2018–19 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team
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Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference |
Record | 18–15 (11–7 A-10) |
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Home arena | EagleBank Arena |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VCU | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Davidson | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 24 | – | 10 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dayton | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Bonaventure | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Mason | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Louis † | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 23 | – | 13 | .639 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duquesne | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
La Salle | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Joseph's | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richmond | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 13 | – | 20 | .394 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Washington | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 9 | – | 24 | .273 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Massachusetts | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fordham | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2019 Atlantic 10 tournament winner |
The 2018–19 George Mason Patriots Men's basketball team represented George Mason University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The season marked the 53rd for the program, the fourth under head coach Dave Paulsen, and the sixth as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The Patriots played their home games at EagleBank Arena in Fairfax, Virginia. They finished the season 18-15, 11-7 in A-10 Play to finish in 5th place. They defeated George Washington in the second round of the A-10 tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to St. Bonaventure.
Previous season
They finished last 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.
Offseason
2018 recruiting class
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Jamal Hartwell II G | Los Angeles, CA | Fairfax High School | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 150 lb (68 kg) | Apr 7, 2018 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Jordan Miller G | Purcellville, VA | Loudoun Valley High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | May 22, 2017 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Jason Douglas-Stanley G | Mount Vernon, NY | Mount Vernon High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 157 lb (71 kg) | Oct 16, 2017 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
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Preseason
From July 31 to August 8, the men's basketball team toured Spain, visiting Madrid, Valencia and Barcelona among other cities. As part of the trip, the team played three games against Spanish semi-professional teams. The Patriots won games against Club Baloncesto Alcobendas and the Mataro All-Stars and lost to Baloncesto CP La Roda.[2]
Honors and awards
Atlantic 10 Player of the Week
- Otis Livingston II - Dec. 3
- Justin Kier - Jan. 14
- Justin Kier - Jan. 21
Atlantic 10 All-Conference 2nd Team
- Justin Kier
Atlantic 10 Most Improved Player
- Justin Kier
Roster
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Player statistics
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Justin Kier | 32 | 30 | 34.8 | .474 | .373 | .762 | 6.5 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 14.3 |
Otis Livingston II | 32 | 32 | 33.0 | .394 | .317 | .873 | 2.2 | 4.1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 13.1 |
Jordan Miller | 16 | 15 | 29.4 | .607 | .313 | .644 | 7.0 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 10.3 |
Jaire Grayer | 7 | 7 | 22.3 | .412 | .405 | .650 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 10.0 |
Javon Greene | 32 | 27 | 28.5 | .454 | .315 | .915 | 4.9 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 9.6 |
Jarred Reuter | 32 | 30 | 18.6 | .469 | .000 | .667 | 4.3 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 7.6 |
Ian Boyd | 30 | 1 | 16.7 | .445 | .338 | .636 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 5.4 |
Greg Calixte | 29 | 2 | 14.0 | .615 | .000 | .404 | 4.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 4.5 |
A.J. Wilson | 29 | 0 | 11.2 | .512 | .000 | .571 | 2.7 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 3.9 |
Goanar Mar | 18 | 15 | 21.6 | .286 | .233 | .600 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 3.1 |
Jamal Hartwell II | 30 | 1 | 10.6 | .369 | .469 | .625 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 3.0 |
Jason Douglas-Stanley | 22 | 0 | 9.1 | .237 | .255 | .750 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
Jack Tempchin | 7 | 0 | 0.9 | .500 | .000 | .000 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Nick DiClementi | 5 | 0 | 0.8 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
November 1, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Johns Hopkins | W 60–50 | 18 – Kier | 11 – Reuter | 2 – Kier, Livingston II | EagleBank Arena (2,408) Fairfax, VA | |||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Penn | L 71–72 | 0–1 | 15 – Reuter | 8 – Kier | 3 – Livingston II | EagleBank Arena (5,767) Fairfax, VA | ||||
November 9, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | American | L 75–78 OT | 0–2 | 18 – Greene | 12 – Greene | 10 – Livingston II | EagleBank Arena (5,774) Fairfax, VA | ||||
