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2019–20 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team

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2019–20 George Mason Patriots men's basketball
Cayman Islands Classic champions
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record17–15 (5–13 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaEagleBank Arena
Seasons
2019–20 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Dayton 18 0   1.000 29 2   .935
Richmond 14 4   .778 24 7   .774
Rhode Island 13 5   .722 21 9   .700
Saint Louis 12 6   .667 23 8   .742
St. Bonaventure 11 7   .611 19 12   .613
Duquesne 11 7   .611 21 9   .700
Davidson 10 8   .556 16 14   .533
Massachusetts 8 10   .444 14 17   .452
VCU 8 10   .444 18 13   .581
La Salle 6 12   .333 15 15   .500
George Washington 6 12   .333 12 20   .375
George Mason 5 13   .278 17 15   .531
Saint Joseph's 2 16   .111 6 26   .188
Fordham 2 16   .111 9 22   .290
Note: The 2020 A-10 tournament was canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings from AP poll

The 2019–20 George Mason Patriots Men's basketball team represented George Mason University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The season marked the 54th for the program, the fifth under head coach Dave Paulsen, and the seventh as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The Patriots played their home games at EagleBank Arena in Fairfax, Virginia.

Previous season

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They finished last season 18–15, 11–7 in A-10 play to finish in fifth place. As the No. 5 seed in the A-10 tournament, they defeated GW in the second round before losing to St. Bonaventure in the quarterfinals.[1]

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Otis Livingston II 4 G 5'11" 172 Senior Linden, NJ Graduated
Logan Samuels 13 G 6'1" 185 Senior Bowie, MD Graduated
Nick Diclementi 24 G 6'6" 208 Senior Leesburg, VA Graduated

2019 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Josh Oduro
PF
Gainesville, VA Paul VI High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) N/A Aug 19, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Xavier Johnson
PG
Germantown, MD Episcopal High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sep 22, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   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.
  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Source[2]

Roster

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2019–20 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Goanar Mar 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Jr DeLaSalle High School Mankato, MN
G 1 Justin Kier Injured 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Sr Spotswood High School Grottoes, VA
G 2 Xavier Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Fr Episcopal High School Germantown, MD
G 3 Bahaïde Haïdara Injured 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Fr Dawson College Montréal, Canada
G 10 Jamal Hartwell II 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) So Fairfax High School Inglewood, CA
G 11 Jordan Miller 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 189 lb (86 kg) So Loudoun Valley High School Middleburg, VA
F 12 A. J. Wilson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Elev8 Prep Academy Laurel, MD
F 13 Josh Oduro 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 237 lb (108 kg) Fr Paul VI High School Gainesville, VA
G 20 Jason Douglas-Stanley 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 191 lb (87 kg) So Mount Vernon High School Mount Vernon, NY
G 21 Jack Tempchin (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 158 lb (72 kg) RS Jr Blake High School Silver Spring, MD
G 22 Mehki McCray (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Jr 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) Jr South Lakes High School Reston, VA
G 32 Ian Boyd Injured 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Apex High School Apex, NC
F 33 Greg Calixte 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 227 lb (103 kg) Jr 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

