# 2002–03 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team

The 2002–03 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team began their 37th season of collegiate play on November 22, 2002 versus Central Michigan University. The Patriots finished the season with a record of 16 wins and 12 losses.
In the CAA tournament, George Mason lost to Delaware in the quarterfinals. They were selected to the 2004 National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to the Oregon Ducks in the second round of the tournament.

## Awards

First Team All-CAA
* Jesse Young
CAA All-Defensive Team
* Jon Larranaga
CAA All-Rookie Team
* Jai Lewis

## Player stats

| Player | Games | MPG | PPG | RPG | FG % | 3P% | FT % | Assists | Steals |
| Jai Lewis | 33 | 27.6 | 14.5 | 7.5 | .597 | .000 | .652 | 38 | 36 |
| Mark Davis | 31 | 24.8 | 12.9 | 3.6 | .444 | .326 | .610 | 41 | 53 |
| Lamar Butler | 30 | 25.5 | 10.5 | 2.5 | .381 | .377 | .825 | 54 | 23 |
| Terry Reynolds | 31 | 28.0 | 15.4 | 2.6 | .316 | .299 | .721 | 158 | 45 |
| Tony Skinn | 32 | 19.1 | 8.2 | 2.1 | .391 | .341 | .727 | 39 | 28 |
| Raoul Heinen | 33 | 27.8 | 6.8 | 3.7 | .405 | .290 | .809 | 61 | 29 |
| Kevin Mickens | 33 | 16.5 | 4.7 | 2.8 | .508 | .000 | .554 | 12 | 14 |
| Trent Wurtz | 31 | 17.3 | 3.5 | 3.5 | .432 | .281 | .680 | 16 | 23 |
| Jesus Urbina | 29 | 9.4 | 2.3 | 2.2 | .538 | .000 | .688 | 8 | 10 |
| Richard Tynes | 21 | 9.1 | 2.1 | 2.0 | .487 | .000 | .545 | 5 | 9 |
| Tim Burns | 9 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 0.3 | .500 | .375 | .750 | 0 | 1 |
| Gabe Norwood | 29 | 8.4 | 1.0 | 0.8 | .306 | .308 | .500 | 22 | 10 |
| Deon Cooper | 11 | 3.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | .600 | .000 | .000 | 1 | 0 |
| Makan Konate | 6 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 |

## Game log

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| November 21* | Morehead State | W 95–82 | 1–0 | Patriot Center Fairfax, VA |
| November 25* | at No. 24 Maryland | L 79–64 | 1–1 | Cole Field House College Park, MD |
| November 29* | at Iona | W 92–83 | 2–1 | New Rochelle, NY |
| December 2* | East Carolina | W 76–65 | 3–1 | Patriot Center Fairfax, VA |
| December 4* | at Hartford | W 79–58 | 4–1 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion Hartford, CT |
| December 7* | at No. 10 North Carolina | L 115–81 | 4–2 | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC |
| December 18* | McNeese State | W 96–63 | 5–2 | Patriot Center Fairfax, VA |
| December 20* | at Duquesne | W 80–70 | 6–2 | A. J. Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 23* | St. Bonaventure | W 69–55 | 7–2 | Patriot Center Fairfax, VA |
| January 3 | Towson | W 71–62 | 8–2 (1–0) | Patriot Center Fairfax, VA |
| January 7 | Old Dominion | L 74–71 | 8–3 (1–1) | Patriot Center Fairfax, VA |
| January 10 | at William & Mary | W 84–71 | 9–3 (2–1) | William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA |
| January 14 | Hofstra | W 84–76 | 10–3 (3–1) | Patriot Center Fairfax, VA |
| January 17 | at VCU | L 80–56 | 10–4 (3–2) | Alltel Pavilion Richmond, VA |
| January 21 | at UNC Wilmington | W 64–62 $^{OT}$ | 11–4 (4–2) | Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC |
| January 24 | James Madison | W 74–70 | 12–4 (5–2) | Patriot Center Fairfax, VA |
| January 26 | at Drexel | L 83–65 | 12–5 (5–3) | Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA |
| January 28 | at Delaware | L 74–65 | 12–6 (5–4) | Bob Carpenter Center Newark, DE |
| January 31 | William & Mary | W 78–62 | 13–6 (6–4) | Patriot Center Fairfax, VA |
| February 4 | at Towson | W 74–57 | 14–6 (7–4) | Towson Center Towson, MD |
| February 7 | at James Madison | L 72–64 | 14–7 (7–5) | JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg, VA |
| February 11 | VCU | W 69–57 | 15–7 (8–5) | Patriot Center Fairfax, VA |
| February 14 | Drexel | W 75–72 $^{OT}$ | 16–7 (9–5) | Patriot Center Fairfax, VA |
| February 18 | at Hofstra | L 67–57 | 16–8 (9–6) | Hofstra Arena Hempstead, NY |
| February 21 | Delaware | W 75–61 | 17–8 (10–6) | Patriot Center Fairfax, VA |
| February 25 | UNC Wilmington | W 59–46 | 18–8 (11–6) | Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA |
| February 28 | at Old Dominion | W 70–66 | 19–8 (12–6) | Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA |
| March 6 | vs. Delaware CAA Tournament Quarterfinals | W 65–58 $^{OT}$ | 20–8 | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA |
| March 7 | vs. UNC Wilmington CAA Tournament Semifinals | W 80–66 | 21–8 | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA |
| March 8 | vs. VCU CAA Tournament Finals | L 55–54 | 21–9 | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA |
| March 17 | Tennessee NIT Opening Round | W 58–55 | 22–9 | Patriot Center Fairfax, VA |
| March 19 | Austin Peay NIT First Round | W 66–60 | 23–9 | Patriot Center Fairfax, VA |
| March 23 | at Oregon NIT Second Round | L 68–54 | 23–10 | McArthur Court Eugene, OR |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Recruits

The following is a list of commitments George Mason has received for the 2004-2005 season:
* Folarin Campbell
* Jordan Carter
* Will Thomas
* John Vaughan