2010–11 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2010–11 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team represented George Mason University during the 2010–11 college basketball season. This was the 45th season for the program. Led by fourteenth-year head coach Jim Larranaga , the Patriots were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) and played home games on campus at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia .
Undefeated at home, George Mason finished the regular season at 25–5 (16–2 in CAA) to win the conference's regular season championship. The Patriots were upset in the semifinals of the conference tournament to fourth-seeded VCU . GMU received an at-large bid in the NCAA tournament and were the eighth seed in the East region. They defeated Villanova in the second round (64 teams), then fell to top-ranked Ohio State to finish at 27–7 (.794).
After the season, Larranaga left for the University of Miami and was succeeded by Paul Hewitt , previously the head coach at Georgia Tech .
Season notes
After a February 15 victory over VCU , the men's basketball team set a new school record with twelve consecutive wins.[ 1]
From August 18 to August 28, the men's basketball team toured Italy and were scheduled to play four games against Italian semi-professional teams, the final game had to be canceled due to poor court conditions. The Patriots won all three games versus Lombardia , GMV Ghezzano and Forlì .[ 2]
Awards
CAA Coach of the Year
First Team All-CAA
Second Team All-CAA
Third Team All-CAA
CAA Player of the Week
Ryan Pearson - Jan. 17
Cam Long - Jan. 24
Ryan Pearson - Feb. 7
Ryan Pearson - Feb. 21
Roster
2010–11 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G 3
Bryon Allen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg)
Fr St. Thomas More
Largo, MD
F 5
Jonathan Arledge 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 236 lb (107 kg)
Fr KIMA
Washington, DC
F 30
Thomas Armistead 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg)
Fr Clover Hill
Richmond, VA
F 1
Paris Bennett 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg)
RS Fr St. Patrick's
Elizabeth, NJ
G 45
Andre Cornelius 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 172 lb (78 kg)
Jr Victory Christian
Charlotte, NC
G 14
Luke Hancock 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg)
So Hidden Valley /Hargrave
Roanoke, VA
G 20
Cam Long (C)
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 187 lb (85 kg)
Sr Freedom
Palm Bay, FL
F 22
Mike Morrison 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 222 lb (101 kg)
Jr Lakewood
St. Petersburg, FL
F 24
Ryan Pearson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg)
Jr Christ the King
Far Rockaway, NY
G 13
Isaiah Tate 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 214 lb (97 kg)
Sr DeMatha
Upper Marlboro, MD
G 4
Vertrail Vaughns 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
RS Fr Mesquite
Mesquite, TX
G 23
Rashad Whack 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg)
So Bishop McNamara
Forestville, MD
F 32
Johnnie Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 249 lb (113 kg)
So Briarcrest Christian
Memphis, TN
G 15
Sherrod Wright 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg)
RS So Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon, NY
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Stats
Player
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3FG%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
