1999–2000 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team

The 1999–2000 George Mason Patriots Men's basketball team represents George Mason University during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was the 34th season for the program, the third under head coach Jim Larrañaga. The Patriots played their home games at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia.

1999–2000 George Mason Patriots men's basketball
CAA regular season co-champions
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record19–11 (12–4 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPatriot Center
Seasons
1999–2000 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
George Mason 12 4   .750 19 11   .633
James Madison 12 4   .750 20 9   .690
Richmond 11 5   .688 18 12   .600
UNC Wilmington 8 8   .500 18 13   .581
VCU 7 9   .438 14 14   .500
Old Dominion 6 10   .375 11 19   .367
William & Mary 6 10   .375 11 17   .393
American 5 11   .313 11 18   .379
East Carolina 5 11   .313 10 18   .357
2000 CAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Honors and awards edit

Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Year

Colonial Athletic Association All-Conference Team

  • George Evans
  • Erik Herring (2nd team)

Colonial Athletic Association All-Defensive Team

  • George Evans

Colonial Athletic Association Dean Ehlers Award

  • Keith Holdan

Roster edit

1999–2000 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 3 Jesse Young 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Peterborough Collegiate Peterborough, Canada
G 5 Tremaine Price 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Jr Parkdale Landover, MD
G 11 Tyrone Tiggs 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Malone Two Egg, FL
F 21 George Evans 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr I.C. Norcom Portsmouth, VA
G 22 Ahmad Dorsett 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Woodbridge Woodbridge, VA
F 24 Rob Anderson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Wakefield Arlington, VA
F 25 Quilninious Randall 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Thayer Academy Boston, MA
F 31 Jon Larranaga 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr St. John's Catholic Prep Oakton, VA
F 33 Keith Holdan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Apex / Campbell Apex, NC
F 34 Terrance Nixon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Oxon Hill Oxon Hill, MD
G 44 Erik Herring 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Thornton Chicago, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Player statistics edit

Player GP FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
George Evans 29 .583 .000 .539 8.5 2.3 1.9 1.7 18.1
Erik Herring 27 .466 .389 .719 3.1 2.9 1.1 0.4 13.6
Keith Holdan 30 .418 .388 .744 6.2 2.5 1.2 0.4 10.6
Ahmad Dorsett 28 .411 .387 .846 2.7 1.4 0.8 0.3 9.9
Tremaine Price 30 .389 .293 .655 2.5 2.9 1.2 0.1 6.4
Rob Anderson 30 .428 .289 .577 2.0 0.6 0.4 0.4 4.9
Jesse Young 30 .418 .100 .500 2.2 0.6 0.2 0.3 3.4
Terrance Nixon 27 .414 .000 .727 2.1 0.3 0.3 0.2 3.3
Tyrone Tiggs 26 .365 .056 .552 1.0 1.0 0.7 0.0 2.4
Jon Larranaga 26 .277 .125 .889 2.0 0.7 0.4 0.0 2.0
Quilninious Randall 8 .333 .000 .000 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3

