2014–15 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team

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.

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 season)
Assistant coaches	Roland Houston Chris Kreider 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

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

• Shevon Thompson

Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week

• Isaiah Jackson - Mar. 2

Roster

2014–15 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 1 Vaughn Gray 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Sr St. Benedict's Elmwood Park, NJ G 3 Patrick Holloway 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 167 lb (76 kg) Jr Paul VI Stafford, VA F/C 4 Erik Copes 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Imhotep Charter Philadelphia, PA F 5 Eric Lockett 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Fr Whitefield Academy Atlanta, GA F 10 Marko Gujaničić 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Stoneridge Prep Cacak, Serbia G 12 Myles Tate 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 158 lb (72 kg) RS So Mars Hill University Ashburn, VA G 13 Corey Edwards 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Sr Christ the King Middle Village, NY C 14 Shevon Thompson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Jr Harcum College Clarendon Parish, Jamaica F 15 Trey Porter 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Potomac Senior Dumfries, VA G 22 Marquise Moore 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Saint Thomas More Queens, NY F 23 Therence Mayimba 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 199 lb (90 kg) Fr St. James School Hagerstown, MD F 25 Julian Royal 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 232 lb (105 kg) RS Jr Milton Alpharetta, GA F 30 Michael Rudy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So Saint Thomas More Falls Church, VA F 31 Jalen Jenkins 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS So Cardinal Hayes Brooklyn, NY F 44 Isaiah Jackson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Fr The Villages Charter High School Gainesville, FL	Head coach Paul Hewitt (St. John Fisher) Assistant coach(es) Roland Houston (Rhode Island) Chris Kreider (Lebanon Valley) Eric Skeeters (Coppin State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt 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:

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   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: "ESPN". ESPN.com. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

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