2019–20 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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
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
Departures
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
College recruiting information
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
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A
Xavier Johnson PG
Germantown, MD
Episcopal High School
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
Sep 22, 2018
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:
Source[ 2]
Roster
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
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
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
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
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
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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