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The 2009–10 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team represented George Mason University during the 2009–10 college basketball season. 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 17–15, 12–6 in CAA play and lost in the quarterfinals of the 2010 CAA men's basketball tournament to VCU. They were invited to play in the 2010 CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Fairfield.

ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record17–15 (12–6 CAA)
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Assistant coaches
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2009–10 George Mason Patriots men's basketball
CIT, First Round
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record17–15 (12–6 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPatriot Center
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More information Conf., Overall ...
2009–10 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Old Dominion †15–3 .83327–9  .750
Northeastern14–4 .77820–13  .606
William & Mary12–6 .66722–11  .667
George Mason12–6 .66717–15  .531
VCU11–7 .61127–9  .750
Drexel11–7 .61116–16  .500
Hofstra10–8 .55619–15  .559
Towson6–12 .33310–21  .323
Georgia State5–13 .27812–20  .375
UNCW5–13 .2789–22  .290
James Madison4–14 .22213–20  .394
Delaware3–15 .1677–24  .226
† 2010 CAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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Season notes

  • On January 3, 2010, it was announced that sophomore guard Jimmy Nolan will seek a transfer from the team with hopes of obtaining a scholarship with a Division II school.[1]
  • On May 24, 2009, ESPN rated the 2009-10 George Mason men's basketball recruiting class #1 among non-BCS schools[2]

Awards

Second Team All-CAA

CAA All Rookie Team

CAA Player of the Week

  • Cam Long - Jan. 25

CAA Rookie of the Week

  • Luke Hancock - Nov. 16
  • Luke Hancock - Nov. 23
  • Sherrod Wright - Dec. 28
  • Kevin Foster - Feb. 22

Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
2009–10 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 1 Paris Bennett 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoSt. Patrick's Elizabeth, NJ
F 33 Louis Birdsong 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrMount Saint Joseph’s Baltimore, MD
G 45 Andre Cornelius 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)172 lb (78 kg) SoVictory Christian Charlotte, NC
G 14 Luke Hancock 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrHidden Valley/Hargrave Roanoke, VA
G 20 Cam Long (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)187 lb (85 kg) JrFreedom Palm Bay, FL
F 22 Mike Morrison 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)222 lb (101 kg) SoLakewood St. Petersburg, FL
F 24 Ryan Pearson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)230 lb (104 kg) SoChrist the King Far Rockaway, NY
G 13 Isaiah Tate 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)214 lb (97 kg) JrDeMatha Upper Marlboro, MD
G 23 Rashad Whack 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrBishop McNamara Forestville, MD
F 32 Johnnie Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)249 lb (113 kg) FrBriarcrest Christian Memphis, TN
G 15 Sherrod Wright 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrMount Vernon Mount Vernon, NY
G 4 Vertrail Vaughns 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrMesquite Mesquite, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2010-07-27

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Stats

More information Player, GP ...
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Cam Long313132.9.381.318.7363.93.11.3.112.2
Ryan Pearson302828.4.457.286.6546.41.21.1.511.9
Andre Cornelius312927.9.422.433.7342.61.6.8.09.4
Mike Morrison302924.7.557.000.4855.91.1.71.68.5
Luke Hancock32523.0.503.324.6923.53.0.8.37.7
Sherrod Wright31116.1.466.262.7101.7.5.5.25.5
Kevin Foster26013.3.465.330.6053.3.0.3.64.5
Isaiah Tate302318.9.371.330.5452.5.8.6.14.4
Johnnie Williams3019.6.418.000.3612.1.2.3.32.6
Louis Birdsong301112.9.408.360.6672.0.6.4.62.6
Rashaad Whack1815.3.379.286.625.4.2.2.01.7
Vertrail Vaughns606.7.200.250.667.3.3.0.01.5
Paris Bennett304.7.000.000.000.3.3.0.00.0
Jimmy Nolan102.0.000.000.000.0.0.0.00.0
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Game log

