2020–21 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team

2020–21 George Mason Patriots men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record13–9 (8–6 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaEagleBank Arena
Seasons
2020–21 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
St. Bonaventure† 11 – 4   .733 16 – 5   .762
VCU 10 – 4   .714 19 – 7   .731
Davidson 7 – 4   .636 13 – 9   .591
Saint Louis 6 – 4   .600 14 – 7   .667
UMass 6 – 4   .600 8 – 7   .533
George Mason 8 – 6   .571 13 – 9   .591
Dayton 9 – 7   .563 14 – 10   .583
Richmond 6 – 5   .545 14 – 9   .609
Duquesne 7 – 7   .500 9 – 9   .500
Rhode Island 7 – 10   .412 10 – 15   .400
George Washington 3 – 5   .375 5 – 12   .294
La Salle 6 – 11   .353 9 – 16   .360
Saint Joseph's 3 – 9   .250 5 – 15   .250
Fordham 2 – 11   .154 2 – 12   .143
† 2021 A10 Tournament winner

The 2020–21 George Mason Patriots Men's basketball team represented George Mason University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The season marked the 55th for the program, the sixth under head coach Dave Paulsen, and the eighth as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The Patriots played their home games at EagleBank Arena in Fairfax, Virginia. The Patriots finished the season 13–9, 8–6 in A-10 play to finish in sixth place. They defeated George Washington in the second round of the A-10 tournament[1] before losing to Davidson in the quarterfinals.[2]

On March 16, 2021, the school fired Paulsen.[3] A week later, the school named Tennessee assistant Kim English the team's new head coach.[4]

Previous season

The Patriots finished the 2019–20 season 17–15, 5–13 in A-10 play to finish in twelfth place. The A-10 tournament was canceled after the first round due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[5]

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Goanar Mar 0 F 6’7” 214 Junior Mankato, MN Transferred to Northern Iowa
Justin Kier 1 G 6’4” 197 Senior Grottoes, VA Transferred to Georgia
Jason Douglas-Stanley 20 G 6’2” 191 Sophomore Mount Vernon, NY Transferred to Manhattan

2020 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Ronald Polite
G 		Temple Hills, MD Oxon Hill High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A  
Star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Tyler Kolek
G 		Cumberland, RI St. George's School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg)  
Star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Otis Frazier III
G 		Buckeye, AZ Mt. Zion Prep 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 207 lb (94 kg)  
Star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Malik Henry
F 		Longview, TX Longview High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 211 lb (96 kg)  
Star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   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.
  • "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Source[6]

Honors and awards

Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year

  • Tyler Kolek [7]

All Atlantic 10 Third Team

  • Jordan Miller [8]

Atlantic 10 All-Defensive Team

  • A.J. Wilson [9]

Atlantic 10 Player of the Week

Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week

  • Tyler Kolek - Dec. 28 [11]
  • Tyler Kolek - Feb. 15 [12]
  • Tyler Kolek - Mar. 2 [13]

Roster

2020–21 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Ronald Polite 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Oxon Hill High School Temple Hills, MD
G 2 Xavier Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 186 lb (84 kg) So Episcopal High School Germantown, MD
G 3 Bahaïde Haïdara 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 203 lb (92 kg) So Dawson College Montréal, Canada
G/F 5 Otis Frazier III 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Fr Mt. Zion Prep Buckeye, AZ
G 10 Jamal Hartwell II 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Jr Fairfax High School Inglewood, CA
G 11 Jordan Miller 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Jr Loudoun Valley High School Middleburg, VA
F 12 A. J. Wilson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Sr Elev8 Prep Academy Laurel, MD
F 13 Josh Oduro 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 228 lb (103 kg) So Paul VI High School Gainesville, VA
G 20 Tyler Kolek 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr St. George's School Cumberland, RI
G 21 Jack Tempchin (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 161 lb (73 kg) RS Sr Blake High School Silver Spring, MD
G 22 Mehki McCray (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Sr St. Charles High School Waldorf, MD
G 23 Javon Greene 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Henry County High School McDonough, GA
G 24 Lysander Rehnstrom (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Herndon High School Herndon, VA
F 25 Jake Nichols (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Brewster Academy Baltimore, MD
F 30 Chance Konnor (W) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr South Lakes High School Reston, VA
G 32 Ian Boyd 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Sr Apex High School Apex, NC
F 33 Greg Calixte 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Mount Vernon High School Mount Vernon, NY
F 35 Malik Henry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 211 lb (96 kg) Fr Longview High School Longview, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: March 20, 2021

