# 2015–16 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team

The 2015–16 George Mason Patriots Men's basketball team represented George Mason University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was the 50th season for the program. The Patriots were led by Dave Paulsen in his first season as head coach of the program following Paul Hewitt's dismissal. They played their home games at EagleBank Arena and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 11–21, 5–13 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for 12th place. They lost to Saint Louis in the first round of the Atlantic 10 tournament.

## Previous season

The Patriots finished the season with an overall record of 9–22, with a record of 4–14 in the Atlantic 10 regular season for thirteenth-place finish. In the 2015 Atlantic 10 tournament, the Patriots were defeated by Fordham, 71–65 in the first round.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Vaughn Gray | 1 | F | 6'5" | 192 | Senior | Elmwood Park, NJ | Graduated |
| Patrick Holloway | 3 | G | 6'1" | 164 | Senior | Fairfax, VA | Voluntarily left team after 4 games this season |
| Eric Lockett | 5 | F | 6'5" | 189 | Freshman | Atlanta, GA | Transferred to Chipola College |
| Corey Edwards | 13 | G | 5'11" | 177 | Senior | Middle Village, NY | Graduated |
| Trey Porter | 15 | F | 6'10" | 200 | Freshman | Dumfries, VA | Transferred to Old Dominion |
| Isaiah Jackson | 44 | F | 6'6" | 207 | Freshman | Gainesville, FL | Transferred to Providence |

## Awards

Atlantic 10 All Rookie Team
* Otis Livingston II
Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week
* Jaire Grayer - Nov. 22
* DeAndre Abram - Dec. 20, Dec. 27
* Otis Livingston II - Jan. 10, Feb. 7

