2002–03 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team

The 2002–03 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team began their 37th season of collegiate play on November 22, 2002 versus Central Michigan University. The Patriots finished the season with a record of 16 wins and 12 losses and was selected to the 2004 National Invitation Tournament. They subsequently lost to the Oregon Ducks in the second round of the tournament.

2002–03 George Mason Patriots men's basketball
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	16–12 (11–7 CAA)
Head coach	Jim Larranaga
Assistant coaches	Bill Courtney Mike Gillian Eric Konkol
Home arena	Patriot Center

2002–03 CAA men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UNC Wilmington †	15	–	3		.833			24	–	7		.774
VCU	12	–	6		.667			18	–	10		.643
Drexel	12	–	6		.667			19	–	12		.613
George Mason	11	–	7		.611			16	–	12		.571
Delaware	9	–	9		.500			15	–	14		.517
Old Dominion	9	–	9		.500			12	–	15		.444
James Madison	8	–	10		.444			13	–	17		.433
William & Mary	7	–	11		.389			12	–	16		.429
Hofstra	6	–	12		.333			8	–	21		.276
Towson	1	–	17		.056			4	–	24		.143
† 2003 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Awards

First Team All-CAA

• Jesse Young

CAA All-Defensive Team

• Jon Larranaga

CAA All-Rookie Team

• Jai Lewis

Roster

2002–03 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 41 Deon Cooper 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Columbia Central Columbia, TN G 24 Mark Davis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Robert E. Lee/Palm Beach C.C. Springfield, VA G 23 Kevin Harris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Falls Church Fairfax, VA G 4 Raoul Heinen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Bunschoten, Netherlands F 2 Jon Larranaga 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Saint John's Catholic Prep Oakton, VA F 55 Jai Lewis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Fr Aberdeen Aberdeen, MD G 24 Charles Makings 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr St. John's College Silver Spring, MD G 12 Richard Tynes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr St. John's College Washington, D.C. F 35 Trent Wurtz 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Sheboygan North Sheboygan, WI F 33 Colin Wyatt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Jamestown Williamsburg, VA F 3 Jesse Young 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Peterborough, Ontario	Head coach Jim Larranaga (Providence) Assistant coach(es) Scott Cherry (North Carolina) James Johnson (Ferrum) Chris Caputo (Westfield) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2010-07-27

Player stats

Player	Games	MPG	PPG	RPG	FG %	3P%	FT %	Assists	Steals
Jai Lewis	33	27.6	14.5	7.5	.597	.000	.652	38	36
Mark Davis	31	24.8	12.9	3.6	.444	.326	.610	41	53
Lamar Butler	30	25.5	10.5	2.5	.381	.377	.825	54	23
Terry Reynolds	31	28.0	15.4	2.6	.316	.299	.721	158	45
Tony Skinn	32	19.1	8.2	2.1	.391	.341	.727	39	28
Raoul Heinen	33	27.8	6.8	3.7	.405	.290	.809	61	29
Kevin Mickens	33	16.5	4.7	2.8	.508	.000	.554	12	14
Trent Wurtz	31	17.3	3.5	3.5	.432	.281	.680	16	23
Jesus Urbina	29	9.4	2.3	2.2	.538	.000	.688	8	10
Richard Tynes	21	9.1	2.1	2.0	.487	.000	.545	5	9
Tim Burns	9	2.4	1.8	0.3	.500	.375	.750	0	1
Gabe Norwood	29	8.4	1.0	0.8	.306	.308	.500	22	10
Deon Cooper	11	3.6	0.5	0.7	.600	.000	.000	1	0
Makan Konate	6	1.8	0.0	0.3	.000	.000	.000	0	0

Game log

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 21*		Morehead State	W 95–82	1–0	Patriot Center  Fairfax, VA
November 25*		at No. 24 Maryland	L 79–64	1–1	Cole Field House  College Park, MD
November 29*		at Iona	W 92–83	2–1	New Rochelle, NY
December 2*		East Carolina	W 76–65	3–1	Patriot Center  Fairfax, VA
December 4*		at Hartford	W 79–58	4–1	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion  Hartford, CT
December 7*		at No. 10 North Carolina	L 115–81	4–2	Dean Smith Center  Chapel Hill, NC
December 18*		McNeese State	W 96–63	5–2	Patriot Center  Fairfax, VA
December 20*		at Duquesne	W 80–70	6–2	A. J. Palumbo Center  Pittsburgh, PA
December 23*		St. Bonaventure	W 69–55	7–2	Patriot Center  Fairfax, VA
January 3		Towson	W 71–62	8–2 (1–0)	Patriot Center  Fairfax, VA
January 7		Old Dominion	L 74–71	8–3 (1–1)	Patriot Center  Fairfax, VA
January 10		at William & Mary	W 84–71	9–3 (2–1)	William & Mary Hall  Williamsburg, VA
January 14		Hofstra	W 84–76	10–3 (3–1)	Patriot Center  Fairfax, VA
January 17		at VCU	L 80–56	10–4 (3–2)	Alltel Pavilion  Richmond, VA
January 21		at UNC Wilmington	W 64–62 OT	11–4 (4–2)	Trask Coliseum  Wilmington, NC
January 24		James Madison	W 74–70	12–4 (5–2)	Patriot Center  Fairfax, VA
January 26		at Drexel	L 83–65	12–5 (5–3)	Daskalakis Athletic Center  Philadelphia, PA
January 28		at Delaware	L 74–65	12–6 (5–4)	Bob Carpenter Center  Newark, DE
January 31		William & Mary	W 78–62	13–6 (6–4)	Patriot Center  Fairfax, VA
February 4		at Towson	W 74–57	14–6 (7–4)	Towson Center  Towson, MD
February 7		at James Madison	L 72–64	14–7 (7–5)	JMU Convocation Center  Harrisonburg, VA
February 11		VCU	W 69–57	15–7 (8–5)	Patriot Center  Fairfax, VA
February 14		Drexel	W 75–72 OT	16–7 (9–5)	Patriot Center  Fairfax, VA
February 18		at Hofstra	L 67–57	16–8 (9–6)	Hofstra Arena  Hempstead, NY
February 21		Delaware	W 75–61	17–8 (10–6)	Patriot Center  Fairfax, VA
February 25		UNC Wilmington	W 59–46	18–8 (11–6)	Daskalakis Athletic Center  Philadelphia, PA
February 28		at Old Dominion	W 70–66	19–8 (12–6)	Constant Convocation Center  Norfolk, VA
March 6		vs. Delaware CAA Tournament Quarterfinals	W 65–58 OT	20–8	Richmond Coliseum  Richmond, VA
March 7		vs. UNC Wilmington CAA Tournament Semifinals	W 80–66	21–8	Richmond Coliseum  Richmond, VA
March 8		vs. VCU CAA Tournament Finals	L 55–54	21–9	Richmond Coliseum  Richmond, VA
March 17		Tennessee NIT Opening Round	W 58–55	22–9	Patriot Center  Fairfax, VA
March 19		Austin Peay NIT First Round	W 66–60	23–9	Patriot Center  Fairfax, VA
March 23		at Oregon NIT Second Round	L 68–54	23–10	McArthur Court  Eugene, OR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Recruits

The following is a list of commitments George Mason has received for the 2004-2005 season:

• Folarin Campbell
• Jordan Carter
• Will Thomas
• John Vaughan