# 2022–23 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team

The 2022–23 George Mason Patriots Men's basketball team represented George Mason University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The season was the 57th for the program, the second under head coach Kim English, and the tenth as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10). The Patriots played their home games at EagleBank Arena in Fairfax, Virginia. They finished the season 20–13, 11–7 in A-10 play, to finish in fifth place. This was the first season since 2017 that the Patriots finished the season with at least 20 wins. They defeated Richmond in the second round of the A-10 tournament before losing to Saint Louis.
On March 23, 2023, head coach Kim English left the school to take the head coaching job at Providence. On March 30, the school named Maryland assistant coach Tony Skinn the team's new head coach.

## Previous season

In Kim English's first season as head coach, the Patriots finished the 2021–22 season 14–16, 7–9 in A-10 play, to finish in ninth place. Their season ended with a loss to Fordham in the second round of the A-10 tournament.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Blake Buchanan | 22 | G | 6'5" | 205 | Grad Senior | Durham, NC | Graduated |
| Otis Frazier | 5 | F | 6'6" | 212 | Junior | Buckeye, AZ | Transferred to UTEP |
| Jamal Hartwell II | 10 | G | 5'10" | 155 | Grad Senior | Inglewood, CA | Transferred to UC Riverside |
| TJ Gadsden | 32 | G/F | 6'7" | 192 | Freshman | New York, NY | Transferred to Canisius |
| Mike Gray | 11 | G | 6'1" | 160 | Sophomore | Fredericksburg, VA | |
| Xavier Johnson | 2 | G | 6'1" | 186 | Senior | Germantown, MD | Transferred to Southern Illinois |
| Joel Kabimba | 33 | F | 6'8" | 210 | Freshman | Kinshasa, Congo | Transferred to Bryant |
| Sam Shelton | 4 | G | 6'1" | 210 | Freshman | Sterling, VA | |
| D'Shawn Schwartz | 15 | G/F | 6'7" | 232 | Grad Senior | Colorado Springs, CO | Graduated |

### Arrivals

| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Victor Bailey Jr. | G | 6'4" | 182 | RS Junior | Austin, TX | Transferred from Tennessee |
| Devin Dinkins | G | 5'10" | 155 | Freshman | Washington, D.C. | |
| Justyn Fernandez | G/F | 6'5" | 200 | Freshman | Richmond, VA | |
| Peter Oduro | F | 6'9" | 224 | Freshman | Gainesville, VA | |
| Andrei O'Grady- Cook | G | 5'10" | 155 | RS Freshman | Alexandria, VA | Transferred from Saint Vincent |
| Saquan Singleton | G | 6'6" | 190 | RS Junior | The Bronx, NY | Transferred from New Mexico |

## Honors and awards

All Atlantic 10 First Team
* Josh Oduro
Atlantic 10 Player of the Week
* Josh Oduro – January 16
* Josh Oduro – February 20

