2007–08 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team

The 2007–08 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team began their 42nd season of collegiate play on November 9, 2007 at the Patriot Center versus Vermont. George Mason won the 2008 CAA tournament and advanced to the 2008 NCAA tournament. The Patriots were awarded a #12 seed, but lost in the first round to Notre Dame.

2007–08 George Mason Patriots men's basketball
CAA Conference tournament champions
NCAA 1st Round vs. Notre Dame, L, 50–68
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record23–11 (12–6 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPatriot Center
Seasons
2007–08 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
VCU 15 3   .833 24 8   .750
UNC Wilmington 12 6   .667 20 13   .606
George Mason 12 6   .667 23 11   .676
Old Dominion 11 7   .611 18 16   .529
William & Mary 10 8   .556 17 16   .515
Northeastern 9 9   .500 14 17   .452
Delaware 9 9   .500 14 17   .452
Hofstra 8 10   .444 12 18   .400
Towson 7 11   .389 13 18   .419
Drexel 5 13   .278 12 20   .375
James Madison 5 13   .278 13 17   .433
Georgia State 5 13   .278 9 21   .300
2008 CAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Season notes

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  • On February 20, 2008, Coach Jim Larranaga earned his 400th career victory.[1]
  • On January 19, 2008, Junior guard Dre Smith set an NCAA Division I record for most 3 point field goals made without a miss (10).[2]
  • On December 21, 2007, it was announced that freshman guard Jay Threatt was released from his basketball commitment and will seek a transfer from the university.[3]
  • On December 18, 2007, it was announced that senior forward Darryl Monroe will take a medical redshirt for the 2007–2008 season and will maintain his last year of eligibility for the 2008–2009 season.[4]

Awards

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First Team All-CAA

  • Will Thomas

Second Team All-CAA

  • Folarin Campbell

CAA All-Defensive Team

  • Will Thomas

CAA Player of the Week

  • Will Thomas – Nov. 19
  • Will Thomas – Nov. 26
  • Dre Smith – Jan. 21
  • Folarin Campbell – Feb. 11

