2018–19 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team

2018–19 George Mason Patriots men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record18–15 (11–7 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaEagleBank Arena
Seasons
2018–19 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
VCU 16 – 2   .889 25 – 8   .758
Davidson 14 – 4   .778 24 – 10   .706
Dayton 13 – 5   .722 21 – 12   .636
St. Bonaventure 12 – 6   .667 18 – 16   .529
George Mason 11 – 7   .611 18 – 15   .545
Saint Louis † 10 – 8   .556 23 – 13   .639
Duquesne 10 – 8   .556 19 – 13   .594
Rhode Island 9 – 9   .500 18 – 15   .545
La Salle 8 – 10   .444 10 – 21   .323
Saint Joseph's 6 – 12   .333 14 – 19   .424
Richmond 6 – 12   .333 13 – 20   .394
George Washington 4 – 14   .222 9 – 24   .273
Massachusetts 4 – 14   .222 11 – 21   .344
Fordham 3 – 15   .167 12 – 20   .375
† 2019 Atlantic 10 tournament winner

The 2018–19 George Mason Patriots Men's basketball team represented George Mason University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The season marked the 53rd for the program, the fourth under head coach Dave Paulsen, and the sixth as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The Patriots played their home games at EagleBank Arena in Fairfax, Virginia. They finished the season 18-15, 11-7 in A-10 Play to finish in 5th place. They defeated George Washington in the second round of the A-10 tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to St. Bonaventure.

Previous season

They finished last season 16–17, 9–9 in A-10 play to finish in a four-way tie for fifth place. As the No. 5 seed in the A-10 tournament, they defeated Massachusetts in the second round before losing to Saint Joseph's in the quarterfinals.

Offseason

2018 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jamal Hartwell II
G 		Los Angeles, CA Fairfax High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Apr 7, 2018 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Jordan Miller
G 		Purcellville, VA Loudoun Valley High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) May 22, 2017 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Jason Douglas-Stanley
G 		Mount Vernon, NY Mount Vernon High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 157 lb (71 kg) Oct 16, 2017 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   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.
  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Source[1]

Preseason

From July 31 to August 8, the men's basketball team toured Spain, visiting Madrid, Valencia and Barcelona among other cities. As part of the trip, the team played three games against Spanish semi-professional teams. The Patriots won games against Club Baloncesto Alcobendas and the Mataro All-Stars and lost to Baloncesto CP La Roda.[2]

Honors and awards

Atlantic 10 Player of the Week

  • Otis Livingston II - Dec. 3
  • Justin Kier - Jan. 14
  • Justin Kier - Jan. 21

Atlantic 10 All-Conference 2nd Team

  • Justin Kier

Atlantic 10 Most Improved Player

  • Justin Kier

Roster

2018–19 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Goanar Mar Injured 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 209 lb (95 kg) So DeLaSalle High School Mankato, MN
G 1 Justin Kier 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Spotswood High School Grottoes, VA
G 2 Zach Garrett (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 202 lb (92 kg) So Heritage High School Woodbridge, VA
G 4 Otis Livingston II 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Sr Linden High School Linden, NJ
G 5 Jaire Grayer Injured 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr IMG Academy Flint, MI
G 10 Jamal Hartwell II 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Fr Fairfax High School Los Angeles, CA
G 11 Jordan Miller 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Loudoun Valley High School Purcellville, VA
F 12 A. J. Wilson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 201 lb (91 kg) RS So Elev8 Prep Academy Lanham, MD
G 13 Logan Samuels 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr Potomac High School / Hampden-Sydney College Bowie, MD
G 20 Jason Douglas-Stanley 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 179 lb (81 kg) Fr Mount Vernon High School Mount Vernon, NY
G 21 Jack Tempchin 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 155 lb (70 kg) RS So Blake High School Silver Spring, MD
G 23 Javon Greene 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Henry County High School McDonough, GA
G 24 Nick Diclementi (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 208 lb (94 kg) GS Middleburg Academy Leesburg, VA
F/C 31 Jarred Reuter 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 260 lb (118 kg) RS Jr Brewster Academy / UVA Marion, MA
G 32 Ian Boyd 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Apex High School Cary, NC
F 33 Greg Calixte 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Mount Vernon High School Mount Vernon, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Player statistics

