# 2023–24 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team

The 2023–24 George Mason Patriots Men's basketball team represented George Mason University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The season was the 58th for the program, the first under newly hired head coach Tony Skinn, and the eleventh as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10). The Patriots played their home games at EagleBank Arena in Fairfax, Virginia.

## Previous season

The Patriots finished the previous 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.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Victor Bailey | 2 | G | 6'4" | 182 | Graduate senior | Austin, TX | Graduated |
| Devon Cooper | 0 | G | 6'4" | 201 | Graduate senior | Louisville, KY | Graduated |
| Justyn Fernandez | 4 | G | 6'5" | 200 | Freshman | Richmond, VA | Transferred to Providence |
| Davonte Gaines | 3 | G | 6'7" | 175 | Senior | Buffalo, NY | Transferred to Providence |
| Blake Jones | 24 | F | 6'10" | 222 | Sophomore | Canberra, Australia | Transferred to Montana |
| Peter Oduro | 12 | F | 6'7" | 224 | Freshman | Gainesville, VA | Transferred to Odessa College |
| Josh Oduro | 13 | F | 6'9" | 235 | Senior | Gainesville, VA | Transferred to Providence |
| Ginika Ojaiko | 20 | F | 6'10" | 240 | Graduate senior | Lagos, Nigeria | Transferred to Coastal Carolina |
| Elvis Nnaji | 23 | F | 6'7" | 222 | Freshman | Hopkins, MN | Transferred to Grambling State |

### Arrivals

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Berke Arslan | 25 | G | 6'3" | | Freshman | Istanbul, Turkey | |
| Austin Ball | 24 | G | 6'7" | | Freshman | Man, WV | |
| Jared Billups | 0 | G | 6'4" | 189 | Junior | Waldorf, MD | Transferred from Siena |
| Keyshawn Hall | 4 | G/F | 6'7" | 250 | Sophomore | Cleveland, OH | Transferred from UNLV |
| Jalen Hayes | 11 | F | 6'8" | 200 | Junior | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Transferred from East Tennessee State |
| Amari Kelly | 23 | F/C | 6'9" | 225 | Graduate senior | Norcross, GA | Transferred from UNC Wilmington |
| Darrius Maddox | 13 | G | 6'5" | 185 | Senior | Bowie, MD | Transferred from Virginia Tech |
| Woody Newton | 2 | G/F | 6'9" | 195 | Junior | District Heights, MD | Transferred from Oklahoma State |
| Baraka Okojie | 3 | G | 6'3" | | Freshman | Brampton, ON | |
| Nicolas Pavrette | 22 | F/C | 6'11" | 210 | Junior | Lyon, France | Transferred from Central Michigan |
| Tre' Wood | 8 | G | 6'1" | 170 | Graduate Senior | Largo, MD | Transferred from Long Island University |
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## Honors and awards

All Atlantic 10 Second Team
* Keyshawn Hall
All Atlantic 10 Rookie Team
* Baraka Okojie
Atlantic 10 Player of the Week
* Keyshawn Hall – November 20
* Darius Maddox – March 11
Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week
* Baraka Okojie – January 29

