# 1995–96 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team

The 1995–96 George Mason Patriots Men's basketball team represented George Mason University during the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was the 30th season for the program, the third under head coach Paul Westhead. The Patriots played their home games at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia.

## Honors and awards

Colonial Athletic Association First-team All-Conference
* Curtis McCants

## Player statistics

| Player | GP | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Curtis McCants | 27 | .442 | .312 | .833 | 4.0 | 8.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 22.0 |
| Nate Langley | 8 | .432 | .300 | .667 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 4.6 | 0.3 | 21.9 |
| Kenwan Alford | 27 | .591 | .000 | .518 | 9.7 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 16.8 |
| G.C. Maracacci | 7 | .333 | .310 | .914 | 9.1 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 14.4 |
| Jason Williams | 27 | .366 | .376 | .737 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 12.7 |
| George Redd | 27 | .472 | .444 | .639 | 7.9 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 12.2 |
| Contrell Scott | 27 | .343 | .221 | .750 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 6.4 |
| Kevin Ward | 8 | .471 | .000 | .760 | 4.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 6.4 |
| Mike Virtue | 18 | .425 | .314 | .563 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 4.6 |
| Nik Mirich | 27 | .473 | .000 | .426 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
| Michael Sharp | 22 | .621 | .000 | .188 | 3.9 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.8 |
| Bernard Wanjara | 17 | .647 | .000 | .250 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Shawn Williams | 8 | .333 | 1.000 | .000 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Joe Little | 6 | .333 | .000 | .000 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 25, 1995* | | Delaware State | W 139–73 | 1–0 | Patriot Center Fairfax, VA |
| November 28, 1995* | | Troy State | W 142–127 | 2–0 | Patriot Center Fairfax, VA |
| December 2, 1995* | | at Colorado | L 117–132 $^{OT}$ | 2–1 | Coors Events Center Boulder, CO |
| December 9, 1995* | | Ohio State | L 87–92 | 2–2 | Patriot Center Fairfax, VA |
| December 16, 1995* | | West Virginia Tech (Div. II) | W 113–110 | 3–2 | Patriot Center Fairfax, VA |
| December 20, 1995* | | at USC | L 97–118 | 3–3 | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA |
| December 22, 1995* | | at Long Beach State | L 84–98 | 3–4 | The Pyramid Long Beach |
| December 28, 1995* | | Hampton | W 84–74 | 4–4 | Patriot Center Fairfax, VA |
| December 30, 1995* | | at Morehead State | L 74–83 | 4–5 | Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY |
| CAA regular season ||||||
| January 4, 1996 | | UNC Wilmington | L 44–68 | 4–6 (0–1) | Patriot Center Fairfax, VA |
| January 6, 1996 | | East Carolina | W 80–76 | 5–6 (1–1) | Patriot Center Fairfax, VA |
| January 10, 1996 | | at VCU Rivalry | L 74–86 | 5–7 (1–2) | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA |
| January 13, 1996* | | at Cal Poly | W 110–106 | 6–7 | Robert A. Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA |
| January 17, 1996 | | at Old Dominion | L 86–103 | 6–8 (1–3) | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA |
| January 20, 1996 | | at James Madison | L 72–80 | 6–9 (1–4) | JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg, VA |
| January 24, 1996 | | William & Mary | W 95–92 | 7–9 (2–4) | Patriot Center Fairfax, VA |
| January 27, 1996 | | American | W 96–85 | 8–9 (3–4) | Patriot Center Fairfax, VA |
| January 29, 1996 | | at Richmond | L 91–106 | 8–10 (3–5) | Robins Center Richmond, VA |
| January 31, 1996 | | VCU Rivalry | L 81–94 | 8–11 (3–6) | Patriot Center Fairfax, VA |
| February 3, 1996 | | at UNC Wilmington | L 46–54 | 8–12 (3–7) | Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC |
| February 5, 1996 | | at East Carolina | W 92–78 | 9–12 (4–7) | Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC |
| February 10, 1996 | | Richmond | W 98–91 | 10–12 (5–7) | Patriot Center Fairfax, VA |
| February 14, 1996 | | Old Dominion | L 92–93 $^{OT}$ | 10–13 (5–8) | Patriot Center Fairfax, VA |
| February 17, 1996 | | at American | W 100–88 | 11–13 (6–8) | Bender Arena Washington, DC |
| February 24, 1996 | | James Madison | L 80–81 | 11–14 (6–9) | Patriot Center Fairfax, VA |
| February 26, 1996 | | at William & Mary | L 92–96 | 11–15 (6–10) | William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA |
| 1996 CAA tournament ||||||
| March 1, 1996 | (8) | vs. (9) Richmond First Round | L 77–93 | 11–16 | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||