2009–10 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team

2009–10 George Mason Patriots men's basketball
CIT, First Round
Conference Colonial Athletic Association
2009–10 record 17–15 (12–6 CAA)
Head coach Jim Larranaga
Assistant coach Erik Konkol
Assistant coach Chris Caputo
Assistant coach Michael Huger
Home arena Patriot Center
2009–10 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Old Dominion † 15 – 3   .833     27 – 9   .750
Northeastern 14 – 4   .778     20 – 13   .606
William & Mary 12 – 6   .667     22 – 11   .667
George Mason 12 – 6   .667     17 – 15   .531
VCU 11 – 7   .611     27 – 9   .750
Drexel 11 – 7   .611     16 – 16   .500
Hofstra 10 – 8   .556     19 – 15   .559
Towson 6 – 12   .333     10 – 21   .323
Georgia State 5 – 13   .278     12 – 20   .375
UNCW 5 – 13   .278     9 – 22   .290
James Madison 4 – 14   .222     13 – 20   .394
Delaware 3 – 15   .167     7 – 24   .226
† 2010 CAA Tournament winner
As of March 29, 2010; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009–10 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team represented George Mason University during the 2009–10 college basketball season. The Patriots, led by head coach Jim Larranaga, are members of the Colonial Athletic Association and played their home games at the Patriot Center. They finished the season 17–15, 12–6 in CAA play and lost in the quarterfinals of the 2010 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament to VCU. They were invited to play in the 2010 CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Fairfield.

Season notes

Awards

Second Team All-CAA

CAA All Rookie Team

CAA Player of the Week

CAA Rookie of the Week

Roster

2009–10 George Mason men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year High School/Junior College Home town
F 1 Bennett, ParisParis Bennett style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 190 lb (86 kg) So St. Patrick's Elizabeth, NJ
F 33 Birdsong, LouisLouis Birdsong style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Mount Saint Joseph’s Baltimore, MD
G 45 Cornelius, AndreAndre Cornelius style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 172 lb (78 kg) So Victory Christian Charlotte, NC
G 14 Hancock, LukeLuke Hancock style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Hidden Valley/Hargrave Roanoke, VA
G 20 Long, CamCam Long (C) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 187 lb (85 kg) Jr Freedom Palm Bay, FL
F 22 Morrison, MikeMike Morrison style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 222 lb (101 kg) So Lakewood St. Petersburg, FL
F 24 Pearson, RyanRyan Pearson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 230 lb (104 kg) So Christ the King Far Rockaway, NY
G 13 Tate, IsaiahIsaiah Tate style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 214 lb (97 kg) Jr DeMatha Upper Marlboro, MD
G 23 Whack, RashaadRashaad Whack style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Bishop McNamara Forestville, MD
F 32 Williams, JohnnieJohnnie Williams style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 249 lb (113 kg) Fr Briarcrest Christian Memphis, TN
G 15 Wright, SherrodSherrod Wright style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Mount Vernon Mount Vernon, NY
G 4 Vaughns, VertrailVertrail Vaughns style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Mesquite Mesquite, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2010-07-27

Stats

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Cam Long 31 31 32.9 .381 .318 .736 3.9 3.1 1.3 .1 12.2
Ryan Pearson 30 28 28.4 .457 .286 .654 6.4 1.2 1.1 .5 11.9
Andre Cornelius 31 29 27.9 .422 .433 .734 2.6 1.6 .8 .0 9.4
Mike Morrison 30 29 24.7 .557 .000 .485 5.9 1.1 .7 1.6 8.5
Luke Hancock 32 5 23.0 .503 .324 .692 3.5 3.0 .8 .3 7.7
Sherrod Wright 31 1 16.1 .466 .262 .710 1.7 .5 .5 .2 5.5
Kevin Foster 26 0 13.3 .465 .330 .605 3.3 .0 .3 .6 4.5
Isaiah Tate 30 23 18.9 .371 .330 .545 2.5 .8 .6 .1 4.4
Johnnie Williams 30 1 9.6 .418 .000 .361 2.1 .2 .3 .3 2.6
Louis Birdsong 30 11 12.9 .408 .360 .667 2.0 .6 .4 .6 2.6
Rashaad Whack 18 1 5.3 .379 .286 .625 .4 .2 .2 .0 1.7
Vertrail Vaughns 6 0 6.7 .200 .250 .667 .3 .3 .0 .0 1.5
Paris Bennett 3 0 4.7 .000 .000 .000 .3 .3 .0 .0 0.0
Jimmy Nolan 1 0 2.0 .000 .000 .000 .0 .0 .0 .0 0.0

