2009–10 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team

2009–10 George Mason Patriots men's basketball
CIT, First Round
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record17–15 (12–6 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPatriot Center
Seasons
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

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 Patriots men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
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 High points High rebounds High assists 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, 2009*
7:30 pm 		Liberty W 76–72  1–0
  17 – Cornelius   8 – Pearson   5 – Long  Patriot Center (6,014)
Fairfax, VA
November 15, 2009*
4:00 pm 		Dartmouth W 60–44  2–0
  19 – Pearson   10 – 2 tied   2 – 3 tied  Patriot Center (6,098)
Fairfax, VA
November 19, 2009*
2:00 pm, ESPNU 		vs. No. 6 Villanova
ESPN Puerto Rico Tip-Off 		L 68–69  2–1
  14 – Pearson   8 – Pearson   2 – Hancock  José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (5,073)
San Juan, Puerto Rico
November 20, 2009*
1:00 pm, ESPNU 		vs. Georgia Tech
ESPN Puerto Rico Tip-Off 		L 62–70  2–2
  15 – Foster   9 – 2 tied   7 – Hancock  José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (5,762)
San Juan, Puerto Rico
November 22, 2009*
11:30 pm, ESPNU 		vs. Indiana
ESPN Puerto Rico Tip-Off 		W 69–66  3–2
  18 – Long   13 – Morrison   8 – Hancock  José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (8,357)
San Juan, Puerto Rico
November 28, 2009*
2:00 pm 		at Tulane L 71–76  3–3
  24 – Long   7 – Foster   5 – Long  Avron B. Fogelman Arena (1,527)
New Orleans, LA
December 2, 2009*
7:00 pm, MASN 		at George Washington
Rivalry 		L 49–66  3–4
  15 – Hancock   6 – Morrison   2 – 3 tied  Charles E. Smith Athletic Center (4,125)
Washington, D.C.
December 5, 2009
5:00 pm, MASN 		at UNC Wilmington W 57–52  4–4
(1–0) 		 14 – Pearson   8 – Pearson   3 – Cornelius  Trask Coliseum (4,374)
Wilmington, NC
December 8, 2009*
7:00 pm, MASN 		Dayton L 55–56  4–5
  17 – Wright   6 – Wright   4 – 2 tied  Patriot Center (5,727)
Fairfax, VA
December 12, 2009*
1:00 pm, KMTV 		Creighton W 75–72  5–5
  22 – Long   10 – Pearson   2 – Long  Patriot Center (5,502)
Fairfax, VA
December 22, 2009*
7:30 pm 		VMI W 89–86  6–5
  24 – Wright   13 – Pearson   3 – 4 tied  Patriot Center (5,420)
Fairfax, VA
December 30, 2009*
7:00 pm, MASN 		at Radford L 53–80  6–6
  10 – Hancock   6 – 2 tied   3 – 2 tied  Dedmon Center (1,564)
Radford, VA
January 2, 2010
12:00 pm, CSN 		Old Dominion W 71–55  7–6
(2–0) 		 17 – Pearson   8 – 2 tied   4 – Long  Patriot Center (8,629)
Fairfax, VA
January 4, 2010
7:00 pm, FiOS1 		Hofstra W 67–63  8–6
(3–0) 		 17 – Pearson   7 – Hancock   4 – Long  Patriot Center (3,826)
Fairfax, VA
January 7, 2010
7:00 pm, TCN 		at Northeastern L 46–71  8–7
(3–1) 		 20 – Pearson   10 – Pearson   5 – Long  Matthews Arena (1,148)
Boston, MA
January 9, 2010
4:00 pm, MASN 		UNC Wilmington W 59–46  9–7
(4–1) 		 15 – Morrison   6 – 2 tied   4 – Pearson  Patriot Center (5,705)
Fairfax, VA
January 13, 2010
7:00 pm 		Georgia State W 52–49  10–7
(5–1) 		 14 – 2 tied   5 – Pearson   5 – Long  Patriot Center (3,826)
Fairfax, VA
January 16, 2010
2:00 pm, CSN 		at James Madison W 82–71  11–7