Schedule and results edit

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 19, 1999*
7:00 pm
at Toledo L 74–82  0–1
 38  Evans   12  Evans   2  Five Players  Savage Hall (6,957)
Toledo, OH
November 23, 1999*
7:30 pm
at Delaware L 78–80  0–2
 22  Evans   8  Evans   4  Evans/Herring/Price  Bob Carpenter Center (5,000)
Newark, DE
November 27, 1999*
7:30 pm
Coppin State W 69–66  1–2
 17  Herring   7  Evans   5  Holdan  Patriot Center (2,115)
Fairfax, VA
December 4, 1999*
7:30 pm
at Coastal Carolina W 72–66  2–2
 24  Evans   13  Evans   5  Holdan/Price  Kimbel Arena (1,048)
Conway, SC
December 8, 1999*
7:00 pm
at Penn State L 54–67  2–3
 19  Evans   7  Evans   5  Price  Bryce Jordan Center (7,708)
University Park, PA
December 11, 1999*
5:00 pm
vs. Rider
Conference Challenge
L 69–78  2–4
 17  Evans   8  Herring   4  Herring/Price  Retriever Activities Center (265)
Cantonsville, MD
December 12, 1999*
5:00 pm
at UMBC
Conference Challenge
W 63–62 OT 3–4
 17  Herring   13  Evans   4  Evans/Price  Retriever Activities Center (734)
Cantonsville, MD
December 18, 1999
4:30 pm
American W 76–71  4–4
(1–0)
 24  Herring   7  Holdan/Price   3  Herring/Price  Patriot Center (2,128)
Fairfax, VA
December 21, 1999*
7:00 pm
Drexel W 79–54  5–4
 13  Evans/Holdan/Young   6  Larranaga   5  Price  Patriot Center (1,555)
Fairfax, VA
December 27, 1999*
8:00 pm
at Maryland L 66–69  5–5
 17  Evans   11  Evans   5  Holdan  Cole Field House (14,500)
College Park, MD
January 3, 2000*
7:00 pm
Bucknell W 69–58  6–5
 18  Evans   7  Evans   3  Herring/Price  Patriot Center (1,833)
Fairfax, VA
CAA regular season
January 5, 2000
7:00 pm
at William & Mary L 82–85 OT 6–6
(1–1)
 29  Evans   13  Evans   3  Four Players  William & Mary Hall (2,293)
Williamsburg, VA
January 8, 2000
7:30 pm
at James Madison L 85–88  6–7
(1–2)
 25  Evans   15  Evans   6  Price  JMU Convocation Center (3,251)
Harrisonburg, VA
January 10, 2000
7:00 pm
UNC Wilmington W 74–58  7–7
(2–2)
 17  Holdan   8  Holdan   6  Holdan  Patriot Center (1,650)
Fairfax, VA
January 15, 2000
7:00 pm
Old Dominion W 77–75 OT 8–7
(3–2)
 27  Evans   9  Evans   6  Price  Patriot Center (3,989)
Fairfax, VA
January 17, 2000
7:00pm
East Carolina W 75–66  9–7
(4–2)
 22  Evans   8  Evans   4  Evans  Patriot Center (1,847)
Fairfax, VA
January 19, 2000*
7:00 pm
Detroit L 61–63  9–8
 18  Herring   6  Nixon   6  Herring  Patriot Center (1,769)
Fairfax, VA
January 22, 2000
7:30 pm
at VCU
Rivalry
W 76–63  10–8
(5–2)
 23  Herring   10  Holdan   8  Herring  Siegel Center (7,621)
Richmond, VA
January 26, 2000
7:30 pm
at Richmond W 65–63  11–8
(6–2)
 19  Evans   6  Holdan   3  Herring/Holdan/Price  Robins Center (4,127)
Richmond, VA
January 29, 2000
7:00 pm
William & Mary W 73–61  12–8
(7–2)
 21  Holdan   7  Holdan   6  Evans  Patriot Center (4,388)
Fairfax, VA
February 2, 2000
7:35 pm
at Old Dominion L 64–75  12–9
(7–3)
 21  Evans   8  Holdan   3  Evans  Norfolk Scope (2,428)
Norfolk, VA
February 5, 2000
2:00 pm
at American W 64–58  13–9
(8–3)
 16  Dorsett   9  Evans/Holdan   4  Evans/Price  Bender Arena (3,672)
Washington, DC
February 7, 2000*
7:00 pm
Fairfield W 77–61  14–9
 14  Herring   10  Holdan   4  Herring/Tiggs  Patriot Center (1,682)
Fairfax, VA
February 10, 2000
7:00 pm
Richmond W 73–65  15–9
(9–3)
 20  Herring   9  Evans/Herring   4  Evans/Price  Patriot Center (2,691)
Fairfax, VA
February 16, 2000
7:00 pm
VCU
Rivalry
W 87–86 OT 16–9
(10–3)
 21  Evans   11  Evans   6  Holdan  Patriot Center (2,409)
Fairfax, VA
February 19, 2000
7:30 pm
at UNC Wilmington L 53–59  16–10
(10–4)
 15  Evans   10  Holdan   6  Price  Trask Coliseum (4,319)
Wilmington, NC
February 21, 2000
7:00 pm
at East Carolina W 72–65  17–10
(11–4)
 21  Evans   6  Larranaga   3  Dorsett  Minges Coliseum (2,378)
Greenville, NC
February 26, 2000
4:30 pm
James Madison W 76–64  18–10
(12–4)
 17  Evans   14  Evans   5  Evans  Patriot Center (9,676)
Fairfax, VA
2000 CAA tournament
March 4, 2000
12:00 pm
(1) vs. (8) American
Quarterfinals
W 75–58  19–10
 19  Price   6  Dorsett/Holdan   5  Price  Richmond Coliseum (5,160)
Richmond, VA
March 5, 2000
3:30 pm
(1) vs. (4) UNC Wilmington
Semifinals
L 56–67  19–11
 15  Dorsett   11  Evans   5  Evans  Richmond Coliseum (6,835)
Richmond, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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