## Player statistics

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Josh Oduro | 33 | 33 | 29.1 | .551 | .233 | .616 | 7.9 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 15.6 |
| Victor Bailey Jr. | 24 | 20 | 31.7 | .449 | .470 | .804 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 11.8 |
| Ronald Polite III | 30 | 28 | 31.8 | .441 | .364 | .790 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 11.5 |
| DeVon Cooper | 33 | 33 | 33.3 | .362 | .333 | .782 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 10.2 |
| Davonte Gaines | 23 | 23 | 27.0 | .382 | .343 | .744 | 6.1 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 7.3 |
| Ginika Ojiako | 33 | 5 | 10.5 | .580 | .000 | .639 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 4.2 |
| Justyn Fernandez | 33 | 13 | 14.1 | .370 | .338 | .563 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 4.1 |
| Malik Henry | 32 | 4 | 11.4 | .621 | .000 | .434 | 2.7 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 4.1 |
| Saquan Singleton | 32 | 2 | 16.0 | .457 | .000 | .370 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 3.3 |
| Devin Dinkins | 31 | 4 | 11.4 | .350 | .333 | .742 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 3.1 |
| Kam Johnson | 3 | 0 | 3.7 | .200 | .000 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Elvis Nnaji | 13 | 0 | 4.0 | .273 | .000 | .000 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Blake Jones | 23 | 0 | 6.0 | .176 | .231 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Peter Oduro | 7 | 0 | 1.6 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Chase Tucker | 2 | 0 | 1.5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Andrei O'Grady-Cook | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | .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 |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 7, 2022* 8:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ | | at No. 15 Auburn | L 52–70 | 0–1 | 10 – Polite III | 5 – Bailey Jr. | 4 – Polite III | Neville Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL |
| November 11, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Longwood | W 83–69 | 1–1 | 20 – Oduro | 12 – Oduro | 4 – Singleton | EagleBank Arena (5,185) Fairfax, VA |
| November 13, 2022* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | American | W 73–56 | 2–1 | 23 – Bailey Jr. | 9 – Gaines | 6 – Oduro | EagleBank Arena (3,113) Fairfax, VA |
| November 18, 2022* 8:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | vs. Boston College Paradise Jam Tournament opening round | L 56–71 | 2–2 | 15 – Bailey Jr. | 7 – Bailey Jr. | 3 – Gaines | Sports and Fitness Center (924) Saint Thomas, USVI |
| November 19, 2022* 5:45 p.m., ESPN3 | | vs. Belmont Paradise Jam Tournament consolation second round | L 62–66 | 2–3 | 15 – Cooper | 7 – tied | 4 – Oduro | Sports and Fitness Center (724) Saint Thomas, USVI |
| November 21, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | vs. Buffalo Paradise Jam Tournament 7th-place game | L 74–82 | 2–4 | 17 – Oduro | 6 – tied | 6 – Cooper | Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI |
| November 26, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Queens | W 72–65 | 3–4 | 16 – Polite III | 8 – Oduro | 3 – Oduro | EagleBank Arena (2,460) Fairfax, VA |
| November 30, 2022* 7:00 p.m., MASN2 | | Hofstra | W 81–77 $^{OT}$ | 4–4 | 21 – Oduro | 11 – Oduro | 5 – Polite III | EagleBank Arena (2,391) Fairfax, VA |
| December 3, 2022* 2:00 p.m., MASN | | Toledo | W 80–73 | 5–4 | 19 – Cooper | 10 – Bailey Jr. | 4 – Singleton | EagleBank Arena (3,041) Fairfax, VA |
| December 6, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 67–54 | 6–4 | 23 – Oduro | 12 – Oduro | 4 – Polite III | EagleBank Arena (2,481) Fairfax, VA |
| December 17, 2022* 3:30 p.m. | | vs. Tulane Legends of Basketball Showcase | W 62–56 | 7–4 | 19 – Bailey Jr. | 11 – Gaines | 7 – Cooper | United Center Chicago, IL |