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Javon Greene 31 28 32.2 .397 .339 .815 5.6 2.6 1.8 0.2 13.8
Jordan Miller 32 32 32.4 .448 .330 .701 5.3 1.4 1.1 0.2 12.7
A.J. Wilson 32 30 27.8 .455 .326 .603 7.4 1.0 0.6 2.9 12.2
Jamal Hartwell II 29 18 29.0 .382 .311 .800 1.8 1.7 0.3 0.0 9.6
Justin Kier 9 2 22.6 .464 .458 .846 3.6 1.3 0.7 0.2 9.6
Xavier Johnson 32 18 29.3 .416 .220 .719 3.7 2.5 1.3 0.0 7.1
Josh Oduro 32 18 16.9 .481 .154 .609 3.9 0.3 0.3 0.8 4.9
Greg Calixte 29 12 13.1 .574 .000 .333 3.2 0.5 0.3 0.3 2.9
Goanar Mar 32 2 15.3 .321 .074 .700 2.1 0.6 0.3 0.3 2.4
Jason Douglas-Stanley 17 0 5.1 .179 .227 .750 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.0 1.1
Bahaïde Haïdara 2 0 7.5 .000 .000 .000 3.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Jack Tempchin 5 0 1.2 .000 .000 .000 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mehki McCray 4 0 0.8 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Catholic W 74–33 
 18  Hartwell II   10  Miller   2  4 players  EagleBank Arena (1,433)
Fairfax, VA
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Navy W 68–55 OT 1–0
 15  Johnson, Wilson   11  Wilson   5  Greene  EagleBank Arena (5,620)
Fairfax, VA
November 8, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Longwood W 76–65  2–0
 19  Hartwell II   6  Greene   3  Johnson  EagleBank Arena (5,113)
Fairfax, VA
November 13, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
LIU W 80–74  3–0
 25  Miller   8  Greene   3  Hartwell II  EagleBank Arena (2,432)
Fairfax, VA
November 16, 2019*
7:00 pm, MASN
James Madison
A10–CAA Challenge
W 83–70  4–0
 18  Hartwell II   12  Wilson   4  Wilson  EagleBank Arena (4,410)
Fairfax, VA
November 19, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Loyola (MD)
Cayman Islands Classic Opening Round
W 65–61  5–0
 23  Miller   11  Wilson   4  Hartwell II  EagleBank Arena (2,445)
Fairfax, VA
November 22, 2019*
7:00 pm, BTN
at No. 6 Maryland L 63–86  5–1
 19  Wilson   7  Greene   4  Greene  Xfinity Center (14,499)
College Park, MD
November 25, 2019*
5:00 pm, FloSports
vs. Old Dominion
Cayman Islands Classic quarterfinals
W 60–53  6–1
 19  Greene   9  Wilson   3  Hartwell II  John Gray Gymnasium (714)
George Town, Cayman Islands
November 26, 2019*
7:30 pm, FloSports
vs. Nebraska
Cayman Islands Classic semifinals
W 85–66  7–1
 23  Hartwell II   14  Wilson   6  Hartwell II  John Gray Gymnasium (1,066)
George Town, Cayman Islands
November 27, 2019*
7:30 pm, FloSports
vs. New Mexico State
Cayman Islands Classic championship
W 68–64  8–1
 17  Hartwell II   14  Wilson   3  Johnson  John Gray Gymnasium (1,492)
George Town, Cayman Islands
December 3, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Jacksonville State W 67–60  9–1
 19  Miller   9  Greene   8  Johnson  EagleBank Arena (2,652)
Fairfax, VA
December 7, 2019*
7:00 pm, MASN2
American W 68–53  10–1
 14  Kier   9  Johnson   2  Greene  EagleBank Arena (3,656)
Fairfax, VA
December 21, 2019*
4:00 pm, MASN
UMBC W 69–53  11–1
 17  Miller   14  Wilson   5  Greene  EagleBank Arena (3,458)
Fairfax, VA
December 30, 2019*
9:00 pm, MASN
at TCU L 53–87  11–2
 15  Miller   8  Oduro   5  Kier  Schollmaier Arena (5,992)
Fort Worth, TX
A-10 regular season
January 5, 2020
12:00 pm, NBCSN
VCU
Rivalry
L 59–72  11–3
(0–1)
 13  Greene   5  Kier   4  Greene  EagleBank Arena (6,513)
Fairfax, VA
January 8, 2020
7:00 pm, Stadium
St. Bonaventure L 49–61  11–4
(0–2)
 11  Kier, Wilson   6  Wilson   3  3 players  EagleBank Arena (2,511)
Fairfax, VA