November 13, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Georgia Southern | L 89–98 | 0–3 | 25 – Grayer | 7 – Grayer, Greene | 6 – Livingston II | Hanner Fieldhouse (2,638) Statesboro, GA | ||||
November 17, 2018* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | Southern Emerald Coast Classic Opener | W 69–65 | 1–3 | 17 – Livingston II | 11 – Wilson | 4 – Livingston II | EagleBank Arena (3,281) Fairfax, VA | ||||
November 20, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | NC Central Emerald Coast Classic Opener | W 78–63 | 2–3 | 24 – Reuter | 5 – Boyd | 7 – Livingston II | EagleBank Arena (2,603) Fairfax, VA | ||||
November 23, 2018* 7:00 pm, CBSSN | vs. Cincinnati Emerald Coast Classic semifinals | L 55–71 | 2–4 | 11 – Greene | 4 – Wilson | 5 – Livingston II | The Arena at NFSC (1,250) Niceville, FL | ||||
November 24, 2018* 4:00 pm | vs. Baylor Emerald Coast Classic 3rd place game | L 61–72 | 2–5 | 26 – Livingston II | 6 – Kier | 1 – Tied | The Arena at NFSC (1,250) Niceville, FL | ||||
November 28, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Morgan State | W 82–75 | 3–5 | 22 – Livingston II | 8 – Greene | 7 – Livingston II | EagleBank Arena (2,591) Fairfax, VA | ||||
December 1, 2018* 4:00 pm | at William & Mary | W 87–84 | 4–5 | 18 – Livingston II | 8 – Kier | 10 – Livingston II | Kaplan Arena (3,332) Williamsburg, VA | ||||
December 3, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Vermont | L 67–72 | 4–6 | 32 – Kier | 7 – Mar | 2 – Mar | EagleBank Arena (2,704) Fairfax, VA | ||||
December 7, 2018* 7:00 pm, MASN | James Madison A10–CAA Challenge | W 66–53 | 5–6 | 21 – Livingston II | 11 – Kier | 4 – Kier | EagleBank Arena (5,065) Fairfax, VA | ||||
December 21, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Navy | W 84–63 | 6–6 | 30 – Livingston II | 10 – Kier | 5 – Kier | EagleBank Arena (3,419) Fairfax, VA | ||||
December 29, 2018* 8:00 pm, FSKC/ESPN3 | at Kansas State | L 58–59 | 6–7 | 15 – Kier | 8 – Reuter | 3 – Reuter | Bramlage Coliseum (9,973) Manhattan, KS | ||||
A-10 regular season | |||||||||||
January 3, 2019 7:30 pm, CBSSN | at Saint Joseph's | W 85–60 | 7–7 (1–0) | 18 – Kier | 14 – Kier | 7 – Livingston II | Hagan Arena (2,989) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
January 6, 2019 4:00 pm, NBCSN | St. Bonaventure | W 68–53 | 8–7 (2–0) | 15 – Kier | 14 – Kier | 4 – Reuter | EagleBank Arena (4,028) Fairfax, VA | ||||
January 9, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Davidson | L 56–61 | 8–8 (2–1) | 26 – Kier | 12 – Kier | 4 – Kier | EagleBank Arena (3,012) Fairfax, VA | ||||
January 13, 2019 5:30 pm, NBCSN | at Rhode Island | W 84–67 | 9–8 (3–1) | 19 – Kier | 10 – Kier | 7 – Livingston II | Ryan Center (5,383) Kingston, RI | ||||
January 16, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Massachusetts | W 68–63 | 10–8 (4–1) | 22 – Kier | 9 – Kier | 5 – Reuter | Mullins Center (2,412) Amherst, MA | ||||
January 19, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Fordham | W 71–68 | 11–8 (5–1) | 18 – Kier | 9 – Kier, Reuter | 6 – Livingston II | EagleBank Arena (3,892) Fairfax, VA | ||||
January 23, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Dayton | W 67–63 | 12–8 (6–1) | 14 – Reuter | 6 – Calixte | 4 – Livingston II | UD Arena (12,895) Dayton, OH | ||||
January 26, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | George Washington Revolutionary Rivalry | W 62–55 | 13–8 (7–1) | 15 – Livingston II | 11 – Kier | 4 – Greene, Reuter | EagleBank Arena (6,683) Fairfax, VA | ||||
February 2, 2019 6:30 pm, NBCSN | at VCU Rivalry | L 63–79 | 13–9 (7–2) | 15 – Reuter | 13 – Miller | 4 – Livingston II | Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA | ||||
February 6, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Richmond | L 67–81 | 13–10 (7–3) | 20 – Livingston II | 8 – Miller | 7 – Kier | Robins Center (4,769) Richmond, VA | ||||
February 10, 2019* 2:00 pm, Stadium | La Salle | W 84–76 | 14–10 (8–3) | 21 – Greene | 8 – Kier | 5 – Livingston II | EagleBank Arena (4,909) Fairfax, VA | ||||
February 13, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Massachusetts | W 80–75 OT | 15–10 (9–3) | 21 – Livingston II | 7 – Reuter | 5 – Livingston II | EagleBank Arena (3,206) Fairfax, VA | ||||
February 17, 2019 2:00 pm, Stadium | at St. Bonaventure | L 56–79 | 15–11 (9–4) | 21 – Kier | 7 – Reuter | 3 – Livingston II | Reilly Center (4,803) Olean, NY | ||||
February 23, 2019 4:00 pm, MASN | Duquesne | L 78–79 | 15–12 (9–5) | 18 – Greene | 11 – Miller | 5 – Livingston II | EagleBank Arena (7,309) Fairfax, VA | ||||
February 27, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Richmond | W 77–63 | 16–12 (10–5) | 15 – Hartwell II | 10 – Miller | 6 – Livingston II | EagleBank Arena (3,281) Fairfax, VA | ||||
March 2, 2019 3:00 pm, NBCSN | at Saint Louis | L 71–81 | 16–13 (10–6) | 15 – Miller | 9 – Miller | 5 – Kier | Chaifetz Arena (6,814) St. Louis, MO | ||||
March 5, 2019 7:30 pm, Stadium | VCU Rivalry | L 36–71 | 16–14 (10–7) | 11 – Miller | 10 – Miller | 2 – Greene | EagleBank Arena (6,177) Fairfax, VA | ||||
March 9, 2019 2:00 pm, Stadium | at George Washington Revolutionary Rivalry | W 81–65 | 17–14 (11–7) | 17 – Miller | 9 – Miller | 9 – Kier | Charles E. Smith Center (3,024) Washington, D.C. | ||||
A-10 tournament | |||||||||||
March 14, 2019 2:30 pm, NBCSN | (5) | vs. (12) George Washington Second Round | W 61–57 | 18–14 | 26 – Kier | 10 – Miller | 5 – Kier | Barclays Center (4,278) Brooklyn, NY | |||
March 15, 2019 2:30 pm, NBCSN | (5) | vs. (4) St. Bonaventure Quarterfinals | L 57–68 | 18–15 | 20 – Kier | 8 – Miller | 3 – Reuter | Barclays Center (7,194) Brooklyn, NY | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |
See also
2018–19 George Mason Patriots women's basketball team