| December 21, 2022* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Old Dominion | L 77–78 | 7–5 | 23 – Bailey Jr. | 7 – Gaines | 10 – Polite III | Chartway Arena (4,297) Norfolk, VA |
| December 23, 2022* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Coppin State | W 91–53 | 8–5 | 17 – Bailey Jr. | 12 – Oduro | 5 – Oduro | EagleBank Arena (3,011) Fairfax, VA |
| A-10 regular season |||||||||
| December 31, 2022 2:00 p.m., MASN2 | | Richmond | W 62–58 | 9–5 (1–0) | 22 – Polite III | 12 – Oduro | 2 – tied | EagleBank Arena (4,014) Fairfax, VA |
| January 4, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at St. Bonaventure | L 69–73 | 9–6 (1–1) | 21 – Bailey Jr. | 11 – Polite III | 5 – tied | Reilly Center (3,382) Olean, NY |
| January 7, 2023 2:00 p.m., MASN2 | | Loyola Chicago | W 86–75 | 10–6 (2–1) | 17 – tied | 11 – Oduro | 2 – tied | EagleBank Arena (3,601) Fairfax, VA |
| January 11, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Saint Louis | L 62–63 | 10–7 (2–2) | 26 – Oduro | 12 – Oduro | 5 – tied | Chaifetz Arena (5,238) St. Louis, MO |
| January 14, 2023 12:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Davidson | W 67–65 | 11–7 (3–2) | 22 – Oduro | 9 – Oduro | 5 – Oduro | EagleBank Arena (3,212) Fairfax, VA |
| January 16, 2023 4:00 p.m., CBSSN | | George Washington Revolutionary Rivalry | L 75–78 | 11–8 (3–3) | 19 – Polite III | 9 – Oduro | 4 – tied | EagleBank Arena (3,906) Fairfax, VA |
| January 21, 2023 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Rhode Island | W 79–72 | 12–8 (4–3) | 24 – Oduro | 14 – Oduro | 8 – Polite III | Ryan Center (5,917) Kingston, RI |
| January 25, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at VCU Rivalry | L 52–72 | 12–9 (4–4) | 19 – Oduro | 5 – Singleton | 5 – Cooper | Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA |
| January 29, 2023 12:00 p.m., USA | | Saint Joseph's | L 76–79 | 12–10 (4–5) | 17 – Oduro | 12 – Oduro | 7 – Oduro | EagleBank Arena (4,011) Fairfax, VA |
| February 1, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UMass | W 70–59 | 13–10 (5–5) | 18 – Fernandez | 9 – Oduro | 8 – Cooper | EagleBank Arena (2,805) Fairfax, VA |
| February 4, 2023 2:30 p.m., USA | | at Loyola Chicago | L 61–69 | 13–11 (5–6) | 14 – tied | 8 – Oduro | 4 – Polite III | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (4,074) Chicago, IL |
| February 8, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Duquesne | L 52–75 | 13–12 (5–7) | 13 – Oduro | 13 – Oduro | 3 – Oduro | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,927) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 11, 2023 2:00 p.m., MASN2 | | Rhode Island | W 75–67 | 14–12 (6–7) | 27 – Oduro | 9 – Gaines | 9 – Polite III | EagleBank Arena (3,962) Fairfax, VA |
| February 15, 2023 7:00 p.m., NBCSWA | | at George Washington Revolutionary Rivalry | W 66–53 | 15–12 (7–7) | 19 – Oduro | 12 – Oduro | 4 – Gaines | Charles E. Smith Center (1,377) Washington, D.C. |
| February 18, 2023 4:00 p.m., MASN2 | | La Salle Homecoming | W 70–66 | 16–12 (8–7) | 25 – Oduro | 9 – Cooper | 6 – Polite III | EagleBank Arena (7,860) Fairfax, VA |
| February 25, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Dayton | W 74–69 | 17–12 (9–7) | 22 – Polite III | 5 – Cooper | 6 – Polite III | UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH |
| March 1, 2023 7:00 p.m., MASN | | Fordham | W 64–58 $^{OT}$ | 18–12 (10–7) | 17 – Oduro | 10 – Cooper | 7 – Polite III | EagleBank Arena (3,642) Fairfax, VA |
| March 4, 2023 12:30 p.m., USA | | at Richmond | W 62–60 | 19–12 (11–7) | 23 – Gaines | 10 – Oduro | 5 – Polite III | Robins Center (7,201) Richmond, VA |
| A-10 tournament |||||||||
| March 8, 2023 2:00 p.m., USA | (5) | vs. (12) Richmond Second round | W 62–57 | 20–12 | 16 – tied | 10 – Oduro | 3 – Polite III | Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY |
| March 9, 2023 2:00 p.m., USA | (5) | vs. (4) Saint Louis Quarterfinals | L 54–82 | 20–13 | 15 – Oduro | 9 – Gaines | 5 – Oduro | Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
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