2012–13 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team

2012–13 George Mason Patriots men's basketball
CBI, Runner-Up
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record22–16 (10–8 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Roland Houston
  • Mike Wells
  • Chris Kreider
Home arenaPatriot Center
Recreation and Athletic Complex
Seasons
2012–13 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northeastern 14 – 4   .778 20 – 13   .606
Towson* 13 – 5   .722 18 – 13   .581
Delaware 13 – 5   .722 19 – 14   .576
James Madison † 11 – 7   .611 21 – 15   .583
George Mason 10 – 8   .556 22 – 16   .579
Georgia State** 10 – 8   .556 15 – 16   .484
Drexel 9 – 9   .500 13 – 18   .419
William & Mary 7 – 11   .389 13 – 17   .433
UNC Wilmington* 5 – 13   .278 10 – 20   .333
Hofstra 4 – 14   .222 7 – 25   .219
Old Dominion** 3 – 15   .167 5 – 25   .167
† 2013 CAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
*Ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties
**Ineligible for conference tournament due to changing conferences in 2013

The 2012–13 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team represented George Mason University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was the 47th season for the program. The Patriots, led by head coach Paul Hewitt, were members of the Colonial Athletic Association and played their home games at the Patriot Center, with one home game at the Recreation and Athletic Complex. They finished the season 22–16, 10–8 in CAA play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the CAA tournament where they lost to Northeastern. They were invited to the 2013 College Basketball Invitational where they defeated the College of Charleston, Houston, and Western Michigan to advance to the best-of-three games finals series vs Santa Clara. They lost the series to Santa Clara 2 games to 1 to be the CBI Runner-Up.

This was the Patriots final season as a member of the CAA. They joined the Atlantic 10 Conference in July, 2013.

Awards

Second Team All-CAA

  • Sherrod Wright

CAA Player of the Week

  • Bryon Allen - Nov. 12
  • Sherrod Wright - Dec. 24

Roster

2012–13 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team
Players Coaches
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Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Bryon Allen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Jr St. Thomas More Largo, MD
F 5 Jonathan Arledge 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Jr KIMA Washington, DC
F 1 Paris Bennett 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 226 lb (103 kg) RS Jr St. Patrick's Elizabeth, NJ
C 4 Erik Copes 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 244 lb (111 kg) So Imhotep Charter Philadelphia, PA
G 13 Corey Edwards 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 177 lb (80 kg) So Christ the King Middle Village, NY
F 12 Vaughn Gray 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So St. Benedict's Elmwood Park, NJ
F 40 Marko Gujaničić 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Stoneridge Prep Cacak, Serbia
G 3 Patrick Holloway 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Paul VI Stafford, VA
F 20 Jalen Jenkins 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Cardinal Hayes Yonkers, NY
G 25 Bryce Lewis 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Union Union, NJ
F 14 Anali Okoloji 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 232 lb (105 kg) So Impact Academy Brooklyn, NY
F 30 Michael Rudy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Saint Thomas More Falls Church, VA
G 11 Vertrail Vaughns 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 184 lb (83 kg) RS Jr Mesquite Mesquite, TX
F 2 Johnnie Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 266 lb (121 kg) RS Jr Briarcrest Christian Memphis, TN
G 10 Sherrod Wright 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 202 lb (92 kg) RS Jr Mount Vernon Mount Vernon, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2011-10-20

Stats

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Sherrod Wright 38 38 32.3 .465 .351 .777 4.9 1.5 1.0 0.3 16.6
Jonathan Arledge 38 22 19.4 .488 .414 .814 4.8 0.8 0.6 0.5 9.0
Bryon Allen 38 28 27.0 .465 .333 .750 3.0 4.0 1.3 0.1 8.3
Johnny Williams 20 20 24.8 .410 .000 .667 4.1 0.7 0.9 0.7 7.0
Erik Copes 34 34 25.0 .474 .000 .551 6.0 0.5 0.4 1.1 5.9
Marko Gujanicic 37 0 19.8 .387 .290 .639 3.7 1.3 0.7 0.1 5.3
Patrick Holloway 38 0 13.1 .363 .343 .571 0.9 0.6 0.6 0.0 5.3
Vertrail Vaughns 36 0 15.3 .408 .338 .763 1.1 0.4 0.5 0.0 5.0
Corey Edwards 38 30 20.4 .459 .500 .688 1.7 2.8 1.3 0.0 4.9
Anali Okoloji 33 18 12.4 .348 .229 .750 2.6 0.3 0.5 0.2 2.9
Paris Bennett 24 0 10.3 .424 .250 .737 1.9 0.2 0.2 0.2 2.7
Vaughn Gray 16 0 7.5 .367 .273 .400 0.7 0.1 0.4 0.1 1.7
Michael Rudy 2 0 2.0 .500 .000 .500 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5
Bryce Lewis 2 0 3.0 .500 .000 .000 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0

