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2016–17 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team

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2016–17 George Mason Patriots men's basketball
CBI, First round
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record20–14 (9–9 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaEagleBank Arena
Seasons
2016–17 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Dayton 15 3   .833 24 8   .750
VCU 14 4   .778 26 9   .743
Rhode Island 13 5   .722 25 10   .714
Richmond 13 5   .722 22 13   .629
Saint Bonaventure 11 7   .611 20 12   .625
George Washington 10 8   .556 20 15   .571
George Mason 9 9   .500 20 14   .588
La Salle 9 9   .500 15 15   .500
Davidson 8 10   .444 17 15   .531
Fordham 7 11   .389 13 19   .406
Saint Louis 6 12   .333 12 21   .364
UMass 4 14   .222 15 18   .455
Saint Joseph's 4 14   .222 11 20   .355
Duquesne 3 15   .167 10 22   .313
2017 A10 Tournament winner

The 2016–17 George Mason Patriots Men's basketball team represented George Mason University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was the 51st season for the program. They were coached by second-year coach Dave Paulsen as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They play their home games at EagleBank Arena in Fairfax, Virginia. They finished the season 20–14, 9–9 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for seventh place. In the A-10 tournament, they defeated Fordham in the second round before losing to VCU in the quarterfinals.[1][2] They received an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Loyola (MD).

Previous season

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The Patriots finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 11–21, 5–13 in A–10 play to finish in a tie for 12th place. In the A–10 Tournament, the Patriots were defeated by Saint Louis, 83–78 in the first round.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Marko Gujaničić 10 F 6'8" 236 Senior Cacak, Serbia Graduated
Julian Royal 25 F 6'8" 232 Senior Alpharetta, GA Graduated
Michael Rudy 30 F 6'7" 204 Senior Falls Church, Virginia Graduated
Shevon Thompson 14 C 6'11" 243 Senior Clarendon Parish, Jamaica Graduated

2016 recruiting class

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The following is a list of players signed for the 2017–18 season:

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Greg Calixte
F
Mount Vernon, NY Mount Vernon High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Apr 12, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Javon Greene
G
McDonough, GA Henry County High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Aug 5, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Goanar Mar
F
Plymouth, MN DeLaSalle High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Apr 30, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 3
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.
  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Honors and awards

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Atlantic 10 All-Conference 2nd Team

  • Marquise Moore

Atlantic 10 Most Improved Player

  • Marquise Moore

Atlantic 10 Player of the Week

  • Marquise Moore - Dec. 12
  • Marquise Moore - Dec. 26
  • Marquise Moore - Jan. 23
  • Otis Livingston II - Feb. 6

Roster

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2016–17 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 DeAndre Abram 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Creekview High School Carrollton, TX
G 2 Kameron Murrell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 197 lb (89 kg) So IMG Academy Long Beach, CA
G 3 Justin Kier 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Fr Spotswood High School Spottswood, VA
G 4 Otis Livingston II 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 168 lb (76 kg) So Linden High School Linden, NJ
G 5 Jaire Grayer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 192 lb (87 kg) So IMG Academy Flint, MI
G 10 Karmari Newman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr East English Village Prep Academy Detroit, MI
F 11 A. J. Wilson Current redshirt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Fr Elev8 Prep Academy Lanham, MD
G 12 Myles Tate (W) 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 161 lb (73 kg) RS Sr Mars Hill University Ashburn, VA
F 14 Daniel Relvao 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 236 lb (107 kg) RS Fr Mountain Mission Coimbra, Portugal
F 15 Danny Dixon 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 228 lb (103 kg) So IMG Academy Grosse Pointe South, MI
G 22 Marquise Moore 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Sr Saint Thomas More Queens, NY
F 25 Troy Temara 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr West Genesee High School Syracuse, NY
F 31 Jalen Jenkins 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 246 lb (112 kg) RS Sr Cardinal Hayes Brooklyn, NY
G 32 Ian Boyd 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Apex High School Apex, NC
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
Marquise Moore 34 34 34.9 .483 .303 .701 10.9 3.5 0.9 0.8 16.9
Otis Livingston II 34 34 34.6 .414 .336 .919 3.1 3.0 1.1 0.0 14.3
Jalen Jenkins 34 33 27.9 .608 .000 .679 6.1 1.9 0.4 0.3 12.0
Jaire Grayer 34 33 29.6 .421 .383 .833 5.4 0.6 0.7 1.0 11.4
Ian Boyd 31 4 19.0 .395 .263 .727 2.5 0.6 0.7 0.2 5.9
Justin Kier 33 29 27.4 .428 .386 .744 4.5 1.1 0.2 0.6 5.8
Karmari Newman 31 1 15.1 .343 .315 .810 1.3 0.5 0.1 0.0 4.6
DeAndre Abram 9 1 9.1 .462 .250 .714 3.4 2.0 0.1 0.3 3.4
Kameron Murrell 22 0 5.7 .324 .273 .750 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.0 1.6
Troy Temara 24 1 8.3 .390 .000 .400 1.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 1.6
Danny Dixon 6 0 4.5 .400 .000 .714 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.5
Daniel Relvao 27 0 7.0 .400 .000 .667 1.6 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.8
Myles Tate 7 0 3.5 .000 .000 .667 0.7 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.6