Game log

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
November 5* Virginia State W 100–82  Patriot Center (1,854)
Regular Season
November 13* Liberty W 76–72  1–0 Patriot Center (6,014)
November 15* Dartmouth W 60–44  2–0 Patriot Center (6,098)
November 19* vs. #6 Villanova
(ESPN Puerto Rico Tip-Off)		 L 69–68  2–1 José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (5,0731)
November 20* vs. Georgia Tech
(ESPN Puerto Rico Tip-Off)		 L 70–62  2–2 José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (5,7621)
November 22* vs. Indiana
(ESPN Puerto Rico Tip-Off)		 W 69–66  3–2 José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (8,3571)
November 28* at Tulane L 76–71  3–3 Avron B. Fogelman Arena (1,527)
December 2* at George Washington L 66–49  3–4 Charles E. Smith Athletic Center (4,125)
December 5 at UNC-Wilmington W 57–52  4–4 (1–0) Trask Coliseum (4,374)
December 8* Dayton L 56–55  4–5 Patriot Center (5,727)
December 12* Creighton W 75–72  5–5 Patriot Center (5,502)
December 22* VMI W 89–86  6–5 Patriot Center (5,420)
December 30* at Radford L 80–53  6–6 Dedmon Center (1,564)
January 2 Old Dominion W 71–55  7–6 (2–0) Patriot Center (8,629)
January 4 Hofstra W 67–63  8–6 (3–0) Patriot Center (3,826)
January 7 at Northeastern L 71–46  8–7 (3–1) Matthews Arena (1,148)
January 9 UNC-Wilmington W 59–46  9–7 (4–1) Patriot Center (5,705)
January 13 Georgia State W 52–49  10–7 (5–1) Patriot Center (3,826)
January 16 at James Madison W 82–71  11–7 (6–1) Convocation Center (5,424)
January 19 at Hofstra W 90-72  12–7 (7–1) Mack Sports Complex (2,573)
January 23 at Towson W 80–71  13–7 (8–1) Towson Center (1,988)
January 27 Delaware W 77–66  14–7 (9–1) Patriot Center (4,435)
January 30 James Madison W 70–68  15–7 (10–1) Patriot Center (7,813)
February 3 at Georgia State L 61–57  15–8 (10–2) Georgia State University Sports Arena (1,341)
February 6 at Drexel L 73–60  15–9 (10–3) Daskalakis Athletic Center (863)
February 9 VCU W 82–77 OT 16–9 (11–3) Patriot Center (5,486)
February 13 at Old Dominion L 76–60  16–10 (11–4) Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,424)
February 16 William & Mary L 63–60  16–11 (11–5) Patriot Center (5,539)
February 20* College of Charleston
(ESPN Bracket Busters)		 L 85–83  16–12 Patriot Center (8,370)
February 24 at Delaware W 61–59  17–12 (12–5) (2,174)
February 27 Northeastern L 50–48  17–13 (12–6) Patriot Center (8,940)
2010 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament
March 6 vs. VCU
(Quarterfinals)		 L 75–60  17–14 Richmond Coliseum (8,908)
2010 CollegeInsider.com Tournament
March 16 Fairfield L 101–96 OT 17–15 Patriot Center (2,062)
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 2010-11 season:

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Bryon Allen
PG		 Largo, MD St. Thomas More School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Mar 29, 2010 
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 90
Jonathan Arledge
PF		 Washington, DC KIMA School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sep 24, 2009 
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 88
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

  1. ↑ http://gomason.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/010310aaa.html
  2. ↑ http://gomason.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/052409aaa.html