2013–14 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team

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2013–14 George Mason Patriots men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record11–20 (4–12 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Roland Houston
  • Eric Skeeters
  • Chris Kreider
Home arenaPatriot Center
Seasons
2013–14 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 25 Saint Louis 13 3   .813 27 7   .794
No. 24 VCU 12 4   .750 26 9   .743
George Washington 11 5   .688 24 9   .727
Saint Joseph's 11 5   .688 24 10   .706
UMass 10 6   .625 24 9   .727
Dayton 10 6   .625 26 11   .703
Richmond 8 8   .500 19 14   .576
La Salle 7 9   .438 15 16   .484
St. Bonaventure 6 10   .375 18 15   .545
Rhode Island 5 11   .313 14 18   .438
Duquesne 5 11   .313 13 17   .433
George Mason 4 12   .250 11 20   .355
Fordham 2 14   .125 10 21   .323
2014 A10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2013–14 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team represented George Mason University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was the 48th season for the program. The Patriots, led by third year head coach Paul Hewitt, played their inaugural season in the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10), after spending the past 28 years in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 11–20, 4–12 in A-10 play to finish in 12th place. They lost in the first round of the A-10 tournament to Fordham.

Offseason[edit]

Departures[edit]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Paris Bennett 1 F 6'6" 226 RS Junior Elizabeth, NJ Graduate transfer
Bryce Lewis 25 G 5'9" 175 Senior Union, NJ Graduated
Vertrail Vaughns 11 G 6'2" 184 RS Junior Mesquite, TX Transferred to North Texas

Awards[edit]

Roster[edit]

2013–14 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Bryon Allen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Sr St. Thomas More Largo, MD
F 5 Jonathan Arledge 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 236 lb (107 kg) Sr KIMA Silver Spring, MD
F/C 4 Erik Copes 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Imhotep Charter Philadelphia, PA
G 13 Corey Edwards 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Jr Christ the King Middle Village, NY
F 12 Vaughn Gray 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr St. Benedict's Elmwood Park, NJ
F 40 Marko Gujaničić 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 224 lb (102 kg) So Stoneridge Prep Cacak, Serbia
G 3 Patrick Holloway 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 163 lb (74 kg) So Paul VI Stafford, VA
F 20 Jalen Jenkins 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 238 lb (108 kg) RS Fr Cardinal Hayes Yonkers, NY
G 22 Marquise Moore 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Saint Thomas More Queens, NY
F 14 Anali Okoloji 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Jr Impact Academy Brooklyn, NY
F 25 Julian Royal 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 237 lb (108 kg) Jr Milton Alpharetta, GA
F 30 Michael Rudy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Saint Thomas More Falls Church, VA
F 2 Johnnie Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 260 lb (118 kg) RS Sr Briarcrest Christian Memphis, TN
G 10 Sherrod Wright 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 202 lb (92 kg) RS Sr Mount Vernon Mount Vernon, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2013-07-06

Stats[edit]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Sherrod Wright 31 30 30.9 .448 .318 .704 3.2 0.8 0.2 0.8 15.6
Bryon Allen 29 29 34.0 .451 .391 .836 3.9 3.0 1.0 0.0 15.4
Patrick Holloway 31 3 20.9 .400 .411 .706 1.5 0.7 0.4 0.0 8.7
Jalen Jenkins 31 17 22.8 .490 .000 .693 6.0 1.4 0.8 1.0 7.2
Marko Gujanicic 31 13 18.9 .410 .208 .794 3.2 0.8 0.4 0.1 6.2
Johnny Williams 26 17 19.9 .482 .000 .623 3.6 0.5 0.4 0.5 5.5
Erik Copes 25 14 20.6 .581 .000 .370 5.6 0.3 1.1 0.5 4.4
Marquise Moore 26 19 22.2 .404 .000 .784 2.4 2.7 0.6 0.5 3.9
Corey Edwards 25 12 13.5 .297 .273 .808 1.6 1.4 0.4 0.0 2.7
Vaughn Gray 19 0 9.6 .380 .370 .375 1.1 0.3 0.2 0.1 2.7
Anali Okoloji 17 0 8.0 .333 .667 .536 1.8 0.2 0.4 0.1 2.1
Jonathan Arledge 1 1 25.0 .000 .000 .500 3.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 2.0