January 11, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at La Salle W 76–63  12–4
(1–2)
 18  Kier   8  Wilson   4  Johnson  Tom Gola Arena (1,784)
Philadelphia, PA
January 15, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at George Washington
Revolutionary Rivalry
L 67–73  12–5
(1–3)
 18  Wilson   11  Wilson   4  Greene  Charles E. Smith Center (3,089)
Washington, D.C.
January 18, 2020
2:30 pm, NBCSN
Richmond L 87–97  12–6
(1–4)
 39  Greene   8  Wilson   4  Greene, Johnson  EagleBank Arena (4,603)
Fairfax, VA
January 22, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Massachusetts W 73–63  13–6
(2–4)
 32  Greene   12  Wilson   3  Johnson  EagleBank Arena (2,652)
Fairfax, VA
January 25, 2020
6:00 pm, CBSSN
at Davidson L 53–68  13–7
(2–5)
 18  Wilson   9  Calixte   4  Greene  John M. Belk Arena (4,394)
Davidson, NC
January 28, 2020
7:00 pm, Stadium
Rhode Island L 64–78  13–8
(2–6)
 23  Wilson   9  Wilson   5  Johnson  EagleBank Arena (3,140)
Fairfax, VA
February 1, 2020
4:00 pm, Stadium
at St. Bonaventure L 65–74  13–9
(2–7)
 17  Greene   8  Miller, Wilson   4  Miller  Reilly Center (5,440)
Olean, NY
February 9, 2020
2:30 pm, NBCSN
at Massachusetts L 67–69  13–10
(2–8)
 19  Greene   7  Oduro   3  Hartwell II  Mullins Center (2,313)
Amherst, MA
February 12, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at VCU
Rivalry
W 72–67  14–10
(3–8)
 14  Wilson   11  Wilson   4  Hartwell II, Johnson  Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA
February 15, 2020
4:30 pm, NBCSN
George Washington
Revolutionary Rivalry
L 67–73  14–11
(3–9)
 15  Wilson   11  Oduro   3  Greene  EagleBank Arena (6,015)
Fairfax, VA
February 19, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Richmond L 50–65  14–12
(3–10)
 11  Greene, Miller   9  Miller   3  Johnson  Robins Center (5,651)
Richmond, VA
February 22, 2020
4:30 pm, NBCSN
Saint Joseph's
Homecoming
W 62–55  15–12
(4–10)
 20  Greene   8  Greene   4  Miller  EagleBank Arena (5,649)
Fairfax, VA
February 25, 2020
7:00 pm, Stadium
No. 4 Dayton L 55–62  15–13
(4–11)
 18  Wilson   10  Miller   3  Johnson  EagleBank Arena (4,703)
Fairfax, VA
February 29, 2020
7:00 pm
at Duquesne L 78–81  15–14
(4–12)
 19  Miller   11  Miller   4  Hartwell II  UPMC Events Center (2,292)
Moon Township, PA
March 4, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Saint Louis L 57–69  15–15
(4–13)
 13  Miller   5  Greene, Miller   3  Johnson  EagleBank Arena (3,062)
Fairfax, VA
March 7, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Fordham W 65–61  16–15
(5–13)
 19  Greene   10  Wilson   4  Greene, Miller  Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,884)
Bronx, NY
A-10 tournament
March 11, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN+
(12) vs. (13) Saint Joseph's
First round
W 77–70  17–15
 24  Wilson   9  Greene, Wilson   4  Johnson  Barclays Center 
Brooklyn, NY
March 12, 2020
2:30 pm, NBCSN
(12) vs. (5) St. Bonaventure
Second round
A10 Tournament Canceled[3] Barclays Center 
Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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  1. ^ Goff, Steven. "George Mason is ousted by St. Bonaventure, but Patriots' focus is forward". Washington Post.
  2. ^ "Verbal Commits". www.verbalcommits.com. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  3. ^ "Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Championship Cancelled". atlantic10.com. The Atlantic 10 Conference. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 13, 2020.