2002–03 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team

2002–03 George Mason Patriots men's basketball
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record16–12 (11–7 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPatriot Center
Seasons
2002–03 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UNC Wilmington † 15 – 3   .833 24 – 7   .774
VCU 12 – 6   .667 18 – 10   .643
Drexel 12 – 6   .667 19 – 12   .613
George Mason 11 – 7   .611 16 – 12   .571
Delaware 9 – 9   .500 15 – 14   .517
Old Dominion 9 – 9   .500 12 – 15   .444
James Madison 8 – 10   .444 13 – 17   .433
William & Mary 7 – 11   .389 12 – 16   .429
Hofstra 6 – 12   .333 8 – 21   .276
Towson 1 – 17   .056 4 – 24   .143
† 2003 CAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2002–03 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team began their 37th season of collegiate play on November 22, 2002 versus Central Michigan University. The Patriots finished the season with a record of 16 wins and 12 losses.

In the CAA tournament, George Mason lost to Delaware in the quarterfinals.[1] They were selected to the 2004 National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to the Oregon Ducks in the second round of the tournament.

Season notes

Awards

First Team All-CAA

  • Jesse Young

CAA All-Defensive Team

  • Jon Larranaga

CAA All-Rookie Team

  • Jai Lewis

Roster

2002–03 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 41 Deon Cooper 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Columbia Central Columbia, TN
G 24 Mark Davis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Robert E. Lee/Palm Beach C.C. Springfield, VA
G 23 Kevin Harris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Falls Church Fairfax, VA
G 4 Raoul Heinen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Bunschoten, Netherlands
F 2 Jon Larranaga 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Saint John's Catholic Prep Oakton, VA
F 55 Jai Lewis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Fr Aberdeen Aberdeen, MD
G 24 Charles Makings 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr St. John's College Silver Spring, MD
G 12 Richard Tynes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr St. John's College Washington, D.C.
F 35 Trent Wurtz 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Sheboygan North Sheboygan, WI
F 33 Colin Wyatt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Jamestown Williamsburg, VA
F 3 Jesse Young 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Peterborough, Ontario
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2010-07-27

Player stats

Player Games MPG PPG RPG FG % 3P% FT % Assists Steals
Jai Lewis 33 27.6 14.5 7.5 .597 .000 .652 38 36
Mark Davis 31 24.8 12.9 3.6 .444 .326 .610 41 53
Lamar Butler 30 25.5 10.5 2.5 .381 .377 .825 54 23
Terry Reynolds 31 28.0 15.4 2.6 .316 .299 .721 158 45
Tony Skinn 32 19.1 8.2 2.1 .391 .341 .727 39 28
Raoul Heinen 33 27.8 6.8 3.7 .405 .290 .809 61 29
Kevin Mickens 33 16.5 4.7 2.8 .508 .000 .554 12 14
Trent Wurtz 31 17.3 3.5 3.5 .432 .281 .680 16 23
Jesus Urbina 29 9.4 2.3 2.2 .538 .000 .688 8 10
Richard Tynes 21 9.1 2.1 2.0 .487 .000 .545 5 9
Tim Burns 9 2.4 1.8 0.3 .500 .375 .750 0 1
Gabe Norwood 29 8.4 1.0 0.8 .306 .308 .500 22 10
Deon Cooper 11 3.6 0.5 0.7 .600 .000 .000 1 0
Makan Konate 6 1.8 0.0 0.3 .000 .000 .000 0 0

Game log

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 21*
 Morehead State W 95–82  1–0
 Patriot Center 
Fairfax, VA
November 25*
 at No. 24 Maryland L 79–64  1–1
 Cole Field House 
College Park, MD
November 29*
 at Iona W 92–83  2–1
  
New Rochelle, NY
December 2*
 East Carolina W 76–65  3–1
 Patriot Center 
Fairfax, VA
December 4*
 at Hartford W 79–58  4–1
 Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion 
Hartford, CT
December 7*
 at No. 10 North Carolina L 115–81  4–2
 Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
December 18*
 McNeese State W 96–63  5–2
 Patriot Center 
Fairfax, VA
December 20*
 at Duquesne W 80–70  6–2
 A. J. Palumbo Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
December 23*
 St. Bonaventure W 69–55  7–2
 Patriot Center 
Fairfax, VA
January 3
 Towson W 71–62  8–2
(1–0) 		Patriot Center 
Fairfax, VA
January 7
 Old Dominion L 74–71  8–3
(1–1) 		Patriot Center 
Fairfax, VA
January 10
 at William & Mary W 84–71  9–3
(2–1) 		William & Mary Hall 
Williamsburg, VA
January 14
 Hofstra W 84–76  10–3
(3–1) 		Patriot Center 
Fairfax, VA
January 17
 at VCU L 80–56  10–4
(3–2) 		Alltel Pavilion 
Richmond, VA
January 21
 at UNC Wilmington W 64–62 OT 11–4
(4–2) 		Trask Coliseum 
Wilmington, NC
January 24
 James Madison W 74–70  12–4
(5–2) 		Patriot Center 
Fairfax, VA
January 26
 at Drexel L 83–65  12–5
(5–3) 		Daskalakis Athletic Center 
Philadelphia, PA
January 28
 at Delaware L 74–65  12–6
(5–4) 		Bob Carpenter Center 
Newark, DE
January 31
 William & Mary W 78–62  13–6
(6–4) 		Patriot Center 
Fairfax, VA
February 4
 at Towson W 74–57  14–6
(7–4) 		Towson Center 
Towson, MD
February 7
 at James Madison L 72–64  14–7
(7–5) 		JMU Convocation Center 
Harrisonburg, VA
February 11
 VCU W 69–57  15–7
(8–5) 		Patriot Center 
Fairfax, VA
February 14
 Drexel W 75–72 OT 16–7
(9–5) 		Patriot Center 
Fairfax, VA
February 18
 at Hofstra L 67–57  16–8
(9–6) 		Hofstra Arena 
Hempstead, NY
February 21
 Delaware W 75–61  17–8
(10–6) 		Patriot Center 
Fairfax, VA
February 25
 UNC Wilmington W 59–46  18–8
(11–6) 		Daskalakis Athletic Center 
Philadelphia, PA
February 28
 at Old Dominion W 70–66  19–8
(12–6) 		Constant Convocation Center 
Norfolk, VA
March 6
 vs. Delaware
CAA Tournament Quarterfinals 		W 65–58 OT 20–8
 Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, VA
March 7
 vs. UNC Wilmington
CAA Tournament Semifinals 		W 80–66  21–8
 Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, VA
March 8
 vs. VCU
CAA Tournament Finals 		L 55–54  21–9
 Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, VA
March 17
 Tennessee
NIT Opening Round 		W 58–55  22–9
 Patriot Center 
Fairfax, VA
March 19
 Austin Peay
NIT First Round 		W 66–60  23–9
 Patriot Center 
Fairfax, VA
March 23
 at Oregon
NIT Second Round 		L 68–54  23–10
 McArthur Court 
Eugene, OR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Recruits

The following is a list of commitments George Mason has received for the 2004-2005 season:

References

  1. ^ Lindquist, Jerry (March 9, 2003). "Delaware zaps GMU with zone". Richmond Times-Dispatch. p. C6. Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.