2012–13 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team

The 2012–13 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team represented George Mason University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was the 47th season for the program. The Patriots, led by head coach Paul Hewitt, were members of the Colonial Athletic Association and played their home games at the Patriot Center, with one home game at the Recreation and Athletic Complex. They finished the season 22–16, 10–8 in CAA play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the CAA Tournament where they lost to Northeastern. They were invited to the 2013 College Basketball Invitational where they defeated the College of Charleston, Houston, and Western Michigan to advance to the best-of-three games finals series vs Santa Clara. They lost the series to Santa Clara 2 games to 1 to be the CBI Runner-Up.

2012–13 George Mason Patriots men's basketball
CBI, Runner-Up
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
2012–13 record22–16 (10–8 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Roland Houston
  • Mike Wells
  • Chris Kreider
Home arenaPatriot Center
Recreation and Athletic Complex
2012–13 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northeastern14–4 .778  20–13  .606
Towson*13–5 .722  18–13  .581
Delaware13–5 .722  19–14  .576
James Madison †11–7 .611  21–15  .583
George Mason10–8 .556  22–16  .579
Georgia State**10–8 .556  15–16  .484
Drexel9–9 .500  13–18  .419
William & Mary7–11 .389  13–17  .433
UNC Wilmington*5–13 .278  10–20  .333
Hofstra4–14 .222  7–25  .219
Old Dominion**3–15 .167  5–25  .167
† 2013 CAA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties
**Ineligible for conference tournament due to changing conferences in 2013

This was the Patriots final season as a member of the CAA. They joined the Atlantic 10 Conference in July, 2013.

Awards

Second Team All-CAA

  • Sherrod Wright

CAA Player of the Week

  • Bryon Allen - Nov. 12
  • Sherrod Wright - Dec. 24

Roster
2012–13 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
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Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Bryon Allen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)214 lb (97 kg) JrSt. Thomas More Largo, MD
F 5 Jonathan Arledge 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)228 lb (103 kg) JrKIMA Washington, DC
F 1 Paris Bennett 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)226 lb (103 kg) RS JrSt. Patrick's Elizabeth, NJ
C 4 Erik Copes 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)244 lb (111 kg) SoImhotep Charter Philadelphia, PA
G 13 Corey Edwards 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)177 lb (80 kg) SoChrist the King Middle Village, NY
F 12 Vaughn Gray 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoSt. Benedict's Elmwood Park, NJ
F 40 Marko Gujaničić 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) FrStoneridge Prep Cacak, Serbia
G 3 Patrick Holloway 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrPaul VI Stafford, VA
F 20 Jalen Jenkins 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrCardinal Hayes Yonkers, NY
G 25 Bryce Lewis 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)175 lb (79 kg) SrUnion Union, NJ
F 14 Anali Okoloji 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)232 lb (105 kg) SoImpact Academy Brooklyn, NY
F 30 Michael Rudy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrSaint Thomas More Falls Church, VA
G 11 Vertrail Vaughns 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)184 lb (83 kg) RS JrMesquite Mesquite, TX
F 2 Johnnie Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)266 lb (121 kg) RS JrBriarcrest Christian Memphis, TN
G 10 Sherrod Wright 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)202 lb (92 kg) RS JrMount Vernon Mount Vernon, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2011-10-20

Stats
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Sherrod Wright272731.5.476.361.8575.01.61.10.317.0
Jonathan Arledge271117.5.460.417.8034.40.70.60.67.7
Johnny Williams202024.8.410.000.6674.10.70.90.77.0
Bryon Allen271724.3.464.300.7502.53.71.00.16.7
Erik Copes232323.0.481.000.5855.60.40.41.35.5
Patrick Holloway27012.1.357.344.4000.90.70.60.05.0
Marko Gujanicic26019.7.373.250.6004.01.40.60.15.0
Corey Edwards271920.5.484.583.6491.72.91.00.04.9
Vertrail Vaughns26015.7.384.241.7080.90.30.50.04.8
Anali Okoloji251813.8.384.241.7082.70.40.50.33.2
Paris Bennett15010.3.571.500.5711.90.10.10.23.0
Vaughn Gray1308.0.379.273.0000.60.20.40.01.9
Michael Rudy202.0.500.000.5000.00.00.00.01.5
Bryce Lewis203.0.500.000.0001.01.00.00.01.0

