# 2016–17 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team

The 2016–17 George Mason Patriots Men's basketball team represented George Mason University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was the 51st season for the program. They were coached by second-year coach Dave Paulsen as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They play their home games at EagleBank Arena in Fairfax, Virginia. They finished the season 20–14, 9–9 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for seventh place. In the A-10 tournament, they defeated Fordham in the second round before losing to VCU in the quarterfinals. They received an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Loyola (MD).

## Previous season

The Patriots finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 11–21, 5–13 in A–10 play to finish in a tie for 12th place. In the A–10 Tournament, the Patriots were defeated by Saint Louis, 83–78 in the first round.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Marko Gujaničić | 10 | F | 6'8" | 236 | Senior | Cacak, Serbia | Graduated |
| Julian Royal | 25 | F | 6'8" | 232 | Senior | Alpharetta, GA | Graduated |
| Michael Rudy | 30 | F | 6'7" | 204 | Senior | Falls Church, Virginia | Graduated |
| Shevon Thompson | 14 | C | 6'11" | 243 | Senior | Clarendon Parish, Jamaica | Graduated |

### 2016 recruiting class

The following is a list of players signed for the 2017–18 season:
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Greg Calixte F | Mount Vernon, NY | Mount Vernon High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Apr 12, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Javon Greene G | McDonough, GA | Henry County High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 155 lb (70 kg) | Aug 5, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Goanar Mar F | Plymouth, MN | DeLaSalle High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Apr 30, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 3 ||||||
| 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. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Honors and awards

Atlantic 10 All-Conference 2nd Team
* Marquise Moore
Atlantic 10 Most Improved Player
* Marquise Moore
Atlantic 10 Player of the Week
* Marquise Moore - Dec. 12
* Marquise Moore - Dec. 26
* Marquise Moore - Jan. 23
* Otis Livingston II - Feb. 6

## Player statistics

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Marquise Moore | 34 | 34 | 34.9 | .483 | .303 | .701 | 10.9 | 3.5 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 16.9 |
| Otis Livingston II | 34 | 34 | 34.6 | .414 | .336 | .919 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 14.3 |
| Jalen Jenkins | 34 | 33 | 27.9 | .608 | .000 | .679 | 6.1 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 12.0 |
| Jaire Grayer | 34 | 33 | 29.6 | .421 | .383 | .833 | 5.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 11.4 |
| Ian Boyd | 31 | 4 | 19.0 | .395 | .263 | .727 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 5.9 |
| Justin Kier | 33 | 29 | 27.4 | .428 | .386 | .744 | 4.5 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 5.8 |
| Karmari Newman | 31 | 1 | 15.1 | .343 | .315 | .810 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 4.6 |
| DeAndre Abram | 9 | 1 | 9.1 | .462 | .250 | .714 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 3.4 |
| Kameron Murrell | 22 | 0 | 5.7 | .324 | .273 | .750 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.6 |
| Troy Temara | 24 | 1 | 8.3 | .390 | .000 | .400 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 |
| Danny Dixon | 6 | 0 | 4.5 | .400 | .000 | .714 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
| Daniel Relvao | 27 | 0 | 7.0 | .400 | .000 | .667 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| Myles Tate | 7 | 0 | 3.5 | .000 | .000 | .667 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 |

