1995–96 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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The 1995–96 George Mason Patriots Men's basketball team represented George Mason University during the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was the 30th season for the program, the third under head coach Paul Westhead. The Patriots played their home games at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia.
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record11–16 (6–10 CAA)
Headcoach
- Paul Westhead (3rd season)
HomearenaPatriot Center
| 1995–96 George Mason Patriots men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
| Record | 11–16 (6–10 CAA) |
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| Home arena | Patriot Center |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VCU† | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Old Dominion | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Wilmington | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 13 | – | 16 | .448 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| American | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 17 | – | 11 | .607 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 10 | – | 16 | .385 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Madison | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Mason | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 8 | – | 20 | .286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 1996 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honors and awards
Colonial Athletic Association First-team All-Conference
Player statistics
| Player | GP | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Curtis McCants | 27 | .442 | .312 | .833 | 4.0 | 8.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 22.0 |
| Nate Langley | 8 | .432 | .300 | .667 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 4.6 | 0.3 | 21.9 |
| Kenwan Alford | 27 | .591 | .000 | .518 | 9.7 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 16.8 |
| G.C. Maracacci | 7 | .333 | .310 | .914 | 9.1 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 14.4 |
| Jason Williams | 27 | .366 | .376 | .737 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 12.7 |
| George Redd | 27 | .472 | .444 | .639 | 7.9 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 12.2 |
| Contrell Scott | 27 | .343 | .221 | .750 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 6.4 |
| Kevin Ward | 8 | .471 | .000 | .760 | 4.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 6.4 |
| Mike Virtue | 18 | .425 | .314 | .563 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 4.6 |
| Nik Mirich | 27 | .473 | .000 | .426 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
| Michael Sharp | 22 | .621 | .000 | .188 | 3.9 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.8 |
| Bernard Wanjara | 17 | .647 | .000 | .250 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Shawn Williams | 8 | .333 | 1.000 | .000 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Joe Little | 6 | .333 | .000 | .000 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 25, 1995* |
Delaware State | W 139–73 | 1–0 |
Patriot Center Fairfax, VA | |||||||
| November 28, 1995* |
Troy State | W 142–127 | 2–0 |
Patriot Center Fairfax, VA | |||||||
| December 2, 1995* |
at Colorado | L 117–132 OT | 2–1 |
Coors Events Center Boulder, CO | |||||||
| December 9, 1995* |
Ohio State | L 87–92 | 2–2 |
Patriot Center Fairfax, VA | |||||||
| December 16, 1995* |
West Virginia Tech (Div. II) | W 113–110 | 3–2 |
Patriot Center Fairfax, VA | |||||||
| December 20, 1995* |
at USC | L 97–118 | 3–3 |
L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
| December 22, 1995* |
at Long Beach State | L 84–98 | 3–4 |
The Pyramid Long Beach | |||||||
| December 28, 1995* |
Hampton | W 84–74 | 4–4 |
Patriot Center Fairfax, VA | |||||||
| December 30, 1995* |
at Morehead State | L 74–83 | 4–5 |
Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY | |||||||
| CAA regular season | |||||||||||
| January 4, 1996 |
UNC Wilmington | L 44–68 | 4–6 (0–1) |
Patriot Center Fairfax, VA | |||||||
| January 6, 1996 |
East Carolina | W 80–76 | 5–6 (1–1) |
Patriot Center Fairfax, VA | |||||||
| January 10, 1996 |
at VCU Rivalry |
L 74–86 | 5–7 (1–2) |
Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA | |||||||
| January 13, 1996* |
at Cal Poly | W 110–106 | 6–7 |
Robert A. Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA | |||||||
| January 17, 1996 |
at Old Dominion | L 86–103 | 6–8 (1–3) |
Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA | |||||||
| January 20, 1996 |
at James Madison | L 72–80 | 6–9 (1–4) |
JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg, VA | |||||||
| January 24, 1996 |
William & Mary | W 95–92 | 7–9 (2–4) |
Patriot Center Fairfax, VA | |||||||
| January 27, 1996 |
American | W 96–85 | 8–9 (3–4) |
Patriot Center Fairfax, VA | |||||||
| January 29, 1996 |
at Richmond | L 91–106 | 8–10 (3–5) |
Robins Center Richmond, VA | |||||||
| January 31, 1996 |
VCU Rivalry |
L 81–94 | 8–11 (3–6) |
Patriot Center Fairfax, VA | |||||||
| February 3, 1996 |
at UNC Wilmington | L 46–54 | 8–12 (3–7) |
Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC | |||||||
| February 5, 1996 |
at East Carolina | W 92–78 | 9–12 (4–7) |
Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC | |||||||
| February 10, 1996 |
Richmond | W 98–91 | 10–12 (5–7) |
Patriot Center Fairfax, VA | |||||||
| February 14, 1996 |
Old Dominion | L 92–93 OT | 10–13 (5–8) |
Patriot Center Fairfax, VA | |||||||
| February 17, 1996 |
at American | W 100–88 | 11–13 (6–8) |
Bender Arena Washington, DC | |||||||
| February 24, 1996 |
James Madison | L 80–81 | 11–14 (6–9) |
Patriot Center Fairfax, VA | |||||||
| February 26, 1996 |
at William & Mary | L 92–96 | 11–15 (6–10) |
William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA | |||||||
| 1996 CAA tournament | |||||||||||
| March 1, 1996 |
(8) | vs. (9) Richmond First Round |
L 77–93 | 11–16 |
Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||||