2024–25 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team

2024–25 George Mason Patriots men's basketball
2024–25 George Mason Patriots men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	2–3 (0–0 A–10)
Head coach	Tony Skinn (2nd season);
Associate head coach	Steve Curran
Assistant coaches	Louis Hinnant; Serge Clement;
Home arena	EagleBank Arena
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 George Mason Patriots Men's basketball team represents George Mason University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The season is the 59th for the program, the second under head coach Tony Skinn, and the twelfth as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10). The Patriots play their home games at EagleBank Arena in Fairfax, Virginia.

2024–25 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Dayton	0	–	0	–	5	–	0	1.000
Loyola Chicago	0	–	0	–	5	–	0	1.000
St. Bonaventure	0	–	0	–	5	–	0	1.000
George Washington	0	–	0	–	4	–	0	1.000
Rhode Island	0	–	0	–	4	–	0	1.000
Davidson	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
La Salle	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
Saint Joseph's	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
VCU	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
Saint Louis	0	–	0	–	2	–	1	.667
Fordham	0	–	0	–	3	–	2	.600
George Mason	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Richmond	0	–	0	–	2	–	3	.400
UMass	0	–	0	–	1	–	3	.250
Duquesne	0	–	0	–	0	–	4	.000

† 2025 A-10 tournament winner As of November 21, 2024

Previous season

The Patriots finished the previous season 20–12, 9–9 in A-10 play, to finish in eighth place. They lost to Saint Joseph's in the second round of the A-10 tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Pos.	Year	Notes
Berke Arslan	G	Freshman	Transferred to Macalester College
Devin Dinkins	G	Sophomore	Transferred to Manhattan
Kam Johnson	G	Junior	Transferred to Elizabeth City State
Ronald Polite III	G	Senior	Transferred to UNC Greensboro
Baraka Okojie	G	Freshman	Transferred to Memphis
Keyshawn Hall	F	Sophomore	Transferred to UCF
Amari Kelly	F	Graduate Senior	Graduated
Malik Henry	F	Senior	Transferred to UNC Greensboro

Arrivals

Name	Pos.	Year	Notes
Giovanni Emejuru	F	Junior	Transferred from Siena
Brayden O'Connor	G	Junior	Transferred from UMass Lowell
Jeremiah Quigley	G	Sophomore	Transferred from Iona
K. D. Johnson	G	Senior	Transferred from Auburn
Zach Anderson	F	Senior	Transferred from FGCU

Source^[1]

Honors and awards

Roster

2024–25 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	K. D. Johnson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Auburn	Atlanta, GA
G	1	Jared Billups	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Siena	Waldorf, MD
G/F	2	Woody Newton	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	GS	Oklahoma State	District Heights, MD
G	3	Jeremiah Quigley	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	167 lb (76 kg)	So	Iona	Accokeek, MD
G	4	Brayden O’Connor	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	Jr	UMass Lowell	Ottawa, Ontario
F	5	Giovanni Emejuru	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	RS Jr	Siena	Leicester, England
G	7	Bryson Cokley	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Fr	The Christ School	Whiteville, NC
F	9	Stas Sivka	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Celje, Slovenia
F	10	Zach Anderson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	GS	FGCU	Apopka, FL
F	11	Jalen Haynes	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Sr	East Tennessee State	Fort Lauderdale, FL
G	13	Darius Maddox	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	GS	Virginia Tech	Bowie, MD
G	14	T.J. Prosise	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Life Christian Academy	Chesterfield, VA
G	23	Justin Begg	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Episcopal	Houston, TX
G	24	Austin Ball	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	The Miller School	Man, WV
G	30	Chase Tucker (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Mount Pisgah Christian School	Alpharetta, GA

Head coach

Tony Skinn (George Mason)

Assistant coach(es)

Steve Curran (Merrimack)
Louis Hinnant (Boston College)
Mike Ekanem (Texas Lutheran)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 6, 2024

Player statistics

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 26, 2024* 2:00 p.m.	St. Mary's (MD)	W 91–62	–	19 – Emejuru	8 – Emejuru	6 – Begg	EagleBank Arena (1,844) Fairfax, VA
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	North Carolina Central	W 75–58	1–0	17 – Maddox	10 – Billups	4 – Johnson	EagleBank Arena (3,207) Fairfax, VA
November 8, 2024* 9:00 p.m., Peacock	at No. 18 Marquette Marquette Classic	L 63–82	1–1	20 – Maddox	7 – Billups	3 – O'Connor	Al McGuire Center (3,750) Milwaukee, WI
November 11, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Stony Brook Marquette Classic	W 94–56	2–1	20 – Maddox	9 – Newton	6 – Johnson	EagleBank Arena (2,916) Fairfax, VA
November 13, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Central Michigan Marquette Classic	L 69–70	2–2	15 – Maddox	9 – Billups	3 – Billups	EagleBank Arena (2,248) Fairfax, VA
November 16, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	at East Carolina	L 77–78 ^2OT	2–3	20 – Maddox	9 – Emejuru	3 – Tied	Williams Arena (3,916) Greenville, NC
November 20, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Coppin State						EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA
November 23, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Ferrum						EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA
November 29, 2024* 4:00 p.m.	at James Madison						Atlantic Union Bank Center Harrisonburg, VA
December 3, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	UNC Asheville						EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA
December 7, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Tulane						EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA
December 17, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCN	at Duke						Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
December 22, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Penn						EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA
December 28, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Mount St. Mary's						EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA
Atlantic 10 regular season
December 31, 2024 TBA, ESPN+	Davidson						EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA
January 4, 2025 2:00 p.m., USA	at Rhode Island						Ryan Center Kingston, RI
January 8, 2025 TBA, ESPN+	Richmond						EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA
January 11, 2025 TBA, ESPN+	UMass						EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA
January 15, 2025 TBA, CBSSN	at Dayton						UD Arena Dayton, OH
January 18, 2025 12:30 p.m., USA	George Washington Revolutionary Rivalry						EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA
January 21, 2025 7:00 p.m.	at St. Bonaventure						Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, NY
January 29, 2025 TBA, ESPN+	Loyola Chicago						EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA
February 1, 2025 TBA	at Davidson						John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC
February 5, 2025 TBA	at George Washington Revolutionary Rivalry						Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
February 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Rhode Island						EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA
February 11, 2025 TBA	at Saint Louis						Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
February 15, 2025 12:30 p.m., USA	Saint Joseph's						EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA
February 22, 2025 TBA, CBSSN	at VCU Rivalry						Siegel Center Richmond, VA
February 26, 2025 TBA, ESPN+	Fordham						EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA
March 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Duquesne						UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse Pittsburgh, PA
March 5, 2025 TBA, ESPN+	La Salle						EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA
March 8, 2025 TBA	at Richmond						Robins Center Richmond, VA
Atlantic 10 tournament
March 11–16, 2025 TBA	vs.						Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[2]

References

^ "Verbal Commits". verbalcommits.com. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
^ "2024-25 George Mason Patriots Schedule". gomason.com. Retrieved August 6, 2024.

[1] "Verbal Commits". verbalcommits.com. Retrieved March 20, 2024.

[2] "2024-25 George Mason Patriots Schedule". gomason.com. Retrieved August 6, 2024.

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