2014–15 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team

2014–15 George Mason Patriots men's basketball
Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
2014–15 record 9–22 (4–14 A-10)
Head coach Paul Hewitt (4th year)
Assistant coach Roland Houston
Assistant coach Chris Kreider
Assistant coach Eric Skeeters
Home arena Patriot Center
2014–15 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Davidson 14 – 4   .778     24 – 8   .750
Dayton 13 – 5   .722     27 – 9   .750
Rhode Island 13 – 5   .722     23 – 10   .697
VCU † 12 – 6   .667     26 – 10   .722
Richmond 12 – 6   .667     21 – 14   .600
George Washington 10 – 8   .556     22 – 13   .629
St. Bonaventure 10 – 8   .556     18 – 13   .581
UMass 10 – 8   .556     17 – 15   .531
La Salle 8 – 10   .444     17 – 16   .515
Saint Joseph's 7 – 11   .389     13 – 18   .419
Duquesne 6 – 12   .333     12 – 19   .387
Fordham 4 – 14   .222     10 – 21   .323
George Mason 4 – 14   .222     9 – 22   .290
Saint Louis 3 – 15   .167     11 – 21   .344
† 2015 A10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team represented George Mason University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was the 49th season for the program. The Patriots, led by fourth year head coach Paul Hewitt, competed in their second season in the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 9–22, 4–14 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for twelfth place. They lost in first round of the A-10 Tournament to Fordham.

On March 16, head coach Paul Hewitt was fired.[1] He finished at George Mason with a four year record of 66–67.

Off season

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Bryon Allen 0 G 6'3" 202 Senior Largo, MD Graduated
Johnnie Williams 2 F 6'8" 260 RS Senior Memphis, TN Graduated
Jonathan Arledge 5 F 6'9" 236 Senior Silver Springs, MD Transferred to Old Dominion
Sherrod Wright 10 G 6'4" 202 RS Senior Mount Vernon, NY Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Shevon Thompson 14 C 7'0" 220 Junior Clarendon, JA Harcum College

Awards

Atlantic 10 All-Conference Third Team

Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week

Roster

2014–15 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
F 1 Gray, VaughnVaughn Gray 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Sr St. Benedict's Elmwood Park, NJ
G 3 Holloway, PatrickPatrick Holloway 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 167 lb (76 kg) Jr Paul VI Stafford, VA
F/C 4 Copes, ErikErik Copes 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Imhotep Charter Philadelphia, PA
F 5 Lockett, EricEric Lockett 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Fr Whitefield Academy Atlanta, GA
F 10 Gujaničić, MarkoMarko Gujaničić 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Stoneridge Prep Cacak, Serbia
G 12 Tate, MylesMyles Tate 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 158 lb (72 kg) RS So Mars Hill University Ashburn, VA
G 13 Edwards, CoreyCorey Edwards 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Sr Christ the King Middle Village, NY
C 14 Thompson, ShevonShevon Thompson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Jr Harcum College Clarendon Parish, Jamaica
F 15 Porter, TreyTrey Porter 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Potomac Senior Dumfries, VA
G 22 Moore, MarquiseMarquise Moore 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Saint Thomas More Queens, NY
F 23 Mayimba, TherenceTherence Mayimba 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 199 lb (90 kg) Fr St. James School Hagerstown, MD
F 25 Royal, JulianJulian Royal 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 232 lb (105 kg) RS Jr Milton Alpharetta, GA
F 30 Rudy, MichaelMichael Rudy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So Saint Thomas More Falls Church, VA
F 31 Jenkins, JalenJalen Jenkins 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS So Cardinal Hayes Brooklyn, NY
F 44 Jackson, IsaiahIsaiah Jackson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Fr The Villages Charter High School Gainesville, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Stats

