George Mason Patriots men's basketball

George Mason Patriots
University	George Mason University
Head coach	Jim Larranaga (11th season)
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Arena	Patriot Center (Capacity: 10,000)
Nickname	Patriots
Colors	Green and Gold
Uniforms
Home Away
NCAA tournament Final Four
2006
Conference tournament champions
1988, 1999, 2001
Conference regular season champions
1999, 2000, 2006

The George Mason Patriots men's basketball team represents George Mason University (GMU or Mason) and competes in the Colonial Athletic Association of NCAA Division I. The Patriots play on the at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia, on the GMU campus. The team is currently coached by Jim Larranaga.

Coaches

Current Coaching Staff

• Jim Larranaga - Head Coach
• Chris Caputo - Assistant Coach
• Michael Huger - Assistant Coach
• Eric Konkol - Assistant Coach
• Kent Dernbach - Director of Men's Basketball Operations

All-Time Head Coaches

Coach	Years	Win-Loss	Win %	Conference Titles	NCAA Tourn. Appearances	NCAA Titles
Arnold Siegfried	1966-1967	6-12	.333	0	-	-
Raymond Spuhler	1967-1970	11-60	.155	0	-	-
John Linn	1971-1980	130-147	.469	0	-	-
Joe Harrington	1980-1987	112-85	.569	0	-	-
Rick Barnes	1987-1988	20-10	.667	0	-	-
Ernie Nestor	1988-1993	68-81	.456	1	1	-
Paul Westhead	1993-1997	38-70	.352	0	-	-
Jim Larranaga	1997-	166-105	.613	3	3	-

Players

GMU Men's Basketball Current Roster

GMU Men's Basketball Current Roster
Head Coach: Jim Larranaga
F	33		Louis Birdsong	Sophomore	6-6, 235 lbs.	(Baltimore, MD)
G	42		Folarin Campbell	Senior	6-4, 205 lbs.	(Silver Spring, MD)
G	2		Jordan Carter	Senior	6-0, 175 lbs.	(Indianapolis, IN)
F	40		Chris Fleming	Junior	6-7, 240 lbs.	(Manassas, VA)
G	20		Cameron Long	Freshman	6-4, 177 lbs.	(Woodbridge, VA)
F	41		Vlad Moldoveanu	Freshman	6-10, 206 lbs.	(Capital Heights, MD)
F	32		Darryl Monroe	Senior	6-7, 235 lbs.	(Virginia Beach, VA)
G	1		Dre Smith	Junior	6-0, 185 lbs.	(Houston, TX)
G	25		Isaiah Tate	Freshman	6-3, 200 lbs.	(Upper Marlboro, MD)
F	34		Will Thomas	Senior	6-7, 230 lbs.	(Baltimore, MD)
G	4		Jay Threatt	Freshman	6-3, 200 lbs.	(Richmond, VA)
F	13		Jesus Urbina	Senior (RS)	6-7, 235 lbs.	(Barquisimeto, Venezuela)
G	23		John Vaughn	Junior (RS)	6-3, 185 lbs.	(Laurel, MD)

Notable Players

CAA PLAYER OF THE YEAR

• 1983 - Carlos Yates (Co-Player)
• 1988 - Kenny Sanders
• 1999 - George Evans
• 2000 - George Evans
• 2001 - George Evans

CAA ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

• 1980 - Andy Bolden
• 1982 - Carlos Yates
• 1986 - Kenny Sanders
• 1994 - Curtis McCants
• 1995 - Nate Langley
• 1998 - George Evans

ALL-CAA (ECAC South Conf., 1980-85)

