# 2024–25 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team

The 2024–25 George Mason Patriots Men's basketball team represents George Mason University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The season is the 59th for the program, the second under head coach Tony Skinn, and the twelfth as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10). The Patriots play their home games at EagleBank Arena in Fairfax, Virginia.
The 2025 season was one of the most successful seasons in George Mason history, and the program's most successful season since joining the Atlantic 10. Mason posted 26 wins, their most since 2011, were regular season co-champions of the Atlantic 10, their first regular season title also since 2011, and reached a conference tournament championship game for the first time since 2009.

## Previous season

The Patriots finished the previous season 20–12, 9–9 in A-10 play, to finish in eighth place. They lost to Saint Joseph's in the second round of the A-10 tournament.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Pos. | Year | Notes |
| Berke Arslan | G | Freshman | Transferred to Macalester College |
| Devin Dinkins | G | Sophomore | Transferred to Manhattan |
| Kam Johnson | G | Junior | Transferred to Elizabeth City State |
| Ronald Polite III | G | Senior | Transferred to UNC Greensboro |
| Baraka Okojie | G | Freshman | Transferred to Memphis |
| Keyshawn Hall | F | Sophomore | Transferred to UCF |
| Amari Kelly | F | Graduate Senior | Graduated |
| Malik Henry | F | Senior | Transferred to UNC Greensboro |

### Arrivals

| Name | Pos. | Year | Notes |
| Giovanni Emejuru | F | Junior | Transferred from Siena |
| Brayden O'Connor | G | Junior | Transferred from UMass Lowell |
| Jeremiah Quigley | G | Sophomore | Transferred from Iona |
| K. D. Johnson | G | Senior | Transferred from Auburn |
| Zach Anderson | F | Senior | Transferred from FGCU |
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## Honors and awards

Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year
* Tony Skinn
Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year
* Jared Billups
All Atlantic 10 First Team
* Jalen Haynes
All Atlantic 10 Third Team
* Darius Maddox