2012–2013 game log
Date
time, TV		 Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 25*
7:00 pm		 Bowie State W 76–72 
Patriot Center (3,044)
Fairfax, VA
Regular Season
November 9*
7:00 pm, MASN		 Virginia W 63–59  1–0
 Patriot Center (9,840)
Fairfax, VA
November 13*
7:00 pm		 at Bucknell L 56–61  1–1
 Sojka Pavilion (3,272)
Lewisburg, PA
November 16*
1:30 pm		 vs. Mercer
Paradise Jam Quarterfinals		 W 52–49  2–1
 Sports and Fitness Center (N/A)
Saint Thomas, VI
November 18*
6:00 pm, CBSSN		 vs. New Mexico
Paradise Jam Semifinals		 L 69–70  2–2
 Sports and Fitness Center (N/A)
Saint Thomas, VI
November 19*
8:30 pm, CBSSN		 vs. Quinnipiac
Paradise Jam Tournament 3rd place game		 W 74–58  3–2
 Sports and Fitness Center (3,022)
Saint Thomas, VI
November 24*
4:00 pm		 Boston University W 48–45  4–2
 Patriot Center (4,375)
Fairfax, VA
November 28*
8:00 pm, CBSSN		 at Rhode Island W 55–52  5–2
 Ryan Center (4,056)
Kingston, RI
December 2*
2:30 pm, MASN		 vs. Maryland
BB&T Classic Basketball Tournament		 L 62–69  5–3
 Verizon Center (10,256)
Washington, DC
December 4*
7:00 pm, MASN		 UMBC W 74–63  6–3
 Patriot Center (3,509)
Fairfax, VA
December 8*
6:00 pm, NBCSN		 Northern Iowa L 77–82 OT 6–4
 Patriot Center (6,487)
Fairfax, VA
December 22*
3:00 pm, NBCSN		 vs. Richmond
Governor's Holiday Hoops Classic		 W 67–64  7–4
 Richmond Coliseum (6,944)
Richmond, VA
December 29*
7:00 pm, MASN/ESPN3		 at South Florida L 57–61  7–5
 USF Sun Dome (4,856)
Tampa, FL
January 3
7:00 pm, NBCSN		 Northeastern L 74–84  7–6 (0–1)
 Patriot Center (3,724)
Fairfax, VA
January 5
2:00 pm, CSNMA		 at William & Mary W 73–66  8–6 (1–1)
 Kaplan Arena (3,506)
Williamsburg, VA
January 10
7:00 pm, NBCSN		 Old Dominion W 71–46  9–6 (2–1)
 Patriot Center (4,011)
Fairfax, VA
January 12
2:00 pm, CSNMA		 at UNC Wilmington L 74–82  9–7 (2–2)
 Trask Coliseum (3,031)
Wilmington, NC
January 15
7:00 pm, CSNMA		 James Madison W 68–57  10–7 (3–2)
 Patriot Center (4,241)
Fairfax, VA
January 19
5:00 pm, NBCSN		 Hofstra W 57–46  11–7 (4–2)
 Patriot Center (5,810)
Fairfax, VA
January 23
7:00 pm, MASN		 at Towson W 77–67  12–7 (5–2)
 Towson Center (2,005)
Towson, MD
January 27
8:00 pm, CSNMA		 at Northeastern L 51–71  12–8 (5–3)
 Matthews Arena (1,971)
Boston, MA
January 31
7:00 pm, NBCSN		 Drexel L 54–58  12–9 (5–4)
 Patriot Center (4,365)
Fairfax, VA
February 2
4:00 pm, CSNMA		 at James Madison W 74–63  13–9 (6–4)
 JMU Convocation Center (5,170)
Harrisonburg, VA
February 4
7:00 pm, NBCSN		 at Old Dominion W 85–74  14–9 (7–4)
 Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,290)
Norfolk, VA
February 9
2:00 pm, CBSSN		 Delaware L 72–79  14–10 (7–5)
 Patriot Center (5,567)
Fairfax, VA
February 14
7:00 pm, CBSSN		 at Drexel W 68–62  15–10 (8–5)
 Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,623)
Philadelphia, PA
February 16
4:00 pm, CSNMA		 Georgia State
Homecoming		 L 60–78  15–11 (8–6)
 Patriot Center (8,010)
Fairfax, VA
February 20
7:00 pm		 at Hofstra W 79–50  16–11 (9–6)
 Hofstra Arena (1,506)
Hempstead, NY
February 23
4:00 pm, CSNMA		 William & Mary W 60–58  17–11 (10–6)
 Patriot Center (6,215)
Fairfax, VA
February 26
7:00 pm, CSNMA		 Towson L 81–85 OT 17–12 (10–7)
 Patriot Center (3,956)
Fairfax, VA
March 2
2:00 pm, NBCSN		 at Delaware L 77–82  17–13 (10–8)
 Bob Carpenter Center (3,011)
Newark, DE
2013 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament
March 9
3:30 pm, CSNMA		 vs. Drexel
Quarterfinals		 W 60–54  18–13
 Richmond Coliseum (4,655)
Richmond, VA
March 10
2:00 pm, CSNMA/NBCSN		 vs. Northeastern
Semifinals		 L 67–69  18–14
 Richmond Coliseum (4,065)
Richmond, VA
2013 College Basketball Invitational
March 19*
7:00 pm, AXS TV		 at College of Charleston
First Round		 W 78–77  19–14
 TD Arena (1,713)
Charleston, SC
March 25*
7:00 pm, AXS TV		 Houston
Quarterfinals		 W 88–84 OT 20–14
 Patriot Center (2,044)
Fairfax, VA
March 27*
7:00 pm, AXS TV		 Western Michigan
Semifinals		 W 62–52  21–14
 Patriot Center (1,684)
Fairfax, VA
April 1*
10:00 pm, AXS TV		 at Santa Clara
Finals Game 1		 L 73–81  21–15
 Leavey Center (1,154)
Santa Clara, CA
April 3*
7:00 pm, AXS TV		 Santa Clara
Finals Game 2		 W 73–66  22–15
 Recreation and Athletic Complex (1,280)
Fairfax, VA
April 5*
7:00 pm, AXS TV		 Santa Clara
Finals Game 3		 L 77–80  22–16
 Patriot Center (2,440)
Fairfax, VA
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Recruiting

The following is a list of players signed for the 2013–14 season:

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Marquise Moore
G		 Oakdale, CT St. Thomas More 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) May 2, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
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.
  • "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

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