# 2007–08 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team

The 2007–08 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team began their 42nd season of collegiate play on November 9, 2007 at the Patriot Center versus Vermont. George Mason won the 2008 CAA tournament and advanced to the 2008 NCAA tournament. The Patriots were awarded a #12 seed, but lost in the first round to Notre Dame.

## Season notes

* On February 20, 2008, Coach Jim Larranaga earned his 400th career victory.
* On January 19, 2008, Junior guard Dre Smith set an NCAA Division I record for most 3 point field goals made without a miss (10).
* On December 21, 2007, it was announced that freshman guard Jay Threatt was released from his basketball commitment and will seek a transfer from the university.
* On December 18, 2007, it was announced that senior forward Darryl Monroe will take a medical redshirt for the 2007–2008 season and will maintain his last year of eligibility for the 2008–2009 season.

## Awards

First Team All-CAA
* Will Thomas
Second Team All-CAA
* Folarin Campbell
CAA All-Defensive Team
* Will Thomas
CAA Player of the Week
* Will Thomas – Nov. 19
* Will Thomas – Nov. 26
* Dre Smith – Jan. 21
* Folarin Campbell – Feb. 11
CAA Rookie of the Week
* Cam Long – Jan. 14

## Stats

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Will Thomas | 34 | 34 | 35.6 | .642 | 1.000 | .672 | 10.4 | 2.0 | .9 | .1 | 16.1 |
| Folarin Campbell | 34 | 34 | 32.9 | .419 | .364 | .733 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 1.1 | .5 | 15.6 |
| John Vaughan | 34 | 33 | 33.2 | .426 | .336 | .741 | 4.0 | 2.1 | .8 | .3 | 12.3 |
| Dre Smith | 34 | 22 | 25.3 | .391 | .377 | .639 | 2.0 | 1.3 | .7 | .1 | 8.4 |
| Louis Birdsong | 34 | 28 | 23.6 | .539 | .000 | .677 | 3.9 | .9 | .6 | 1.0 | 6.1 |
| Cam Long | 34 | 4 | 17.9 | .450 | .375 | .650 | 2.4 | 1.6 | .1 | .7 | 4.1 |
| Jordan Carter | 27 | 11 | 16.8 | .356 | .344 | .720 | 1.9 | 1.7 | .6 | .1 | 3.0 |
| Vlad Moldoveanu | 31 | 4 | 11.4 | .379 | .154 | .800 | 2.1 | .3 | .2 | .5 | 2.3 |
| Chris Fleming | 34 | 0 | 6.8 | .489 | .000 | .500 | .9 | .1 | .1 | .0 | 1.4 |
| Isaiah Tate | 22 | 0 | 4.6 | .320 | .222 | 1.000 | .5 | .2 | .1 | .0 | 1.3 |
| Jay Threatt | 4 | 0 | 3.3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .5 | .5 | .0 | .0 | 0.0 |

