2010–11 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team

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.

2010–11 George Mason Patriots men's basketball
CAA Regular Season Champions
NCAA Tournament, Round of 32
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record27–7 (16–2 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPatriot Center
Seasons
2010–11 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
George Mason 16 2   .889 27 7   .794
Old Dominion 14 4   .778 27 7   .794
Hofstra 14 4   .778 21 12   .636
VCU 12 6   .667 28 12   .700
Drexel 11 7   .611 21 10   .677
James Madison 10 8   .556 21 12   .636
Delaware 8 10   .444 14 17   .452
UNCW 7 11   .389 13 18   .419
Georgia State 6 12   .333 12 19   .387
Northeastern 6 12   .333 11 20   .355
William & Mary 4 14   .222 10 22   .313
Towson 0 18   .000 4 26   .133
2011 CAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

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

edit
  • 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

edit

CAA Coach of the Year

  • Jim Larranaga

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

edit
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
Last update: 2010-07-27

Stats

edit
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

edit
Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 3, 2010*
7:00 pm
Bowie State W 113–76 
   -     -     -  Patriot Center (1,444)
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 (2,639)
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
(1–0)
 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 (2,747)
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 (2,107)
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 (13,371)
Dayton, OH
January 3, 2011
7:00 pm, Comcast
Delaware W 75–66  10–3
(2–0)
 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
(2–1)
 22  Pearson   8  Pearson   3  Bennett, Hancock  Hofstra Arena (2,377)
Hempstead, NY
January 8, 2011
2:00 pm, Comcast
at Old Dominion L 65–69  10–5
(2–2)
 23  Long   7  Long, Morrison   3  Cornelius  Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,344)
Norfolk, VA
January 12, 2011
7:00 pm
at Northeastern W 86–60  11–5
(3–2)
 24  Pearson   6  Pearson   10  Hancock  Matthews Arena (1,570)
Boston, MA
January 15, 2011
2:00 pm, Comcast
Georgia State W 66–51  12–5
(4–2)
 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
(5–2)
 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
(6–2)
 30  Long   6  Pearson   5  Long  JMU Convocation Center (5,714)
Harrisonburg, VA
January 24, 2011
9:00 pm, MASN
at Delaware W 69–49  15–5
(7–2)
 20  Long   8  Morrison   3  Long  Bob Carpenter Center (1,846)
Newark, DE
January 27, 2011
4:00 pm
Towson W 84–57  16–5
(8–2)
 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
(9–2)
 20  Long   7  Pearson   4  Hancock  Kaplan Arena (3,074)
Williamsburg, VA
February 2, 2011
7:00 pm
Hofstra W 87–68  18–5
(10–2)
 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
(11–2)
 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
(12–2)
 25  Cornelius   9  Pearson   5  Long  Trask Coliseum (3,768)
Wilmington, NC
February 12, 2011
5:00 pm, MASN
James Madison W 82–68  21–5
(13–2)
 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
(14–2)
 18  Pearson   8  Hancock, Morrison, Pearson   7  Hancock  Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,552)
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 (6,580)
Cedar Falls, IA
February 24, 2011
7:00 pm, Comcast
Northeastern W 67–61  24–5
(15–2)
 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
(16–2)
 19  Long   5  Long, Morrison, Pearson   4  Morrison  GSU Sports Arena (1,127)
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 (7,814)
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 (20,164)
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

edit

The following is a list of players signed for the 2011–12 season:

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/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 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/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:

  • "ESPN". ESPN.com.
  • "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

References

edit