2020–21 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team

2020–21 George Mason Patriots men's basketball
2020–21 George Mason Patriots men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	8–7 (4–5 A-10)
Head coach	Dave Paulsen (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Duane Simpkins; Maurice Joseph; Bryson Johnson;
Home arena	EagleBank Arena
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	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 represents George Mason University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The season marks the 55th for the program, the sixth under head coach Dave Paulsen, and the eight as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The Patriots play their home games at EagleBank Arena in Fairfax, Virginia.

Previous season

They finished last season 17–15, 5–13 in A-10 play to finish in twelfth place. The 2020 A10 Tournament was canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1]

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
Ronald Polite G	Temple Hills, MD	Oxon Hill High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A
Ronald Polite G	Star ratings: Scout: 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)
Tyler Kolek G	Star ratings: Scout: 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)
Otis Frazier III G	Star ratings: Scout: 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)
Malik Henry F	Star ratings: Scout: 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^[2]

Honors and awards

Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week

Tyler Kolek - Dec. 28 ^[3]

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
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

Dave Paulsen (Williams)

Assistant coach(es)

Duane Simpkins (Maryland)
Maurice Joseph (Vermont)
Bryson Johnson (Bucknell)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 12/21/2020

Player statistics

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Jordan Miller	9	7	30.1	.469	.407	.800	5.7	2.0	1.0	0.2	14.6
Tyler Kolek	11	8	30.3	.423	.351	.750	3.1	2.2	1.5	0.2	10.7
Javon Greene	11	8	27.1	.400	.250	.795	4.5	1.5	1.6	0.0	10.5
Josh Oduro	11	11	25.5	.516	.286	.524	5.6	1.2	0.5	0.7	10.1
A.J. Wilson	10	9	24.9	.447	.357	.625	6.0	1.1	0.6	2.7	9.9
Jamal Hartwell II	11	4	20.8	.354	.324	.833	1.9	1.6	0.3	0.0	6.2
Xavier Johnson	10	9	25.2	.311	.269	.520	2.6	2.4	1.2	0.0	4.8
Bahaïde Haïdara	11	0	9.2	.593	.000	.000	3.7	0.5	0.9	0.2	2.9
Greg Calixte	11	0	10.1	.706	.000	.300	2.6	0.3	0.2	0.2	2.5
Malik Henry	5	0	3.6	.600	.000	.375	0.8	0.2	0.0	0.6	1.8
Ronald Polite	8	0	10.8	.211	.000	.500	0.4	0.8	0.3	0.0	1.3
Otis Frazier III	5	0	3.6	.167	.250	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.6
Jack Tempchin	2	0	1.0	.000	.000	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Mehki McCray	2	0	1.0	.000	.000	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	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 4, 2020* 3:00 pm, BTN	at Maryland	Cancelled due to COVID-19					Xfinity Center (–) College Park, MD
December 8, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Morgan State	Cancelled due to COVID-19					EagleBank Arena (–) Fairfax, VA
December 12, 2020* TBA	vs. James Madison VCU Holiday Hoopsfest	Cancelled due to COVID-19					Siegel Center (–) Richmond, VA
December 13, 2020* 5:00 pm	vs. Old Dominion VCU Holiday Hoopsfest	Cancelled due to COVID-19					Siegel Center (–) Richmond, VA
December 16, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Coppin State	Cancelled due to COVID-19					EagleBank Arena (–) Fairfax, VA
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						UD Arena (–) Dayton, OH
February 10, 2021 7:00 pm	Fordham						EagleBank Arena (–) Fairfax, VA
February 13, 2021 7:00 pm, MASN	Duquesne						EagleBank Arena (–) Fairfax, VA
February 20, 2021 2:30 pm, NBCSN	at VCU Rivalry						Siegel Center (–) Richmond, VA
February 24, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Davidson						EagleBank Arena (–) Fairfax, VA
February 27, 2021 2:00 pm	at George Washington						EagleBank Arena (–) Fairfax, VA
March 2, 2021 TBA, CBSSN	at Saint Louis						Chaifetz Arena (–) St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

^ "Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Championship Cancelled". Atlantic 10 Website. March 12, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "Verbal Commits". www.verbalcommits.com. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
^ "Tyler Kolek Named A-10 Rookie of the Week". www.gomason.com. Retrieved December 29, 2020.

[1] "Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Championship Cancelled". Atlantic 10 Website. March 12, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[2] "Verbal Commits". www.verbalcommits.com. Retrieved July 26, 2017.

[3] "Tyler Kolek Named A-10 Rookie of the Week". www.gomason.com. Retrieved December 29, 2020.

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