2013–14 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team

2013–14 George Mason Patriots men's basketball

Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
2013–14 record	11–20 (4–12 A-10)
Head coach	Paul Hewitt
Assistant coach	Roland Houston
Assistant coach	Eric Skeeters
Assistant coach	Chris Kreider
Home arena	Patriot Center

2013–14 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#25 Saint Louis	13	–	3	.813	27	–	7	.794
#24 VCU	12	–	4	.750	26	–	9	.743
George Washington	11	–	5	.688	24	–	9	.727
Saint Joseph's †	11	–	5	.688	24	–	10	.706
UMass	10	–	6	.625	24	–	9	.727
Dayton	10	–	6	.625	26	–	11	.703
Richmond	8	–	8	.500	19	–	14	.576
La Salle	7	–	9	.438	15	–	16	.484
St. Bonaventure	6	–	10	.375	18	–	15	.545
Rhode Island	5	–	11	.313	14	–	18	.438
Duquesne	5	–	11	.313	13	–	17	.433
George Mason	4	–	12	.250	11	–	20	.355
Fordham	2	–	14	.125	10	–	21	.323


† 2014 A10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013–14 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team represented George Mason University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was the 48th season for the program. The Patriots, led by third year head coach Paul Hewitt, played their inaugural season in the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10), after spending the past 28 years in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 11–20, 4–12 in A-10 play to finish in 12th place. They lost in the first round of the A-10 Tournament to Fordham.

Season notes

George Mason will participate in the 2013 Diamond Head Classic Tournament in Honolulu, Hawaii.^[1]
On April 9, 2013 it was announced that redshirt junior guard Vertrail Vaughns will transfer from the program for the 2013-14 season.^[2]
On April 17, 2013 it was announced that redshirt junior forward Paris Bennett will transfer from the program for the 2013-14 season.^[3]
The Patiots will play two scrimmages prior to the season against Seton Hall & Georgetown.
George Mason will open their season Friday November 8 vs American University at the Patriot Center.
George Mason will play Oklahoma on December 8 at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC as part of the BB&T Classic.
The following teams will visit the Patriot Center during the 2013-14 season: American (Nov 8), St. Francis (PA) (Nov. 19), South Florida (Dec. 4), Northern Iowa, Rhode Island, George Washington, Saint Louis, UMass, Duquesne, Dayton, Richmond, St. Bonaventure, Saint Joseph's.
George Mason will travel to the following schools during the 2013-14 season: Lamar (Nov 12), Iona (Nov 23), Princeton (Nov 26), Old Dominion, George Washington, Saint Louis, UMass, Duquesne, Fordham, La Salle, Rhode Island, VCU.

Roster

2013–14 George Mason men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
1.5 !G	0	Allen, BryonBryon Allen	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	4.0 !Sr	St. Thomas More	Largo, MD
3.5 !F	5	Arledge, JonathanJonathan Arledge	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	236 lb (107 kg)	4.0 !Sr	KIMA	Silver Spring, MD
4.5 !F/C	4	Copes, ErikErik Copes	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Imhotep Charter	Philadelphia, PA
1.5 !G	13	Edwards, CoreyCorey Edwards	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Christ the King	Middle Village, NY
3.5 !F	12	Gray, VaughnVaughn Gray	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	3.0 !Jr	St. Benedict's	Elmwood Park, NJ
3.5 !F	40	Gujaničić, MarkoMarko Gujaničić	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	2.0 !So	Stoneridge Prep	Cacak, Serbia
1.5 !G	3	Holloway, PatrickPatrick Holloway	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	163 lb (74 kg)	2.0 !So	Paul VI	Stafford, VA
3.5 !F	20	Jenkins, JalenJalen Jenkins	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Cardinal Hayes	Yonkers, NY
1.5 !G	22	Moore, MarquiseMarquise Moore	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Saint Thomas More	Queens, NY
3.5 !F	14	Okoloji, AnaliAnali Okoloji	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Impact Academy	Brooklyn, NY
3.5 !F	25	Royal, JulianJulian Royal	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	237 lb (108 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Milton	Alpharetta, GA
3.5 !F	30	Rudy, MichaelMichael Rudy	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2.0 !So	Saint Thomas More	Falls Church, VA
3.5 !F	2	Williams, JohnnieJohnnie Williams	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Briarcrest Christian	Memphis, TN
1.5 !G	10	Wright, SherrodSherrod Wright	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Mount Vernon	Mount Vernon, NY

Head coach

Paul Hewitt (St. John Fisher)

Assistant coach(es)

Chris Kreider (Lebanon Valley)
Roland Houston (Rhode Island)
Eric Skeeters (Coppin State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2013-07-06

Stats

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Sherrod Wright	31	30	30.9	.448	.318	.704	3.2	0.8	0.2	0.8	15.6
Bryon Allen	29	29	34.0	.451	.391	.836	3.9	3.0	1.0	0.0	15.4
Patrick Holloway	31	3	20.9	.400	.411	.706	1.5	0.7	0.4	0.0	8.7
Jalen Jenkins	31	17	22.8	.490	.000	.693	6.0	1.4	0.8	1.0	7.2
Marko Gujanicic	31	13	18.9	.410	.208	.794	3.2	0.8	0.4	0.1	6.2
Johnny Williams	26	17	19.9	.482	.000	.623	3.6	0.5	0.4	0.5	5.5
Erik Copes	25	14	20.6	.581	.000	.370	5.6	0.3	1.1	0.5	4.4
Marquise Moore	26	19	22.2	.404	.000	.784	2.4	2.7	0.6	0.5	3.9
Corey Edwards	25	12	13.5	.297	.273	.808	1.6	1.4	0.4	0.0	2.7
Vaughn Gray	19	0	9.6	.380	.370	.375	1.1	0.3	0.2	0.1	2.7
Anali Okoloji	17	0	8.0	.333	.667	.536	1.8	0.2	0.4	0.1	2.1
Jonathan Arledge	1	1	25.0	.000	.000	.500	3.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	2.0