CAA Rookie of the Week

  • Cam Long – Jan. 14

Roster

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2007–08 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 33 Louis Birdsong 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Mount Saint Joseph’s Baltimore, MD
G 42 Folarin Campbell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Springbrook Silver Spring, MD
G 2 Jordan Carter 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Brebeuf Indianapolis, IN
F 40 Chris Fleming 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Osbourn Park Manassas, VA
G 20 Cam Long 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Fr Freedom Palm Bay, FL
F 41 Vlad Moldoveanu 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Fr St. John's College Romania
F 32 Darryl Monroe   6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Sr First Colonial Virginia Beach, VA
G 1 Dre Smith 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Lamar Houston, TX
G 25 Isaiah Tate 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Fr DeMatha Upper Marlboro, MD
F 34 Will Thomas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Mount Saint Joseph’s Baltimore, MD
G 23 John Vaughn 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 179 lb (81 kg) RS Jr Laurel Laurel, MD
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
Will Thomas 34 34 35.6 .642 1.000 .672 10.4 2.0 .9 .1 16.1
Folarin Campbell 34 34 32.9 .419 .364 .733 4.5 3.3 1.1 .5 15.6
John Vaughan 34 33 33.2 .426 .336 .741 4.0 2.1 .8 .3 12.3
Dre Smith 34 22 25.3 .391 .377 .639 2.0 1.3 .7 .1 8.4
Louis Birdsong 34 28 23.6 .539 .000 .677 3.9 .9 .6 1.0 6.1
Cam Long 34 4 17.9 .450 .375 .650 2.4 1.6 .1 .7 4.1
Jordan Carter 27 11 16.8 .356 .344 .720 1.9 1.7 .6 .1 3.0
Vlad Moldoveanu 31 4 11.4 .379 .154 .800 2.1 .3 .2 .5 2.3
Chris Fleming 34 0 6.8 .489 .000 .500 .9 .1 .1 .0 1.4
Isaiah Tate 22 0 4.6 .320 .222 1.000 .5 .2 .1 .0 1.3
Jay Threatt 4 0 3.3 .000 .000 .000 .5 .5 .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
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2007*
7:00 pm, MASN
Vermont W 60–53  1–0
 16  Thomas   17  Thomas   5  Carter  Patriot Center (-)
Fairfax, VA
November 13, 2007*
7:00 pm, Cox Sports
Cleveland State W 56–47  2–0
 18  Thomas, Vaughan   8  Thomas   4  Carter  Patriot Center (-)
Fairfax, VA
November 17, 2007*
7:00 pm, Cox Sports
Dayton W 67–56  3–0
 20  Campbell   17  Thomas   5  Vaughan  Patriot Center (7,274)
Fairfax, VA
November 22, 2007*
9:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. No. 20 Kansas State
Old Spice Classic
W 87–77  4–0
 21  Vaughan   9  Carter   8  Carter  The Milk House (-)
Orlando, FL
November 23, 2007*
5:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. No. 19 Villanova
Old Spice Classic
L 76–84  4–1
 25  Campbell   8  Thomas   3  Thomas, Vaughan  The Milk House (-)
Orlando, FL
November 25, 2007*
4:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. South Carolina
Old Spice Classic
W 69–68  5–1
 22  Thomas   11  Thomas   5  Long  The Milk House (-)
Orlando, FL
November 29, 2007
7:00 pm, Comcast
Drexel W 85–38  6–1
(1–0)
 16  Smith   8  Thomas   4  Carter  Patriot Center (-)
Fairfax, VA
December 2, 2007*
5:00 pm, MASN
vs. East Carolina
BB&T Classic
L 65–68  6–2
 16  Smith   11  Thomas   2  Carter, Vaughan  Verizon Center (-)
Washington, DC
December 5, 2007*
7:00 pm, Cox Sports
Hampton W 57–54  7–2
 16  Campbell   11  Thomas   5  Campbell  Patriot Center (-)
Fairfax, VA
December 8, 2007*
2:00 pm
at Kent State L 55–73  7–3
 17  Vaughan   7  Birdsong   2  Long, Vaughan  MAC Center (-)
Kent, OH
December 21, 2007*
7:00 pm
at FIU W 86–68  8–3
 21  Smith   9  Birdsong   5  Vaughan  FIU Arena (-)
Miami, FL
December 30, 2007*
5:30 pm, MASN
Liberty W 72–64  9–3
 17  Thomas   11  Thomas   8  Campbell  Patriot Center (-)
Fairfax, VA
CAA regular season
January 2, 2008
3:00 pm
at Georgia State L 64–66  9–4
(1–1)
 18  Vaughan   8  Thomas   4  Campbell  GSU Sports Arena (-)
Atlanta, GA
January 5, 2008
4:30 pm, CN8
Towson W 72–63  10–4
(2–1)