Game log

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 25, 2012*
7:00 pm 		Bowie State W 76–72 
  – -    – -    – -  Patriot Center (3,044)
Fairfax, VA
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2012*
7:00 pm, MASN 		Virginia W 63–59  1–0
  15 – Wright   7 – Gujanicic   5 – Allen  Patriot Center (9,840)
Fairfax, VA
November 13, 2012*
7:00 pm 		at Bucknell L 56–61  1–1
  16 – Wright   6 – Gujanicic   2 – Allen, Edwards  Sojka Pavilion (3,272)
Lewisburg, PA
November 16, 2012*
1:30 pm 		vs. Mercer
Paradise Jam Quarterfinals 		W 52–49  2–1
  16 – Williams   10 – Williams   2 – Allen, Williams  Sports and Fitness Center (N/A)
Saint Thomas, VI
November 18, 2012*
6:00 pm, CBSSN 		vs. New Mexico
Paradise Jam Semifinals 		L 69–70  2–2
  22 – Wright   8 – Williams   4 – Edwards  Sports and Fitness Center (N/A)
Saint Thomas, VI
November 19, 2012*
8:30 pm, CBSSN 		vs. Quinnipiac
Paradise Jam Tournament 3rd place game 		W 74–58  3–2
  14 – Wright   7 – Wright   4 – Allen  Sports and Fitness Center (3,022)
Saint Thomas, VI
November 24, 2012*
4:00 pm 		Boston University W 48–45  4–2
  10 – Williams   9 – Wright   5 – Allen  Patriot Center (4,375)
Fairfax, VA
November 28, 2012*
8:00 pm, CBSSN 		at Rhode Island W 55–52  5–2
  14 – Wright   11 – Copes   3 – Arledge  Ryan Center (4,056)
Kingston, RI
December 2, 2012*
2:30 pm, MASN 		vs. Maryland
BB&T Classic Basketball Tournament 		L 62–69  5–3
  17 – Holloway, Wright   7 – Wright   7 – Allen  Verizon Center (10,256)
Washington, DC
December 4, 2012*
7:00 pm, MASN 		UMBC W 74–63  6–3
  23 – Wright   7 – Arledge, Okoloji   3 – Okoloji  Patriot Center (3,509)
Fairfax, VA
December 8, 2012*
6:00 pm, NBCSN 		Northern Iowa L 77–82 OT 6–4
  20 – Wright   7 – Okoloji   3 – Allen, Edwards  Patriot Center (6,487)
Fairfax, VA
December 22, 2012*
3:00 pm, NBCSN 		vs. Richmond
Governor's Holiday Hoops Classic 		W 67–64  7–4
  22 – Wright   8 – Arledge   3 – Gujanicic, Edwards, Wright  Richmond Coliseum (6,944)
Richmond, VA
December 29, 2012*
7:00 pm, MASN/ESPN3 		at South Florida L 57–61  7–5
  22 – Wright   6 – Copes, Wright   4 – Wright  USF Sun Dome (4,856)
Tampa, FL
CAA regular season
January 3, 2013
7:00 pm, NBCSN 		Northeastern L 74–84  7–6
(0–1) 		 19 – Wright   9 – Arledge, Copes   7 – Edwards  Patriot Center (3,724)
Fairfax, VA
January 5, 2013
2:00 pm, CSNMA 		at William & Mary W 73–66  8–6
(1–1) 		 28 – Wright   7 – Wright   5 – Edwards  Kaplan Arena (3,506)
Williamsburg, VA
January 10, 2013
7:00 pm, NBCSN 		Old Dominion W 71–46  9–6
(2–1) 		 15 – Holloway   3 – Tied (5)   5 – Allen, Edwards  Patriot Center (4,011)
Fairfax, VA
January 12, 2013
2:00 pm, CSNMA 		at UNC Wilmington L 74–82  9–7
(2–2) 		 25 – Wright   6 – Williams, Wright   3 – Edwards, Holloway  Trask Coliseum (3,031)
Wilmington, NC
January 15, 2013
7:00 pm, CSNMA 		James Madison W 68–57  10–7
(3–2) 		 23 – Wright   10 – Gujanicic   3 – Allen, Edwards  Patriot Center (4,241)
Fairfax, VA
January 19, 2013
5:00 pm, NBCSN 		Hofstra W 57–46  11–7
(4–2) 		 21 – Wright   7 – Arledge   2 – Allen, Edwards  Patriot Center (5,810)
Fairfax, VA
January 23, 2013
7:00 pm, MASN 		at Towson W 77–67  12–7
(5–2) 		 24 – Wright   9 – Gujanicic   6 – Allen  Towson Center (2,005)
Towson, MD
January 27, 2013
8:00 pm, CSNMA 		at Northeastern L 51–71  12–8
(5–3) 		 13 – Vaughns   7 – Gujanicic   3 – Tied (3)  Matthews Arena (1,971)
Boston, MA
January 31, 2013