Schedule and results[edit]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 8, 2013*
7:00 pm
American W 63–60  1–0
 20  Allen   6  Wright   3  Allen  Patriot Center (6,602)
Fairfax, VA
November 12, 2013*
8:00 pm
at Lamar W 68–54  2–0
 13  Holloway, Wright   10  Gujanicic   5  Allen, Moore  Montagne Center (3,984)
Beaumont, TX
November 16, 2013*
4:00 pm
Northern Iowa W 76–70  3–0
 23  Wright   10  Gujanicic   4  Gujanicic  Patriot Center (4,367)
Fairfax, VA
November 19, 2013*
7:00 pm
St. Francis (PA) W 58–46  4–0
 14  Wright   8  Gujanicic   2  Edwards, Holloway  Patriot Center (4,013)
Fairfax, VA
November 23, 2013*
2:00 pm
at Iona L 73–89  4–1
 12  Gujanicic, Wright   6  Gujanicic   5  Allen  Hynes Athletic Center (1,738)
New Rochelle, NY
November 26, 2013*
8:00 pm
at Princeton L 66–71  4–2
 27  Wright   8  Wright   6  Allen  Jadwin Gymnasium (1,672)
Princeton, NJ
November 30, 2013*
4:00 pm, MASN
Rhode Island W 61–54  5–2
 16  Wright   11  Jenkins   6  Allen  Patriot Center (4,014)
Fairfax, VA
December 4, 2013*
7:00 pm, MASN
South Florida L 66–68  5–3
 22  Wright   6  Copes, Williams   2  Allen, Wright  Patriot Center (4,587)
Fairfax, VA
December 8, 2013*
1:00 pm
vs. Oklahoma
BB&T Classic Basketball Tournament
L 66–81  5–4
 15  Allen   6  Copes   3  Allen, Edwards  Verizon Center (9,183)
Washington, D.C.
December 22, 2013*
5:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. No. 17 Iowa State
Diamond Head Classic Quarterfinals
L 67–79  5–5
 19  Holloway   5  Allen   4  Allen  Stan Sheriff Center (8,694)
Honolulu, HI
December 23, 2013*
2:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. Oregon State
Diamond Head Classic Consolation 2nd round
L 54–58  5–6
 15  Allen   6  Jenkins, Okoloji   4  Wright  Stan Sheriff Center (7,140)
Honolulu, HI
December 25, 2013*
1:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Saint Mary's
Diamond Head Classic 7th place game
W 65–63  6–6
 15  Allen, Holloway   5  Jenkins   2  Gujanicic  Stan Sheriff Center (1,535)
Honolulu, HI
January 2, 2014*
7:30 pm, NBCSN
Penn W 80–77  7–6
 24  Allen   6  Jenkins   2  Allen, Wright  Patriot Center (3,531)
Fairfax, VA
January 4, 2014*
7:00 pm
at Old Dominion L 66–71  7–7
 25  Wright   10  Williams   4  Allen  Ted Constant Convocation Center (7,511)
Norfolk, VA
Atlantic 10 regular season
January 9, 2014
7:00 pm, CBSSN
at VCU L 57–71  7–8
(0–1)
 13  Allen   12  Jenkins   2  Allen, Moore  Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,741)
Richmond, VA
January 11, 2014
8:00 pm, CBSSN
Saint Joseph's L 80–84  7–9
(0–2)
 20  Allen, Jenkins   7  Jenkins   4  Allen  Patriot Center (5,027)
Fairfax, VA
January 15, 2014
7:00 pm, MASN
No. 16 Massachusetts L 87–88  7–10
(0–3)
 26  Wright   9  Jenkins   4  Allen, Moore  Patriot Center (4,014)
Fairfax, VA
January 18, 2014
12:30 pm, NBCSN
at Rhode Island L 69–71 OT 7–11
(0–4)
 12  Wright   9  Jenkins   3  Allen, Jenkins  Ryan Center (4,810)
Kingston, RI
January 22, 2014
7:00 pm
at Fordham L 70–76  7–12
(0–5)
 21  Wright   11  Jenkins   3  Edwards  Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,352)
Bronx, NY
January 25, 2014
12:30 pm, NBCSN
George Washington L 69–75  7–13
(0–6)
 18  Williams   11  Jenkins   7  Moore  Patriot Center (7,714)
Fairfax, VA
February 1, 2014
2:30 pm, NBCSN
at No. 19 Saint Louis L 75–81 OT 7–14
(0–7)
 30  Allen   9  Copes   7  Moore  Chaifetz Arena (9,148)
St. Louis, MO
February 5, 2014
7:00 pm, MASN
Dayton L 67–84  7–15
(0–8)
 18  Wright   9  Copes   2  Allen, Edwards  Patriot Center (3,863)
Fairfax, VA
February 8, 2014
2:00 pm
at Duquesne W 74–68  8–15
(1–8)
 23  Wright   6  Copes, Jenkins   4  Moore  A.J. Palumbo Center (2,923)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 12, 2014
7:00 pm
at Massachusetts W 91–80  9–15
(2–8)
 22  Wright   15  Copes   5  Moore  Mullins Center (5,322)
Amherst, MA
February 15, 2014
6:00 pm, MASN
St. Bonaventure L 73–85  9–16
(2–9)
 26  Allen   8  Jenkins   6  Moore  Patriot Center (7,838)
Fairfax, VA
February 19, 2014
7:00 pm, NBCSN
No. 10 Saint Louis L 85–89 OT 9–17
(2–10)
 34  Wright   8  Jenkins   4  Allen  Patriot Center (4,057)
Fairfax, VA
February 26, 2014
7:00 pm, MASN
Richmond W 69–60  10–17 (3–10)
(3–10)
 19  Wright   9  Jenkins   5  Jenkins  Patriot Center (4,011)
Fairfax, VA
March 2, 2014
2:00 pm, NBCSN
at George Washington L 58–66  10–18
(3–11)
 16  Wright   12  Copes   3  Allen, Jenkins  Smith Center (4,307)
Washington, D.C.
March 6, 2014
8:00 pm, NBCSN
at La Salle W 59–57  11–18
(4–11)
 15  Gujanicic   10  Copes   4  Jenkins  Tom Gola Arena (1,503)
Philadelphia, PA
March 8, 2014
7:00 pm, MASN
Duquesne L 69–81  11–19
(4–12)
 25  Wright   9  Copes   4  Jenkins, Moore  Patriot Center (5,724)
Fairfax, VA
Atlantic 10 tournament
March 12, 2014
7:00 pm
(12) vs. (13) Fordham
First round
L 67–70  11–20
 22  Allen   11  Copes   3  Allen  Barclays Center (3,842)
Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Recruiting[edit]

The following is a list of players signed for the 2014–15 season:

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Therence Mayimba
F
Hagerstown, MD St. James School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Oct 15, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 70
Isaiah Jackson
F
Gainesville, FL The Villages Charter High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jan 21, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 69
Eric Lockett
F
Atlanta, GA Whitefield Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oct 6, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 69
Trey Porter
C
Dumfries, VA Potomac Senior 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Oct 12, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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.
  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

References[edit]