Player statistics

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Jordan Miller 20 18 32.9 .463 .333 .775 6.1 2.0 1.0 0.4 15.8
Javon Greene 22 19 28.6 .423 .375 .775 5.0 2.2 1.8 0.0 11.5
Tyler Kolek 22 18 30.7 .399 .358 .794 3.6 2.3 1.3 0.1 10.8
Josh Oduro 22 16 23.5 .508 .200 .583 6.0 1.2 0.5 0.8 10.0
A.J. Wilson 21 20 22.9 .397 .238 .500 5.0 0.8 0.3 2.1 7.8
Jamal Hartwell II 22 9 18.3 .383 .368 .889 1.4 1.1 0.4 0.0 5.4
Xavier Johnson 21 9 19.0 .323 .250 .613 1.8 1.8 0.8 0.1 3.3
Ronald Polite 19 0 12.8 .293 .136 .536 0.9 1.1 0.4 0.1 2.4
Bahaïde Haïdara 22 0 8.7 .556 .000 .188 2.9 0.6 0.6 0.2 2.4
Malik Henry 8 0 3.6 .667 .000 .467 1.1 0.3 0.0 0.4 2.4
Otis Frazier III 15 0 7.7 .382 .313 .500 1.6 0.2 0.3 0.5 2.2
Greg Calixte 19 1 8.2 .600 .000 .231 1.9 0.2 0.1 0.2 2.5
Chance Konnor 2 0 2.5 1.000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
Jack Tempchin 5 0 2.4 .000 .000 .667 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.4
Mehki McCray 5 0 1.8 1.000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4
Jake Nichols 2 0 1.0 .000 .000 .000 0.5 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0
Lysander Rehnstrom 2 0 1.5 .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
Non-conference regular season
November 26, 2020*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		vs. Queens (NC)
DC Paradise Jam 		W 66–65  1–0
  19 – Greene   4 – Miller   2 – Tied (4)  Washington Convention Center (0)
Washington, DC
November 27, 2020*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		vs. Belmont
DC Paradise Jam 		L 67–77  1–1
  19 – Miller   9 – Miller   4 – Johnson  Washington Convention Center (0)
Washington, DC
November 28, 2020*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		vs. Howard
DC Paradise Jam 		W 84–70  2–1
  30 – Miller   8 – Miller   9 – Hartwell II  Washington Convention Center (0)
Washington, DC
December 21, 2020*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		VMI W 68–66  3–1
  22 – Wilson   10 – Wilson   5 – Johnson  EagleBank Arena (197)
Fairfax, VA
December 23, 2020*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Towson W 70–65  4–1
  19 – Oduro   8 – Oduro   3 – Haidara, Johnson  EagleBank Arena (193)
Fairfax, VA
December 26, 2020*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Norfolk State L 65–68  4–2
  19 – Kolek   9 – Haidara, Oduro   4 – Kolek, Miller  EagleBank Arena (202)
Fairfax, VA
A-10 regular season
December 30, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Massachusetts W 93–92 2OT 5–2
(1–0) 		 26 – Miller   8 – Miller   5 – Miller  Mullins Center (0)
Amherst, MA
January 2, 2021
4:30 pm, NBCSN 		at Dayton L 64–75  5–3
(1–1) 		 16 – Kolek   7 – Oduro   3 – Johnson, Kolek, Polite  UD Arena (0)
Dayton, OH
January 6, 2021
7:00 pm, MASN 		VCU
Rivalry 		L 61–66  5–4
(1–2) 		 13 – Oduro   9 – Oduro   3 – Johnson  EagleBank Arena (250)
Fairfax, VA
January 9, 2021
12:00 pm, CBSSN 		Richmond L 55–77  5–5
(1–3) 		 16 – Wilson   7 – Greene   3 – Miller  EagleBank Arena (250)
Fairfax, VA
January 13, 2021
7:00 pm 		La Salle W 75–42  6–5
(2–3) 		 18 – Greene   12 – Wilson   4 – Oduro  EagleBank Arena (250)
Fairfax, VA
January 16, 2021
2:00 pm, NBCSN 		at Rhode Island L 60–80  6–6
(2–4) 		 22 – Miller   9 – Greene   3 – Greene  Ryan Center (0)
Kingston, RI
January 20, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Saint Joseph's W 87–85 2OT 7–6
(3–4) 		 25 – Greene   13 – Oduro   2 – Tied (4)  EagleBank Arena (180)
Fairfax, VA
January 23, 2021
12:30 pm, NBCSN 		at Saint Joseph's W 71–62  8–6
(4–4) 		 18 – Miller   8 – Greene   4 – Greene, Haidara  Hagan Arena (0)
Philadelphia, PA
January 27, 2021
7:00 pm, MASN2 		George Washington Postponed due to COVID-19 issues EagleBank Arena (–)
Fairfax, VA
January 30, 2021
2:00 pm, CBSSN 		at St. Bonaventure L 67–84  8–7
(4–5) 		 19 – Miller   6 – Wilson   6 – Greene  Reilly Center (0)
Olean, NY
February 2, 2021
6:00 pm 		at Richmond Postponed due to COVID-19 issues Robins Center (–)
Richmond, VA
February 5, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		at Dayton L 65–74  8–8
(4–6) 		 16 – Miller   9 – Wilson   3 – Kolek  UD Arena (0)
Dayton, OH
February 10, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Fordham W 77–45  9–8
(5–6) 		 16 – Miller   6 – Oduro   4 – Miller, Oduro  EagleBank Arena (190)
Fairfax, VA
February 13, 2021
7:00 pm, MASN 		Duquesne Postponed due to COVID-19 issues EagleBank Arena (–)
Fairfax, VA
February 20, 2021
2:30 pm, NBCSN 		at VCU
Rivalry 		W 79–76 OT 10–8
(6–6) 		 27 – Oduro   9 – Miller   4 – Greene  Siegel Center (250)
Richmond, VA
February 24, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		George Washington W 63–58  11–8
(7–6) 		 16 – Kolek   15 – Miller   4 – Kolek  EagleBank Arena (250)
Fairfax, VA
February 27, 2021
4:30 pm, NBCSN 		La Salle W 89–54  12–8
(8–6) 		 16 – Wilson   6 – Wilson   5 – Miller, Polite  EagleBank Arena (250)
Fairfax, VA
A-10 tournament
March 4, 2021
5:30 pm, NBCSN 		(6) vs. (11) George Washington
Second round 		W 73–59  13–8
  19 – Miller   10 – Miller   3 – Greene  Robins Center (250)
Richmond, VA
March 5, 2021
5:30 pm, NBCSN 		(6) vs. (3) Davidson
Quarterfinals 		L 67–99  13–9
  15 – Miller   4 – Frazier III, Miller, Oduro   3 – Oduro  Robins Center (250)
Richmond, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[14]

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