# 2006–07 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team

The 2006–07 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team began their 41st season of collegiate play on November 11, 2006 at Cleveland State. This season followed their historic 2005–06 season where they advanced to the Final Four of the 2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. However, the 2006–07 team was much less successful; they finishing with an 18-15 record and were not invited to any post-season tournaments.

## Season notes

* After playing in the first 2 games, Sammy Hernandez requested a transfer from the team. He enrolled at Florida Atlantic University.

## Awards

Second Team All-CAA
* Will Thomas
Third Team All-CAA
* Folarin Campbell
CAA All-Defensive Team
* Will Thomas
CAA Player of the Week
* Will Thomas – Nov. 13
* Jordan Carter – Jan. 15
CAA Rookie of the Week
* Louis Birdsong – Dec. 26

## Stats

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Folarin Campbell | 32 | 32 | 32.7 | .376 | .307 | .722 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 1.3 | .3 | 13.9 |
| Will Thomas | 33 | 33 | 34.8 | .627 | .000 | .622 | 6.9 | 2.2 | .6 | .6 | 13.3 |
| John Vaughan | 32 | 13 | 23.3 | .397 | .311 | .655 | 2.8 | 1.1 | .6 | .0 | 8.3 |
| Dre Smith | 32 | 18 | 22.6 | .410 | .391 | .593 | 2.2 | 1.3 | .8 | .1 | 8.0 |
| Darryl Monroe | 33 | 19 | 20.9 | .563 | .000 | .471 | 3.9 | 1.1 | .5 | .6 | 6.1 |
| Jordan Carter | 33 | 24 | 23.1 | .483 | .460 | .676 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.0 | .2 | 5.0 |
| Gabe Norwood | 33 | 9 | 18.7 | .465 | .382 | .706 | 2.1 | 1.8 | .7 | .2 | 3.6 |
| Louis Birdsong | 30 | 5 | 13.6 | .488 | .000 | .762 | 2.9 | .6 | .2 | .4 | 3.3 |
| Tim Burns | 18 | 2 | 6.9 | .353 | .346 | .333 | .4 | .2 | .1 | .1 | 1.9 |
| Chris Fleming | 19 | 3 | 7.0 | .542 | .000 | .500 | .8 | .1 | .1 | .1 | 1.5 |
| Charles Makings | 7 | 0 | 2.7 | 1.000 | .000 | .500 | 1.0 | .1 | .0 | .0 | 1.3 |
| Jesus Urbina | 21 | 6 | 8.8 | .324 | .100 | .200 | 2.5 | .1 | .2 | .2 | 1.1 |
| Sammy Hernandez | 2 | 0 | 4.5 | .500 | .000 | .000 | 1.5 | .5 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 |
| Makan Konate | 9 | 1 | 2.1 | .143 | .000 | .000 | .3 | .1 | .0 | .0 | .2 |

