List of George Mason Patriots men's basketball seasons

The George Mason Patriots men's basketball team represents George Mason University (Mason) and competes in the Atlantic 10 Conference of NCAA Division I. The Patriots play at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia, on the George Mason campus.

Season results

Statistics overview

Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
George Mason (1966–1972)
1966–1967	Arnold Siegfried	6–12
1967–1968	Raymond Spuhler	5–17
1968–1969	Raymond Spuhler	2–20
1969–1970	Raymond Spuhler	4–23
1970–1971	John Linn	9–17
1971–1972	John Linn	12–18
1972–1973	John Linn	15–16
George Mason (Mason–Dixon Conference) (1973–1978)
1973–1974	John Linn	19–10
1974–1975	John Linn	19–8
1975–1976	John Linn	16–13
1976–1977	John Linn	9–18
1977–1978	John Linn	5–21
George Mason (NCAA Division I Independent) (1978–1982)
1978–1979	John Linn	17–8
1979–1980	John Linn	5–21
1980–1981	Joe Harrington	10–16
1981–1982	Joe Harrington	13–14
George Mason (Eastern College Athletic Conference) (1982–1985)
1982–1983	Joe Harrington	15–12	3–6	4th
1983–1984	Joe Harrington	21–7	5–5	T-4th
1984–1985	Joe Harrington	18–11	10–4	3rd
George Mason (Colonial Athletic Association) (1985–2013)
1985–1986	Joe Harrington	20–12	10–4	3rd	NIT 2nd Round
1986–1987	Joe Harrington	15–13	7–7	5th
1987–1988	Rick Barnes	20–10	10–5	2nd
1988–1989	Ernie Nestor	20–11	11–4	2nd	NCAA 1st Round
1989–1990	Ernie Nestor	20–12	11–5	4th
1990–1991	Ernie Nestor	14–16	10–7	4th
1991–1992	Ernie Nestor	7–21	3–11	8th
1992–1993	Ernie Nestor	7–21	2–11	8th
1993–1994	Paul Westhead	10–17	5–9	6th
1994–1995	Paul Westhead	7–20	2–12	8th
1995–1996	Paul Westhead	11–16	6–10	T-6th
1996–1997	Paul Westhead	10–17	4–12	9th
1997–1998	Jim Larrañaga	9–18	6–10	T-5th
1998–1999	Jim Larrañaga	19–11	13–3	1st	NCAA 1st Round
1999–2000	Jim Larrañaga	19–11	12–4	T-1st
2000–2001	Jim Larrañaga	18–12	11–5	T-2nd	NCAA 1st Round
2001–2002	Jim Larrañaga	19–10	13–5	2nd	NIT Opening Round
2002–2003	Jim Larrañaga	16–12	11–7	4th
2003–2004	Jim Larrañaga	23–10	12–6	3rd	NIT 2nd Round
2004–2005	Jim Larrañaga	16–13	10–8	6th
2005–2006	Jim Larrañaga	27–8	15–3	T-1st	NCAA Final Four
2006–2007	Jim Larrañaga	18–15	9–9	T-5th
2007–2008	Jim Larrañaga	23–11	12–6	3rd	NCAA 1st Round
2008–2009	Jim Larrañaga	22–11	13–5	2nd	NIT 1st Round
2009–2010	Jim Larrañaga	17–15	12–6	4th	CIT 1st round
2010–2011	Jim Larrañaga	27–6	17–2	1st	NCAA 3rd Round
2011–2012	Paul Hewitt	23–8	14–4	3rd
2012–2013	Paul Hewitt	22–16	10–8	T-5th	CBI Runner-up
George Mason (Atlantic 10 Conference) (2013–present)
2013–2014	Paul Hewitt	11–20	4–12	12th
2014–2015	Paul Hewitt	9–22	4–14	13th
2015–2016	Dave Paulsen	11–21	5–13	12th
2016–2017	Dave Paulsen	20–14	9–9	7th	CBI First Round
2017–2018	Dave Paulsen	16–17	9–9	T-5th
2018–2019	Dave Paulsen	18–15	11–7	T-5th
2019–2020	Dave Paulsen	17–15	5–13	12th
Total:		806–778
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

Postseason results

NCAA tournament results

The Patriots have appeared in the NCAA tournament six times. Their combined record is 5–6.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1989	First Round	Indiana	L 85–99
1999	First Round	Cincinnati	L 48–72
2001	First Round	Maryland	L 80–83
2006	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four	Michigan State North Carolina Wichita State Connecticut Florida	W 75–65 W 65–60 W 63–55 W 86–84 ^OT L 58–73
2008	First Round	Notre Dame	L 50–68
2011	Second Round Third Round	Villanova Ohio State	W 61–57 L 66–98

NIT results

The Patriots have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) four times. Their combined record is 3–4.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1986	First Round Second Round	Lamar Providence	W 65–63 L 71–90
2002	Opening Round	Saint Joseph's	L 64–73
2004	Opening Round First Round Second Round	Tennessee Austin Peay Oregon	W 58–55 W 66–60 L 54–68
2009	First Round	Penn State	L 73–77 ^OT

CBI results

The Patriots have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) one time. Their record is 4–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
2013	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals Game 1 Finals Game 2 Finals Game 3	College of Charleston Houston Western Michigan Santa Clara Santa Clara Santa Clara	W 78–77 W 88–84 ^OT W 62–52 L 73–81 W 73–66 L 77–80

CIT results

The Patriots have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) one time. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
2010	First Round	Fairfield	L 96–101 ^OT

References

"GEORGE MASON HISTORY & RECORDS" (PDF). George Mason University Athletics. George Mason University Athletics. Retrieved 27 December 2020.