2010–11 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team

The 2010–11 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team represented George Mason University during the 2010–11 college basketball season. This was the 45th season for the program. Led by fourteenth-year head coach Jim Larranaga, the Patriots were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) and played home games on campus at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia.

2010–11 George Mason Patriots men's basketball
CAA Regular Season Champions
NCAA Tournament, Round of 32
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record27–7 (16–2 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPatriot Center
2010–11 CAA men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
George Mason16–2 .88927–7  .794
Old Dominion †14–4 .77827–7  .794
Hofstra14–4 .77821–12  .636
VCU12–6 .66728–12  .700
Drexel11–7 .61121–10  .677
James Madison10–8 .55621–12  .636
Delaware8–10 .44414–17  .452
UNCW7–11 .38913–18  .419
Georgia State6–12 .33312–19  .387
Northeastern6–12 .33311–20  .355
William & Mary4–14 .22210–22  .313
Towson0–18 .0004–26  .133
† 2011 CAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Undefeated at home, George Mason finished the regular season at 25–5 (16–2 in CAA) to win the conference's regular season championship. The Patriots were upset in the semifinals of the conference tournament to fourth-seeded VCU. GMU received an at-large bid in the NCAA tournament and were the eighth seed in the East region. They defeated Villanova in the second round (64 teams), then fell to top-ranked Ohio State to finish at 27–7 (.794).

After the season, Larranaga left for the University of Miami and was succeeded by Paul Hewitt, previously the head coach at Georgia Tech.

Season notes
  • After a February 15 victory over VCU, the men's basketball team set a new school record with twelve consecutive wins.[1]
  • From August 18 to August 28, the men's basketball team toured Italy and were scheduled to play four games against Italian semi-professional teams, the final game had to be canceled due to poor court conditions. The Patriots won all three games versus Lombardia, GMV Ghezzano and Forlì.[2]

Awards

CAA Coach of the Year

  • Jim Larranaga

First Team All-CAA

Second Team All-CAA

Third Team All-CAA

CAA Player of the Week

  • Ryan Pearson - Jan. 17
  • Cam Long - Jan. 24
  • Ryan Pearson - Feb. 7
  • Ryan Pearson - Feb. 21

Roster
2010–11 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 3 Bryon Allen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrSt. Thomas More Largo, MD
F 5 Jonathan Arledge 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)236 lb (107 kg) FrKIMA Washington, DC
F 30 Thomas Armistead 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrClover Hill Richmond, VA
F 1 Paris Bennett 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS FrSt. Patrick's Elizabeth, NJ
G 45 Andre Cornelius 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)172 lb (78 kg) JrVictory Christian Charlotte, NC
G 14 Luke Hancock 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoHidden Valley/Hargrave Roanoke, VA
G 20 Cam Long (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)187 lb (85 kg) SrFreedom Palm Bay, FL
F 22 Mike Morrison 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)222 lb (101 kg) JrLakewood St. Petersburg, FL
F 24 Ryan Pearson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)230 lb (104 kg) JrChrist the King Far Rockaway, NY
G 13 Isaiah Tate 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)214 lb (97 kg) SrDeMatha Upper Marlboro, MD
G 4 Vertrail Vaughns 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS FrMesquite Mesquite, TX
G 23 Rashad Whack 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoBishop McNamara Forestville, MD
F 32 Johnnie Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)249 lb (113 kg) SoBriarcrest Christian Memphis, TN
G 15 Sherrod Wright Injured 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS SoMount Vernon Mount Vernon, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2010-07-27

Stats
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Cam Long343433.0.479.432.7504.72.91.40.215.1
Ryan Pearson343330.3.511.400.7086.71.20.90.614.2
Luke Hancock333128.6.494.359.8104.24.31.00.510.9
Andre Cornelius343427.1.419.386.8332.31.61.00.19.5
Mike Morrison343424.4.562.000.3945.51.70.61.26.8
Isaiah Tate34420.6.442.412.6672.40.80.80.26.2
Vertrail Vaughns3209.5.472.493.6671.10.30.30.04.5
Johnnie Williams3209.2.478.000.6881.30.30.20.22.4
Jonathan Arledge2805.5.368.250.6880.90.20.20.11.4
Bryon Allen2705.8.302.154.6920.60.70.00.01.4
Paris Bennett3318.9.381.000.5561.50.50.20.21.1
Rashaad Whack2205.3.333.100.7501.30.30.10.00.8
Thomas Armistead601.3.000.000.0000.00.00.00.00.0

