.0	0.2	.000	.000	.000	0	1

Game Log

Date	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site
November 11*	vs. IPFW (Coaches vs. Cancer)	W 69–51	1–0
November 13*	at Memphis	L 75–58	1–1
November 27*	Duquesne	W 79–58	2–1	Patriot Center
December 1	Towson	W 79–61	3–1 (1–0)	Patriot Center
December 4*	vs. #12 Maryland (BB&T Classic Opening Round)	L 78–54	3–2	MCI Center
December 5*	vs. #11 Michigan State (BB&T Classic Consolation Game)	L 66–60	3–3	MCI Center
December 8*	Iona	W 70–65	4–3	Patriot Center
December 22*	at St. Bonaventure	W 95–58	5–3	Reilly Center
December 28*	at McNeese State	L 87–76	5–4	Burton Coliseum
December 30*	at Morehead State	W 76–65	6–4	Johnson Arena
January 5	VCU	L 81–74	6–5 (1–1)	Patriot Center
January 8	UNC Wilmington	W 74–69	7–5 (2–1)	Patriot Center
January 12	at Delaware	L 81–78 ^OT	7–6 (2–2)	Bob Carpenter Center
January 15	at Old Dominion	L 71–58	7–7 (2–3)	Constant Convocation Center
January 19	Drexel	L 66–59	7–8 (2–4)	Patriot Center
January 22	at James Madison	W 77–58	8–8 (3–4)	JMU Convocation Center
January 26	Hofstra	W 94–78	9–8 (4–4)	Patriot Center
January 29	William & Mary	W 95–62	10–8 (5–4)	Patriot Center
January 31	Delaware	W 82–68	11–8 (6–4)	Patriot Center
February 2	at UNC Wilmington	L 71–67	11–9 (6–5)	Trask Coliseum
February 5	James Madison	W 89–67	12–9 (7–5)	Patriot Center
February 9	at Towson	W 62–57	13–9 (8–5)	Towson Center
February 12	at William & Mary	W 104–99 ^2OT	14–9 (9–5)	William & Mary Hall
February 14	at VCU	L 89–81	14–10 (9–6)	Alltel Pavilion
February 16	Old Dominion	W 74–58	15–10 (10–6)	Patriot Center
February 19*	Manhattan (Homecoming)	W 78–66	16–10	Patriot Center
February 23	at Drexel	L 78–66	16–11 (10–7)	Daskalakis Athletic Center
February 26	at Hofstra	L 75–52	16–12 (10–8)	Hofstra Arena
March 5	vs. UNC Wilmington (CAA Tournament Quarterfinals)	L 60–47	16–13	Richmond Coliseum
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

George Mason Patriots men's basketball

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Rivalries	VCU

Culture & lore	History The Patriot

People	Head coaches

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