More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 5*
7:00 pm		 Virginia State W 100–82  —
   – -   – -   – -  Patriot Center (1,854)
Fairfax, VA
Regular season
November 13, 2009*
7:30 pm		 Liberty W 76–72  1–0
  17 – Cornelius  8 – Pearson  5 – Long  Patriot Center (6,014)
Fairfax, VA
November 15, 2009*
4:00 pm		 Dartmouth W 60–44  2–0
  19 – Pearson  10 – 2 tied  2 – 3 tied  Patriot Center (6,098)
Fairfax, VA
November 19, 2009*
2:00 pm, ESPNU		 vs. No. 6 Villanova
ESPN Puerto Rico Tip-Off		 L 68–69  2–1
  14 – Pearson  8 – Pearson  2 – Hancock  José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (5,073)
San Juan, Puerto Rico
November 20, 2009*
1:00 pm, ESPNU		 vs. Georgia Tech
ESPN Puerto Rico Tip-Off		 L 62–70  2–2
  15 – Foster  9 – 2 tied  7 – Hancock  José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (5,762)
San Juan, Puerto Rico
November 22, 2009*
11:30 pm, ESPNU		 vs. Indiana
ESPN Puerto Rico Tip-Off		 W 69–66  3–2
  18 – Long  13 – Morrison  8 – Hancock  José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (8,357)
San Juan, Puerto Rico
November 28, 2009*
2:00 pm		 at Tulane L 71–76  3–3
  24 – Long  7 – Foster  5 – Long  Avron B. Fogelman Arena (1,527)
New Orleans, LA
December 2, 2009*
7:00 pm, MASN		 at George Washington
Rivalry		 L 49–66  3–4
  15 – Hancock  6 – Morrison  2 – 3 tied  Charles E. Smith Athletic Center (4,125)
Washington, D.C.
December 5, 2009
5:00 pm, MASN		 at UNC Wilmington W 57–52  4–4
(1–0)		  14 – Pearson  8 – Pearson  3 – Cornelius  Trask Coliseum (4,374)
Wilmington, NC
December 8, 2009*
7:00 pm, MASN		 Dayton L 55–56  4–5
  17 – Wright  6 – Wright  4 – 2 tied  Patriot Center (5,727)
Fairfax, VA
December 12, 2009*
1:00 pm, KMTV		 Creighton W 75–72  5–5
  22 – Long  10 – Pearson  2 – Long  Patriot Center (5,502)
Fairfax, VA
December 22, 2009*
7:30 pm		 VMI W 89–86  6–5
  24 – Wright  13 – Pearson  3 – 4 tied  Patriot Center (5,420)
Fairfax, VA
December 30, 2009*
7:00 pm, MASN		 at Radford L 53–80  6–6
  10 – Hancock  6 – 2 tied  3 – 2 tied  Dedmon Center (1,564)
Radford, VA
January 2, 2010
12:00 pm, CSN		 Old Dominion W 71–55  7–6
(2–0)		  17 – Pearson  8 – 2 tied  4 – Long  Patriot Center (8,629)
Fairfax, VA
January 4, 2010
7:00 pm, FiOS1		 Hofstra W 67–63  8–6
(3–0)		  17 – Pearson  7 – Hancock  4 – Long  Patriot Center (3,826)
Fairfax, VA
January 7, 2010
7:00 pm, TCN		 at Northeastern L 46–71  8–7
(3–1)		  20 – Pearson  10 – Pearson  5 – Long  Matthews Arena (1,148)
Boston, MA
January 9, 2010
4:00 pm, MASN		 UNC Wilmington W 59–46  9–7
(4–1)		  15 – Morrison  6 – 2 tied  4 – Pearson  Patriot Center (5,705)
Fairfax, VA
January 13, 2010
7:00 pm		 Georgia State W 52–49  10–7
(5–1)		  14 – 2 tied  5 – Pearson  5 – Long  Patriot Center (3,826)
Fairfax, VA
January 16, 2010
2:00 pm, CSN		 at James Madison W 82–71  11–7
(6–1)		  24 – Long  6 – Pearson  4 – 3 tied  JMU Convocation Center (5,424)
Harrisonburg, VA
January 19, 2010
7:00 pm, ESPNU		 at Hofstra W 90-72  12–7
