2009–10 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team

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.

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
Seasons
2009–10 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Old Dominion 15 3   .833 27 9   .750
Northeastern 14 4   .778 20 13   .606
William & Mary 12 6   .667 22 11   .667
George Mason 12 6   .667 17 15   .531
VCU 11 7   .611 27 9   .750
Drexel 11 7   .611 16 16   .500
Hofstra 10 8   .556 19 15   .559
Towson 6 12   .333 10 21   .323
Georgia State 5 13   .278 12 20   .375
UNCW 5 13   .278 9 22   .290
James Madison 4 14   .222 13 20   .394
Delaware 3 15   .167 7 24   .226
2010 CAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Season notes

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  • 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

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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

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2009–10 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 Paris Bennett 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So St. Patrick's Elizabeth, NJ
F 33 Louis Birdsong 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Mount Saint Joseph’s Baltimore, MD
G 45 Andre Cornelius 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 172 lb (78 kg) So Victory Christian Charlotte, NC
G 14 Luke Hancock 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Hidden Valley/Hargrave Roanoke, VA
G 20 Cam Long (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Jr Freedom Palm Bay, FL
F 22 Mike Morrison 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 222 lb (101 kg) So Lakewood St. Petersburg, FL
F 24 Ryan Pearson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Christ the King Far Rockaway, NY
G 13 Isaiah Tate 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Jr DeMatha Upper Marlboro, MD
G 23 Rashad Whack 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Bishop McNamara Forestville, MD
F 32 Johnnie Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 249 lb (113 kg) Fr Briarcrest Christian Memphis, TN
G 15 Sherrod Wright 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Mount Vernon Mount Vernon, NY
G 4 Vertrail Vaughns 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Mesquite Mesquite, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2010-07-27

Stats

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Cam Long 31 31 32.9 .381 .318 .736 3.9 3.1 1.3 .1 12.2
Ryan Pearson 30 28 28.4 .457 .286 .654 6.4 1.2 1.1 .5 11.9
Andre Cornelius 31 29 27.9 .422 .433 .734 2.6 1.6 .8 .0 9.4
Mike Morrison 30 29 24.7 .557 .000 .485 5.9 1.1 .7 1.6 8.5
Luke Hancock 32 5 23.0 .503 .324 .692 3.5 3.0 .8 .3 7.7
Sherrod Wright 31 1 16.1 .466 .262 .710 1.7 .5 .5 .2 5.5
Kevin Foster 26 0 13.3 .465 .330 .605 3.3 .0 .3 .6 4.5
Isaiah Tate 30 23 18.9 .371 .330 .545 2.5 .8 .6 .1 4.4
Johnnie Williams 30 1 9.6 .418 .000 .361 2.1 .2 .3 .3 2.6
Louis Birdsong 30 11 12.9 .408 .360 .667 2.0 .6 .4 .6 2.6
Rashaad Whack 18 1 5.3 .379 .286 .625 .4 .2 .2 .0 1.7
Vertrail Vaughns 6 0 6.7 .200 .250 .667 .3 .3 .0 .0 1.5
Paris Bennett 3 0 4.7 .000 .000 .000 .3 .3 .0 .0 0.0
Jimmy Nolan 1 0 2.0 .000 .000 .000 .0 .0 .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
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.

Recruiting

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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college 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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 90
Jonathan Arledge
PF
Washington, DC KIMA School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sep 24, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 88
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. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
  • "2010 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 24, 2009.

References

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