## Game log

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 11, 2006* 3:00 pm | | Cleveland State | W 79–74 | 1–0 | 25 – Thomas | 10 – Thomas | 5 – Norwood, Thomas | Wolstein Center (-) Cleveland, OH |
| November 18, 2006* 4:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Wichita State Final Four Banner Unveiling | L 66–72 | 1–1 | 21 – Vaughan | 10 – Thomas | 4 – Thomas | Patriot Center (-) Fairfax, VA |
| November 21, 2006* 7:00 pm | | at Hampton | W 55–46 | 2–1 | 22 – Campbell | 7 – Thomas | 3 – Campbell, Monroe | Convocation Center (-) Hampton, VA |
| November 25, 2006* 2:00 pm | | at Creighton | L 56–58 | 2–2 | 22 – Vaughan | 10 – Urbina | 4 – Campbell | Qwest Center Omaha (-) Omaha, NE |
| November 27, 2006* 7:00 pm | | Florida International | W 65–39 | 3–2 | 20 – Smith | 8 – Monroe | 4 – Campbell | Patriot Center (-) Fairfax, VA |
| December 3, 2006* 1:30 pm, Comcast | | vs. Bucknell BB&T Classic | L 57–60 | 3–3 | 20 – Campbell | 7 – Urbina | 4 – Thomas | Verizon Center (-) Washington, D.C. |
| December 6, 2006* 7:00 pm | | at Radford | W 62–60 | 4–3 | 21 – Campbell | 10 – Thomas | 6 – Campbell | Dedmon Center (-) Radford, VA |
| December 9, 2006* 12:00 pm, ESPN | | at No. 7 Duke | L 53–69 | 4–4 | 13 – Campbell, Thomas | 6 – Vaughan | 6 – Campbell | Cameron Indoor (-) Durham, NC |
| December 21, 2006* 7:00 pm | | at Holy Cross | W 58–46 | 5–4 | 18 – Campbell | 11 – Birdsong | 3 – Campbell | Hart Recreation Center (-) Worcester, MA |
| CAA regular season |||||||||
| December 28, 2006 7:00 pm, CN8 | | at Drexel | L 49–61 | 5–5 (0–1) | 19 – Thomas | 8 – Thomas | 2 – Campbell | Daskalakis Athletic Center (-) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 30, 2006* 12:00 pm, Comcast | | Mississippi State | L 59–63 | 6–5 | 22 – Thomas | 9 – Thomas | 3 – Norwood | Patriot Center (-) Fairfax, VA |
| January 3, 2007 7:00 pm | | William & Mary | L 63–67 | 6–6 (0–2) | 20 – Thomas | 5 – Campbell | 5 – Norwood | Patriot Center (-) Fairfax, VA |
| January 6, 2007 2:00 pm, Comcast | | at Old Dominion | L 63–65 | 6–7 (0–3) | 21 – Thomas | 9 – Thomas | 4 – Campbell | Ted Constant Convocation Center (-) Norfolk, VA |
| January 8, 2007 7:00 pm, MASN | | UNC-Wilmington | W 55–34 | 7–7 (1–3) | 11 – Carter | 8 – Thomas | 4 – Carter | Patriot Center (-) Fairfax, VA |
| January 11, 2007 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Towson | W 73–44 | 8–7 (2–3) | 16 – Campbell | 7 – Carter, Monroe | 9 – Campbell | Towson Center (-) Towson, MD |
| January 13, 2007 2:00 pm, MASN | | James Madison | W 73–52 | 9–7 (3–3) | 16 – Vaughan | 9 – Thomas | 5 – Carter | Patriot Center (-) Fairfax, VA |
| January 16, 2007 7:00 pm, MASN | | at William & Mary | W 76–63 | 10–7 (4–3) | 19 – Thomas | 6 – Vaughan | 4 – Carter, Thomas | Kaplan Arena (-) Williamsburg, VA |
| January 20, 2007 4:00 pm, MASN | | Northeastern | W 78–53 | 11–7 (5–3) | 20 – Thomas | 8 – Campbell | 5 – Carter, Norwood | Patriot Center (-) Fairfax, VA |
| January 24, 2007 7:00 pm, Comcast | | Virginia Commonwealth | L 62–75 | 11–8 (5–4) | 19 – Campbell | 9 – Campbell | 4 – Carter, Thomas | Patriot Center (-) Fairfax, VA |
| January 27, 2007 2:00 pm, Comcast | | at James Madison | W 59–41 | 12–8 (6–4) | 17 – Campbell | 6 – Campbell, Thomas | 4 – Campbell, Thomas | JMU Convocation Center (-) Harrisonburg, VA |
| January 29, 2007 7:00 pm, MASN | | at UNC-Wilmington | L 58–65 | 12–9 (6–5) | 17 – Campbell | 7 – Vaughan | 6 – Campbell | Trask Coliseum (-) Wilmington, NC |
| January 31, 2007 7:00 pm, MASN | | Delaware | W 89–59 | 13–9 (7–5) | 21 – Campbell | 5 – Campbell, Monroe, Vaughan | 4 – Campbell, Carter, Norwood | Patriot Center (-) Fairfax, VA |
| February 3, 2007 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | Old Dominion | L 56–66 | 13–10 (7–6) | 23 – Campbell | 11 – Monroe, Thomas | 3 – Campbell | Patriot Center (-) Fairfax, VA |
| February 8, 2007 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Virginia Commonwealth | L 49–63 | 13–11 (7–7) | 17 – Thomas | 12 – Thomas | 3 – Carter, Monroe, Thomas | Stuart C. Siegel Center (-) Richmond, VA |
| February 10, 2007 4:00 pm, ESPN | | Hofstra | L 60–68 | 13–12 (7–8) | 14 – Campbell | 6 – Monroe, Thomas | 5 – Campbell | Patriot Center (-) Fairfax, VA |
| February 14, 2007 7:00 pm, MASN | | at Delaware | W 66–46 | 14–12 (8–8) | 14 – Thomas | 9 – Thomas | 4 – Monroe | Bob Carpenter Center (-) Newark, DE |
| February 17, 2007* 4:00 pm, ESPN360 | | Kent State Homecoming/ESPN Bracket Busters | L 62–68 | 14–13 | 12 – Monroe, Thomas | 10 – Thomas | 5 – Monroe, Thomas | Patriot Center (-) Fairfax, VA |
| February 20, 2007 7:00 pm, MASN | | Georgia State | W 60–54 | 15–13 (9–8) | 14 – Carter | 8 – Monroe, Thomas | 6 – Thomas | Patriot Center (-) Fairfax, VA |
| February 24, 2007 1:00 pm | | at Northeastern | L 50–73 | 15–14 (9–9) | 8 – Campbell, Thomas | 9 – Carter | 2 – Norwood, Smith, Thomas | Matthews Arena (-) Boston |
| CAA tournament |||||||||
| March 2, 2007 8:30 pm | (6) | vs. (11) James Madison First Round | W 73–62 | 16–14 | 26 – Smith | 7 – Birdsong | 8 – Campbell | Richmond Coliseum (-) Richmond, VA |
| March 3, 2007 8:30 pm, Cox | (6) | vs. (3) Hofstra Quarterfinals | W 64–61 | 17–14 | 16 – Campbell | 10 – Monroe | 6 – Campbell | Richmond Coliseum (-) Richmond, VA |
| March 4, 2007 5:30 pm | (6) | vs. (2) Old Dominion Semifinals | W 79–63 | 18–14 | 19 – Smith | 9 – Birdsong | 4 – Campbell | Richmond Coliseum (-) Richmond, VA |
| March 5, 2007 7:00 pm, ESPN | (6) | vs. (1) Virginia Commonwealth Championship | L 59–65 | 18–15 | 12 – Smith | 5 – Monroe | 4 – Campbell | Richmond Coliseum (-) Richmond, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

## Recruiting

The following is a list of players signed for the 2007–08 season:
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Vlad Moldoveanu PF | Bucharest, Romania | St. John’s College | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Oct 11, 2006 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Cam Long SG | Woodbridge, Virginia | Freedom | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Sep 18, 2006 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Isaiah Tate SG | Hyattsville, Maryland | DeMatha | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Aug 24, 2006 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Jay Threatt PG | Highland Springs, Virginia | Highland Springs | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | May 9, 2007 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| 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. "2007 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 9, 2009. ||||||