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Shevon Thompson 31 31 30.2 .555 .000 .619 11.3 0.2 0.5 1.1 12.5
Patrick Holloway 27 8 26.4 .390 .331 .826 1.2 0.7 0.7 0.0 10.9
Marquise Moore 29 28 30.3 .453 .300 .791 3.2 3.1 0.9 0.3 9.5
Isaiah Jackson 31 23 26.2 .348 .356 .706 3.9 1.3 0.8 0.0 8.7
Jalen Jenkins 31 23 22.3 .465 .333 .574 4.4 1.2 0.6 0.8 8.0
Corey Edwards 30 18 24.4 .354 .329 .750 1.7 2.5 1.5 0.0 4.9
Erik Copes 4 0 16.5 .500 .000 .818 4.3 0.5 0.0 1.0 4.8
Vaughn Gray 28 9 14.7 .322 .279 .391 1.3 0.4 0.5 0.1 3.6
Trey Porter 30 7 14.1 .468 .000 .604 2.6 0.2 0.4 1.1 3.5
Julian Royal 18 1 12.4 .358 .111 .667 2.4 0.2 0.2 0.3 3.4
Marko Gujanicic 25 7 11.3 .476 .300 .417 1.7 0.6 0.2 0.1 2.7
Eric Lockett 5 0 6.0 .250 .000 .600 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.2 1.0
Myles Tate 14 0 5.3 .308 .429 .000 1.0 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.8
Michael Rudy 4 0 1.3 1.000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5

Schedule and results

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Date
Time, TV		 Opponent Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

November 8*
4:00 PM		 Shenandoah W 91–51 
 17 – Jenkins  9 – Royal  5 – Jenkins  Patriot Center (2,275)
Fairfax, VA
Non-conference regular season

November 14*
7:30 PM		 Cornell L 60–68  0–1
  22 – Holloway  10 – Thompson  7 – Moore  Patriot Center (6,007)
Fairfax, VA

November 16*
1:00 PM		 Princeton W 63–60  1–1
  19 – Holloway  9 – Thompson  3 – Jenkins  Patriot Center (3,097)
Fairfax, VA

November 20*
7:30 PM, ESPNU		 vs. West Virginia
Puerto Rico Tip-Off quarterfinals		 L 65–91  1–2
  17 – Holloway  6 – Thompson  3 – Jackson  Roberto Clemente Coliseum (6,723)
San Juan, PR

November 21*
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 vs. New Mexico
Puerto Rico Tip-Off consolation round		 L 58–69  1–3
  21 – Thompson  19 – Thompson  2 – Edwards, Jackson, Moore  Roberto Clemente Coliseum (7,438)
San Juan, PR

November 23*
11:30 AM		 vs. College of Charleston
Puerto Rico Tip-Off 7th place game		 L 60–61  1–4
  12 – Thompson  14 – Thompson  3 – Jenkins  Roberto Clemente Coliseum (8,002)
San Juan, PR

November 29*
4:00 PM		 Manhattan W 64–63  2–4
  24 – Jenkins  9 – Thompson  3 – Edwards, Moore  Patriot Center (2,773)
Fairfax, VA

December 3*
7:30 PM		 Old Dominion L 69–75  2–5
  22 – Moore  7 – Thompson  2 – Edwards, Jenkins, Moore  Patriot Center (5,022)
Fairfax, VA

December 6*
8:00 PM		 at Northern Iowa L 65–71 OT 2–6
  20 – Moore  11 – Thompson  2 – Jenkins, Moore  McLeod Center (4,525)
Cedar Falls, IA

December 17*
7:00 PM		 Catawba W 99–69  3–6
  29 – Thompson  10 – Thompson  4 – Gujanicic, Moore  Recreation Athletic Complex (1,280)
Fairfax, VA

December 20*
7:00 PM, NBCSN		 Iona W 86–81  4–6
  23 – Moore  15 – Thompson  3 – Jenkins, Moore  Patriot Center (3,016)
Fairfax, VA

December 23*
7:00 PM		 at Wright State W 68–60  5–6
  24 – Thompson  14 – Thompson  5 – Holloway  Nutter Center (4,685)
Dayton, OH

December 31*
5:00 PM		 at No. 18 Oklahoma L 43–61  5–7
  9 – Jackson, Thompson  11 – Thompson  3 – Edwards  Lloyd Noble Center (10,597)
Norman, OK
Atlantic 10 regular season

January 3
7:00 PM		 La Salle W 70–62  6–7 (1–0)
  13 – Holloway, Jackson, Jenkins, Thompson  7 – Thompson  7 – Edwards  Patriot Center (3,376)
Fairfax, VA

January 8
7:00 PM, NBCSN		 at Richmond L 65–75  6–8 (1–1)
  19 – Thompson  17 – Thompson  4 – Edwards  Robins Center (4,395)
Richmond, VA

