2010–11 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team

2010–11 CAA men's basketball standings
	† 2011 CAA Tournament winner; Rankings from AP Poll

George Mason Patriots men's basketball
2010–11 George Mason Patriots men's basketball
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CAA Regular Season Champions
NCAA Tournament, Third Round
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
Coaches	#25
2010–11 record	27–7 (16–2 CAA)
Head coach	Jim Larranaga
Assistant coach	Eric Konkol
Assistant coach	Chris Caputo
Assistant coach	Michael Huger
Home arena	Patriot Center
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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. The Patriots, led by head coach Jim Larranaga, are members of the Colonial Athletic Association and played their home games at the Patriot Center. They finished the season 27–7, 16–2 in CAA play to win the conference's regular season championship. They lost in the semifinals of the 2011 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament to VCU. They received an at-large bid in the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament where they defeated Villanova in the second round before falling in the third round to Ohio State.

Season Notes

After a February 15 victory over VCU, the men's basketball team set a new school record with 12 wins in a row.^[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

CAA Coach of the Year

Jim Larranaga

First Team All-CAA

Cam Long

Second Team All-CAA

Ryan Pearson

Third Team All-CAA

Luke Hancock

CAA Player of the Week

Ryan Pearson - Jan. 17
Cam Long - Jan. 24
Ryan Pearson - Feb. 7
Ryan Pearson - Feb. 21

Roster

2010–11 George Mason men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	High school/previous college	Home town
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

Jim Larranaga (Providence)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2010-07-27

Stats

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

2010-2011 game log

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
November 3* 7:00 PM		Bowie State	W 113–76	–	Patriot Center (1,444) Fairfax, VA
Regular Season
November 13* 4:00 PM		Harvard	W 66–53	1–0	Patriot Center (6,536) Fairfax, VA
November 18* 8:30 PM, MASN		vs. Charlotte ESPN Charleston Classic	W 78–56	2–0	Carolina First Arena (2,639) Charleston, SC
November 19* 6:00 PM, ESPNU		vs. NC State ESPN Charleston Classic	L 65–78	2–1	Carolina First Arena (–) Charleston, SC
November 21* 5:30 PM, ESPNU		vs. Wofford ESPN Charleston Classic	L 79–82 ^OT	2–2	Carolina First Arena (–) Charleston, SC
November 24* 7:00 PM		Radford	W 81–55	3–2	Patriot Center (4,273) Fairfax, VA
November 27* 4:00 PM		Florida Atlantic	W 66–51	4–2	Patriot Center (3,907) Fairfax, VA
December 1* 7:00 PM		George Washington	W 60–46	5–2	Patriot Center (5,560) Fairfax, VA
December 4 7:30 PM, MASN		UNC Wilmington	W 80–53	6–2 (1–0)	Patriot Center (5,461) Fairfax, VA
December 8* 7:00 PM, MASN		Loyola	W 66–52	7–2	Patriot Center (4,674) Fairfax, VA
December 11* 7:00 PM, MASN		at Liberty	W 84–54	8–2	Vines Center (2,747) Lynchburg, VA
December 22* 8:00 PM		at Duquesne	W 85–79 ^{2 OT}	9–2	A. J. Palumbo Center (2,107) Pittsburgh, PA
December 29* 7:00 PM, Fox Sports Ohio		at Dayton	L 67–73	9–3	UD Arena (13,371) Dayton, OH
January 3 7:00 PM, Comcast		Delaware	W 75–66	10–3 (2–0)	Patriot Center (4,719) Fairfax, VA
January 5 7:00 PM		at Hofstra	L 74–87	10–4 (2–1)	Hofstra Arena (2,377) Hempstead, NY
January 8 2:00 PM, Comcast		at Old Dominion	L 65–69	10–5 (2–2)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,344) Norfolk, VA
January 12 7:00 PM		at Northeastern	W 86–60	11–5 (3–2)	Matthews Arena (1,570) Boston, MA
January 15 2:00 PM, Comcast		Georgia State	W 66–51	12–5 (4–2)	Patriot Center (5,714) Fairfax, VA
January 19 9:00 PM, MASN		Drexel	W 71–47	13–5 (5–2)	Patriot Center (3,630) Fairfax, VA
January 22 11:00 AM, ESPNU		at James Madison	W 75–73	14–5 (6–2)	JMU Convocation Center (5,714) Harrisonburg, VA
January 24 9:00 PM, MASN		at Delaware	W 69–49	15–5 (7–2)	Bob Carpenter Center (1,846) Newark, DE
January 27 4:00 PM		Towson	W 84–57	16–5 (8–2)	Patriot Center (3,791) Fairfax, VA
January 29 12:00 PM, Comcast		at William & Mary	W 85–69	17–5 (9–2)	Kaplan Arena (3,074) Williamsburg, VA
February 2 7:00 PM		Hofstra	W 87–68	18–5 (10–2)	Patriot Center (5,230) Fairfax, VA
February 5 2:00 PM, Comcast		Old Dominion Homecoming	W 62–45	19–5 (11–2)	Patriot Center (9,840) Fairfax, VA
February 8 7:00 PM, MASN		at UNC Wilmington	W 78–63	20–5 (12–2)	Trask Coliseum (3,768) Wilmington, NC
February 12 5:00 PM, MASN		James Madison	W 82–68	21–5 (13–2)	Patriot Center (9,480) Fairfax, VA
February 15 7:00 PM, ESPNU		at VCU	W 71–51	22–5 (14–2)	Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,552) Richmond, VA
February 19* 7:00 PM, ESPN2		at Northern Iowa ESPN Bracket Buster	W 77–71	23–5	McLeod Center (6,580) Cedar Falls, IA
February 24 7:00 PM, Comcast		Northeastern	W 67–61	24–5 (15–2)	Patriot Center (9,366) Fairfax, VA
February 26 6:00 PM		at Georgia State	W 65-58	25–5 (16–2)	GSU Sports Arena (1,127) Atlanta, GA
2011 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament
March 5 12:00 PM, Comcast	#25	vs. Georgia State Quarterfinals	W 68–45	26–5	Richmond Coliseum (7,814) Richmond, VA
March 6 12:00 PM, Comcast	#25	vs. VCU Semifinals	L 63–79	26–6	Richmond Coliseum (8,962) Richmond, VA
2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
March 18* 2:10 PM, TNT		vs. Villanova Second Round	W 61–57	27–6	Quicken Loans Arena (20,164) Cleveland, OH
March 20* 5:15 PM, CBS		vs. #1 Ohio State Third Round	L 66–98	27–7	Quicken Loans Arena (20,164) Cleveland, OH
Notes: 1 - Denotes Daily Attendance
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Recruiting

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

Name	Home town	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
Erik Copes C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/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
Corey Edwards PG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/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
Vaughn Gray SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 91
Overall recruiting rankings:
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References

[1] ttp://www.gomason.com//ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=25200&ATCLID=205096881

[2] ttp://gomason.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/italy-tour-2010.html

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2010–11 CAA men's basketball standings
v t e	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