Cam Long 34
34
33.0
.479
.432
.750
4.7
2.9
1.4
0.2
15.1
Ryan Pearson 34
33
30.3
.511
.400
.708
6.7
1.2
0.9
0.6
14.2
Luke Hancock 33
31
28.6
.494
.359
.810
4.2
4.3
1.0
0.5
10.9
Andre Cornelius 34
34
27.1
.419
.386
.833
2.3
1.6
1.0
0.1
9.5
Mike Morrison 34
34
24.4
.562
.000
.394
5.5
1.7
0.6
1.2
6.8
Isaiah Tate 34
4
20.6
.442
.412
.667
2.4
0.8
0.8
0.2
6.2
Vertrail Vaughns 32
0
9.5
.472
.493
.667
1.1
0.3
0.3
0.0
4.5
Johnnie Williams 32
0
9.2
.478
.000
.688
1.3
0.3
0.2
0.2
2.4
Jonathan Arledge 28
0
5.5
.368
.250
.688
0.9
0.2
0.2
0.1
1.4
Bryon Allen 27
0
5.8
.302
.154
.692
0.6
0.7
0.0
0.0
1.4
Paris Bennett 33
1
8.9
.381
.000
.556
1.5
0.5
0.2
0.2
1.1
Rashaad Whack 22
0
5.3
.333
.100
.750
1.3
0.3
0.1
0.0
0.8
Thomas Armistead 6
0
1.3
.000
.000
.000
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Game log
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Site (attendance)
Exhibition
November 3, 2010 *7:00 pm
Bowie State W 113–76 –
– -
– -
– -
Patriot Center Fairfax, VA
Regular season
November 13, 2010 *4:00 pm
Harvard W 66–53 1–0
14 – Hancock
10 – Long
6 – Long
Patriot Center (6,536)Fairfax, VA
November 18, 2010 *8:30 pm, MASN
vs. Charlotte ESPN Charleston Classic W 78–56 2–0
18 – Hancock
6 – Long
3 – Tied (4)
Carolina First Arena Charleston, SC
November 19, 2010 *6:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. NC State ESPN Charleston Classic L 65–78 2–1
16 – Long
6 – Hancock
3 – Morrison
Carolina First Arena Charleston, SC
November 21, 2010 *5:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. Wofford ESPN Charleston Classic L 79–82 OT
2–2
17 – Hancock
11 – Pearson
3 – Cornelius, Hancock, Morrison
Carolina First Arena Charleston, SC
November 24, 2010 *7:00 pm
Radford W 81–55 3–2
20 – Long
8 – Hancock
11 – Hancock
Patriot Center (4,273)Fairfax, VA
November 27, 2010 *4:00 pm
Florida Atlantic W 66–51 4–2
18 – Morrison
7 – Morrison
7 – Hancock
Patriot Center (3,907)Fairfax, VA
December 1, 2010 *7:00 pm
George Washington W 60–46 5–2
15 – Hancock
8 – Hancock, Morrison
3 – Cornelius, Long
Patriot Center (5,560)Fairfax, VA
December 4, 2010 7:30 pm, MASN
UNC Wilmington W 80–53 6–2
16 – Tate
5 – Morrison, Pearson, Vaughns
5 – Cornelius
Patriot Center (5,461)Fairfax, VA
December 8, 2010 *7:00 pm, MASN
Loyola (MD) W 66–52 7–2
18 – Pearson
6 – Cornelius
7 – Hancock
Patriot Center (4,674)Fairfax, VA
December 11, 2010 *7:00 pm, MASN
at Liberty
W 84–54 8–2
16 – Long, Pearson
8 – Long
4 – Hancock
Vines Center Lynchburg, VA
December 22, 2010 *8:00 pm
at Duquesne
W 85–79 2OT
9–2
17 – Long, Pearson
11 – Pearson
4 – Hancock
A. J. Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, PA
December 29, 2010 *7:00 pm, Fox Sports Ohio
at Dayton
L 67–73 9–3
20 – Long
7 – Pearson
5 – Hancock
UD Arena Dayton, OH
January 3, 2011 7:00 pm, Comcast
Delaware W 75–66 10–3
19 – Pearson
7 – Hancock
5 – Hancock
Patriot Center (4,719)Fairfax, VA
January 5, 2011 7:00 pm
at Hofstra
L 74–87 10–4
22 – Pearson
8 – Pearson
3 – Bennett, Hancock
Hofstra Arena Hempstead, NY
January 8, 2011 2:00 pm, Comcast
at Old Dominion
L 65–69 10–5
23 – Long
7 – Long, Morrison
3 – Cornelius
Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA
January 12, 2011 7:00 pm
at Northeastern
W 86–60 11–5
24 – Pearson
6 – Pearson
10 – Hancock
Matthews Arena Boston, MA
January 15, 2011 2:00 pm, Comcast
Georgia State W 66–51 12–5
18 – Long
6 – Cornelius, Tate
3 – Hancock
Patriot Center (5,714)Fairfax, VA