7:00 pm, NBCSN 		Drexel L 54–58  12–9
(5–4) 		 15 – Wright   6 – Copes   2 – Tied (3)  Patriot Center (4,365)
Fairfax, VA
February 2, 2013
4:00 pm, CSNMA 		at James Madison W 74–63  13–9
(6–4) 		 22 – Wright   11 – Wright   7 – Allen  JMU Convocation Center (5,170)
Harrisonburg, VA
February 4, 2013
7:00 pm, NBCSN 		at Old Dominion W 85–74  14–9
(7–4) 		 21 – Arledge   9 – Wright   8 – Allen  Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,290)
Norfolk, VA
February 9, 2013
2:00 pm, CBSSN 		Delaware L 72–79  14–10
(7–5) 		 15 – Arledge   11 – Arledge   8 – Allen  Patriot Center (5,567)
Fairfax, VA
February 14, 2013
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		at Drexel W 68–62  15–10
(8–5) 		 14 – Vaughns   8 – Copes   4 – Allen  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,623)
Philadelphia, PA
February 16, 2013
4:00 pm, CSNMA 		Georgia State
Homecoming 		L 60–78  15–11
(8–6) 		 19 – Wright   6 – Copes   4 – Edwards  Patriot Center (8,010)
Fairfax, VA
February 20, 2013
7:00 pm 		at Hofstra W 79–50  16–11
(9–6) 		 20 – Arledge   10 – Copes   5 – Edwards  Mack Sports Complex (1,506)
Hempstead, NY
February 23, 2013
4:00 pm, CSNMA 		William & Mary W 60–58  17–11
(10–6) 		 15 – Holloway   9 – Arledge   4 – Allen  Patriot Center (6,215)
Fairfax, VA
February 26, 2013
7:00 pm, CSNMA 		Towson L 81–85 OT 17–12
(10–7) 		 17 – Arledge   15 – Copes   4 – Allen  Patriot Center (3,956)
Fairfax, VA
March 2, 2013
2:00 pm, NBCSN 		at Delaware L 77–82  17–13
(10–8) 		 21 – Gujanicic   6 – Vaughns   5 – Edwards  Bob Carpenter Center (3,011)
Newark, DE
CAA tournament
March 9, 2013
3:30 pm, CSNMA 		(4) vs. (5) Drexel
Quarterfinals 		W 60–54  18–13
  23 – Wright   8 – Arledge   1 – Tied (3)  Richmond Coliseum (4,655)
Richmond, VA
March 10, 2013
2:00 pm, CSNMA/NBCSN 		(4) vs. (1) Northeastern
Semifinals 		L 67–69  18–14
  20 – Allen   6 – Gujanicic   4 – Allen, Edwards  Richmond Coliseum (4,065)
Richmond, VA
College Basketball Invitational
March 19, 2013*
7:00 pm, AXS TV 		at College of Charleston
First Round 		W 78–77  19–14
  20 – Wright   5 – Arledge   6 – Allen  TD Arena (1,713)
Charleston, SC
March 25, 2013*
7:00 pm, AXS TV 		Houston
Quarterfinals 		W 88–84 OT 20–14
  29 – Wright   9 – Arledge   9 – Allen  Patriot Center (2,044)
Fairfax, VA
March 27, 2013*
7:00 pm, AXS TV 		Western Michigan
Semifinals 		W 62–52  21–14
  23 – Arledge   5 – Arledge, Copes   7 – Allen  Patriot Center (1,684)
Fairfax, VA
April 1, 2013*
10:00 pm, AXS TV 		at Santa Clara
Finals Game 1 		L 73–81  21–15
  21 – Arledge   14 – Copes   8 – Allen  Leavey Center (1,154)
Santa Clara, CA
April 3, 2013*
7:00 pm, AXS TV 		Santa Clara
Finals Game 2 		W 73–66  22–15
  20 – Wright   10 – Wright   4 – Allen  Recreation and Athletic Complex (1,280)
Fairfax, VA
April 5, 2013*
7:00 pm, AXS TV 		Santa Clara
Finals Game 3 		L 77–80  22–16
  24 – Wright   11 – Copes   4 – Allen, Edwards  Patriot Center (2,440)
Fairfax, VA
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Recruiting

The following is a list of players signed for the 2013–14 season:

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Marquise Moore
G 		Oakdale, CT St. Thomas More 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) May 2, 2013 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   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.
  • "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

References