# 2011–12 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team

The 2011–12 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team represented George Mason University during the 2011–12 college basketball season. This was the 46th season for the program. The Patriots, led by first year head coach Paul Hewitt, are members of the Colonial Athletic Association and played their home games at the Patriot Center. They finished the season 24–9, 14–4 in CAA play. They lost in the semifinals of the 2011 CAA men's basketball tournament to VCU.

## Awards

NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
* Ryan Pearson - Honorable Mention
CAA Player of the Year
* Ryan Pearson
First Team All-CAA
* Ryan Pearson
CAA Player of the Week
* Ryan Pearson - Jan. 2
* Ryan Pearson - Jan. 30

## Stats

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Ryan Pearson | 33 | 33 | 30.7 | .503 | .350 | .725 | 8.2 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 17.0 |
| Mike Morrison | 33 | 33 | 26.8 | .592 | .000 | .550 | 6.6 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 9.8 |
| Sherrod Wright | 32 | 15 | 26.4 | .529 | .404 | .859 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 9.6 |
| Vertrail Vaughns | 33 | 33 | 25.3 | .416 | .356 | .763 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 8.8 |
| Bryon Allen | 33 | 31 | 27.7 | .407 | .167 | .737 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 7.5 |
| Andre Cornelius | 23 | 17 | 21.3 | .400 | .341 | .735 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 6.7 |
| Jonathan Arledge | 31 | 2 | 12.0 | .404 | .200 | .793 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 4.3 |
| Vaughn Gray | 32 | 0 | 11.3 | .355 | .405 | .634 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 3.4 |
| Erik Copes | 27 | 0 | 15.0 | .452 | .000 | .419 | 3.7 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 3.3 |
| Corey Edwards | 31 | 2 | 15.2 | .338 | .265 | .727 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 |
| Paris Bennett | 16 | 0 | 5.8 | .500 | .333 | .556 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Jacob Hoxie | 2 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Jordan Baird | 4 | 0 | 1.3 | .333 | .000 | .000 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Bryce Lewis | 5 | 0 | 2.2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |

## Game log

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 31, 2011* 7:00 pm | | Lycoming | W 90–62 | | – - | – - | – - | Patriot Center Fairfax, VA |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 11, 2011* 7:30 pm | | Rhode Island | W 92–90 $^{OT}$ | 1–0 | 28 – Pearson | 12 – Pearson | 7 – Allen | Patriot Center (6,644) Fairfax, VA |
| November 14, 2011* 9:30 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Florida International NIT Season Tip-Off | L 76–79 $^{OT}$ | 1–1 | 18 – Pearson | 10 – Morrison, Pearson | 5 – Allen | Cassell Coliseum (3,052) Blacksburg, VA |
| November 15, 2011* 8:30 pm | | vs. Monmouth NIT Season Tip-Off | W 71–39 | 2–1 | 16 – Pearson | 12 – Pearson | 5 – Edwards | Cassell Coliseum (3,148) Blacksburg, VA |
| November 19, 2011* 7:00 pm | | at Florida Atlantic | L 75–80 $^{OT}$ | 2–2 | 21 – Vaughns | 7 – Pearson | 4 – Edwards | FAU Arena (2,854) Boca Raton, FL |
| November 21, 2011* 7:30 pm | | Brown NIT Season Tip-Off - Consolation Bracket | W 74–48 | 3–2 | 23 – Pearson | 8 – Copes | 4 – Edwards | Patriot Center (1,536) Fairfax, VA |
| November 22, 2011* 7:30 pm | | Albany NIT Season Tip-Off - Consolation Bracket | W 66–46 | 4–2 | 24 – Pearson | 9 – Morrison | 4 – Edwards, Vaughns | Patriot Center (1,384) Fairfax, VA |
| November 30, 2011* 7:00 pm, MASN | | Bucknell | W 61–57 | 5–2 | 16 – Pearson | 7 – Allen, Morrison | 5 – Allen | Patriot Center (5,057) Fairfax, VA |
| December 3, 2011 7:00 pm | | at Towson | W 65–53 | 6–2 (1–0) | 14 – Morrison, Pearson | 8 – Morrison | 3 – Allen, Morrison | Towson Center (1,202) Towson, MD |
| December 6, 2011* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Virginia | L 48–68 | 6–3 | 9 – Morrison, Pearson, Vaughns | 6 – Copes | 4 – Edwards | John Paul Jones Arena (8,954) Charlottesville, VA |
| December 10, 2011* 4:00 pm | | at Radford | W 76–61 | 7–3 | 17 – Morrison | 11 – Morrison | 6 – Allen | Dedmon Center (1,811) Radford, VA |
| December 21, 2011* 7:00 pm, MASN | | Duquesne | L 64–75 | 7–4 | 13 – Cornelius, Vaughns | 9 – Pearson | 5 – Allen | Patriot Center (4,054) Fairfax, VA |
| December 23, 2011* 7:00 pm | | Manhattan | W 81–61 | 8–4 | 25 – Pearson | 11 – Morrison | 6 – Allen | Patriot Center (4,014) Fairfax, VA |
| December 30, 2011* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at College of Charleston | W 84–76 | 9–4 | 35 – Pearson | 14 – Pearson | 5 – Allen | Carolina First Arena (5,008) Charleston, SC |
| CAA regular season |||||||||
| January 2, 2012 12:00 pm | | William & Mary | W 70–56 | 10–4 (2–0) | 20 – Cornelius | 6 – Morrison | 6 – Allen | Patriot Center (5,017) Fairfax, VA |
| January 5, 2012 7:00 pm, CSN | | at Old Dominion | W 63-54 | 11–4 (3–0) | 16 – Pearson | 14 – Pearson | 2 – Cornelius | Ted Constant Convocation Center (7,783) Norfolk, VA |
| January 7, 2012 7:00 pm, CSN | | Georgia State | W 61–58 | 12–4 (4–0) | 17 – Vaughns | 15 – Morrison | 3 – Allen | Patriot Center (5,191) Fairfax, VA |
| January 12, 2012 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Drexel | L 53–60 | 12–5 (4–1) | 10 – Morrison | 11 – Pearson | 4 – Pearson | Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,532) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 14, 2012 7:00 pm, CSN | | at James Madison | W 89–83 | 13–5 (5–1) | 19 – Gray, Pearson | 7 – Pearson | 3 – Allen | JMU Convocation Center (4,312) Harrisonburg, VA |
| January 18, 2012 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Delaware | W 89–63 | 14–5 (6–1) | 24 – Pearson | 10 – Pearson | 4 – Allen, Edwards | Patriot Center (3,927) Fairfax, VA |
| January 21, 2012 4:00 pm, CSN | | Towson | W 72–60 | 15–5 (7–1) | 22 – Wright | 5 – Wright | 5 – Edwards | Patriot Center (5,663) Fairfax, VA |
| January 23, 2012 9:00 pm, MASN | | UNC Wilmington | W 67–61 | 16–5 (8–1) | 20 – Pearson | 12 – Pearson | 3 – Cornelius, Morrison | Patriot Center (4,147) Fairfax, VA |
| January 25, 2012 7:00 pm | | at Hofstra | W 55–50 | 17–5 (9–1) | 15 – Wright | 10 – Pearson | 2 – Allen, Pearson | Hofstra Arena (2,703) Hempstead, NY |
| January 28, 2012 2:00 pm, CSN | | James Madison | W 89–79 | 18–5 (10–1) | 29 – Pearson | 15 – Pearson | 4 – Allen | Patriot Center (8,014) Fairfax, VA |
| February 1, 2012 7:00 pm | | at Delaware | L 60–65 | 18–6 (10–2) | 25 – Pearson | 8 – Pearson | 4 – Allen | Bob Carpenter Center (2,091) Newark, DE |
| February 4, 2012 5:00 pm, ESPNU | | Old Dominion Homecoming | W 54–50 | 19–6 (11–2) | 17 – Pearson | 10 – Pearson | 3 – Pearson | Patriot Center (9,840) Fairfax, VA |
| February 8, 2012 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Hofstra | W 72–62 | 20–6 (12–2) | 16 – Pearson | 7 – Wright | 7 – Edwards | Patriot Center (4,343) Fairfax, VA |
| February 11, 2012 7:00 pm, MASN | | at UNC Wilmington | W 75–69 | 21–6 (13–2) | 16 – Wright | 7 – Pearson | 8 – Allen | Trask Coliseum (3,513) Wilmington, NC |
| February 14, 2012 9:00 pm, CSN | | VCU | W 62–61 | 22–6 (14–2) | 24 – Pearson | 11 – Pearson | 5 – Allen | Patriot Center (6,734) Fairfax, VA |
| February 18, 2012* 4:30 pm | | Lamar ESPN BracketBusters | W 75–71 | 23–6 | 17 – Pearson | 10 – Pearson | 4 – Pearson | Patriot Center (7,014) Fairfax, VA |
| February 22, 2012 7:00 pm | | at Northeastern | L 82–85 $^{OT}$ | 23–7 (14–3) | 19 – Morrison | 6 – Morrison | 13 – Allen | Matthews Arena (1,827) Boston, MA |
| February 25, 2012 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at VCU | L 77–89 | 23–8 (14–4) | 24 – Pearson | 9 – Pearson, Morrison | 4 – Morrison | Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,617) Richmond, VA |
| CAA tournament |||||||||
| March 3, 2012 8:30 pm, Comcast Network | (3) | vs. (6) Georgia State Quarterfinals | W 61–59 | 24–8 | 12 – Morrison | 7 – Morrison | 5 – Pearson | Richmond Coliseum (11,200) Richmond, VA |
| March 4, 2012 4:30 pm, Comcast Network | (3) | vs. (2) VCU Semifinals | L 64–74 | 24–9 | 20 – Morrison | 11 – Morrison | 3 – Allen, Wright | Richmond Coliseum (11,200) Richmond, VA |
| Notes: 1 - Denotes Daily Attendance |||||||||
| *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 2012–13 season:
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Marko Gujanicic F | Cacak, Serbia | Stoneridge Prep | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Jan 29, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Patrick Holloway PG | Stafford, VA | Paul VI | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Aug 4, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 83 ||||||
| Jalen Jenkins F | Yonkers, NY | Cardinal Hayes | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Jun 9, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 85 ||||||
| 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. "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||