January 19, 2011 9:00 pm, MASN
Drexel W 71–47 13–5
16 – Hancock
9 – Hancock
4 – Hancock
Patriot Center (3,630)Fairfax, VA
January 22, 2011 11:00 am, ESPNU
at James Madison
W 75–73 14–5
30 – Long
6 – Pearson
5 – Long
JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg, VA
January 24, 2011 9:00 pm, MASN
at Delaware
W 69–49 15–5
20 – Long
8 – Morrison
3 – Long
Bob Carpenter Center Newark, DE
January 27, 2011 4:00 pm
Towson W 84–57 16–5
19 – Hancock
6 – Pearson
8 – Long
Patriot Center (3,791)Fairfax, VA
January 29, 2011 12:00 pm, Comcast
at William & Mary
W 85–69 17–5
20 – Long
7 – Pearson
4 – Hancock
Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA
February 2, 2011 7:00 pm
Hofstra W 87–68 18–5
22 – Cornelius
12 – Pearson
7 – Hancock
Patriot Center (5,230)Fairfax, VA
February 5, 2011 2:00 pm, Comcast
Old Dominion Homecoming W 62–45 19–5
18 – Pearson
11 – Pearson
4 – Hancock
Patriot Center (9,840)Fairfax, VA
February 8, 2011 7:00 pm, MASN
at UNC Wilmington
W 78–63 20–5
25 – Cornelius
9 – Pearson
5 – Long
Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC
February 12, 2011 5:00 pm, MASN
James Madison W 82–68 21–5
15 – Pearson
9 – Morrison
5 – Morrison
Patriot Center (9,480)Fairfax, VA
February 15, 2011 7:00 pm, ESPNU
at VCU
W 71–51 22–5
18 – Pearson
8 – Hancock, Morrison, Pearson
7 – Hancock
Stuart C. Siegel Center Richmond, VA
February 19, 2011 *7:00 pm, ESPN2
at Northern Iowa ESPN BracketBusters W 77–71 23–5
24 – Cornelius
15 – Pearson
6 – Morrison
McLeod Center Cedar Falls, IA
February 24, 2011 7:00 pm, Comcast
Northeastern W 67–61 24–5
18 – Pearson
15 – Pearson
3 – Hancock
Patriot Center (9,366)Fairfax, VA
February 26, 2011 6:00 pm
at Georgia State
W 65-58 25–5
19 – Long
5 – Long, Morrison, Pearson
4 – Morrison
GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA
CAA tournament
March 5, 2011 12:00 pm, Comcast
(1) No. 25
vs. (9) Georgia State Quarterfinals W 68–45 26–5
15 – Long
6 – Pearson
4 – Morrison
Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA
March 6, 2011 12:00 pm, Comcast
(1) No. 25
vs. (4) VCU Semifinals L 63–79 26–6
20 – Long
7 – Pearson
3 – Hancock
Richmond Coliseum (8,962)Richmond, VA
NCAA tournament
March 18, 2011 *2:10 pm, TNT
(8 E)
vs. (9 E) Villanova Second Round W 61–57 27–6
18 – Hancock
11 – Morrison
5 – Hancock
Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH
March 20, 2011 *5:15 pm, CBS
(8 E)
vs. (1 E) No. 1 Ohio State Third Round L 66–98 27–7
16 – Long
6 – Long
4 – Pearson
Quicken Loans Arena (20,164)Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=NCAA East Region.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
Recruiting
The following is a list of players signed for the 2011–12 season :
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Erik Copes C Philadelphia, PA
Imhotep Charter
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
May 15, 2011
Star ratings :Scout :Rivals :247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 95
Corey Edwards PG Middle Village, NY
Christ the King
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
155 lb (70 kg)
Oct 17, 2010
Star ratings :Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 90
Vaughn Gray SF Elmwood Park, NJ
St. Benedict's Prep
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Oct 17, 2010
Star ratings :Scout :Rivals :247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 91
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:
References
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