2017–18 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team

The 2017–18 George Mason Patriots Men's basketball team represented George Mason University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The season was the 52nd for the program, the third under head coach Dave Paulsen, and the fifth as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference The Patriots played their home games at EagleBank Arena in Fairfax, Virginia. They finished the season 16–17, 9–9 in A-10 play to finish in a four-way tie for fifth place. As the No. 5 seed in the A-10 Tournament, they defeated Massachusetts in the second round before losing to Saint Joseph's in the quarterfinals.

2017–18 George Mason Patriots men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
2017–18 record	16–17 (9–9 A-10)
Head coach	Dave Paulsen (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Dane Fischer Aaron Kelly Duane Simpkins
Home arena	EagleBank Arena

2017–18 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Rhode Island	15	–	3		.833			26	–	8		.765
St. Bonaventure	14	–	4		.778			26	–	8		.765
Davidson †	13	–	5		.722			21	–	12		.636
Saint Joseph's	10	–	8		.556			16	–	16		.500
VCU	9	–	9		.500			18	–	15		.545
Saint Louis	9	–	9		.500			17	–	16		.515
George Mason	9	–	9		.500			16	–	17		.485
Richmond	9	–	9		.500			12	–	20		.375
Dayton	8	–	10		.444			14	–	17		.452
Duquesne	7	–	11		.389			16	–	16		.500
George Washington	7	–	11		.389			15	–	18		.455
La Salle	7	–	11		.389			13	–	19		.406
Massachusetts	5	–	13		.278			13	–	20		.394
Fordham	4	–	14		.222			9	–	22		.290
† 2018 A10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Patriots finished the 2016–17 season 20–14, 9–9 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for seventh place. As the No. 7 seed in the A-10 Tournament, they defeated Fordham[1] in the second round before losing in the quarterfinals to VCU.[2][3] They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Loyola (MD).[4]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
DeAndre Abram	1	F	6'7"	195	Sophomore	Carrollton, TX	Transferred to University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Danny Dixon	15	F	6'10"	228	Sophomore	Grosse Pointe South, MI	Transferred to University of Missouri–Kansas City
Jalen Jenkins	31	F	6'7"	246	Senior	Brooklyn, NY	Graduated
Marquise Moore	22	G	6'2"	208	Senior	Queens, NY	Graduated
Kameron Murrell	2	G	6'2"	197	Sophomore	Long Beach, CA	Transferred to St. Thomas Aquinas College
Karmari Newman	10	G	6'4"	170	Sophomore	Detroit, MI	Transferred to Oakland University
Daniel Relvao	14	F	6'9"	255	RS Sophomore	Coimbra, Portugal	Left program for personal reasons
Myles Tate	12	G	5'7"	161	Senior	Ashburn, VA	Graduated
Troy Temara	25	F	6'8"	238	Sophomore	Syracuse, NY	Transferred to Palm Beach State College

2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Greg Calixte F	Mount Vernon, NY	Mount Vernon High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Apr 12, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Javon Greene G	McDonough, GA	Henry County High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Aug 5, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Goanar Mar F	Plymouth, MN	DeLaSalle High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Apr 30, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   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. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Source[5]

Preseason

In a poll of the league's head coaches and select media members at the conference's media day, the Patriots were picked to finish in 10th place in the A-10.[6] Junior guard Otis Livingston II was named to the conference's preseason third team.[6]

Honors and awards

Atlantic 10 All-Conference 2nd Team

• Otis Livingston II

Roster

2017–18 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Goanar Mar 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr DeLaSalle High School Mankato, MN G 1 Justin Kier 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 183 lb (83 kg) So Spotswood High School Grottoes, VA G 2 Zach Garrett (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Fr Heritage High School Woodbridge, VA G 4 Otis Livingston II 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Linden High School Linden, NJ G 5 Jaire Grayer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr IMG Academy Flint, MI F 12 A. J. Wilson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Elev8 Prep Academy Lanham, MD G 21 Jack Tempchin 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 155 lb (70 kg) RS Fr Blake High School Silver Spring, MD G 23 Javon Greene 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Fr Henry County High School McDonough, GA G 24 Nick Diclementi (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Sr Middleburg Academy Leesburg, VA F 31 Jarred Reuter  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Jr Brewster Academy / UVA Marion, MA G 32 Ian Boyd 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Apex High School Cary, NC F 33 Greg Calixte 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Mount Vernon High School Mount Vernon, NY	Head coach Dave Paulsen (Williams) Assistant coach(es) Dane Fischer (Ithaca) Aaron Kelly (Catholic) Duane Simpkins (Maryland) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Player statistics