Game log
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 3, 2010*
7:00 pm		 Bowie State W 113–76  –
   – -   – -   – -  Patriot Center (1,444)
Fairfax, VA
Regular season
November 13, 2010*
4:00 pm		 Harvard W 66–53  1–0
  14 – Hancock  10 – Long  6 – Long  Patriot Center (6,536)
Fairfax, VA
November 18, 2010*
8:30 pm, MASN		 vs. Charlotte
ESPN Charleston Classic		 W 78–56  2–0
  18 – Hancock  6 – Long  3 – Tied (4)  Carolina First Arena (2,639)
Charleston, SC
November 19, 2010*
6:00 pm, ESPNU		 vs. NC State
ESPN Charleston Classic		 L 65–78  2–1
  16 – Long  6 – Hancock  3 – Morrison  Carolina First Arena 
Charleston, SC
November 21, 2010*
5:30 pm, ESPNU		 vs. Wofford
ESPN Charleston Classic		 L 79–82 OT 2–2
  17 – Hancock  11 – Pearson  3 – Cornelius, Hancock, Morrison  Carolina First Arena 
Charleston, SC
November 24, 2010*
7:00 pm		 Radford W 81–55  3–2
  20 – Long  8 – Hancock  11 – Hancock  Patriot Center (4,273)
Fairfax, VA
November 27, 2010*
4:00 pm		 Florida Atlantic W 66–51  4–2
  18 – Morrison  7 – Morrison  7 – Hancock  Patriot Center (3,907)
Fairfax, VA
December 1, 2010*
7:00 pm		 George Washington W 60–46  5–2
  15 – Hancock  8 – Hancock, Morrison  3 – Cornelius, Long  Patriot Center (5,560)
Fairfax, VA
December 4, 2010
7:30 pm, MASN		 UNC Wilmington W 80–53  6–2
(1–0)		  16 – Tate  5 – Morrison, Pearson, Vaughns  5 – Cornelius  Patriot Center (5,461)
Fairfax, VA
December 8, 2010*
7:00 pm, MASN		 Loyola (MD) W 66–52  7–2
  18 – Pearson  6 – Cornelius  7 – Hancock  Patriot Center (4,674)
Fairfax, VA
December 11, 2010*
7:00 pm, MASN		 at Liberty W 84–54  8–2
  16 – Long, Pearson  8 – Long  4 – Hancock  Vines Center (2,747)
Lynchburg, VA
December 22, 2010*
8:00 pm		 at Duquesne W 85–79 2OT 9–2
  17 – Long, Pearson  11 – Pearson  4 – Hancock  A. J. Palumbo Center (2,107)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 29, 2010*
7:00 pm, Fox Sports Ohio		 at Dayton L 67–73  9–3
  20 – Long  7 – Pearson  5 – Hancock  UD Arena (13,371)
Dayton, OH
January 3, 2011
7:00 pm, Comcast		 Delaware W 75–66  10–3
(2–0)		  19 – Pearson  7 – Hancock  5 – Hancock  Patriot Center (4,719)
Fairfax, VA
January 5, 2011
7:00 pm		 at Hofstra L 74–87  10–4
(2–1)		  22 – Pearson  8 – Pearson  3 – Bennett, Hancock  Hofstra Arena (2,377)
Hempstead, NY
January 8, 2011
2:00 pm, Comcast		 at Old Dominion L 65–69  10–5
(2–2)		  23 – Long  7 – Long, Morrison  3 – Cornelius  Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,344)
Norfolk, VA
January 12, 2011
7:00 pm		 at Northeastern W 86–60  11–5
(3–2)		  24 – Pearson  6 – Pearson  10 – Hancock  Matthews Arena (1,570)
Boston, MA
January 15, 2011
2:00 pm, Comcast		 Georgia State W 66–51  12–5
(4–2)		  18 – Long  6 – Cornelius, Tate  3 – Hancock  Patriot Center (5,714)
Fairfax, VA
January 19, 2011
9:00 pm, MASN		 Drexel W 71–47  13–5
(5–2)		  16 – Hancock  9 – Hancock  4 – Hancock  Patriot Center (3,630)
Fairfax, VA
January 22, 2011
11:00 am, ESPNU		 at James Madison W 75–73  14–5
(6–2)		  30 – Long  6 – Pearson  5 – Long  JMU Convocation Center (5,714)
Harrisonburg, VA
January 24, 2011
9:00 pm, MASN		 at Delaware W 69–49  15–5
(7–2)		  20 – Long  8 – Morrison  3 – Long  Bob Carpenter Center (1,846)
Newark, DE
January 27, 2011
4:00 pm		 Towson W 84–57  16–5
(8–2)		  19 – Hancock  6 – Pearson  8 – Long  Patriot Center (3,791)