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 12*
7:00 pm, MASN
Towson L 61–67  0–1
 19  Jenkins   7  Jenkins   4  Jenkins  EagleBank Arena (4,814)
Fairfax, VA
November 15*
7:00 pm
Lebanon Valley W 90–65  1–1
 19  Moore   11  Jenkins   6  Livingston II  EagleBank Arena (2,638)
Fairfax, VA
November 18*
7:30 pm
Mount St. Mary's L 76–78 OT 1–2
 23  Jenkins   13  Moore   4  Moore  EagleBank Arena (3,487)
Fairfax, VA
November 21*
7:30 pm
vs. Houston
Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals
L 56–93  1–3
 15  Moore   5  Moore   3  3 tied  Germain Arena 
Estero, FL
November 22*
1:30 pm
vs. Kent State
Gulf Coast Showcase
W 79–75  2–3
 23  Moore   14  Moore   5  Livingston II, Moore  Germain Arena 
Estero, FL
November 23*
1:30 pm
vs. Bradley
Gulf Coast Showcase
W 77–66  3–3
 22  Livingston   15  Moore   5  Moore  Germain Arena 
Estero, FL
November 26*
6:00 pm, MASN
James Madison W 80–77 OT 4–3
 20  Moore   8  Moore   4  Boyd  EagleBank Arena (4,192)
Fairfax, VA
November 30*
8:00 pm
at Northern Iowa W 54–50  5–3
 14  Grayer   13  Moore   5  Moore  McLeod Center (4,302)
Cedar Falls, IA
December 3*
4:00 pm
Mercer W 79–68  6–3
 21  Moore   12  Moore   7  Livingston II  EagleBank Arena (3,560)
Fairfax, VA
December 7*
7:00 pm, BTN
at Penn State W 85–66  7–3
 25  Moore   13  Moore   5  Moore  Bryce Jordan Center (5,694)
University Park, PA
December 10*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Penn W 79–60  8–3
 22  Jenkins   16  Moore   10  Moore  Palestra (2,273)
Philadelphia, PA
December 12*
7:00 pm
Longwood W 97–60  9–3
 17  3 players tied   8  Jenkins, Moore   4  Livingston II  EagleBank Arena (3,712)
Fairfax, VA
December 22*
12:00 pm
Prairie View A&M W 75–59  10–3
 23  Livingston II   17  Moore   6  Livingston II  EagleBank Arena (5,584)
Fairfax, VA
A-10 regular season
December 30
8:00 pm, CBSSN
VCU
Rivalry
L 64–73  10–4
(0–1)
 12  Jenkins   6  Moore   4  Livingston II  EagleBank Arena (7,780)
Fairfax, VA
January 4
7:00 pm
Massachusetts W 86–81  11–4
(1–1)
 24  Moore   7  Moore   5  Moore  EagleBank Arena (2,755)
Fairfax, VA
January 7
5:00 pm, NBCSN
at St. Bonaventure L 72–82  11–5
(1–2)
 19  Moore   10  Moore   4  Moore  Reilly Center (4,026)
Olean, NY
January 10
7:00 pm, ASN
at Saint Joseph's W 75–67  12–5
(2–2)
 24  Moore   10  Moore   7  Moore  Hagan Arena (3,051)
Philadelphia, PA
January 14
2:30 pm, NBCSN
Saint Louis L 56–63  12–6
(2–3)
 16  Grayer   16  Moore   5  Moore  EagleBank Arena (3,651)
Fairfax, VA
January 22
1:00 pm, ASN
at Richmond W 82–77  13–6
(3–3)
 25  Moore   13  Moore   4  Livingston II  Robins Center (7,201)
