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
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record9–22 (4–14 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Roland Houston
  • Chris Kreider
  • Eric Skeeters
Home arenaPatriot Center
Seasons
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.

Offseason

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Departures

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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

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

Awards

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Atlantic 10 All-Conference Third Team

  • Shevon Thompson

Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week

  • Isaiah Jackson - Mar. 2

Roster

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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
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Stats

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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

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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: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247SportsN/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

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2014–15 George Mason Patriots women's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "Paul Hewitt fired as George Mason men's basketball coach". The Washington Post. March 16, 2015. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  2. ^ "Men's Basketball".