2000–01 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team

2000–01 George Mason Patriots men's basketball
2000–01 George Mason Patriots men's basketball
CAA tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	18-12 (11-5 CAA)
Head coach	Jim Larrañaga (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Scott Cherry; Bill Courtney; Mike Gillian;
Home arena	Patriot Center
	Seasons ← 1999–2000 2001–02 →

The 2000–01 George Mason Patriots Men's basketball team represents George Mason University during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was the 35th season for the program, the fourth under head coach Jim Larrañaga. The Patriots played their home games at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia.

Honors and awards

Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Year

George Evans

Colonial Athletic Association All-Conference First Team

George Evans
Erik Herring

Colonial Athletic Association Defensive Player of the Year

George Evans

Colonial Athletic Association All-Defensive Team

George Evans

Colonial Athletic Association Dean Ehlers Award

George Evans

AP All-America Team - Honorable Mention

George Evans

Roster

2000–01 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	2	Jon Larranaga	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	St. John's Catholic Prep	Oakton, VA
F	3	Jesse Young	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	So	Peterborough Collegiate	Peterborough, Canada
G	4	Raoul Heinen	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Callant Lyceum	Bunschoten, Netherlands
G	5	Tremaine Price	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	Sr	Parkdale	Landover, MD
G	12	Richard Tynes	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Hargrave Military Academy	Washington, DC
F	21	George Evans	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	I.C. Norcom	Portsmouth, VA
G	23	Rob Sullivan	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Maplewood, NJ
F	24	Rob Anderson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Wakefield	Arlington, VA
F	34	Terrance Nixon	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Oxon Hill	Oxon Hill, MD
G	40	Jeff Palumbo	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Fr	St. John's College HS	Bowie, MD
F	41	Deon Cooper	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Fr	Columbia Central	Columbia, TN
G	44	Erik Herring	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Thornton	Chicago, IL

Head coach

Jim Larrañaga (Providence)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Player statistics

