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

	Conf				Overall
2011–12 CAA men's basketball standings
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 As of March 18, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 George Mason Patriots men's basketball 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	High School/Junior College	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Allen, BryonBryon Allen	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 214 lb (97 kg)	2.0 !So	St. Thomas More	Largo, MD
3.5 !F	21	Arledge, JonathanJonathan Arledge	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 228 lb (103 kg)	2.0 !So	KIMA	Washington, DC
3.5 !F	1	Bennett, ParisParis Bennett	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 226 lb (103 kg)	2.5 !RS So	St. Patrick's	Elizabeth, NJ
1.5 !G	15	Baird, JordanJordan Baird	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 160 lb (73 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Stonewall Jackson	Gainesville, VA
5.0 !C	4	Copes, ErikErik Copes	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 244 lb (111 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Imhotep Charter	Philadelphia, PA
1.5 !G	45	Cornelius, AndreAndre Cornelius	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 174 lb (79 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Victory Christian	Charlotte, NC
1.5 !G	13	Edwards, CoreyCorey Edwards	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 177 lb (80 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Christ the King	Middle Village, NY
3.5 !F	12	Gray, VaughnVaughn Gray	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	St. Benedict's	Elmwood Park, NJ
1.5 !G	30	Hoxie, JacobJacob Hoxie	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 203 lb (92 kg)	2.0 !So	Montreat College	Garner, NC
1.5 !G	2	Lewis, BryceBryce Lewis	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 175 lb (79 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Union	Union, NJ
3.5 !F	22	Morrison, MikeMike Morrison	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 237 lb (108 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Lakewood	St. Petersburg, FL
3.5 !F	14	Okoloji, AnaliAnali Okoloji	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 232 lb (105 kg)	2.0 !So	Impact Academy	Brooklyn, NY
3.5 !F	24	Pearson, RyanRyan Pearson	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 237 lb (108 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Christ the King	Far Rockaway, NY
1.5 !G	11	Vaughns, VertrailVertrail Vaughns	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 184 lb (83 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Mesquite	Mesquite, TX
3.5 !F	32	Williams, JohnnieJohnnie Williams	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 266 lb (121 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Briarcrest Christian	Memphis, TN
1.5 !G	10	Wright, SherrodSherrod Wright	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 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	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
October 31*	Lycoming	W 90–62		Patriot Center
Regular Season
November 11*	Rhode Island	W 92–90 ^OT	1–0	Patriot Center (6,644)
November 14*	vs. Florida International (NIT Season Tip-Off)	L 76–79 ^OT	1–1	Cassell Coliseum (3,052)
November 15*	vs. Monmouth (NIT Season Tip-Off)	W 71–39	2–1	Cassell Coliseum (3,148)
November 19*	at Florida Atlantic	L 75–80 ^OT	2–2	FAU Arena (2,854)
November 21*	Brown (NIT Season Tip-Off - Consolation Bracket)	W 74–48	3–2	Patriot Center (1,536)
November 22*	Albany (NIT Season Tip-Off - Consolation Bracket)	W 66–46	4–2	Patriot Center (1,384)
November 30*	Bucknell	W 61–57	5–2	Patriot Center (5,057)
December 3	at Towson	W 65–53	6–2 (1–0)	Towson Center (1,202)
December 6*	at Virginia	L 48–68	6–3	John Paul Jones Arena (8,954)
December 10*	at Radford	W 76–61	7–3	Dedmon Center (1,811)
December 21*	Duquesne	L 64–75	7–4	Patriot Center (4,054)
December 23*	Manhattan	W 81–61	8–4	Patriot Center (4,014)
December 30*	at College of Charleston	W 84–76	9–4	Carolina First Arena (5,008)
January 2	William & Mary	W 70–56	10–4 (2–0)	Patriot Center (5,017)
January 5	at Old Dominion	W 63-54	11–4 (3–0)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (7,783)
January 7	Georgia State	W 61–58	12–4 (4–0)	Patriot Center (5,191)
January 12	at Drexel	L 53–60	12–5 (4–1)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,532)
January 14	at James Madison	W 89–83	13–5 (5–1)	JMU Convocation Center (4,312)
January 18	Delaware	W 89–63	14–5 (6–1)	Patriot Center (3,927)
January 21	Towson	W 72–60	15–5 (7–1)	Patriot Center (5,663)
January 23	UNC Wilmington	W 67–61	16–5 (8–1)	Patriot Center (4,147)
January 25	at Hofstra	W 55–50	17–5 (9–1)	Hofstra Arena (2,703)
January 28	James Madison	W 89–79	18–5 (10–1)	Patriot Center (8,014)
February 1	at Delaware	L 60–65	18–6 (10–2)	Bob Carpenter Center (2,091)
February 4	Old Dominion (Homecoming)	W 54–50	19–6 (11–2)	Patriot Center (9,840)
February 8	Hofstra	W 72–62	20–6 (12–2)	Patriot Center (4,343)
February 11	at UNC Wilmington	W 75–69	21–6 (13–2)	Trask Coliseum (3,513)
February 14	VCU	W 62–61	22–6 (14–2)	Patriot Center (6,734)
February 18*	Lamar (ESPN BracketBusters)	W 75–71	23–6 (14–2)	Patriot Center (7,014)
February 22	at Northeastern	L 82–85 ^OT	23–7 (14–3)	Matthews Arena (1,827)
February 25	at VCU	L 77–89	23–8 (14–4)	Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,617)
2012 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament
March 3	vs. Georgia State (Quarterfinals)	W 61–59	24–8	Richmond Coliseum (11,200)
March 4	vs. VCU (Semifinals)	L 64–74	24–9	Richmond Coliseum (11,200)
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	Hometown	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

Seasons	1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15

NCAA Final Four appearances in italics