 20  Thomas   14  Thomas   3  Campbell, Thomas  Patriot Center (-)
Fairfax, VA
January 9, 2008
7:00 pm, MASN
at Delaware L 68–73 OT 10–5
(2–2)
 20  Thomas   13  Thomas   3  Campbell  Bob Carpenter Center (-)
Newark, DE
January 12, 2008
2:00 pm, Comcast
Northeastern W 80–52  11–5
(3–2)
 16  Vaughan   10  Thomas   4  Thomas  Patriot Center (-)
Fairfax, VA
January 17, 2008
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at Hofstra W 85–78 2OT 12–5
(4–2)
 29  Thomas   9  Thomas   4  Campbell  Hofstra Arena (-)
Hempstead, NY
January 19, 2008
8:00 pm, MASN
at James Madison W 96–75  13–5
(5–2)
 34  Smith   8  Birdsong   5  Campbell, Thomas  JMU Convocation Center (-)
Harrisonburg, VA
January 23, 2008
8:00 pm, WSKY4/CN8
Old Dominion W 86–53  14–5
(6–2)
 25  Campbell   12  Thomas   6  Campbell  Patriot Center (-)
Fairfax, VA
January 26, 2008
7:00 pm, MASN
at UNC-Wilmington L 58–61  14–6
(6–3)
 19  Vaughan   14  Thomas   4  Campbell  Trask Coliseum (-)
Wilmington, NC
January 29, 2008
7:00 pm, ESPN2
Virginia Commonwealth W 63–51  15–6
(7–3)
 21  Thomas   15  Thomas   4  Vaughan  Patriot Center (-)
Fairfax, VA
February 2, 2008
2:00 pm, Comcast
James Madison W 72–46  16–6
(8–3)
 20  Campbell   5  Birdsong, Campbell, Thomas   5  Campbell  Patriot Center (-)
Fairfax, VA
February 7, 2008
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at Drexel W 75–65  17–6
(9–3)
 25  Campbell   12  Thomas   5  Thomas  Daskalakis Athletic Center (-)
Philadelphia, PA
February 9, 2008
4:00 pm, Comcast
at Old Dominion L 64–72  17–7
(9–4)
 28  Campbell   16  Thomas   3  Campbell, Long, Smith  Ted Constant Convocation Center (-)
Norfolk, VA
February 13, 2008
9:00 pm, MASN
at Towson W 85–73  18–7
(10–4)
 19  Vaughan   10  Thomas   6  Campbell  Towson Center (-)
Towson, MD
February 16, 2008
6:00 pm, ESPNU
UNC-Wilmington
Homecoming
L 73–75  18–8
(10–5)
 24  Campbell   14  Thomas   6  Thomas  Patriot Center (-)
Fairfax, VA
February 20, 2008
1:00 pm, Fios1
Delaware W 70–58  19–8
(11–5)
 24  Thomas   14  Thomas   4  Long  Patriot Center (-)
Fairfax, VA
February 23, 2008*
1:00 pm, ESPN2
at Ohio
ESPN Bracket Busters
L 57–69  19–9
 18  Campbell   9  Thomas   5  Campbell  OU Convocation Center (-)
Athens, OH
February 27, 2008
9:00 pm, MASN
William & Mary W 60–54  20–9
(12–5)
 17  Campbell   8  Thomas   2  Campbell, Long, Moldoveanu  Patriot Center (-)
Fairfax, VA
March 1, 2008
2:00 pm, Comcast
at Northeastern L 59–70  20–10
(12–6)
 23  Campbell   8  Thomas   6  Vaughan  Matthews Arena (-)
Boston
CAA tournament
March 8, 2008
8:30 pm, CN8
(3) vs. (6) Northeastern
Quarterfinals
W 63–52  21–10
 20  Campbell   8  Thomas   3  Campbell, Vaughan  Richmond Coliseum (-)
Richmond, VA
March 9, 2008
5:30 pm, CN8
(3) vs. (2) UNC-Wilmington
Semifinals
W 53–41  22–10
 15  Campbell   14  Thomas   3  Long  Richmond Coliseum (-)
Richmond, VA
March 10, 2008
7:00 pm, ESPN
(3) vs. (5) William & Mary
Championship
W 68–59  23–10
 20  Campbell   13  Thomas   4  Campbell  Richmond Coliseum (-)
Richmond, VA
NCAA tournament
March 20, 2008*
9:40 pm, CBS Regional
(12 E) vs. (5 E) No. 15 Notre Dame
First Round
L 50–68  23–11
 25  Thomas   7  Thomas   3  Thomas  Pepsi Center (-)
Denver, CO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Coaches' 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 2008–09 season:

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Andre Cornelius
PG
Charlotte, North Carolina Victory Christian 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 87
Kevin Foster
PF
Lakeland, Florida Briarcrest Christian 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 40
Michael Morrison
PF
St. Petersburg, Florida Lakewood 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 40
Ryan Pearson
SF
Far Rockaway, New York Christ the King 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 76
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 February 9, 2009.
  • "2008 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 9, 2009.

References

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