Player	GP	GS	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
George Evans	30	29	.613	.000	.612	7.8	1.9	1.9	1.5	18.4
Erik Herring	30	30	.434	.402	.717	3.7	2.4	1.3	0.6	16.0
Jesse Young	30	30	.557	.000	.671	5.9	0.5	0.6	0.9	8.2
Jon Larranaga	30	22	.445	.000	.717	4.9	1.6	1.7	0.3	8.0
Tremaine Price	30	30	.328	.337	.683	1.9	4.7	1.3	0.0	7.5
Rob Anderson	27	8	.316	.267	.583	2.3	0.9	0.7	0.6	4.8
Raoul Heinen	22	0	.400	.174	.529	1.3	0.6	0.5	0.0	3.1
Terrance Nixon	29	1	.436	.333	.529	2.0	0.5	0.1	0.1	2.8
Rob Sullivan	23	0	.429	.409	.600	0.4	0.6	0.4	0.0	2.2
Deon Cooper	22	0	.588	.000	.571	0.5	0.0	0.1	0.3	1.1
Richard Tynes	30	0	.275	.091	.222	1.1	0.3	0.3	0.1	1.1
Jeff Palumbo	2	0	.000	.000	.000	0.5	0.5	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 13, 2000* 9:00 pm		at New Mexico Preseason NIT	L 68–79	0–1	28 – Herring	4 – Evans/Young	3 – Evans/Price	The Pit (15,156) Albuquerque, NM
November 20, 2000* 7:00 pm		at Drexel	W 80–72	1–1	26 – Herring	9 – Evans	6 – Price	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,837) Philadelphia, PA
November 25, 2000* 7:30 pm		Delaware	W 72–65	2–1	20 – Evans	12 – Larranaga	3 – Herring/Price	Patriot Center (2,108) Fairfax, VA
November 28, 2000* 7:30 pm		at Coppin State	W 75–54	3–1	23 – Evans	6 – Young	4 – Price	Coppin Center (456) Baltimore, MD
December 2, 2000* 7:00 pm		at Toledo	L 75–84	3–2	22 – Evans	9 – Evans	4 – Herring/Tynes	Savage Hall (4,777) Toledo, OH
December 6, 2000 7:00 pm		at American	W 65–54	4–2 (1–0)	18 – Evans	10 – Evans	5 – Price	Bender Arena (617) Washington, DC
December 9, 2000 7:00 pm		at James Madison	W 65–54	5–2 (2–0)	14 – Young	9 – Young	5 – Price	JMU Convocation Center (4,011) Harrisonburg, VA
December 20, 2000* 7:00 pm		Coastal Carolina	W 81–65	6–2	27 – Evans	7 – Evans	8 – Herring	Patriot Center (1,523) Fairfax, VA
December 22, 2000* 7:00 pm		Miami (OH)	W 64–50	7–2	22 – Evans	10 – Evans	6 – Price	Patriot Center (2,011) Fairfax, VA
December 29, 2000* 9:00 pm		at Santa Clara Cable Car Classic	L 76–78 ^OT	7–3	22 – Herring	12 – Evans	6 – Larranaga	Leavey Center (3,684) Santa Clara, CA
December 30, 2000* 9:00 pm		vs. Fordham Cable Car Classic	L 55–64	7–4	17 – Evans	14 – Evans	8 – Price	Leavey Center (3,757) Santa Clara, CA
CAA regular season
January 3, 2001 7:00 pm		Richmond	W 67–57	8–4 (3–0)	14 – Evans/Young	9 – Evans	3 – Evans/Herring	Patriot Center (1,826) Fairfax, VA
January 6, 2001 4:30 pm		UNC Wilmington	L 53–57	8–5 (3–1)	16 – Evans	14 – Evans	3 – Larranaga/Price	Patriot Center (1,984) Fairfax, VA
January 10, 2001 7:30 pm		at VCU Rivalry	L 65–72	8–6 (3–2)	26 – Evans	10 – Evans	4 – Herring	Siegel Center (4,015) Richmond, VA
January 13, 2001 7:00 pm		Old Dominion	W 81–76	9–6 (4–2)	23 – Herring	12 – Evans	4 – Herring/Price	Patriot Center (3,419) Fairfax, VA
January 17, 2001 7:00pm		William & Mary	W 73–64	10–6 (5–2)	15 – Evans	4 – Anderson/Larranaga	7 – Price	William & Mary Hall (2,628) Williamsburg, VA
January 20, 2001* 4:00 pm		at Fairfield	L 86–95	10–7	24 – Evans	10 – Evans	8 – Price	Alumni Hall (2,377) Fairfield, CT
January 22, 2001 7:00 pm		East Carolina	W 104–62	11–7 (6–2)	26 – Evans	8 – Evans/Young	11 – Price	Patriot Center (1,778) Fairfax, VA
January 27, 2001 4:30 pm		at American	W 84–56	12–7 (7–2)	25 – Evans	9 – Young	7 – Price	Patriot Center (6,373) Fairfax, VA
January 29, 2001* 7:00 pm		at Detroit	L 54–67	12–8	18 – Herring	11 – Young	2 – Evans/Herring/Sullivan	Calihan Hall (2,024) Detroit, MI
February 3, 2001 4:00 pm		at East Carolina	W 77–74	13–8 (8–2)	22 – Evans	7 – Young	5 – Price	Williams Arena (6,429) Greenville NC
February 5, 2001 7:00 pm		at UNC Wilmington	L 42–50	13–9 (8–3)	14 – Evans	12 – Young	3 – Evans	Trask Coliseum (4,455) Wilmington, NC
February 10, 2001 7:00 pm		William & Mary	W 84–62	14–9 (9–3)	23 – Evans	6 – Larranaga	6 – Price	Patriot Center (4,131) Fairfax, VA
February 14, 2001 7:00 pm		VCU Rivalry	W 99–79	15–9 (10–3)	30 – Evans	10 – Evans/Young	10 – Price	Patriot Center (2,041) Fairfax, VA
February 17, 2001 4:00 pm		James Madison	W 79–66	16–9 (11–3)	30 – Herring	7 – Herring	6 – Price	Patriot Center (9,702) Fairfax, VA
February 21, 2001 7:35 pm		at Old Dominion	L 70–78	16–10 (11–4)	27 – Herring	7 – Evans	7 – Price	ODU Fieldhouse (3,191) Norfolk, VA
February 24, 2001 1:00 pm		at Richmond	L 57–77	16–11 (11–5)	16 – Evans	8 – Young	3 – Herring/Price	Robins Center (5,209) Richmond, VA
2001 CAA Tournament
March 4, 2001 3:30 pm	(2)	vs. (6) James Madison Semifinals	W 62–36	17–11	16 – Herring	5 – Herring	4 – Sullivan	Richmond Coliseum (4,226) Richmond, VA
March 5, 2001 7:30 pm	(2)	vs. (1) UNC Wilmington Finals	W 35–33	18–11	12 – Herring	11 – Evans	3 – Price	Richmond Coliseum (5,085) Richmond, VA
2001 NCAA Tournament
March 15, 2001 3:10 pm	(14)	vs. (3) Maryland First Round	L 80–83	18–12	27 – Evans	9 – Young	6 – Price	BSU Pavilion (10,824) Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

v t e George Mason Patriots men's basketball
Venues	EagleBank Arena (1985–present)
Rivalries	George Washington VCU
Culture & lore	History The Patriot
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics