# 2000–01 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team

The 2000–01 George Mason Patriots Men's basketball team represented George Mason University during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was the 35th season for the program, the fourth under head coach Jim Larrañaga. The Patriots played their home games at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia.
The Patriots won the CAA tournament by defeating UNC Wilmington in the final.

## Honors and awards

Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Year
* George Evans
Colonial Athletic Association All-Conference First Team
* George Evans
* Erik Herring
Colonial Athletic Association Defensive Player of the Year
* George Evans
Colonial Athletic Association All-Defensive Team
* George Evans
Colonial Athletic Association Dean Ehlers Award
* George Evans
AP All-America Team - Honorable Mention
* George Evans

## Player statistics

| Player | GP | GS | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| George Evans | 30 | 29 | .613 | .000 | .612 | 7.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 18.4 |
| Erik Herring | 30 | 30 | .434 | .402 | .717 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 16.0 |
| Jesse Young | 30 | 30 | .557 | .000 | .671 | 5.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 8.2 |
| Jon Larranaga | 30 | 22 | .445 | .000 | .717 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 8.0 |
| Tremaine Price | 30 | 30 | .328 | .337 | .683 | 1.9 | 4.7 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 7.5 |
| Rob Anderson | 27 | 8 | .316 | .267 | .583 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 4.8 |
| Raoul Heinen | 22 | 0 | .400 | .174 | .529 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3.1 |
| Terrance Nixon | 29 | 1 | .436 | .333 | .529 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2.8 |
| Rob Sullivan | 23 | 0 | .429 | .409 | .600 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2.2 |
| Deon Cooper | 22 | 0 | .588 | .000 | .571 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.1 |
| Richard Tynes | 30 | 0 | .275 | .091 | .222 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Jeff Palumbo | 2 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 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, 2000* 9:00 pm | | at New Mexico Preseason NIT | L 68–79 | 0–1 | 28 – Herring | 4 – Evans/Young | 3 – Evans/Price | The Pit (15,156) Albuquerque, NM |
| November 20, 2000* 7:00 pm | | at Drexel | W 80–72 | 1–1 | 26 – Herring | 9 – Evans | 6 – Price | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,837) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 25, 2000* 7:30 pm | | Delaware | W 72–65 | 2–1 | 20 – Evans | 12 – Larranaga | 3 – Herring/Price | Patriot Center (2,108) Fairfax, VA |
| November 28, 2000* 7:30 pm | | at Coppin State | W 75–54 | 3–1 | 23 – Evans | 6 – Young | 4 – Price | Coppin Center (456) Baltimore, MD |
| December 2, 2000* 7:00 pm | | at Toledo | L 75–84 | 3–2 | 22 – Evans | 9 – Evans | 4 – Herring/Tynes | Savage Hall (4,777) Toledo, OH |
| December 6, 2000 7:00 pm | | at American | W 65–54 | 4–2 (1–0) | 18 – Evans | 10 – Evans | 5 – Price | Bender Arena (617) Washington, DC |
| December 9, 2000 7:00 pm | | at James Madison | W 65–54 | 5–2 (2–0) | 14 – Young | 9 – Young | 5 – Price | JMU Convocation Center (4,011) Harrisonburg, VA |
| December 20, 2000* 7:00 pm | | Coastal Carolina | W 81–65 | 6–2 | 27 – Evans | 7 – Evans | 8 – Herring | Patriot Center (1,523) Fairfax, VA |