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Justin Kier 32 30 34.8 .474 .373 .762 6.5 2.6 1.6 0.3 14.3
Otis Livingston II 32 32 33.0 .394 .317 .873 2.2 4.1 1.0 0.0 13.1
Jordan Miller 16 15 29.4 .607 .313 .644 7.0 0.6 0.9 0.8 10.3
Jaire Grayer 7 7 22.3 .412 .405 .650 3.6 1.3 0.3 0.4 10.0
Javon Greene 32 27 28.5 .454 .315 .915 4.9 1.2 1.3 0.3 9.6
Jarred Reuter 32 30 18.6 .469 .000 .667 4.3 1.5 0.3 0.2 7.6
Ian Boyd 30 1 16.7 .445 .338 .636 2.1 2.3 0.7 0.6 5.4
Greg Calixte 29 2 14.0 .615 .000 .404 4.5 0.2 0.2 0.4 4.5
A.J. Wilson 29 0 11.2 .512 .000 .571 2.7 0.1 0.7 1.3 3.9
Goanar Mar 18 15 21.6 .286 .233 .600 2.5 0.7 0.4 0.3 3.1
Jamal Hartwell II 30 1 10.6 .369 .469 .625 0.5 0.7 0.1 0.0 3.0
Jason Douglas-Stanley 22 0 9.1 .237 .255 .750 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.0 2.0
Jack Tempchin 7 0 0.9 .500 .000 .000 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3
Nick DiClementi 5 0 0.8 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Johns Hopkins W 60–50 
 18 – Kier   11 – Reuter   2 – Kier, Livingston II  EagleBank Arena (2,408)
Fairfax, VA
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Penn L 71–72  0–1
  15 – Reuter   8 – Kier   3 – Livingston II  EagleBank Arena (5,767)
Fairfax, VA
November 9, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		American L 75–78 OT 0–2
  18 – Greene   12 – Greene   10 – Livingston II  EagleBank Arena (5,774)
Fairfax, VA
November 13, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Georgia Southern L 89–98  0–3
  25 – Grayer   7 – Grayer, Greene   6 – Livingston II  Hanner Fieldhouse (2,638)
Statesboro, GA
November 17, 2018*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Southern
Emerald Coast Classic Opener 		W 69–65  1–3
  17 – Livingston II   11 – Wilson   4 – Livingston II  EagleBank Arena (3,281)
Fairfax, VA
November 20, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		NC Central
Emerald Coast Classic Opener 		W 78–63  2–3
  24 – Reuter   5 – Boyd   7 – Livingston II  EagleBank Arena (2,603)
Fairfax, VA
November 23, 2018*
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		vs. Cincinnati
Emerald Coast Classic semifinals 		L 55–71  2–4
  11 – Greene   4 – Wilson   5 – Livingston II  The Arena at NFSC (1,250)
Niceville, FL
November 24, 2018*
4:00 pm 		vs. Baylor
Emerald Coast Classic 3rd place game 		L 61–72  2–5
  26 – Livingston II   6 – Kier   1 – Tied  The Arena at NFSC (1,250)
Niceville, FL
November 28, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Morgan State W 82–75  3–5
  22 – Livingston II   8 – Greene   7 – Livingston II  EagleBank Arena (2,591)
Fairfax, VA
December 1, 2018*
4:00 pm 		at William & Mary W 87–84  4–5
  18 – Livingston II   8 – Kier   10 – Livingston II  Kaplan Arena (3,332)
Williamsburg, VA
December 3, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Vermont L 67–72  4–6
  32 – Kier   7 – Mar   2 – Mar  EagleBank Arena (2,704)
Fairfax, VA
December 7, 2018*
7:00 pm, MASN 		James Madison
A10–CAA Challenge 		W 66–53  5–6
  21 – Livingston II   11 – Kier   4 – Kier  EagleBank Arena (5,065)
Fairfax, VA
December 21, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Navy W 84–63  6–6
  30 – Livingston II   10 – Kier   5 – Kier  EagleBank Arena (3,419)
Fairfax, VA
December 29, 2018*
8:00 pm, FSKC/ESPN3 		at Kansas State L 58–59  6–7
  15 – Kier   8 – Reuter   3 – Reuter  Bramlage Coliseum (9,973)
Manhattan, KS
A-10 regular season
January 3, 2019
7:30 pm, CBSSN 		at Saint Joseph's W 85–60  7–7
(1–0) 		 18 – Kier   14 – Kier   7 – Livingston II  Hagan Arena (2,989)