## Player statistics

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Darius Maddox | 26 | 26 | 32.3 | .397 | .331 | .878 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 13.6 |
| Jalen Haynes | 27 | 27 | 25.2 | .571 | .071 | .538 | 7.0 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 12.7 |
| Brayden O'Connor | 27 | 27 | 27.8 | .429 | .352 | .789 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 9.1 |
| Woody Newton | 27 | 27 | 21.6 | .410 | .372 | .786 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 7.4 |
| Giovanni Emejuru | 27 | 0 | 17.7 | .701 | .000 | .588 | 4.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 7.3 |
| K.D. Johnson | 27 | 1 | 21.5 | .389 | .352 | .701 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 7.0 |
| Ben Woodward | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 |
| Zach Anderson | 27 | 22 | 22.6 | .392 | .391 | .652 | 3.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 5.3 |
| Jared Billups | 25 | 5 | 26.9 | .367 | .231 | .787 | 6.2 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 5.0 |
| Justin Begg | 25 | 0 | 10.1 | .412 | .308 | .684 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3.2 |
| Chase Tucker | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | .250 | .000 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| T.J. Prosise | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Bryson Cokley | 6 | 0 | 3.3 | .667 | .333 | 1.000 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.8 |
| Stas Sivka | 8 | 0 | 4.0 | .714 | .750 | .333 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Jeremiah Quigley | 9 | 0 | 8.1 | .182 | .250 | .600 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.2 |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 26, 2024* 2:00 p.m. | | St. Mary's (MD) | W 91–62 | – | 19 – Emejuru | 8 – Emejuru | 6 – Begg | EagleBank Arena (1,844) Fairfax, VA |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | North Carolina Central | W 75–58 | 1–0 | 17 – Maddox | 10 – Billups | 4 – Johnson | EagleBank Arena (3,207) Fairfax, VA |
| November 8, 2024* 9:00 p.m., Peacock | | at No. 18 Marquette Marquette Classic | L 63–82 | 1–1 | 20 – Maddox | 7 – Billups | 3 – O'Connor | Al McGuire Center (3,750) Milwaukee, WI |
| November 11, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Stony Brook Marquette Classic | W 94–56 | 2–1 | 20 – Maddox | 9 – Newton | 6 – Johnson | EagleBank Arena (2,916) Fairfax, VA |
| November 13, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Central Michigan Marquette Classic | L 69–70 | 2–2 | 15 – Maddox | 9 – Billups | 3 – Billups | EagleBank Arena (2,248) Fairfax, VA |
| November 16, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at East Carolina | L 77–78 $^{2OT}$ | 2–3 | 20 – Maddox | 9 – Emejuru | 3 – Tied | Williams Arena (3,916) Greenville, NC |
| November 20, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Coppin State | W 93–55 | 3–3 | 21 – Anderson | 7 – Emejuru | 4 – Tied | EagleBank Arena (2,290) Fairfax, VA |
| November 23, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Ferrum | W 100–55 | 4–3 | 26 – Newton | 7 – Johnson | 5 – O'Connor | EagleBank Arena (2,608) Fairfax, VA |
| November 29, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at James Madison | W 66–61 | 5–3 | 20 – Haynes | 8 – Haynes | 3 – Tied | Atlantic Union Bank Center (4,611) Harrisonburg, VA |
| December 3, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UNC Asheville | W 74–52 | 6–3 | 25 – Haynes | 10 – Haynes | 5 – O'Connor | EagleBank Arena (2,340) Fairfax, VA |
| December 7, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Tulane | W 76–64 | 7–3 | 17 – Tied | 12 – Haynes | 4 – O'Connor | EagleBank Arena (2,725) Fairfax, VA |
| December 17, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCN | | at No. 5 Duke | L 47–68 | 7–4 | 18 – Haynes | 10 – Emejuru | 2 – Tied | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| December 22, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Penn | W 85–53 | 8–4 | 15 – Haynes | 10 – Haynes | 6 – Maddox | EagleBank Arena (2,955) Fairfax, VA |
| December 28, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Mount St. Mary's | W 64–56 | 9–4 | 18 – Haynes | 16 – Haynes | 3 – Billups | EagleBank Arena (3,295) Fairfax, VA |
| Atlantic 10 regular season |||||||||
| December 31, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Davidson | W 69–57 | 10–4 (1–0) | 19 – O'Connor | 6 – Emejuru | 4 – Tied | EagleBank Arena (3,105) Fairfax, VA |
| January 4, 2025 2:00 p.m., USA | | at Rhode Island | L 59–62 | 10–5 (1–1) | 14 – Maddox | 12 – Haynes | 4 – Johnson | Ryan Center (5,803) Kingston, RI |
| January 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Richmond | W 64–58 | 11–5 (2–1) | 16 – O'Connor | 8 – Emejuru | 4 – O'Connor | EagleBank Arena (2,389) Fairfax, VA |
| January 11, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UMass | W 77–70 | 12–5 (3–1) | 18 – Maddox | 8 – Haynes | 5 – Begg | EagleBank Arena (3,214) Fairfax, VA |
| January 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at Dayton | W 67–59 | 13–5 (4–1) | 20 – Maddox | 6 – Billups | 4 – Tied | UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH |
| January 18, 2025 12:30 p.m., USA | | George Washington Revolutionary Rivalry | W 80–77 $^{2OT}$ | 14–5 (5–1) | 17 – Tied | 16 – Billups | 3 – Johnson | EagleBank Arena (4,397) Fairfax, VA |
| January 21, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at St. Bonaventure | W 75–62 | 15–5 (6–1) | 17 – Anderson | 7 – Tied | 6 – Johnson | Reilly Center (3,729) St. Bonaventure, NY |
| January 29, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Loyola Chicago | W 58–53 $^{OT}$ | 16–5 (7–1) | 14 – Haynes | 7 – Billups | 2 – Tied | EagleBank Arena (3,423) Fairfax, VA |
| February 1, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Davidson | W 64–60 | 17–5 (8–1) | 12 – Tied | 7 – Emejuru | 4 – Johnson | John M. Belk Arena (2,965) Davidson, NC |
| February 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at George Washington Revolutionary Rivalry | W 53–50 | 18–5 (9–1) | 17 – Haynes | 7 – Haynes | 4 – Begg | Charles E. Smith Center (2,407) Washington, D.C. |
| February 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Rhode Island Homecoming | W 82–67 | 19–5 (10–1) | 24 – Maddox | 7 – Haynes | 3 – Haynes | EagleBank Arena (6,861) Fairfax, VA |
| February 11, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Saint Louis | W 76–74 $^{OT}$ | 20–5 (11–1) | 27 – Newton | 8 – Haynes | 4 – Tied | Chaifetz Arena (6,237) St. Louis, MO |
| February 15, 2025 12:30 p.m., USA | | Saint Joseph's | W 58–57 | 21–5 (12–1) | 22 – Haynes | 8 – Haynes | 4 – O'Connor | EagleBank Arena (5,219) Fairfax, VA |
| February 22, 2025 4:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at VCU Rivalry | L 54–70 | 21–6 (12–2) | 12 – Maddox | 8 – Haynes | 3 – Johnson | Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA |
| February 26, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Fordham | W 74–64 | 22–6 (13–2) | 25 – Haynes | 8 – Billups | 4 – O'Connor | EagleBank Arena (3,385) Fairfax, VA |
| March 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Duquesne | L 68–85 | 22–7 (13–3) | 14 – Haynes | 7 – Haynes | 4 – O'Connor | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,581) Pittsburgh, PA |
| March 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | La Salle | W 69–62 | 23–7 (14–3) | 26 – O'Connor | 10 – Haynes | 5 – O'Connor | EagleBank Arena (3,778) Fairfax, VA |
| March 8, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+/MASN | | at Richmond | W 64–60 | 24–7 (15–3) | 18 – Maddox | 8 – Haynes | 4 – Johnson | Robins Center (6,153) Richmond, VA |
| Atlantic 10 tournament |||||||||
| March 14, 2025 5:00 p.m., USA | (2) | vs. (7) George Washington Quarterfinals | W 80–65 | 25–7 | 24 – Haynes | 7 – Billups | 5 – Johnson | Capital One Arena Washington, D.C. |
| March 15, 2025 3:30 p.m., CBSSN | (2) | vs. (6) Saint Joseph's Semifinals | W 74–64 | 26–7 | 22 – Haynes | 7 – Tied | 6 – Haynes | Capital One Arena (9,355) Washington, D.C. |
| March 16, 2025 1:00 p.m., CBS | (2) | vs. (1) VCU Championship/Rivalry | L 63–68 | 26–8 | 17 – Haynes | 8 – Haynes | 3 – Tied | Capital One Arena (12,516) Washington, D.C. |
| NIT |||||||||
| March 19, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (2) | Samford First round | | | | | | EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
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## Recruiting

The following is a list of players signed for the 2025–26 season:
College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Emmanuel Kanga F | Lanham, MD | Mt. Zion Prep | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Oct 24, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 79 ||||||
| Devin Booker G | Philadelphia, PA | Cristo Rey | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Sep 19, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ||||||
| 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. "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||