| December 22, 2000* 7:00 pm | | Miami (OH) | W 64–50 | 7–2 | 22 – Evans | 10 – Evans | 6 – Price | Patriot Center (2,011) Fairfax, VA |
| December 29, 2000* 9:00 pm | | at Santa Clara Cable Car Classic | L 76–78 $^{OT}$ | 7–3 | 22 – Herring | 12 – Evans | 6 – Larranaga | Leavey Center (3,684) Santa Clara, CA |
| December 30, 2000* 9:00 pm | | vs. Fordham Cable Car Classic | L 55–64 | 7–4 | 17 – Evans | 14 – Evans | 8 – Price | Leavey Center (3,757) Santa Clara, CA |
| CAA regular season |||||||||
| January 3, 2001 7:00 pm | | Richmond | W 67–57 | 8–4 (3–0) | 14 – Evans/Young | 9 – Evans | 3 – Evans/Herring | Patriot Center (1,826) Fairfax, VA |
| January 6, 2001 4:30 pm | | UNC Wilmington | L 53–57 | 8–5 (3–1) | 16 – Evans | 14 – Evans | 3 – Larranaga/Price | Patriot Center (1,984) Fairfax, VA |
| January 10, 2001 7:30 pm | | at VCU Rivalry | L 65–72 | 8–6 (3–2) | 26 – Evans | 10 – Evans | 4 – Herring | Siegel Center (4,015) Richmond, VA |
| January 13, 2001 7:00 pm | | Old Dominion | W 81–76 | 9–6 (4–2) | 23 – Herring | 12 – Evans | 4 – Herring/Price | Patriot Center (3,419) Fairfax, VA |
| January 17, 2001 7:00pm | | William & Mary | W 73–64 | 10–6 (5–2) | 15 – Evans | 4 – Anderson/Larranaga | 7 – Price | William & Mary Hall (2,628) Williamsburg, VA |
| January 20, 2001* 4:00 pm | | at Fairfield | L 86–95 | 10–7 | 24 – Evans | 10 – Evans | 8 – Price | Alumni Hall (2,377) Fairfield, CT |
| January 22, 2001 7:00 pm | | East Carolina | W 104–62 | 11–7 (6–2) | 26 – Evans | 8 – Evans/Young | 11 – Price | Patriot Center (1,778) Fairfax, VA |
| January 27, 2001 4:30 pm | | at American | W 84–56 | 12–7 (7–2) | 25 – Evans | 9 – Young | 7 – Price | Patriot Center (6,373) Fairfax, VA |
| January 29, 2001* 7:00 pm | | at Detroit | L 54–67 | 12–8 | 18 – Herring | 11 – Young | 2 – Evans/Herring/Sullivan | Calihan Hall (2,024) Detroit, MI |
| February 3, 2001 4:00 pm | | at East Carolina | W 77–74 | 13–8 (8–2) | 22 – Evans | 7 – Young | 5 – Price | Williams Arena (6,429) Greenville NC |
| February 5, 2001 7:00 pm | | at UNC Wilmington | L 42–50 | 13–9 (8–3) | 14 – Evans | 12 – Young | 3 – Evans | Trask Coliseum (4,455) Wilmington, NC |
| February 10, 2001 7:00 pm | | William & Mary | W 84–62 | 14–9 (9–3) | 23 – Evans | 6 – Larranaga | 6 – Price | Patriot Center (4,131) Fairfax, VA |
| February 14, 2001 7:00 pm | | VCU Rivalry | W 99–79 | 15–9 (10–3) | 30 – Evans | 10 – Evans/Young | 10 – Price | Patriot Center (2,041) Fairfax, VA |
| February 17, 2001 4:00 pm | | James Madison | W 79–66 | 16–9 (11–3) | 30 – Herring | 7 – Herring | 6 – Price | Patriot Center (9,702) Fairfax, VA |
| February 21, 2001 7:35 pm | | at Old Dominion | L 70–78 | 16–10 (11–4) | 27 – Herring | 7 – Evans | 7 – Price | ODU Fieldhouse (3,191) Norfolk, VA |
| February 24, 2001 1:00 pm | | at Richmond | L 57–77 | 16–11 (11–5) | 16 – Evans | 8 – Young | 3 – Herring/Price | Robins Center (5,209) Richmond, VA |
| 2001 CAA tournament |||||||||
| March 4, 2001 3:30 pm | (2) | vs. (6) James Madison Semifinals | W 62–36 | 17–11 | 16 – Herring | 5 – Herring | 4 – Sullivan | Richmond Coliseum (4,226) Richmond, VA |
| March 5, 2001 7:30 pm | (2) | vs. (1) UNC Wilmington Championship | W 35–33 | 18–11 | 12 – Herring | 11 – Evans | 3 – Price | Richmond Coliseum (5,085) Richmond, VA |
| 2001 NCAA tournament |||||||||
| March 15, 2001 3:10 pm | (14 W) | vs. (3 W) No. 11 Maryland First Round | L 80–83 | 18–12 | 27 – Evans | 9 – Young | 6 – Price | BSU Pavilion (10,824) Boise, ID |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||