## Player statistics

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Keyshawn Hall | 29 | 28 | 30.7 | .474 | .357 | .844 | 8.1 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 16.6 |
| Darius Maddox | 29 | 27 | 33.9 | .443 | .414 | .857 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 14.0 |
| Amari Kelly | 31 | 31 | 28.5 | .549 | .424 | .760 | 6.3 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 12.2 |
| Baraka Okojie | 32 | 10 | 24.5 | .468 | .256 | .728 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 8.1 |
| Ronald Polite III | 30 | 27 | 25.0 | .405 | .297 | .846 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 7.5 |
| Woody Newton | 32 | 5 | 18.4 | .387 | .282 | .609 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 5.8 |
| Jared Billups | 32 | 32 | 25.5 | .413 | .229 | .621 | 4.3 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 4.3 |
| Malik Henry | 28 | 0 | 10.1 | .643 | .000 | .417 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 2.9 |
| Austin Ball | 23 | 0 | 9.7 | .418 | .323 | .500 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2.5 |
| Kam Johnson | 6 | 0 | 2.8 | .625 | .333 | .500 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Tre' Wood | 22 | 0 | 7.3 | .419 | .333 | .500 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Chase Tucker | 6 | 0 | 1.5 | .000 | .000 | .500 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Berke Arslan | 4 | 0 | 1.5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.3 | 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 |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 23, 2023* 7:00 p.m. | | St. Thomas (FL) | W 64–52 | - | 13 – Maddox | 9 – Hall | 2 – tied | EagleBank Arena (1,837) Fairfax, VA |
| October 27, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at West Virginia | L 78–85 | - | 18 – Maddox | 6 – Newton | 3 – Okojie | WVU Coliseum (9,437) Morgantown, WV |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Monmouth | W 72–61 | 1–0 | 17 – tied | 10 – Hall | 5 – Polite III | EagleBank Arena (3,145) Fairfax, VA |
| November 10, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Austin Peay | W 67–45 | 2–0 | 14 – Hall | 10 – Hall | 2 – Billups | EagleBank Arena (4,295) Fairfax, VA |
| November 15, 2023* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Cornell Jacksonville Classic campus site game | W 90–83 | 3–0 | 29 – Hall | 12 – Hall | 3 – Hall | EagleBank Arena (2,976) Fairfax, VA |
| November 19, 2023* 5:30 p.m. | | vs. Charlotte Jacksonville Classic Coast Semifinals | L 49–54 | 3–1 | 18 – Hall | 8 – Hall | 2 – O'Grady- Cook | UNF Arena (351) Jacksonville, FL |
| November 20, 2023* 6:00 p.m. | | vs. South Dakota State Jacksonville Classic Coast Consolation | W 73–71 | 4–1 | 21 – Hall | 15 – Hall | 4 – tied | UNF Arena (425) Jacksonville, FL |
| November 25, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | East Carolina | W 81–59 | 5–1 | 19 – Maddox | 10 – Hall | 5 – Kelly | EagleBank Arena (3,268) Fairfax, VA |
| November 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | NJIT | W 86–68 | 6–1 | 18 – Polite III | 11 – Kelly | 6 – Polite III | EagleBank Arena (2,443) Fairfax, VA |
| December 2, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Toledo | W 86–77 | 7–1 | 24 – Kelly | 10 – Kelly | 4 – Maddox | Savage Arena (3,907) Toledo, OH |
| December 5, 2023* 6:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ | | at No. 17 Tennessee | L 66–87 | 7–2 | 15 – Maddox | 6 – Hall | 3 – tied | Thompson–Boling Arena (16,513) Knoxville, TN |
| December 16, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Loyola (MD) | W 62–54 | 8–2 | 17 – Hall | 13 – Hall | 3 – Okojie | EagleBank Arena (2,780) Fairfax, VA |
| December 19, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Bridgewater | W 84–60 | 9–2 | 36 – Hall | 12 – Hall | 3 – Ball | EagleBank Arena (2,427) Fairfax, VA |
| December 22, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Tulane | W 69–66 | 10–2 | 16 – tied | 11 – Hall | 6 – Polite III | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,645) New Orleans, LA |
| December 30, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | North Carolina A&T | W 94–69 | 11–2 | 18 – Hall | 7 – Hall | 4 – Polite III | EagleBank Arena (4,554) Fairfax, VA |
| A-10 regular season |||||||||
| January 3, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at La Salle | W 77–62 | 12–2 (1–0) | 27 – Hall | 13 – Hall | 4 – Polite III | Tom Gola Arena (1,243) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 6, 2024 2:00 p.m., USA | | Saint Louis | W 79–67 | 13–2 (2–0) | 22 – Hall | 8 – Hall | 3 – Polite III | EagleBank Arena (3,456) Fairfax, VA |
| January 9, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | VCU Rivalry | L 50–54 | 13–3 (2–1) | 14 – Hall | 7 – Kelly | 2 – Maddox | EagleBank Arena (4,000) Fairfax, VA |
| January 13, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Richmond | L 70–77 | 13–4 (2–2) | 18 – Maddox | 9 – Hall | 6 – Polite III | Robins Center (6,275) Richmond, VA |
| January 15, 2024 2:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at George Washington Revolutionary Rivalry | L 62–75 | 13–5 (2–3) | 19 – Hall | 9 – Hall | 4 – Polite III | Charles E. Smith Center (2,585) Washington, D.C. |
| January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | St. Bonaventure | W 69–60 | 14–5 (3–3) | 13 – tied | 8 – Hall | 4 – Okojie | EagleBank Arena (4,614) Fairfax, VA |
| January 27, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Rhode Island Homecoming | W 92–84 | 15–5 (4–3) | 24 – Maddox | 12 – Billups | 4 – Hall | EagleBank Arena (6,756) Fairfax, VA |
| January 31, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Saint Joseph's | L 73–75 | 15–6 (4–4) | 19 – Hall | 8 – tied | 6 – Okojie | Hagan Arena (1,844) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 3, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UMass | L 65–66 | 15–7 (4–5) | 23 – Hall | 6 – Newton | 4 – Okojie | Mullins Center (4,418) Amherst, MA |
| February 7, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Loyola Chicago | L 79–85 | 15–8 (4–6) | 20 – Hall | 8 – Hall | 3 – tied | EagleBank Arena (2,645) Fairfax, VA |
| February 10, 2024 2:30 p.m., USA | | at Davidson | W 57–55 | 16–8 (5–6) | 25 – Hall | 8 – Henry | 3 – Okojie | John M. Belk Arena (3,609) Davidson, NC |
| February 13, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | George Washington Revolutionary Rivalry | W 90–67 | 17–8 (6–6) | 20 – Hall | 12 – Hall | 4 – tied | EagleBank Arena (3,390) Fairfax, VA |
| February 21, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | No. 16 Dayton | W 71–67 | 18–8 (7–6) | 19 – Okojie | 6 – Hall | 4 – Maddox | EagleBank Arena (5,286) Fairfax, VA |
| February 24, 2024 4:30 p.m., USA | | at Loyola Chicago | L 59–80 | 18–9 (7–7) | 19 – Kelly | 7 – Hall | 3 – tied | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (4,557) Chicago, IL |
| February 27, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Fordham | L 60–61 | 18–10 (7–8) | 15 – Hall | 8 – Kelly | 4 – tied | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,246) The Bronx, NY |
| March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Duquesne | L 51–59 | 18–11 (7–9) | 22 – Maddox | 10 – Kelly | 6 – Okojie | EagleBank Arena (5,508) Fairfax, VA |
| March 6, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Rhode Island | W 69–51 | 19–11 (8–9) | 21 – Maddox | 9 – Newton | 4 – Okojie | Ryan Center (3,139) Kingston, RI |
| March 9, 2024 2:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Richmond | W 64–46 | 20–11 (9–9) | 18 – Maddox | 11 – Newton | 5 – Okojie | EagleBank Arena (5,576) Fairfax, VA |
| A-10 tournament |||||||||
| March 13, 2024 11:30 a.m., USA | (8) | vs. (9) Saint Joseph's Second round | L 57–64 | 20–12 | 22 – Okojie | 10 – Newton | 3 – Okojie | 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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