# 2009–10 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team

The 2009–10 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team represented George Mason University during the 2009–10 college basketball season. The Patriots, led by head coach Jim Larranaga, are members of the Colonial Athletic Association and played their home games at the Patriot Center. They finished the season 17–15, 12–6 in CAA play and lost in the quarterfinals of the 2010 CAA men's basketball tournament to VCU. They were invited to play in the 2010 CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Fairfield.

## Season notes

* On January 3, 2010, it was announced that sophomore guard Jimmy Nolan will seek a transfer from the team with hopes of obtaining a scholarship with a Division II school.
* On May 24, 2009, ESPN rated the 2009-10 George Mason men's basketball recruiting class #1 among non-BCS schools

## Awards

Second Team All-CAA
* Cam Long
CAA All Rookie Team
* Luke Hancock
CAA Player of the Week
* Cam Long - Jan. 25
CAA Rookie of the Week
* Luke Hancock - Nov. 16
* Luke Hancock - Nov. 23
* Sherrod Wright - Dec. 28
* Kevin Foster - Feb. 22

## Stats

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Cam Long | 31 | 31 | 32.9 | .381 | .318 | .736 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 1.3 | .1 | 12.2 |
| Ryan Pearson | 30 | 28 | 28.4 | .457 | .286 | .654 | 6.4 | 1.2 | 1.1 | .5 | 11.9 |
| Andre Cornelius | 31 | 29 | 27.9 | .422 | .433 | .734 | 2.6 | 1.6 | .8 | .0 | 9.4 |
| Mike Morrison | 30 | 29 | 24.7 | .557 | .000 | .485 | 5.9 | 1.1 | .7 | 1.6 | 8.5 |
| Luke Hancock | 32 | 5 | 23.0 | .503 | .324 | .692 | 3.5 | 3.0 | .8 | .3 | 7.7 |
| Sherrod Wright | 31 | 1 | 16.1 | .466 | .262 | .710 | 1.7 | .5 | .5 | .2 | 5.5 |
| Kevin Foster | 26 | 0 | 13.3 | .465 | .330 | .605 | 3.3 | .0 | .3 | .6 | 4.5 |
| Isaiah Tate | 30 | 23 | 18.9 | .371 | .330 | .545 | 2.5 | .8 | .6 | .1 | 4.4 |
| Johnnie Williams | 30 | 1 | 9.6 | .418 | .000 | .361 | 2.1 | .2 | .3 | .3 | 2.6 |
| Louis Birdsong | 30 | 11 | 12.9 | .408 | .360 | .667 | 2.0 | .6 | .4 | .6 | 2.6 |
| Rashaad Whack | 18 | 1 | 5.3 | .379 | .286 | .625 | .4 | .2 | .2 | .0 | 1.7 |
| Vertrail Vaughns | 6 | 0 | 6.7 | .200 | .250 | .667 | .3 | .3 | .0 | .0 | 1.5 |
| Paris Bennett | 3 | 0 | 4.7 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .3 | .3 | .0 | .0 | 0.0 |
| Jimmy Nolan | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 0.0 |

