2009–10 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team

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2009–10 George Mason Patriots men's basketball
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CIT, First Round
Conference Colonial Athletic Association
2009–10 record 17–15 (12–6 CAA)
Head coach Jim Larranaga
Assistant coach Eric Konkol
Assistant coach Chris Caputo
Assistant coach Michael Huger
Home arena Patriot Center
Seasons
« 2008–09 2010–11 »
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
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

  • On January 3, 2010, it was announced that sophomore guard Jimmy Nolan will seek a transfer from the team with hopes of obtaining a scholarship with a Division II school.[1]
  • On May 24, 2009, ESPN rated the 2009-10 George Mason men's basketball recruiting class #1 among non-BCS schools[2]

Awards

Second Team All-CAA

  • Cam Long

CAA All Rookie Team

CAA Player of the Week

  • Cam Long - Jan. 25

CAA Rookie of the Week

  • Luke Hancock - Nov. 16
  • Luke Hancock - Nov. 23
  • Sherrod Wright - Dec. 28
  • Kevin Foster - Feb. 22

Roster

2009–10 George Mason men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year High school/previous college Home town
F 1 Paris Bennett 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So St. Patrick's Elizabeth, NJ
F 33 Louis Birdsong 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Mount Saint Joseph’s Baltimore, MD
G 45 Andre Cornelius 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 172 lb (78 kg) So Victory Christian Charlotte, NC
G 14 Luke Hancock 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Hidden Valley/Hargrave Roanoke, VA
G 20 Cam Long (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Jr Freedom Palm Bay, FL
F 22 Mike Morrison 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 222 lb (101 kg) So Lakewood St. Petersburg, FL
F 24 Ryan Pearson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Christ the King Far Rockaway, NY
G 13 Isaiah Tate 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Jr DeMatha Upper Marlboro, MD
G 23 Rashad Whack 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Bishop McNamara Forestville, MD
F 32 Johnnie Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 249 lb (113 kg) Fr Briarcrest Christian Memphis, TN
G 15 Sherrod Wright 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Mount Vernon Mount Vernon, NY
G 4 Vertrail Vaughns 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 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
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
November 5*
7:00 PM		 Virginia State W 100–82 
Patriot Center (1,854)
Fairfax, VA
Regular Season
November 13*
7:30 PM		 Liberty W 76–72  1–0
 Patriot Center (6,014)
Fairfax, VA
November 15*
4:00 PM		 Dartmouth W 60–44  2–0
 Patriot Center (6,098)
Fairfax, VA
November 19*
2:00 PM, ESPNU		 vs. #6 Villanova
ESPN Puerto Rico Tip-Off		 L 69–68  2–1
 José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (5,0731)
San Juan, Puerto Rico
November 20*
1:00 PM, ESPNU		 vs. Georgia Tech
ESPN Puerto Rico Tip-Off		 L 70–62  2–2
 José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (5,7621)
San Juan, Puerto Rico
November 22*
11:30 PM, ESPNU		 vs. Indiana
ESPN Puerto Rico Tip-Off		 W 69–66  3–2
 José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (8,3571)
San Juan, Puerto Rico
November 28*
2:00 PM		 at Tulane L 76–71  3–3
 Avron B. Fogelman Arena (1,527)
New Orleans, LA
December 2*
7:00 PM, MASN		 at George Washington L 66–49  3–4
 Charles E. Smith Athletic Center (4,125)
Washington, DC
December 5
5:00 PM, MASN		 at UNC-Wilmington W 57–52  4–4
(1–0)		 Trask Coliseum (4,374)
Wilmington, NC
December 8*
7:00 PM, MASN		 Dayton L 56–55  4–5
 Patriot Center (5,727)
Fairfax, VA
December 12*
1:00 PM, KMTV		 Creighton W 75–72  5–5
 Patriot Center (5,502)
Fairfax, VA
December 22*
7:30 PM		 VMI W 89–86  6–5
 Patriot Center (5,420)
Fairfax, VA
December 30*
7:00 PM, MASN		 at Radford L 80–53  6–6
 Dedmon Center (1,564)
Radford, VA
January 2
12:00 PM, CSN		 Old Dominion W 71–55  7–6
(2–0)		 Patriot Center (8,629)
Fairfax, VA
January 4
7:00 PM, FiOS1		 Hofstra W 67–63  8–6
(3–0)		 Patriot Center (3,826)
Fairfax, VA
January 7
7:00 PM, TCN		 at Northeastern L 71–46  8–7
(3–1)		 Matthews Arena (1,148)
Boston, MA
January 9
4:00 PM, MASN		 UNC-Wilmington W 59–46  9–7
(4–1)		 Patriot Center (5,705)
Fairfax, VA
January 13
7:00 PM		 Georgia State W 52–49  10–7
(5–1)		 Patriot Center (3,826)
Fairfax, VA
January 16
2:00 PM, CSN		 at James Madison W 82–71  11–7
(6–1)		 Convocation Center (5,424)
Harrisonburg, VA
January 19
7:00 PM, ESPNU		 at Hofstra W 90-72  12–7
(7–1)		 Mack Sports Complex (2,573)
Hempstead, NY
January 23
4:00 PM, MASN		 at Towson W 80–71  13–7
(8–1)		 Towson Center (1,988)
Towson, MD
January 27
7:00 PM		 Delaware W 77–66  14–7
(9–1)		 Patriot Center (4,435)
Fairfax, VA
January 30
12:00 PM, CSN		 James Madison W 70–68  15–7
(10–1)		 Patriot Center (7,813)
Fairfax, VA
February 3
7:00 PM		 at Georgia State L 61–57  15–8
(10–2)		 Georgia State University Sports Arena (1,341)
Atlanta, GA
February 6
4:00 PM		 at Drexel L 73–60  15–9
(10–3)		 Daskalakis Athletic Center (863)
Philadelphia, PA
February 9
7:00 PM, ESPNU		 VCU W 82–77 OT 16–9
(11–3)		 Patriot Center (5,486)
Fairfax, VA
February 13
4:00 PM, CSN		 at Old Dominion L 76–60  16–10
(11–4)		 Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,424)
Norfolk, VA
February 16
7:00 PM, MASN		 William & Mary L 63–60  16–11
(11–5)		 Patriot Center (5,539)
Fairfax, VA
February 20*
8:00 PM, ESPNU		 College of Charleston
ESPN Bracket Busters		 L 85–83  16–12
 Patriot Center (8,370)
Fairfax, VA
February 24
7:00 PM		 at Delaware W 61–59  17–12
(12–5)		  (2,174)
Newark, DE
February 27
12:00 PM, ESPN2		 Northeastern L 50–48  17–13
(12–6)		 Patriot Center (8,940)
Fairfax, VA
2010 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament
March 6
2:30 PM, Comcast		 vs. VCU
Quarterfinals		 L 75–60  17–14
 Richmond Coliseum (8,908)
Richmond, VA
2010 CollegeInsider.com Tournament
March 16
7:00 PM		 Fairfield L 101–96 OT 17–15
 Patriot Center (2,062)
Fairfax, VA
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 Home town 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:

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References

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