2002–03 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team

2002–03 George Mason Patriots men's basketball
2002–03 George Mason Patriots men's basketball
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	16–12 (11–7 CAA)
Head coach	Jim Larranaga;
Assistant coaches	Bill Courtney; Mike Gillian; Eric Konkol;
Home arena	Patriot Center
	Seasons ← 2001–02 2003–04 →

The 2002–03 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team began their 37th season of collegiate play on November 22, 2002 versus Central Michigan University. The Patriots finished the season with a record of 16 wins and 12 losses.

2002–03 CAA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UNC Wilmington †	15	–	3	.833	24	–	7	.774
VCU	12	–	6	.667	18	–	10	.643
Drexel	12	–	6	.667	19	–	12	.613
George Mason	11	–	7	.611	16	–	12	.571
Delaware	9	–	9	.500	15	–	14	.517
Old Dominion	9	–	9	.500	12	–	15	.444
James Madison	8	–	10	.444	13	–	17	.433
William & Mary	7	–	11	.389	12	–	16	.429
Hofstra	6	–	12	.333	8	–	21	.276
Towson	1	–	17	.056	4	–	24	.143


† 2003 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

In the CAA tournament, George Mason lost to Delaware in the quarterfinals.^[1] They were selected to the 2004 National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to the Oregon Ducks in the second round of the tournament.

Season notes

Awards

First Team All-CAA

Jesse Young

CAA All-Defensive Team

Jon Larranaga

CAA All-Rookie Team

Jai Lewis

Roster

2002–03 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	41	Deon Cooper	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Columbia Central	Columbia, TN
G	24	Mark Davis	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Robert E. Lee/Palm Beach C.C.	Springfield, VA
G	23	Kevin Harris	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Falls Church	Fairfax, VA
G	4	Raoul Heinen	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Bunschoten, Netherlands
F	2	Jon Larranaga	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Saint John's Catholic Prep	Oakton, VA
F	55	Jai Lewis	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	Fr	Aberdeen	Aberdeen, MD
G	24	Charles Makings	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	St. John's College	Silver Spring, MD
G	12	Richard Tynes	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	St. John's College	Washington, D.C.
F	35	Trent Wurtz	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Sheboygan North	Sheboygan, WI
F	33	Colin Wyatt	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	Jamestown	Williamsburg, VA
F	3	Jesse Young	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Sr	Peterborough, Ontario

Head coach

Jim Larranaga (Providence)

Assistant coach(es)

Scott Cherry (North Carolina)
James Johnson (Ferrum)
Chris Caputo (Westfield)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2010-07-27

Player stats

Player	Games	MPG	PPG	RPG	FG %	3P%	FT %	Assists	Steals
Jai Lewis	33	27.6	14.5	7.5	.597	.000	.652	38	36
Mark Davis	31	24.8	12.9	3.6	.444	.326	.610	41	53
Lamar Butler	30	25.5	10.5	2.5	.381	.377	.825	54	23
Terry Reynolds	31	28.0	15.4	2.6	.316	.299	.721	158	45
Tony Skinn	32	19.1	8.2	2.1	.391	.341	.727	39	28
Raoul Heinen	33	27.8	6.8	3.7	.405	.290	.809	61	29
Kevin Mickens	33	16.5	4.7	2.8	.508	.000	.554	12	14
Trent Wurtz	31	17.3	3.5	3.5	.432	.281	.680	16	23
Jesus Urbina	29	9.4	2.3	2.2	.538	.000	.688	8	10
Richard Tynes	21	9.1	2.1	2.0	.487	.000	.545	5	9
Tim Burns	9	2.4	1.8	0.3	.500	.375	.750	0	1
Gabe Norwood	29	8.4	1.0	0.8	.306	.308	.500	22	10
Deon Cooper	11	3.6	0.5	0.7	.600	.000	.000	1	0
Makan Konate	6	1.8	0.0	0.3	.000	.000	.000	0	0

Game log

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 21*	Morehead State	W 95–82	1–0	Patriot Center Fairfax, VA
November 25*	at No. 24 Maryland	L 79–64	1–1	Cole Field House College Park, MD
November 29*	at Iona	W 92–83	2–1	New Rochelle, NY
December 2*	East Carolina	W 76–65	3–1	Patriot Center Fairfax, VA
December 4*	at Hartford	W 79–58	4–1	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion Hartford, CT
December 7*	at No. 10 North Carolina	L 115–81	4–2	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
December 18*	McNeese State	W 96–63	5–2	Patriot Center Fairfax, VA
December 20*	at Duquesne	W 80–70	6–2	A. J. Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, PA
December 23*	St. Bonaventure	W 69–55	7–2	Patriot Center Fairfax, VA
January 3	Towson	W 71–62	8–2 (1–0)	Patriot Center Fairfax, VA
January 7	Old Dominion	L 74–71	8–3 (1–1)	Patriot Center Fairfax, VA
January 10	at William & Mary	W 84–71	9–3 (2–1)	William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA
January 14	Hofstra	W 84–76	10–3 (3–1)	Patriot Center Fairfax, VA
January 17	at VCU	L 80–56	10–4 (3–2)	Alltel Pavilion Richmond, VA
January 21	at UNC Wilmington	W 64–62 ^OT	11–4 (4–2)	Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC
January 24	James Madison	W 74–70	12–4 (5–2)	Patriot Center Fairfax, VA
January 26	at Drexel	L 83–65	12–5 (5–3)	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
January 28	at Delaware	L 74–65	12–6 (5–4)	Bob Carpenter Center Newark, DE
January 31	William & Mary	W 78–62	13–6 (6–4)	Patriot Center Fairfax, VA
February 4	at Towson	W 74–57	14–6 (7–4)	Towson Center Towson, MD
February 7	at James Madison	L 72–64	14–7 (7–5)	JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg, VA
February 11	VCU	W 69–57	15–7 (8–5)	Patriot Center Fairfax, VA
February 14	Drexel	W 75–72 ^OT	16–7 (9–5)	Patriot Center Fairfax, VA
February 18	at Hofstra	L 67–57	16–8 (9–6)	Hofstra Arena Hempstead, NY
February 21	Delaware	W 75–61	17–8 (10–6)	Patriot Center Fairfax, VA
February 25	UNC Wilmington	W 59–46	18–8 (11–6)	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
February 28	at Old Dominion	W 70–66	19–8 (12–6)	Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA
March 6	vs. Delaware CAA Tournament Quarterfinals	W 65–58 ^OT	20–8	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA
March 7	vs. UNC Wilmington CAA Tournament Semifinals	W 80–66	21–8	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA
March 8	vs. VCU CAA Tournament Finals	L 55–54	21–9	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA
March 17	Tennessee NIT Opening Round	W 58–55	22–9	Patriot Center Fairfax, VA
March 19	Austin Peay NIT First Round	W 66–60	23–9	Patriot Center Fairfax, VA
March 23	at Oregon NIT Second Round	L 68–54	23–10	McArthur Court Eugene, OR
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Recruits

The following is a list of commitments George Mason has received for the 2004-2005 season:

Folarin Campbell
Jordan Carter
Will Thomas
John Vaughan

References

^ Lindquist, Jerry (March 9, 2003). "Delaware zaps GMU with zone". Richmond Times-Dispatch. p. C6. Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[1] Lindquist, Jerry (March 9, 2003). "Delaware zaps GMU with zone". Richmond Times-Dispatch. p. C6. Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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