2011–12 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team


The 2011–12 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team represented George Mason University during the 2011–12 college basketball season. This was the 46th season for the program. The Patriots, led by first year head coach Paul Hewitt, are members of the Colonial Athletic Association and played their home games at the Patriot Center. They finished the season 24–9, 14–4 in CAA play. They lost in the semifinals of the 2011 CAA men's basketball tournament to VCU.

2011–12 George Mason Patriots men's basketball
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record24–9 (14–4 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Roland Houston
  • Mike Wells
  • Chris Kreider
Home arenaPatriot Center
Seasons
2011–12 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Drexel 16 2   .889 29 7   .806
VCU 15 3   .833 29 7   .806
George Mason 14 4   .778 24 9   .727
Old Dominion 13 5   .722 21 13   .618
Delaware 12 6   .667 18 14   .563
Georgia State 11 7   .611 22 11   .667
Northeastern 9 9   .500 14 17   .452
James Madison 5 13   .278 12 20   .375
UNCW 5 13   .278 10 21   .323
William & Mary 4 14   .222 6 26   .188
Hofstra 3 15   .167 10 22   .313
Towson 1 17   .056 1 31   .031
2012 CAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Awards

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NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

CAA Player of the Year

  • Ryan Pearson

First Team All-CAA

  • Ryan Pearson

CAA Player of the Week

  • Ryan Pearson - Jan. 2
  • Ryan Pearson - Jan. 30

Roster

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2011–12 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Bryon Allen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 214 lb (97 kg) So St. Thomas More Largo, MD
F 21 Jonathan Arledge 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 228 lb (103 kg) So KIMA Washington, DC
F 1 Paris Bennett 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 226 lb (103 kg) RS So St. Patrick's Elizabeth, NJ
G 15 Jordan Baird 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Stonewall Jackson Gainesville, VA
C 4 Erik Copes 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 244 lb (111 kg) Fr Imhotep Charter Philadelphia, PA
G 45 Andre Cornelius 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Sr Victory Christian Charlotte, NC
G 13 Corey Edwards 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Fr Christ the King Middle Village, NY
F 12 Vaughn Gray 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr St. Benedict's Elmwood Park, NJ
G 30 Jacob Hoxie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 203 lb (92 kg) So Montreat College Garner, NC
G 2 Bryce Lewis 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Union Union, NJ
F 22 Mike Morrison 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 237 lb (108 kg) Sr Lakewood St. Petersburg, FL
F 14 Anali Okoloji 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 232 lb (105 kg) So Impact Academy Brooklyn, NY
F 24 Ryan Pearson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 237 lb (108 kg) Sr Christ the King Far Rockaway, NY
G 11 Vertrail Vaughns 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 184 lb (83 kg) RS So Mesquite Mesquite, TX
F 32 Johnnie Williams   6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 266 lb (121 kg) Jr Briarcrest Christian Memphis, TN
G 10 Sherrod Wright 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 196 lb (89 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: 2011-10-20

Stats

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Ryan Pearson 33 33 30.7 .503 .350 .725 8.2 1.8 1.3 0.5 17.0
Mike Morrison 33 33 26.8 .592 .000 .550 6.6 1.4 0.5 1.9 9.8
Sherrod Wright 32 15 26.4 .529 .404 .859 3.3 1.3 0.8 0.3 9.6
Vertrail Vaughns 33 33 25.3 .416 .356 .763 1.8 1.1 0.7 0.0 8.8
Bryon Allen 33 31 27.7 .407 .167 .737 2.6 3.7 1.0 0.2 7.5
Andre Cornelius 23 17 21.3 .400 .341 .735 2.3 1.1 0.8 0.0 6.7
Jonathan Arledge 31 2 12.0 .404 .200 .793 3.1 0.4 0.3 0.5 4.3
Vaughn Gray 32 0 11.3 .355 .405 .634 1.2 0.2 0.4 0.0 3.4
Erik Copes 27 0 15.0 .452 .000 .419 3.7 0.1 0.3 1.9 3.3
Corey Edwards 31 2 15.2 .338 .265 .727 1.3 2.2 1.0 0.0 2.5
Paris Bennett 16 0 5.8 .500 .333 .556 1.1 0.3 0.3 0.2 1.6
Jacob Hoxie 2 0 1.5 1.000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
Jordan Baird 4 0 1.3 .333 .000 .000 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.5
Bryce Lewis 5 0 2.2 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0