## Stats

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Otis Livingston II | 32 | 32 | 34.3 | .390 | .354 | .777 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 11.9 |
| Marquise Moore | 28 | 27 | 32.5 | .398 | .063 | .679 | 6.1 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 11.4 |
| Shevon Thompson | 31 | 29 | 22.7 | .577 | .000 | .558 | 10.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 9.9 |
| Jaire Grayer | 32 | 31 | 29.5 | .380 | .297 | .536 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 9.5 |
| Marko Gujanicic | 28 | 22 | 25.9 | .423 | .329 | .712 | 6.5 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 9.2 |
| Jalen Jenkins | 32 | 4 | 21.4 | .497 | .000 | .692 | 5.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 7.1 |
| DeAndre Abram | 32 | 13 | 20.6 | .344 | .275 | .703 | 2.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 6.6 |
| Patrick Holloway | 4 | 0 | 13.8 | .304 | .313 | .667 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 5.3 |
| Kameron Murrell | 32 | 2 | 12.0 | .189 | .224 | .813 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Julian Royal | 7 | 0 | 4.6 | .308 | .000 | .667 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.4 |
| Danny Dixon | 25 | 0 | 7.5 | .391 | .000 | .650 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| Myles Tate | 15 | 0 | 4.5 | .200 | .250 | .833 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Michael Rudy | 10 | 0 | 1.8 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.2 | 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 |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 13* 7:00 pm, MASN | | Colgate | L 53–66 | 0–1 | 13 – Moore | 14 – Thompson | 2 – Moore | EagleBank Arena (5,124) Fairfax, VA |
| November 16* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Mercer | L 60–69 | 0–2 | 17 – Livingston II | 9 – Gujanicic | 6 – Moore | Hawkins Arena (2,427) Macon, GA |
| November 19* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Ole Miss Charleston Classic Quarterfinals | W 68–62 | 1–2 | 19 – Thompson | 16 – Thompson | 6 – Gujanicic | TD Arena (1,760) Charleston, SC |
| November 20* 1:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Oklahoma State Charleston Classic Semifinals | W 71–68 $^{OT}$ | 2–2 | 23 – Grayer | 17 – Thompson | 8 – Moore | TD Arena (1,220) Charleston, SC |
| November 22* 9:30 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. No. 6 Virginia Charleston Classic Final | L 66–83 | 2–3 | 16 – Grayer | 8 – Thompson | 6 – Moore | TD Arena (2,820) Charleston, SC |
| November 25* 7:00 pm | | at Manhattan | L 67–69 | 2–4 | 15 – Grayer | 10 – Gujanicic | 4 – Gujanicic/Moore | Draddy Gymnasium (790) Riverdale, NY |
| November 28* 4:00 pm | | Wright State | W 66–39 | 3–4 | 14 – Livingston II | 7 – Abram/Moore | 5 – Moore | EagleBank Arena (3,124) Fairfax, VA |
| December 2* 7:00 pm | | at Towson | L 54–75 | 3–5 | 12 – Gujanicic | 12 – Thompson | 4 – Moore | SECU Arena (1,562) Towson, MD |
| December 5* 7:00 pm | | Penn | W 63–44 | 4–5 | 20 – Grayer | 12 – Thompson | 2 – 3 players tied | EagleBank Arena (3,838) Fairfax, VA |
| December 8* 7:00 pm, ASN | | Northern Iowa | L 65–73 | 4–6 | 15 – Moore | 10 – Thompson | 3 – Livingston II | EagleBank Arena (4,102) Fairfax, VA |
| December 12* 4:00 pm | | at James Madison | L 46–69 | 4–7 | 9 – 3 players tied | 9 – Jenkins/Thompson | 1 – 3 players tied | JMU Convocation Center (3,856) Harrisonburg, VA |
| December 19* 8:00 pm | | Longwood | W 75–70 | 5–7 | 24 – Abram | 9 – Moore | 5 – Livingston II | EagleBank Arena (3,118) Fairfax, VA |
| December 22* 12:00 pm | | Wagner | W 71–60 | 6–7 | 27 – Abram | 11 – Moore | 5 – Moore | EagleBank Arena (5,039) Fairfax, VA |
| Atlantic 10 regular season |||||||||
| January 2 5:00 pm, CBSSN | | at VCU Rivalry | L 47–71 | 6–8 (0–1) | 14 – Moore | 14 – Thompson | 2 – Abram/Livingston II | Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA |
| January 6 8:00 pm, ASN | | St. Bonaventure | L 58–77 | 6–9 (0–2) | 14 – Thompson | 17 – Thompson | 4 – Gujanicic/Livingston II | EagleBank Arena (2,807) Fairfax, VA |
| January 9 7:00 pm | | at Davidson | L 75–81 | 6–10 (0–3) | 20 – Jenkins | 9 – Jenkins | 5 – Livingston II | John M. Belk Arena (4,158) Davdison, NC |
| January 13 7:00 pm | | Saint Joseph's | L 73–87 | 6–11 (0–4) | 21 – Moore | 11 – Thompson | 4 – Livingston II | EagleBank Arena (3,044) Fairfax, VA |
| January 17 3:00 pm, NBCSN | | at Saint Louis | W 92–79 | 7–11 (1–4) | 22 – Moore | 11 – Thompson | 6 – Livingston II | Chaifetz Arena (7,022) St. Louis, MO |
| January 20 7:00 pm | | at Fordham | L 62–73 | 7–12 (1–5) | 18 – Moore | 6 – 4 players tied | 6 – Moore | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,689) Bronx, NY |
| January 23 4:00 pm | | Duquesne | L 75–86 | 7–13 (1–6) | 17 – Grayer | 16 – Moore | 3 – 4–tied | EagleBank Arena (2,626) Fairfax, VA |
| January 31 12:00 pm, NBCSN | | George Washington Revolutionary Rivalry | L 70–76 | 7–14 (1–7) | 18 – Livingston II | 12 – Thompson | 17 – Livingston II | EagleBank Arena (5,168) Fairfax, VA |
| February 3 7:00 pm | | at Richmond | W 78–74 | 8–14 (2–7) | 20 – Grayer | 12 – Thompson | 5 – Livingston II | Robins Center Richmond, VA |
| February 6 6:00 pm, MASN | | No. 24 Dayton | L 64–98 | 8–15 (2–8) | 21 – Livingston II | 6 – Thompson | 5 – Livingston II | EagleBank Arena (5,271) Fairfax, VA |
| February 9 7:00 pm | | at Rhode Island | L 63–81 | 8–16 (2–9) | 17 – Thompson | 10 – Thompson | 5 – Livingston II | Ryan Center (3,951) Kingston, RI |
| February 13 4:00 pm, MASN | | Davidson | W 60–59 | 9–16 (3–9) | 17 – Jenkins | 10 – Thompson | 3 – Livingston II | EagleBank Arena (6,327) Fairfax, VA |
| February 17 7:00 pm | | Saint Louis | L 77–79 $^{OT}$ | 9–17 (3–10) | 18 – Jenkins | 14 – Thompson | 5 – Livingston II | EagleBank Arena (3,015) Fairfax, VA |
| February 21 4:00 pm, NBCSN | | at Massachusetts | L 64–70 | 9–18 (3–11) | 15 – Livingtson II | 7 – Grayer | 5 – Livingston II | Mullins Center (3,691) Amherst, MA |
| February 24 7:00 pm, MASN | | VCU Rivalry | W 76–69 | 10–18 (4–11) | 17 – Thompson | 12 – Thompson | 4 – Jenkins | EagleBank Arena (5,138) Fairfax, VA |
| February 27 2:00 pm | | at La Salle | L 68–76 | 10–19 (4–12) | 18 – Livingston II | 15 – Thompson | 3 – Livingston II | Tom Gola Arena (2,721) Philadelphia, PA |
| March 1 8:00 pm, ASN | | at George Washington | L 52–74 | 10–20 (4–13) | 14 – Grayer | 8 – Grayer & Thompson | 5 – Livingston II | Charles E. Smith Center (3,031) Washington, D.C. |
| March 5 6:00 pm, ASN | | Richmond | W 83–73 | 11–20 (5–13) | 21 – Livingston II | 17 – Thompson | 5 – Livingston II | EagleBank Arena (6,765) Fairfax, VA |
| Atlantic 10 tournament |||||||||
| March 9 6:30 pm, ASN | (13) | vs. (12) Saint Louis First round | L 78–83 | 11–21 | 17 – Moore | 15 – Thompson | 4 – Moore | Barclays Center (5,523) Brooklyn, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

## Recruiting

The following is a list of players signed for the 2016–17 season:
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Ian Boyd G | Apex, NC | Apex High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Oct 6, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 2 ||||||
| Justin Keir G | Spotswood, VA | Spotswood High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Oct 15, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 2 ||||||
| Karmari Newman G | Detroit, MI | East English Village Preparatory Academy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Oct 15, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Troy Temara F | Syracuse, NY | West Genesee High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Sep 20, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 2 ||||||
| A.J. Wilson F | Bowie, MD | Elev8 Sports Institute | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | May 2, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 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. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||