## Game log

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| November 5* 7:00 pm | | Virginia State | W 100–82 | — | – - | – - | – - | Patriot Center (1,854) Fairfax, VA |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 13, 2009* 7:30 pm | | Liberty | W 76–72 | 1–0 | 17 – Cornelius | 8 – Pearson | 5 – Long | Patriot Center (6,014) Fairfax, VA |
| November 15, 2009* 4:00 pm | | Dartmouth | W 60–44 | 2–0 | 19 – Pearson | 10 – 2 tied | 2 – 3 tied | Patriot Center (6,098) Fairfax, VA |
| November 19, 2009* 2:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. No. 6 Villanova ESPN Puerto Rico Tip-Off | L 68–69 | 2–1 | 14 – Pearson | 8 – Pearson | 2 – Hancock | José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (5,073) San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| November 20, 2009* 1:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Georgia Tech ESPN Puerto Rico Tip-Off | L 62–70 | 2–2 | 15 – Foster | 9 – 2 tied | 7 – Hancock | José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (5,762) San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| November 22, 2009* 11:30 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Indiana ESPN Puerto Rico Tip-Off | W 69–66 | 3–2 | 18 – Long | 13 – Morrison | 8 – Hancock | José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (8,357) San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| November 28, 2009* 2:00 pm | | at Tulane | L 71–76 | 3–3 | 24 – Long | 7 – Foster | 5 – Long | Avron B. Fogelman Arena (1,527) New Orleans, LA |
| December 2, 2009* 7:00 pm, MASN | | at George Washington Rivalry | L 49–66 | 3–4 | 15 – Hancock | 6 – Morrison | 2 – 3 tied | Charles E. Smith Athletic Center (4,125) Washington, D.C. |
| December 5, 2009 5:00 pm, MASN | | at UNC Wilmington | W 57–52 | 4–4 (1–0) | 14 – Pearson | 8 – Pearson | 3 – Cornelius | Trask Coliseum (4,374) Wilmington, NC |
| December 8, 2009* 7:00 pm, MASN | | Dayton | L 55–56 | 4–5 | 17 – Wright | 6 – Wright | 4 – 2 tied | Patriot Center (5,727) Fairfax, VA |
| December 12, 2009* 1:00 pm, KMTV | | Creighton | W 75–72 | 5–5 | 22 – Long | 10 – Pearson | 2 – Long | Patriot Center (5,502) Fairfax, VA |
| December 22, 2009* 7:30 pm | | VMI | W 89–86 | 6–5 | 24 – Wright | 13 – Pearson | 3 – 4 tied | Patriot Center (5,420) Fairfax, VA |
| December 30, 2009* 7:00 pm, MASN | | at Radford | L 53–80 | 6–6 | 10 – Hancock | 6 – 2 tied | 3 – 2 tied | Dedmon Center (1,564) Radford, VA |
| January 2, 2010 12:00 pm, CSN | | Old Dominion | W 71–55 | 7–6 (2–0) | 17 – Pearson | 8 – 2 tied | 4 – Long | Patriot Center (8,629) Fairfax, VA |
| January 4, 2010 7:00 pm, FiOS1 | | Hofstra | W 67–63 | 8–6 (3–0) | 17 – Pearson | 7 – Hancock | 4 – Long | Patriot Center (3,826) Fairfax, VA |
| January 7, 2010 7:00 pm, TCN | | at Northeastern | L 46–71 | 8–7 (3–1) | 20 – Pearson | 10 – Pearson | 5 – Long | Matthews Arena (1,148) Boston, MA |
| January 9, 2010 4:00 pm, MASN | | UNC Wilmington | W 59–46 | 9–7 (4–1) | 15 – Morrison | 6 – 2 tied | 4 – Pearson | Patriot Center (5,705) Fairfax, VA |
| January 13, 2010 7:00 pm | | Georgia State | W 52–49 | 10–7 (5–1) | 14 – 2 tied | 5 – Pearson | 5 – Long | Patriot Center (3,826) Fairfax, VA |
| January 16, 2010 2:00 pm, CSN | | at James Madison | W 82–71 | 11–7 (6–1) | 24 – Long | 6 – Pearson | 4 – 3 tied | JMU Convocation Center (5,424) Harrisonburg, VA |
| January 19, 2010 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Hofstra | W 90-72 | 12–7 (7–1) | 27 – Long | 9 – Pearson | 7 – Long | Mack Sports Complex (2,573) Hempstead, NY |
| January 23, 2010 4:00 pm, MASN | | at Towson | W 80–71 | 13–7 (8–1) | 21 – Long | 12 – Morrison | 4 – Pearson | Towson Center (1,988) Towson, MD |
| January 27, 2010 7:00 pm | | Delaware | W 77–66 | 14–7 (9–1) | 18 – Long | 8 – Birdsong | 3 – 2 tied | Patriot Center (4,435) Fairfax, VA |
| January 30, 2010 12:00 pm, CSN | | James Madison | W 70–68 | 15–7 (10–1) | 23 – Long | 8 – Pearson | 4 – Hancock | Patriot Center (7,813) Fairfax, VA |
| February 3, 2010 7:00 pm | | at Georgia State | L 57–61 | 15–8 (10–2) | 13 – Pearson | 8 – Pearson | 3 – 3 tied | GSU Sports Arena (1,341) Atlanta, GA |
| February 6, 2010 4:00 pm | | at Drexel | L 60–73 | 15–9 (10–3) | 17 – 2 tied | 9 – Pearson | 4 – Long | Daskalakis Athletic Center (863) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 9, 2010 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | VCU | W 82–77 $^{OT}$ | 16–9 (11–3) | 19 – Long | 10 – Morrison | 5 – 2 tied | Patriot Center (5,486) Fairfax, VA |
| February 13, 2010 4:00 pm, CSN | | at Old Dominion | L 60–76 | 16–10 (11–4) | 13 – Cornelius | 6 – Long | 3 – Hancock | Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,424) Norfolk, VA |
| February 16, 2010 7:00 pm, MASN | | William & Mary | L 60–63 | 16–11 (11–5) | 22 – Foster | 9 – Foster | 7 – Hancock | Patriot Center (5,539) Fairfax, VA |
| February 20, 2010* 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | College of Charleston ESPN BracketBusters | L 83–85 | 16–12 | 18 – Williams | 10 – Foster | 6 – Long | Patriot Center (8,370) Fairfax, VA |
| February 24, 2010 7:00 pm | | at Delaware | W 61–59 | 17–12 (12–5) | 16 – Cornelius | 9 – Long | 4 – 2 tied | Bob Carpenter Center (2,174) Newark, DE |
| February 27, 2010 12:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Northeastern | L 48–50 | 17–13 (12–6) | 13 – Wright | 12 – Morrison | 5 – Hancock | Patriot Center (8,940) Fairfax, VA |
| CAA tournament |||||||||
| March 6, 2010 2:30 pm, Comcast | (4) | vs. (5) VCU CAA Quarterfinals | L 60–75 | 17–14 | 22 – Pearson | 7 – Pearson | 2 – 2 tied | Richmond Coliseum (8,908) Richmond, VA |
| CollegeInsider.com tournament |||||||||
| March 16, 2010 7:00 pm | | Fairfield CIT First Round | L 96–101 $^{OT}$ | 17–15 | 28 – Cornelius | 9 – 3 tied | 11 – Hancock | Patriot Center (2,062) Fairfax, VA |
| *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 2010-11 season:
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Bryon Allen PG | Largo, MD | St. Thomas More School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Mar 29, 2010 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 90 ||||||
| Jonathan Arledge PF | Washington, DC | KIMA School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Sep 24, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 88 ||||||
| 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 September 24, 2009. "2010 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 24, 2009. ||||||