Schedule and results

Date Time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Regular season
November 8* 7:00 pm	American	W 63–60	1–0	Patriot Center (6,602) Fairfax, VA
November 12* 8:00 pm	at Lamar	W 68–54	2–0	Montagne Center (3,984) Beaumont, TX
November 16* 4:00 pm	Northern Iowa	W 76–70	3–0	Patriot Center (4,367) Fairfax, VA
November 19* 7:00 pm	St. Francis (PA)	W 58–46	4–0	Patriot Center (4,013) Fairfax, VA
November 23* 2:00 pm	at Iona	L 73–89	4–1	Hynes Athletic Center (1,738) New Rochelle, NY
November 26* 8:00 pm	at Princeton	L 66–71	4–2	Jadwin Gymnasium (1,672) Princeton, NJ
November 30* 4:00 pm, MASN	Rhode Island	W 61–54	5–2	Patriot Center (4,014) Fairfax, VA
December 4* 7:00 pm, MASN	South Florida	L 66–68	5–3	Patriot Center (4,587) Fairfax, VA
December 8* 1:00 pm	vs. Oklahoma BB&T Classic Basketball Tournament	L 66–81	5–4	Verizon Center (9,183) Washington, D.C.
December 22* 5:30 pm, ESPNU	vs. #17 Iowa State Diamond Head Classic Quarterfinals	L 67–79	5–5	Stan Sheriff Center (8,694) Honolulu, HI
December 23* 2:30 pm, ESPNU	vs. Oregon State Diamond Head Classic Consolation 2nd round	L 54–58	5–6	Stan Sheriff Center (7,140) Honolulu, HI
December 25* 1:30 pm, ESPN3	vs. Saint Mary's Diamond Head Classic 7th place game	W 65–63	6–6	Stan Sheriff Center (1,535) Honolulu, HI
January 2* 7:30 pm, NBCSN	Penn	W 80–77	7–6	Patriot Center (3,531) Fairfax, VA
January 4* 7:00 pm	at Old Dominion	L 66–71	7–7	Ted Constant Convocation Center (7,511) Norfolk, VA
January 9 7:00 pm, CBSSN	at VCU	L 57–71	7–8 (0–1)	Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,741) Richmond, VA
January 11 8:00 pm, CBSSN	Saint Joseph's	L 80–84	7–9 (0–2)	Patriot Center (5,027) Fairfax, VA
January 15 7:00 pm, MASN	#16 Massachusetts	L 87–88	7–10 (0–3)	Patriot Center (4,014) Fairfax, VA
January 18 12:30 pm, NBCSN	at Rhode Island	L 69–71 ^OT	7–11 (0–4)	Ryan Center (4,810) Kingston, RI
January 22 7:00 pm	at Fordham	L 70–76	7–12 (0–5)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,352) Bronx, NY
January 25 12:30 pm, NBCSN	George Washington	L 69–75	7–13 (0–6)	Patriot Center (7,714) Fairfax, VA
February 1 2:30 pm, NBCSN	at #19 Saint Louis	L 75–81 ^OT	7–14 (0–7)	Chaifetz Arena (9,148) St. Louis, MO
February 5 7:00 pm, MASN	Dayton	L 67–84	7–15 (0–8)	Patriot Center (3,863) Fairfax, VA
February 8 2:00 pm	at Duquesne	W 74–68	8–15 (1–8)	A.J. Palumbo Center (2,923) Pittsburgh, PA
February 12 7:00 pm	at Massachusetts	W 91–80	9–15 (2–8)	Mullins Center (5,322) Amherst, MA
February 15 6:00 pm, MASN	St. Bonaventure	L 73–85	9–16 (2–9)	Patriot Center (7,838) Fairfax, VA
February 19 7:00 pm, NBCSN	#10 Saint Louis	L 85–89 ^OT	9–17 (2–10)	Patriot Center (4,057 ) Fairfax, VA
February 26 7:00 pm, MASN	Richmond	W 69–60	10–17 (3–10)	Patriot Center (4,011) Fairfax, VA
March 2 2:00 pm, NBCSN	at George Washington	L 58–66	10–18 (3–11)	Smith Center (4,307) Washington, D.C.
March 6 8:00 pm, NBCSN	at La Salle	W 59–57	11–18 (4–11)	Tom Gola Arena (1,503) Philadelphia, PA
March 8 7:00 pm, MASN	Duquense	L 69–81	11–19 (4–12)	Patriot Center (5,724) Fairfax, VA
Atlantic 10 Tournament
March 12 7:00 pm	vs. Fordham First round	L 67–70	11–20	Barclays Center (3,842) Brooklyn, NY
*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 2014–15 season:

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Therence Mayimba F	Hagerstown, MD	St. James School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Oct 15, 2013
Therence Mayimba F	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 70
Isaiah Jackson F	Gainesville, FL	The Villages Charter High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jan 21, 2014
Isaiah Jackson F	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 69
Eric Lockett F	Atlanta, GA	Whitefield Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Oct 6, 2013
Eric Lockett F	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 69
Trey Porter C	Dumfries, VA	Potomac Senior	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Oct 12, 2013
Trey Porter C	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. "2014 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

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NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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