January 11
1:00 PM		 Massachusetts L 62–66  6–9 (1–2)
  12 – Thompson  16 – Thompson  4 – Jenkins  Patriot Center (3,535)
Fairfax, VA

January 14
7:00 PM, MASN		 vs. St. Bonaventure
Conference Classic		 L 55–75  6–10 (1–3)
  18 – Thompson  9 – Edwards  3 – Edwards, Moore  Blue Cross Arena (4,032)
Rochester, NY

January 17
4:30 PM, NBCSN		 at George Washington L 53–63  6–11 (1–4)
  13 – Edwards  11 – Thompson  4 – Moore  Charles E. Smith Center (4,313)
Washington, D.C.

January 24
7:00 PM		 Davidson L 73–80 OT 6–12 (1–5)
  18 – Moore  15 – Thompson  3 – Moore  Patriot Center (5,508)
Fairfax, VA

January 29
7:00 PM, CSNMA		 Saint Louis W 68–60  7–12 (2–5)
  19 – Thompson  14 – Thompson  5 – Moore  Patriot Center (3,822)
Fairfax, VA

January 31
7:00 PM		 at Duquesne L 53–62  7–13 (2–6)
  12 – Jackson  10 – Thompson  3 – Edwards, Moore, Tate  Palumbo Center (3,012)
Pittsburgh, PA

February 4
7:00 PM, CBSSN		 No. 18 VCU
Rivalry		 L 60–72  7–14 (2–7)
  15 – Jenkins  16 – Thompson  4 – Edwards  Patriot Center (6,473)
Fairfax, VA

February 7
4:00 PM, MASN		 at Saint Joseph's L 54–58  7–15 (2–8)
  16 – Holloway  16 – Thompson  5 – Edwards  Hagan Arena (4,200)
Philadelphia, PA

February 11
7:00 PM		 at Davidson L 71–92  7–16 (2–9)
  14 – Thompson  13 – Thompson  4 – Edwards  John M. Belk Arena (3,938)
Davidson, NC

February 14
4:00 PM, MASN		 Richmond
Homecoming		 W 71–67 OT 8–16 (3–9)
  15 – Jenkins, Thompson  14 – Thompson  2 – Jackson, Moore  Patriot Center (6,018)
Fairfax, VA

February 18
7:00 PM		 Fordham L 68–80  8–17 (3–10)
  19 – Thompson  10 – Thompson  5 – Moore  Patriot Center (2,682)
Fairfax, VA

February 21
4:00 PM		 Rhode Island L 56–71  8–18 (3–11)
  15 – Thompson  14 – Thompson  3 – Edwards  Patriot Center (4,740)
Fairfax, VA

February 25
7:00 PM		 at Dayton L 63–76  8–19 (3–12)
  13 – Jackson  7 – Jackson  4 – Moore  UD Arena (12,861)
Dayton, OH

February 28
7:00 PM		 at Saint Louis W 78–50  9–19 (4–12)
  18 – Jackson  10 – Jenkins  6 – Moore  Chaifetz Arena (5,828)
St. Louis, MO

March 4
7:00 PM, CSNMA		 George Washington L 51–67  9–20 (4–13)
  12 – Moore  9 – Thompson  4 – Edwards  Patriot Center (3,888)
Fairfax, VA

March 7
5:30 PM, NBCSN		 at VCU
Rivalry		 L 60–71  9–21 (4–14)
  16 – Jackson, Thompson  15 – Thompson  6 – Moore  Siegel Center 
Richmond, VA
Atlantic 10 Tournament

March 11
6:30 pm		 vs. Fordham
First Round		 L 65–71  9–22
  18 – Jackson, Moore  5 – Jenkins, Moore, Thompson  5 – Moore  Barclays Center 
Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Recruiting

The following is a list of players signed for the 2015–16 season:

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Ahmad Gilbert
F		 Philadelphia, PA Constitution High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Aug 15, 2014 
Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 72
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:

See also

2014–15 George Mason Patriots women's basketball team

References

  1. ↑ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/sports/wp/2015/03/16/paul-hewitt-fired-as-george-mason-mens-basketball-coach/
  2. ↑ http://www.gomason.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=25200&SPID=80389&SPSID=612990&DB_OEM_ID=25200
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