(7–1)		  27 – Long  9 – Pearson  7 – Long  Mack Sports Complex (2,573)
Hempstead, NY
January 23, 2010
4:00 pm, MASN		 at Towson W 80–71  13–7
(8–1)		  21 – Long  12 – Morrison  4 – Pearson  Towson Center (1,988)
Towson, MD
January 27, 2010
7:00 pm		 Delaware W 77–66  14–7
(9–1)		  18 – Long  8 – Birdsong  3 – 2 tied  Patriot Center (4,435)
Fairfax, VA
January 30, 2010
12:00 pm, CSN		 James Madison W 70–68  15–7
(10–1)		  23 – Long  8 – Pearson  4 – Hancock  Patriot Center (7,813)
Fairfax, VA
February 3, 2010
7:00 pm		 at Georgia State L 57–61  15–8
(10–2)		  13 – Pearson  8 – Pearson  3 – 3 tied  GSU Sports Arena (1,341)
Atlanta, GA
February 6, 2010
4:00 pm		 at Drexel L 60–73  15–9
(10–3)		  17 – 2 tied  9 – Pearson  4 – Long  Daskalakis Athletic Center (863)
Philadelphia, PA
February 9, 2010
7:00 pm, ESPNU		 VCU W 82–77 OT 16–9
(11–3)		  19 – Long  10 – Morrison  5 – 2 tied  Patriot Center (5,486)
Fairfax, VA
February 13, 2010
4:00 pm, CSN		 at Old Dominion L 60–76  16–10
(11–4)		  13 – Cornelius  6 – Long  3 – Hancock  Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,424)
Norfolk, VA
February 16, 2010
7:00 pm, MASN		 William & Mary L 60–63  16–11
(11–5)		  22 – Foster  9 – Foster  7 – Hancock  Patriot Center (5,539)
Fairfax, VA
February 20, 2010*
8:00 pm, ESPNU		 College of Charleston
ESPN BracketBusters		 L 83–85  16–12
  18 – Williams  10 – Foster  6 – Long  Patriot Center (8,370)
Fairfax, VA
February 24, 2010
7:00 pm		 at Delaware W 61–59  17–12
(12–5)		  16 – Cornelius  9 – Long  4 – 2 tied  Bob Carpenter Center (2,174)
Newark, DE
February 27, 2010
12:00 pm, ESPN2		 Northeastern L 48–50  17–13
(12–6)		  13 – Wright  12 – Morrison  5 – Hancock  Patriot Center (8,940)
Fairfax, VA
CAA tournament
March 6, 2010
2:30 pm, Comcast		 (4) vs. (5) VCU
CAA Quarterfinals		 L 60–75  17–14
  22 – Pearson  7 – Pearson  2 – 2 tied  Richmond Coliseum (8,908)
Richmond, VA
CollegeInsider.com tournament
March 16, 2010
7:00 pm		 Fairfield
CIT First Round		 L 96–101 OT 17–15
  28 – Cornelius  9 – 3 tied  11 – Hancock  Patriot Center (2,062)
Fairfax, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.
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Recruiting

The following is a list of players signed for the 2010-11 season:

More information Name, Hometown ...
College recruiting
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Bryon Allen
PG		 Largo, MD St. Thomas More School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Mar 29, 2010 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 2/5 stars   Rivals: 3/5 stars   (90)
Jonathan Arledge
PF		 Washington, DC KIMA School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sep 24, 2009 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 2/5 stars   Rivals: 3/5 stars   (88)
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
  • "2010 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
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