(6–1) 		 24 – Long   6 – Pearson   4 – 3 tied  JMU Convocation Center (5,424)
Harrisonburg, VA
January 19, 2010
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Hofstra W 90-72  12–7
(7–1) 		 27 – Long   9 – Pearson   7 – Long  Mack Sports Complex (2,573)
Hempstead, NY
January 23, 2010
4:00 pm, MASN 		at Towson W 80–71  13–7
(8–1) 		 21 – Long   12 – Morrison   4 – Pearson  Towson Center (1,988)
Towson, MD
January 27, 2010
7:00 pm 		Delaware W 77–66  14–7
(9–1) 		 18 – Long   8 – Birdsong   3 – 2 tied  Patriot Center (4,435)
Fairfax, VA
January 30, 2010
12:00 pm, CSN 		James Madison W 70–68  15–7
(10–1) 		 23 – Long   8 – Pearson   4 – Hancock  Patriot Center (7,813)
Fairfax, VA
February 3, 2010
7:00 pm 		at Georgia State L 57–61  15–8
(10–2) 		 13 – Pearson   8 – Pearson   3 – 3 tied  GSU Sports Arena (1,341)
Atlanta, GA
February 6, 2010
4:00 pm 		at Drexel L 60–73  15–9
(10–3) 		 17 – 2 tied   9 – Pearson   4 – Long  Daskalakis Athletic Center (863)
Philadelphia, PA
February 9, 2010
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		VCU W 82–77 OT 16–9
(11–3) 		 19 – Long   10 – Morrison   5 – 2 tied  Patriot Center (5,486)
Fairfax, VA
February 13, 2010
4:00 pm, CSN 		at Old Dominion L 60–76  16–10
(11–4) 		 13 – Cornelius   6 – Long   3 – Hancock  Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,424)
Norfolk, VA
February 16, 2010
7:00 pm, MASN 		William & Mary L 60–63  16–11
(11–5) 		 22 – Foster   9 – Foster   7 – Hancock  Patriot Center (5,539)
Fairfax, VA
February 20, 2010*
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		College of Charleston
ESPN BracketBusters 		L 83–85  16–12
  18 – Williams   10 – Foster   6 – Long  Patriot Center (8,370)
Fairfax, VA
February 24, 2010
7:00 pm 		at Delaware W 61–59  17–12
(12–5) 		 16 – Cornelius   9 – Long   4 – 2 tied  Bob Carpenter Center (2,174)
Newark, DE
February 27, 2010
12:00 pm, ESPN2 		Northeastern L 48–50  17–13
(12–6) 		 13 – Wright   12 – Morrison   5 – Hancock  Patriot Center (8,940)
Fairfax, VA
CAA tournament
March 6, 2010
2:30 pm, Comcast 		(4) vs. (5) VCU
CAA Quarterfinals 		L 60–75  17–14
  22 – Pearson   7 – Pearson   2 – 2 tied  Richmond Coliseum (8,908)
Richmond, VA
CollegeInsider.com tournament
March 16, 2010
7:00 pm 		Fairfield
CIT First Round 		L 96–101 OT 17–15
  28 – Cornelius   9 – 3 tied   11 – Hancock  Patriot Center (2,062)
Fairfax, VA
*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:

College recruiting information
Name Hometown 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 
Star ratings: 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 
Star ratings: 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:

  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
  • "2010 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 24, 2009.

References

  1. ^ "Nolan to Leave Men's Basketball Team, Seek Transfer - GEORGE MASON OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE". Archived from the original on January 7, 2010. Retrieved January 4, 2010.
  2. ^ "ESPN Rates Men's Basketball Recruiting Class as Tops Among Non-BCS Schools - GEORGE MASON OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE". Archived from the original on May 28, 2009. Retrieved May 28, 2009.