• 1980 - Andre Gaddy
• 1982 - Carlos Yates
• 1983 - Carlos Yates
• 1984 - Carlos Yates, Ricky Wilson
• 1985 - Carlos Yates, Rob Rose (2nd), Ricky Wilson (2nd)
• 1986 - Rob Rose, Ricky Wilson (2nd)
• 1987 - Kenny Sanders
• 1988 - Kenny Sanders, Amp Davos (2nd)
• 1989 - Kenny Sanders
• 1990 - Robert Dykes, Mike Hargett (2nd), Steve Smith (2nd)
• 1991 - Robert Dykes, Byron Tucker (2nd)
• 1995 - Nate Langley (2nd)
• 1996 - Curtis McCants
• 1997 - Nate Langley
• 1998 - George Evans (2nd), Jason Miskiri (2nd)
• 1999 - George Evans, Jason Miskiri
• 2000 - George Evans, Erik Herring (2nd)
• 2001 - George Evans, Erik Herring
• 2002 - Jesse Young
• 2003 - Mark Davis (2nd)
• 2004 - Jai Lewis, Mark Davis (2nd)
• 2005 - Jai Lewis (2nd), Lamar Butler (2nd), Tony Skinn (3rd)
• 2006 - Jai Lewis, Tony Skinn (2nd)

Statistics

All-Time Leaders

Points

All-Time Standings

Rank	Player	Years	Games	PPG Avg.	Total Points
1	Carlos Yates	1981-1985	109	22.2	2420
2	Kenny Sanders	1985-1989	107	20.3	2177
3	George Evans	1997-2001	116	16.8	1953
4	Robert Dykes	1987-1991	122	13.4	1642
5	Andre Gaddy	1977-1982	98	16.0	1568
6	Rob Rose	1982-1986	113	13.8	1565
7	Rudolph Jones	1971-1973	59	25.8	1525
8	Jai Lewis	2002-2006	125	12.2	1519
9	Ricky Wilson	1982-1986	116	12.9	1505
10	Lamar Butler	2001-2006	123	12.1	1488

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall
1966–1967	George Mason	6-12
1967–1968	George Mason	5-17
1968–1969	George Mason	2-20
1969–1970	George Mason	4-23
1970–1971	George Mason	9-17
1971–1972	George Mason	12-18
1972–1973	George Mason	15-16
1973–1974	George Mason	19-10
1974–1975	George Mason	19-8
1975–1976	George Mason	16-13
1976–1977	George Mason	9-18
1977–1978	George Mason	5-21
1978–1979	George Mason	17-8
1979–1980	George Mason	5-21
1980–1981	George Mason	10-16
1981–1982	George Mason	13-14
1982–1983	George Mason	15-12	3-6 (ECAC South)
1983–1984	George Mason	21-7	5-5
1984–1985	George Mason	18-11	10-4
1985–1986	George Mason	20-12	10-4 (CAA)		NIT 2nd Round
1986–1987	George Mason	15-13	7-7
1987–1988	George Mason	20-10	10-5
1988–1989	George Mason	20-11	11-4		NCAA 1st Round
1989–1990	George Mason	20-12	11-5
1990–1991	George Mason	14-16	10-7
1991–1992	George Mason	7-21	3-11
1992–1993	George Mason	7-21	2-11
1993–1994	George Mason	10-17	5-9
1994–1995	George Mason	7-20	2-12
1995–1996	George Mason	11-16	6-10
1996–1997	George Mason	10-17	4-12
1997–1998	George Mason	9-18	6-10	T-5th
1998–1999	George Mason	19-11	13-3	1st	NCAA 1st Round
1999–2000	George Mason	19-11	12-4	T-1st
2000–2001	George Mason	18-12	11-5	T-2nd	NCAA 1st Round
2001–2002	George Mason	19-10	13-5	2nd	NIT Opening Round
2002–2003	George Mason	16-12	11-7	4th
2003–2004	George Mason	23-10	12-6	3rd	NIT 2nd Round
2004–2005	George Mason	16-13	10-8	6th
2005–2006	George Mason	27-8	15-3	T-1st	NCAA Final Four
2006–2007	George Mason	18-15	9-9	T-5th
Total:		569-585
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

External links

• http://gomason.cstv.com