## 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 12* 7:00 pm, MASN | | Towson | L 61–67 | 0–1 | 19 – Jenkins | 7 – Jenkins | 4 – Jenkins | EagleBank Arena (4,814) Fairfax, VA |
| November 15* 7:00 pm | | Lebanon Valley | W 90–65 | 1–1 | 19 – Moore | 11 – Jenkins | 6 – Livingston II | EagleBank Arena (2,638) Fairfax, VA |
| November 18* 7:30 pm | | Mount St. Mary's | L 76–78 $^{OT}$ | 1–2 | 23 – Jenkins | 13 – Moore | 4 – Moore | EagleBank Arena (3,487) Fairfax, VA |
| November 21* 7:30 pm | | vs. Houston Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals | L 56–93 | 1–3 | 15 – Moore | 5 – Moore | 3 – 3 tied | Germain Arena Estero, FL |
| November 22* 1:30 pm | | vs. Kent State Gulf Coast Showcase | W 79–75 | 2–3 | 23 – Moore | 14 – Moore | 5 – Livingston II, Moore | Germain Arena Estero, FL |
| November 23* 1:30 pm | | vs. Bradley Gulf Coast Showcase | W 77–66 | 3–3 | 22 – Livingston | 15 – Moore | 5 – Moore | Germain Arena Estero, FL |
| November 26* 6:00 pm, MASN | | James Madison | W 80–77 $^{OT}$ | 4–3 | 20 – Moore | 8 – Moore | 4 – Boyd | EagleBank Arena (4,192) Fairfax, VA |
| November 30* 8:00 pm | | at Northern Iowa | W 54–50 | 5–3 | 14 – Grayer | 13 – Moore | 5 – Moore | McLeod Center (4,302) Cedar Falls, IA |
| December 3* 4:00 pm | | Mercer | W 79–68 | 6–3 | 21 – Moore | 12 – Moore | 7 – Livingston II | EagleBank Arena (3,560) Fairfax, VA |
| December 7* 7:00 pm, BTN | | at Penn State | W 85–66 | 7–3 | 25 – Moore | 13 – Moore | 5 – Moore | Bryce Jordan Center (5,694) University Park, PA |
| December 10* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Penn | W 79–60 | 8–3 | 22 – Jenkins | 16 – Moore | 10 – Moore | Palestra (2,273) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 12* 7:00 pm | | Longwood | W 97–60 | 9–3 | 17 – 3 players tied | 8 – Jenkins, Moore | 4 – Livingston II | EagleBank Arena (3,712) Fairfax, VA |
| December 22* 12:00 pm | | Prairie View A&M | W 75–59 | 10–3 | 23 – Livingston II | 17 – Moore | 6 – Livingston II | EagleBank Arena (5,584) Fairfax, VA |
| A-10 regular season |||||||||
| December 30 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | VCU Rivalry | L 64–73 | 10–4 (0–1) | 12 – Jenkins | 6 – Moore | 4 – Livingston II | EagleBank Arena (7,780) Fairfax, VA |
| January 4 7:00 pm | | Massachusetts | W 86–81 | 11–4 (1–1) | 24 – Moore | 7 – Moore | 5 – Moore | EagleBank Arena (2,755) Fairfax, VA |
| January 7 5:00 pm, NBCSN | | at St. Bonaventure | L 72–82 | 11–5 (1–2) | 19 – Moore | 10 – Moore | 4 – Moore | Reilly Center (4,026) Olean, NY |
| January 10 7:00 pm, ASN | | at Saint Joseph's | W 75–67 | 12–5 (2–2) | 24 – Moore | 10 – Moore | 7 – Moore | Hagan Arena (3,051) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 14 2:30 pm, NBCSN | | Saint Louis | L 56–63 | 12–6 (2–3) | 16 – Grayer | 16 – Moore | 5 – Moore | EagleBank Arena (3,651) Fairfax, VA |
| January 22 1:00 pm, ASN | | at Richmond | W 82–77 | 13–6 (3–3) | 25 – Moore | 13 – Moore | 4 – Livingston II | Robins Center (7,201) Richmond, VA |
| January 25 7:00 pm, ASN | | George Washington | L 68–87 | 13–7 (3–4) | 15 – Moore | 10 – Moore | 2 – Kier | EagleBank Arena (4,070) Fairfax, VA |
| January 28 1:00 pm | | at Massachusetts | W 76–74 | 14–7 (4–4) | 22 – Livingston II | 12 – Jenkins | 5 – Moore | Mullins Center (4,261) Amherst, MA |
| February 1 7:00 pm | | at Saint Louis | L 74–76 $^{2OT}$ | 14–8 (4–5) | 29 – Livingston II | 7 – Jenkins | 7 – Jenkins | Chaifetz Arena (4,507) St. Louis, MO |
| February 4 7:00 pm, MASN | | La Salle | W 95–75 | 15–8 (5–5) | 28 – Moore | 9 – Moore | 5 – Moore | EagleBank Arena (5,003) Fairfax, VA |
| February 8 7:00 pm, ASN | | at Davidson | W 76–69 | 16–8 (6–5) | 23 – Jenkins | 11 – Moore | 4 – Moore | John M. Belk Arena (3,647) Davidson, NC |
| February 11 6:00 pm, ASN | | Fordham Homecoming | W 73–67 | 17–8 (7–5) | 19 – Livingston II | 13 – Jenkins | 6 – Moore | EagleBank Arena (6,676) Fairfax, VA |
| February 14 7:00 pm, MASN | | Richmond | W 93–70 | 18–8 (8–5) | 22 – Moore | 12 – Moore | 4 – Moore | EagleBank Arena (3,004) Fairfax, VA |
| February 18 4:00 pm, NBCSN | | Rhode Island | L 74–77 | 18–9 (8–6) | 22 – Jenkins | 10 – Moore | 4 – Livingston II | EagleBank Arena (6,145) Fairfax, VA |
| February 21 7:00 pm | | at Dayton | L 70–83 | 18–10 (8–7) | 13 – Grayer | 13 – Grayer | 4 – Jenkins | UD Arena (13,071) Dayton, OH |
| February 26 2:00 pm | | at George Washington | L 74–83 | 18–11 (8–8) | 20 – Moore | 7 – Kier, Moore | 6 – Moore | Charles E. Smith Center (3,352) Washington, D.C. |
| March 1 7:00 pm | | Duquesne | W 63–62 | 19–11 (9–8) | 13 – Jenkins | 13 – Moore | 5 – Livingston II | EagleBank Arena (3,519) Fairfax, VA |
| March 4 2:00 pm, MASN | | at VCU Rivalry | L 60–72 | 19–12 (9–9) | 17 – Moore | 11 – Moore | 5 – Kier | Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA |
| A-10 tournament |||||||||
| March 9 6:00 pm, NBCSN | (7) | vs. (10) Fordham Second Round | W 82–71 $^{OT}$ | 20–12 | 25 – Moore | 17 – Moore | 5 – Moore | PPG Paints Arena (5,442) Pittsburgh, PA |
| March 10 6:00 pm, NBCSN | (7) | vs. (2) VCU Quarterfinals | L 60–71 | 20–13 | 15 – Jenkins | 17 – Moore | 2 – Jenkins, Livingston II | PPG Paints Arena (6,647) Pittsburgh, PA |
| CBI |||||||||
| March 15* 7:00 pm | | Loyola (MD) First round | L 58–73 | 20–14 | 19 – Livingston II | 9 – Moore | 3 – Moore | EagleBank Arena (1,400) Fairfax, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||