Game log

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 31, 2011*
7:00 pm
Lycoming W 90–62 
   -     -     -  Patriot Center 
Fairfax, VA
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2011*
7:30 pm
Rhode Island W 92–90 OT 1–0
 28  Pearson   12  Pearson   7  Allen  Patriot Center (6,644)
Fairfax, VA
November 14, 2011*
9:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Florida International
NIT Season Tip-Off
L 76–79 OT 1–1
 18  Pearson   10  Morrison, Pearson   5  Allen  Cassell Coliseum (3,052)
Blacksburg, VA
November 15, 2011*
8:30 pm
vs. Monmouth
NIT Season Tip-Off
W 71–39  2–1
 16  Pearson   12  Pearson   5  Edwards  Cassell Coliseum (3,148)
Blacksburg, VA
November 19, 2011*
7:00 pm
at Florida Atlantic L 75–80 OT 2–2
 21  Vaughns   7  Pearson   4  Edwards  FAU Arena (2,854)
Boca Raton, FL
November 21, 2011*
7:30 pm
Brown
NIT Season Tip-Off - Consolation Bracket
W 74–48  3–2
 23  Pearson   8  Copes   4  Edwards  Patriot Center (1,536)
Fairfax, VA
November 22, 2011*
7:30 pm
Albany
NIT Season Tip-Off - Consolation Bracket
W 66–46  4–2
 24  Pearson   9  Morrison   4  Edwards, Vaughns  Patriot Center (1,384)
Fairfax, VA
November 30, 2011*
7:00 pm, MASN
Bucknell W 61–57  5–2
 16  Pearson   7  Allen, Morrison   5  Allen  Patriot Center (5,057)
Fairfax, VA
December 3, 2011
7:00 pm
at Towson W 65–53  6–2
(1–0)
 14  Morrison, Pearson   8  Morrison   3  Allen, Morrison  Towson Center (1,202)
Towson, MD
December 6, 2011*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Virginia L 48–68  6–3
 9  Morrison, Pearson, Vaughns   6  Copes   4  Edwards  John Paul Jones Arena (8,954)
Charlottesville, VA
December 10, 2011*
4:00 pm
at Radford W 76–61  7–3
 17  Morrison   11  Morrison   6  Allen  Dedmon Center (1,811)
Radford, VA
December 21, 2011*
7:00 pm, MASN
Duquesne L 64–75  7–4
 13  Cornelius, Vaughns   9  Pearson   5  Allen  Patriot Center (4,054)
Fairfax, VA
December 23, 2011*
7:00 pm
Manhattan W 81–61  8–4
 25  Pearson   11  Morrison   6  Allen  Patriot Center (4,014)
Fairfax, VA
December 30, 2011*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at College of Charleston W 84–76  9–4
 35  Pearson   14  Pearson   5  Allen  Carolina First Arena (5,008)
Charleston, SC
CAA regular season
January 2, 2012
12:00 pm
William & Mary W 70–56  10–4
(2–0)
 20  Cornelius   6  Morrison   6  Allen  Patriot Center (5,017)
Fairfax, VA
January 5, 2012
7:00 pm, CSN
at Old Dominion W 63-54  11–4
(3–0)
 16  Pearson   14  Pearson   2  Cornelius  Ted Constant Convocation Center (7,783)
Norfolk, VA
January 7, 2012
7:00 pm, CSN
Georgia State W 61–58  12–4
(4–0)
 17  Vaughns   15  Morrison   3  Allen  Patriot Center (5,191)
Fairfax, VA
January 12, 2012
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at Drexel L 53–60  12–5
(4–1)
 10  Morrison   11  Pearson   4  Pearson  Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,532)
Philadelphia, PA
January 14, 2012
7:00 pm, CSN
at James Madison W 89–83  13–5
(5–1)
 19  Gray, Pearson   7  Pearson   3  Allen  JMU Convocation Center (4,312)
Harrisonburg, VA
January 18, 2012
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Delaware W 89–63  14–5