Fairfax, VA
January 29, 2011
12:00 pm, Comcast		 at William & Mary W 85–69  17–5
(9–2)		  20 – Long  7 – Pearson  4 – Hancock  Kaplan Arena (3,074)
Williamsburg, VA
February 2, 2011
7:00 pm		 Hofstra W 87–68  18–5
(10–2)		  22 – Cornelius  12 – Pearson  7 – Hancock  Patriot Center (5,230)
Fairfax, VA
February 5, 2011
2:00 pm, Comcast		 Old Dominion
Homecoming		 W 62–45  19–5
(11–2)		  18 – Pearson  11 – Pearson  4 – Hancock  Patriot Center (9,840)
Fairfax, VA
February 8, 2011
7:00 pm, MASN		 at UNC Wilmington W 78–63  20–5
(12–2)		  25 – Cornelius  9 – Pearson  5 – Long  Trask Coliseum (3,768)
Wilmington, NC
February 12, 2011
5:00 pm, MASN		 James Madison W 82–68  21–5
(13–2)		  15 – Pearson  9 – Morrison  5 – Morrison  Patriot Center (9,480)
Fairfax, VA
February 15, 2011
7:00 pm, ESPNU		 at VCU W 71–51  22–5
(14–2)		  18 – Pearson  8 – Hancock, Morrison, Pearson  7 – Hancock  Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,552)
Richmond, VA
February 19, 2011*
7:00 pm, ESPN2		 at Northern Iowa
ESPN BracketBusters		 W 77–71  23–5
  24 – Cornelius  15 – Pearson  6 – Morrison  McLeod Center (6,580)
Cedar Falls, IA
February 24, 2011
7:00 pm, Comcast		 Northeastern W 67–61  24–5
(15–2)		  18 – Pearson  15 – Pearson  3 – Hancock  Patriot Center (9,366)
Fairfax, VA
February 26, 2011
6:00 pm		 at Georgia State W 65-58  25–5
(16–2)		  19 – Long  5 – Long, Morrison, Pearson  4 – Morrison  GSU Sports Arena (1,127)
Atlanta, GA
CAA tournament
March 5, 2011
12:00 pm, Comcast		 (1) No. 25 vs. (9) Georgia State
Quarterfinals		 W 68–45  26–5
  15 – Long  6 – Pearson  4 – Morrison  Richmond Coliseum (7,814)
Richmond, VA
March 6, 2011
12:00 pm, Comcast		 (1) No. 25 vs. (4) VCU
Semifinals		 L 63–79  26–6
  20 – Long  7 – Pearson  3 – Hancock  Richmond Coliseum (8,962)
Richmond, VA
NCAA tournament
March 18, 2011*
2:10 pm, TNT		 (8 E) vs. (9 E) Villanova
Second Round		 W 61–57  27–6
  18 – Hancock  11 – Morrison  5 – Hancock  Quicken Loans Arena (20,164)
Cleveland, OH
March 20, 2011*
5:15 pm, CBS		 (8 E) vs. (1 E) No. 1 Ohio State
Third Round		 L 66–98  27–7
  16 – Long  6 – Long  4 – Pearson  Quicken Loans Arena (20,164)
Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=NCAA East Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Recruiting

The following is a list of players signed for the 2011–12 season:

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Erik Copes
C		 Philadelphia, PA Imhotep Charter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) May 15, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 95
Corey Edwards
PG		 Middle Village, NY Christ the King 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Oct 17, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 90
Vaughn Gray
SF		 Elmwood Park, NJ St. Benedict's Prep 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Oct 17, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 91
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.
  • "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

References
  1. "Men's Basketball Blasts VCU for School-Record 12th Straight Victory, 71-51".
  2. "GEORGE MASON OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on August 22, 2010. Retrieved August 30, 2010.
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