Richmond, VA
January 25
7:00 pm, ASN
George Washington L 68–87  13–7
(3–4)
 15  Moore   10  Moore   2  Kier  EagleBank Arena (4,070)
Fairfax, VA
January 28
1:00 pm
at Massachusetts W 76–74  14–7
(4–4)
 22  Livingston II   12  Jenkins   5  Moore  Mullins Center (4,261)
Amherst, MA
February 1
7:00 pm
at Saint Louis L 74–76 2OT 14–8
(4–5)
 29  Livingston II   7  Jenkins   7  Jenkins  Chaifetz Arena (4,507)
St. Louis, MO
February 4
7:00 pm, MASN
La Salle W 95–75  15–8
(5–5)
 28  Moore   9  Moore   5  Moore  EagleBank Arena (5,003)
Fairfax, VA
February 8
7:00 pm, ASN
at Davidson W 76–69  16–8
(6–5)
 23  Jenkins   11  Moore   4  Moore  John M. Belk Arena (3,647)
Davidson, NC
February 11
6:00 pm, ASN
Fordham
Homecoming
W 73–67  17–8
(7–5)
 19  Livingston II   13  Jenkins   6  Moore  EagleBank Arena (6,676)
Fairfax, VA
February 14
7:00 pm, MASN
Richmond W 93–70  18–8
(8–5)
 22  Moore   12  Moore   4  Moore  EagleBank Arena (3,004)
Fairfax, VA
February 18
4:00 pm, NBCSN
Rhode Island L 74–77  18–9
(8–6)
 22  Jenkins   10  Moore   4  Livingston II  EagleBank Arena (6,145)
Fairfax, VA
February 21
7:00 pm
at Dayton L 70–83  18–10
(8–7)
 13  Grayer   13  Grayer   4  Jenkins  UD Arena (13,071)
Dayton, OH
February 26
2:00 pm
at George Washington L 74–83  18–11
(8–8)
 20  Moore   7  Kier, Moore   6  Moore  Charles E. Smith Center (3,352)
Washington, D.C.
March 1
7:00 pm
Duquesne W 63–62  19–11
(9–8)
 13  Jenkins   13  Moore   5  Livingston II  EagleBank Arena (3,519)
Fairfax, VA
March 4
2:00 pm, MASN
at VCU
Rivalry
L 60–72  19–12
(9–9)
 17  Moore   11  Moore   5  Kier  Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA
A-10 tournament
March 9
6:00 pm, NBCSN
(7) vs. (10) Fordham
Second Round
W 82–71 OT 20–12
 25  Moore   17  Moore   5  Moore  PPG Paints Arena (5,442)
Pittsburgh, PA
March 10
6:00 pm, NBCSN
(7) vs. (2) VCU
Quarterfinals
L 60–71  20–13
 15  Jenkins   17  Moore   2  Jenkins, Livingston II  PPG Paints Arena (6,647)
Pittsburgh, PA
CBI
March 15*
7:00 pm
Loyola (MD)
First round
L 58–73  20–14
 19  Livingston II   9  Moore   3  Moore  EagleBank Arena (1,400)
Fairfax, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

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2016–17 George Mason Patriots women's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "George Mason scrambles to take A-10 tourney win in OT". USA Today. March 9, 2017. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  2. ^ "Lewis helps VCU break away from George Mason in A-10 tourney". ESPN. March 10, 2017. Retrieved February 6, 2024.