## Game log

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 9, 2007* 7:00 pm, MASN | | Vermont | W 60–53 | 1–0 | 16 – Thomas | 17 – Thomas | 5 – Carter | Patriot Center (-) Fairfax, VA |
| November 13, 2007* 7:00 pm, Cox Sports | | Cleveland State | W 56–47 | 2–0 | 18 – Thomas, Vaughan | 8 – Thomas | 4 – Carter | Patriot Center (-) Fairfax, VA |
| November 17, 2007* 7:00 pm, Cox Sports | | Dayton | W 67–56 | 3–0 | 20 – Campbell | 17 – Thomas | 5 – Vaughan | Patriot Center (7,274) Fairfax, VA |
| November 22, 2007* 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. No. 18 Kansas State Old Spice Classic | W 87–77 | 4–0 | 21 – Vaughan | 9 – Carter | 8 – Carter | The Milk House (-) Orlando, FL |
| November 23, 2007* 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. No. 20 Villanova Old Spice Classic | L 76–84 | 4–1 | 25 – Campbell | 8 – Thomas | 3 – Thomas, Vaughan | The Milk House (-) Orlando, FL |
| November 25, 2007* 4:30 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. South Carolina Old Spice Classic | W 69–68 | 5–1 | 22 – Thomas | 11 – Thomas | 5 – Long | The Milk House (-) Orlando, FL |
| November 29, 2007 7:00 pm, Comcast | | Drexel | W 85–38 | 6–1 (1–0) | 16 – Smith | 8 – Thomas | 4 – Carter | Patriot Center (-) Fairfax, VA |
| December 2, 2007* 5:00 pm, MASN | | vs. East Carolina BB&T Classic | L 65–68 | 6–2 | 16 – Smith | 11 – Thomas | 2 – Carter, Vaughan | Verizon Center (-) Washington, DC |
| December 5, 2007* 7:00 pm, Cox Sports | | Hampton | W 57–54 | 7–2 | 16 – Campbell | 11 – Thomas | 5 – Campbell | Patriot Center (-) Fairfax, VA |
| December 8, 2007* 2:00 pm | | at Kent State | L 55–73 | 7–3 | 17 – Vaughan | 7 – Birdsong | 2 – Long, Vaughan | MAC Center (-) Kent, OH |
| December 21, 2007* 7:00 pm | | at FIU | W 86–68 | 8–3 | 21 – Smith | 9 – Birdsong | 5 – Vaughan | FIU Arena (-) Miami, FL |
| December 30, 2007* 5:30 pm, MASN | | Liberty | W 72–64 | 9–3 | 17 – Thomas | 11 – Thomas | 8 – Campbell | Patriot Center (-) Fairfax, VA |
| CAA regular season |||||||||
| January 2, 2008 3:00 pm | | at Georgia State | L 64–66 | 9–4 (1–1) | 18 – Vaughan | 8 – Thomas | 4 – Campbell | GSU Sports Arena (-) Atlanta, GA |
| January 5, 2008 4:30 pm, CN8 | | Towson | W 72–63 | 10–4 (2–1) | 20 – Thomas | 14 – Thomas | 3 – Campbell, Thomas | Patriot Center (-) Fairfax, VA |
| January 9, 2008 7:00 pm, MASN | | at Delaware | L 68–73 $^{OT}$ | 10–5 (2–2) | 20 – Thomas | 13 – Thomas | 3 – Campbell | Bob Carpenter Center (-) Newark, DE |
| January 12, 2008 2:00 pm, Comcast | | Northeastern | W 80–52 | 11–5 (3–2) | 16 – Vaughan | 10 – Thomas | 4 – Thomas | Patriot Center (-) Fairfax, VA |
| January 17, 2008 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Hofstra | W 85–78 $^{2OT}$ | 12–5 (4–2) | 29 – Thomas | 9 – Thomas | 4 – Campbell | Hofstra Arena (-) Hempstead, NY |
| January 19, 2008 8:00 pm, MASN | | at James Madison | W 96–75 | 13–5 (5–2) | 34 – Smith | 8 – Birdsong | 5 – Campbell, Thomas | JMU Convocation Center (-) Harrisonburg, VA |
| January 23, 2008 8:00 pm, WSKY4/CN8 | | Old Dominion | W 86–53 | 14–5 (6–2) | 25 – Campbell | 12 – Thomas | 6 – Campbell | Patriot Center (-) Fairfax, VA |
| January 26, 2008 7:00 pm, MASN | | at UNC-Wilmington | L 58–61 | 14–6 (6–3) | 19 – Vaughan | 14 – Thomas | 4 – Campbell | Trask Coliseum (-) Wilmington, NC |
| January 29, 2008 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Virginia Commonwealth | W 63–51 | 15–6 (7–3) | 21 – Thomas | 15 – Thomas | 4 – Vaughan | Patriot Center (-) Fairfax, VA |
| February 2, 2008 2:00 pm, Comcast | | James Madison | W 72–46 | 16–6 (8–3) | 20 – Campbell | 5 – Birdsong, Campbell, Thomas | 5 – Campbell | Patriot Center (-) Fairfax, VA |
| February 7, 2008 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Drexel | W 75–65 | 17–6 (9–3) | 25 – Campbell | 12 – Thomas | 5 – Thomas | Daskalakis Athletic Center (-) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 9, 2008 4:00 pm, Comcast | | at Old Dominion | L 64–72 | 17–7 (9–4) | 28 – Campbell | 16 – Thomas | 3 – Campbell, Long, Smith | Ted Constant Convocation Center (-) Norfolk, VA |
| February 13, 2008 9:00 pm, MASN | | at Towson | W 85–73 | 18–7 (10–4) | 19 – Vaughan | 10 – Thomas | 6 – Campbell | Towson Center (-) Towson, MD |
| February 16, 2008 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | UNC-Wilmington Homecoming | L 73–75 | 18–8 (10–5) | 24 – Campbell | 14 – Thomas | 6 – Thomas | Patriot Center (-) Fairfax, VA |
| February 20, 2008 1:00 pm, Fios1 | | Delaware | W 70–58 | 19–8 (11–5) | 24 – Thomas | 14 – Thomas | 4 – Long | Patriot Center (-) Fairfax, VA |
| February 23, 2008* 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Ohio ESPN Bracket Busters | L 57–69 | 19–9 | 18 – Campbell | 9 – Thomas | 5 – Campbell | OU Convocation Center (-) Athens, OH |
| February 27, 2008 9:00 pm, MASN | | William & Mary | W 60–54 | 20–9 (12–5) | 17 – Campbell | 8 – Thomas | 2 – Campbell, Long, Moldoveanu | Patriot Center (-) Fairfax, VA |
| March 1, 2008 2:00 pm, Comcast | | at Northeastern | L 59–70 | 20–10 (12–6) | 23 – Campbell | 8 – Thomas | 6 – Vaughan | Matthews Arena (-) Boston |
| CAA tournament |||||||||
| March 8, 2008 8:30 pm, CN8 | (3) | vs. (6) Northeastern Quarterfinals | W 63–52 | 21–10 | 20 – Campbell | 8 – Thomas | 3 – Campbell, Vaughan | Richmond Coliseum (-) Richmond, VA |
| March 9, 2008 5:30 pm, CN8 | (3) | vs. (2) UNC-Wilmington Semifinals | W 53–41 | 22–10 | 15 – Campbell | 14 – Thomas | 3 – Long | Richmond Coliseum (-) Richmond, VA |
| March 10, 2008 7:00 pm, ESPN | (3) | vs. (5) William & Mary Championship | W 68–59 | 23–10 | 20 – Campbell | 13 – Thomas | 4 – Campbell | Richmond Coliseum (-) Richmond, VA |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| March 20, 2008* 9:40 pm, CBS Regional | (12 E) | vs. (5 E) No. 15 Notre Dame First Round | L 50–68 | 23–11 | 25 – Thomas | 7 – Thomas | 3 – Thomas | Pepsi Center (-) Denver, CO |
| *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 2008–09 season:
College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Andre Cornelius PG | Charlotte, North Carolina | Victory Christian | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 87 ||||||
| Kevin Foster PF | Lakeland, Florida | Briarcrest Christian | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40 ||||||
| Michael Morrison PF | St. Petersburg, Florida | Lakewood | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40 ||||||
| Ryan Pearson SF | Far Rockaway, New York | Christ the King | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 76 ||||||
| 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. Retrieved February 9, 2009. "2008 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 9, 2009. ||||||