(6–1)
 24  Pearson   10  Pearson   4  Allen, Edwards  Patriot Center (3,927)
Fairfax, VA
January 21, 2012
4:00 pm, CSN
Towson W 72–60  15–5
(7–1)
 22  Wright   5  Wright   5  Edwards  Patriot Center (5,663)
Fairfax, VA
January 23, 2012
9:00 pm, MASN
UNC Wilmington W 67–61  16–5
(8–1)
 20  Pearson   12  Pearson   3  Cornelius, Morrison  Patriot Center (4,147)
Fairfax, VA
January 25, 2012
7:00 pm
at Hofstra W 55–50  17–5
(9–1)
 15  Wright   10  Pearson   2  Allen, Pearson  Hofstra Arena (2,703)
Hempstead, NY
January 28, 2012
2:00 pm, CSN
James Madison W 89–79  18–5
(10–1)
 29  Pearson   15  Pearson   4  Allen  Patriot Center (8,014)
Fairfax, VA
February 1, 2012
7:00 pm
at Delaware L 60–65  18–6
(10–2)
 25  Pearson   8  Pearson   4  Allen  Bob Carpenter Center (2,091)
Newark, DE
February 4, 2012
5:00 pm, ESPNU
Old Dominion
Homecoming
W 54–50  19–6
(11–2)
 17  Pearson   10  Pearson   3  Pearson  Patriot Center (9,840)
Fairfax, VA
February 8, 2012
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Hofstra W 72–62  20–6
(12–2)
 16  Pearson   7  Wright   7  Edwards  Patriot Center (4,343)
Fairfax, VA
February 11, 2012
7:00 pm, MASN
at UNC Wilmington W 75–69  21–6
(13–2)
 16  Wright   7  Pearson   8  Allen  Trask Coliseum (3,513)
Wilmington, NC
February 14, 2012
9:00 pm, CSN
VCU W 62–61  22–6
(14–2)
 24  Pearson   11  Pearson   5  Allen  Patriot Center (6,734)
Fairfax, VA
February 18, 2012*
4:30 pm
Lamar
ESPN BracketBusters
W 75–71  23–6
 17  Pearson   10  Pearson   4  Pearson  Patriot Center (7,014)
Fairfax, VA
February 22, 2012
7:00 pm
at Northeastern L 82–85 OT 23–7
(14–3)
 19  Morrison   6  Morrison   13  Allen  Matthews Arena (1,827)
Boston, MA
February 25, 2012
6:00 pm, ESPN2
at VCU L 77–89  23–8
(14–4)
 24  Pearson   9  Pearson, Morrison   4  Morrison  Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,617)
Richmond, VA
CAA tournament
March 3, 2012
8:30 pm, Comcast Network
(3) vs. (6) Georgia State
Quarterfinals
W 61–59  24–8
 12  Morrison   7  Morrison   5  Pearson  Richmond Coliseum (11,200)
Richmond, VA
March 4, 2012
4:30 pm, Comcast Network
(3) vs. (2) VCU
Semifinals
L 64–74  24–9
 20  Morrison   11  Morrison   3  Allen, Wright  Richmond Coliseum (11,200)
Richmond, VA
Notes: 1 - Denotes Daily Attendance
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Recruiting

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The following is a list of players signed for the 2012–13 season:

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Marko Gujanicic
F
Cacak, Serbia Stoneridge Prep 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jan 29, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Patrick Holloway
PG
Stafford, VA Paul VI 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Aug 4, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 83
Jalen Jenkins
F
Yonkers, NY Cardinal Hayes 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jun 9, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 85
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.
  • "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

References

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