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Otis Livingston II	31	31	35.8	.446	.403	.839	3.4	4.5	1.0	0.1	17.5
Jaire Grayer	30	30	30.2	.412	.365	.745	7.1	1.4	1.3	0.8	12.6
Justin Kier	31	30	33.3	.465	.167	.787	4.6	2.4	1.3	0.1	11.2
Goanar Mar	31	31	31.8	.436	.371	.796	4.5	0.9	0.6	0.1	10.8
Ian Boyd	31	14	24.7	.405	.299	.786	4.5	1.3	0.6	0.1	8.1
Greg Calixte	30	20	19.5	.598	.000	.405	4.3	0.4	0.1	0.4	5.0
Javon Greene	31	0	16.9	.341	.224	.641	2.8	0.9	0.7	0.2	4.2
A.J. Wilson	29	0	11.7	.463	.308	.543	2.7	0.1	0.2	1.1	3.6
Jack Tempchin	4	0	1.3	.000	.000	.667	0.5	0.3	0.0	0.0	1.0
Zach Garrett	4	0	1.3	.000	.000	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Nick DiClementi	4	0	1.3	.000	.000	.000	0.5	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2017* 7:00 pm		Lafayette	W 67–65	1–0	17 – Grayer	9 – Grayer	6 – Livingston II	EagleBank Arena (6,706) Fairfax, VA
November 12, 2017* 2:00 pm, RSN		at No. 16 Louisville	L 61–72	1–1	20 – Grayer	10 – Grayer	3 – Livingston II	KFC Yum! Center (18,304) Louisville, KY
November 16, 2017* 7:00 pm		Binghamton Cancún Challenge campus game	W 69–57	2–1	19 – Livingston II	10 – Grayer	6 – Livingston II	EagleBank Arena (2,877) Fairfax, VA
November 18, 2017* 6:00 pm		Cal State Northridge Cancún Challenge campus game	W 78–73 ^OT	3–1	22 – Mar	11 – Mar	6 – Kier	EagleBank Arena (3,041) Fairfax, VA
November 21, 2017* 6:00 pm, CBSSN		vs. Louisiana Tech Cancún Challenge Riviera Division semifinals	L 64–77	3–2	17 – Mar	8 – Boyd/Grayer/Mar	3 – Livingston II	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Convention Center (842) Cancún, Mexico
November 22, 2017* 6:00 pm, CBSSN		vs. Fresno State Cancún Challenge Riviera Division 3rd place game	L 73–79	3–3	18 – Boyd/Livingston II	9 – Grayer	3 – Livingston II	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Convention Center (982) Cancún, Mexico
November 29, 2017* 7:00 pm		at James Madison	W 76–72	4–3	17 – Livingston II	10 – Grayer	8 – Livingston II	Convocation Center (2,965) Harrisonburg, VA
December 3, 2017* 3:00 pm, SECN+		at Auburn	L 63–79	4–4	18 – Grayer	11 – Grayer	7 – Livingston II	Auburn Arena (6,164) Auburn, AL
December 6, 2017* 7:00 pm, A-10 Network		William & Mary	L 70–77	4–5	24 – Grayer	7 – Grayer	5 – Livingston II	Eaglebank Arena (3,406) Fairfax, VA
December 9, 2017* 4:00 pm		North Carolina Central	W 77–65	5–5	17 – Livingston II	8 – Grayer	5 – Kier	Eaglebank Arena (3,489) Fairfax, VA
December 12, 2017* 7:00 pm		Georgia Southern	L 51–74	5–6	13 – Wilson	10 – Wilson	2 – Boyd	Eaglebank Arena (2,607) Fairfax, VA
December 17, 2017* 4:00 pm, Stadium		Penn State	L 54–72	5–7	17 – Kier	9 – Grayer	1 – 6 tied	EagleBank Arena (5,439) Fairfax, VA
December 22, 2017* 7:00 pm		Morgan State	W 86–79	6–7	22 – Kier	7 – Mar	5 – Livingston II	EagleBank Arena (2,582) Fairfax, VA
A-10 regular season
December 30, 2017 4:00 pm		at Rhode Island	L 64–83	6–8 (0–1)	15 – Kier	8 – Kier	3 – Kier	Ryan Center (6,383) Kingston, RI