Philadelphia, PA
January 6, 2019
4:00 pm, NBCSN 		St. Bonaventure W 68–53  8–7
(2–0) 		 15 – Kier   14 – Kier   4 – Reuter  EagleBank Arena (4,028)
Fairfax, VA
January 9, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Davidson L 56–61  8–8
(2–1) 		 26 – Kier   12 – Kier   4 – Kier  EagleBank Arena (3,012)
Fairfax, VA
January 13, 2019
5:30 pm, NBCSN 		at Rhode Island W 84–67  9–8
(3–1) 		 19 – Kier   10 – Kier   7 – Livingston II  Ryan Center (5,383)
Kingston, RI
January 16, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Massachusetts W 68–63  10–8
(4–1) 		 22 – Kier   9 – Kier   5 – Reuter  Mullins Center (2,412)
Amherst, MA
January 19, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Fordham W 71–68  11–8
(5–1) 		 18 – Kier   9 – Kier, Reuter   6 – Livingston II  EagleBank Arena (3,892)
Fairfax, VA
January 23, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Dayton W 67–63  12–8
(6–1) 		 14 – Reuter   6 – Calixte   4 – Livingston II  UD Arena (12,895)
Dayton, OH
January 26, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		George Washington
Revolutionary Rivalry 		W 62–55  13–8
(7–1) 		 15 – Livingston II   11 – Kier   4 – Greene, Reuter  EagleBank Arena (6,683)
Fairfax, VA
February 2, 2019
6:30 pm, NBCSN 		at VCU
Rivalry 		L 63–79  13–9
(7–2) 		 15 – Reuter   13 – Miller   4 – Livingston II  Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA
February 6, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Richmond L 67–81  13–10
(7–3) 		 20 – Livingston II   8 – Miller   7 – Kier  Robins Center (4,769)
Richmond, VA
February 10, 2019*
2:00 pm, Stadium 		La Salle W 84–76  14–10
(8–3) 		 21 – Greene   8 – Kier   5 – Livingston II  EagleBank Arena (4,909)
Fairfax, VA
February 13, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Massachusetts W 80–75 OT 15–10
(9–3) 		 21 – Livingston II   7 – Reuter   5 – Livingston II  EagleBank Arena (3,206)
Fairfax, VA
February 17, 2019
2:00 pm, Stadium 		at St. Bonaventure L 56–79  15–11
(9–4) 		 21 – Kier   7 – Reuter   3 – Livingston II  Reilly Center (4,803)
Olean, NY
February 23, 2019
4:00 pm, MASN 		Duquesne L 78–79  15–12
(9–5) 		 18 – Greene   11 – Miller   5 – Livingston II  EagleBank Arena (7,309)
Fairfax, VA
February 27, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Richmond W 77–63  16–12
(10–5) 		 15 – Hartwell II   10 – Miller   6 – Livingston II  EagleBank Arena (3,281)
Fairfax, VA
March 2, 2019
3:00 pm, NBCSN 		at Saint Louis L 71–81  16–13
(10–6) 		 15 – Miller   9 – Miller   5 – Kier  Chaifetz Arena (6,814)
St. Louis, MO
March 5, 2019
7:30 pm, Stadium 		VCU
Rivalry 		L 36–71  16–14
(10–7) 		 11 – Miller   10 – Miller   2 – Greene  EagleBank Arena (6,177)
Fairfax, VA
March 9, 2019
2:00 pm, Stadium 		at George Washington
Revolutionary Rivalry 		W 81–65  17–14
(11–7) 		 17 – Miller   9 – Miller   9 – Kier  Charles E. Smith Center (3,024)
Washington, D.C.
A-10 tournament
March 14, 2019
2:30 pm, NBCSN 		(5) vs. (12) George Washington
Second Round 		W 61–57  18–14
  26 – Kier   10 – Miller   5 – Kier  Barclays Center (4,278)
Brooklyn, NY
March 15, 2019
2:30 pm, NBCSN 		(5) vs. (4) St. Bonaventure
Quarterfinals 		L 57–68  18–15
  20 – Kier   8 – Miller   3 – Reuter  Barclays Center (7,194)
Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2018–19 George Mason Patriots women's basketball team

References

  1. ^ "Verbal Commits". www.verbalcommits.com. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  2. ^ "#VamosMason Travel Blog: Patriots in Spain".