January 3, 2018 7:00pm		at Massachusetts	W 80–72 ^OT	7–8 (1–1)	33 – Livingston II	12 – Calixte	9 – Livingston II	Mullins Center (2,243) Amherst, MA
January 7, 2018 12:00 pm, NBCSN		Davidson	L 59–86	7–9 (1–2)	20 – Livingston II	5 – Calixte/Kier	3 – Kier/Livingston II	EagleBank Arena (3,023) Fairfax, VA
January 10, 2018 7:00 pm		Saint Joseph's	W 81–79	8–9 (2–2)	25 – Livingston II	10 – Kier	7 – Kier	EagleBank Arena (2,783) Fairfax, VA
January 13, 2018 2:30 pm, NBCSN		Saint Louis	W 86–81	9–9 (3–2)	26 – Livingston II	7 – Grayer	7 – Livingston II	EagleBank Arena (3,284) Fairfax, VA
January 17, 2018 7:00 pm		at George Washington Revolutionary Rivalry	L 68–80	9–10 (3–3)	17 – Mar	10 – Grayer	5 – Grayer	Charles E. Smith Center (2,215) Washington, D.C.
January 20, 2018 4:30 pm, NBCSN		at Duquesne	L 89–95 ^2OT	9–11 (3–4)	27 – Kier	15 – Grayer	6 – Livingston II	Palumbo Center (2,543) Pittsburgh, PA
January 27, 2018 2:00 pm, CBSSN		VCU Rivalry	L 76–84	9–12 (3–5)	23 – Livingston II	13 – Grayer	4 – Kier	EagleBank Arena (7,028) Fairfax, VA
January 31, 2018 7:00 pm, Stadium		St. Bonaventure	L 69–85	9–13 (3–6)	30 – Livingston II	6 – Calixte	4 – Kier	EagleBank Arena (3,024) Fairfax, VA
February 3, 2018 4:30 pm, NBCSN		at Richmond	W 79–75	10–13 (4–6)	22 – Livingston II	9 – Mar	6 – Livingston II	Robins Center (7,201) Richmond, VA
February 7, 2018 7:00 pm		at Fordham	L 66–67	10–14 (4–7)	16 – Livingston II	8 – Calixte/Kier	7 – Livingston II	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,152) Bronx, NY
February 10, 2018 4:00 pm, Stadium		George Washington Revolutionary Rivalry	W 72–65	11–14 (5–7)	14 – Livingston II	12 – Grayer	9 – Livingston II	EagleBank Arena (7,032) Fairfax, VA
February 14, 2018 7:00 pm, MASN		Dayton	W 85–67	12–14 (6–7)	29 – Livingston II	7 – Calixte	6 – Kier/Livingston II	EagleBank Arena (3,047) Fairfax, VA
February 17, 2018 2:00 pm		at La Salle	L 62–69	12–15 (6–8)	19 – Kier	7 – Kier	5 – Livingston II	Tom Gola Arena (2,891) Philadelphia, PA
February 21, 2018 7:00 pm		at Saint Joseph's	W 79–76	13–15 (7–8)	19 – Kier	6 – Livingston II/Mar	2 – Livingston II/Mar	Hagan Arena (3,082) Philadelphia, PA
February 24, 2018 6:00 pm, MASN		Massachusetts	W 78–76 ^OT	14–15 (8–8)	22 – Livingston II	10 – Grayer	4 – Livingston II	EagleBank Arena (4,228) Fairfax, VA
February 28, 2018 7:00 pm, MASN		at VCU Rivalry	W 81–80	15–15 (9–8)	26 – Livingston II/Mar	8 – Calixte	5 – Livingston II	Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA
March 3, 2018 7:00 pm, MASN		Richmond	L 79–93	15–16 (9–9)	21 – Livingston II	6 – Boyd	5 – Livingston II	EagleBank Arena (5,895) Fairfax, VA
A-10 Tournament
March 8, 2018 2:30 pm, NBCSN	(5)	vs. (13) Massachusetts Second round	W 80–75	16–16	21 – Livingston II	9 – Wilson	2 – Boyd/Greene/Livingston II	Capital One Arena (6,483) Washington, D.C.
March 9, 2018 2:30 pm, NBCSN	(5)	vs. (4) Saint Joseph's Quarterfinal	L 49–68	16–17	12 – Grayer	13 – Grayer	6 – Kier	Capital One Arena (7,321) Washington, DC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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