2008-09 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team
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The 2008–09 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team began their 43rd season of collegiate play on November 15, 2008 versus the University of Vermont
. They were looking to continue the success from their 2007–2008 season where they won the 2008 Colonial Athletic Association
tournament championship game and faced Notre Dame
in the first round of the 2008 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament and lost 68–50. The Patriots were runner-ups in the 2009 Colonial Athletic Association
tournament and reached the 2009 NIT where they lost in overtime to eventual tournament champion Penn State to end the 2008–09 season.
Third Team All-CAA
CAA All-Rookie Team
CAA All-Defensive Team
CAA Player of the Week
CAA Rookie of the Week
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University of Vermont
The University of Vermont comprises seven undergraduate schools, an honors college, a graduate college, and a college of medicine. The Honors College does not offer its own degrees; students in the Honors College concurrently enroll in one of the university's seven undergraduate colleges or...
. They were looking to continue the success from their 2007–2008 season where they won the 2008 Colonial Athletic Association
Colonial Athletic Association
The Colonial Athletic Association is a NCAA Division I college athletic conference whose full-time members are located in East Coast states from Massachusetts to Georgia. Most of its members are public universities, with five in Virginia alone, and the conference is headquartered in Richmond,...
tournament championship game and faced Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame
The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States...
in the first round of the 2008 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament and lost 68–50. The Patriots were runner-ups in the 2009 Colonial Athletic Association
Colonial Athletic Association
The Colonial Athletic Association is a NCAA Division I college athletic conference whose full-time members are located in East Coast states from Massachusetts to Georgia. Most of its members are public universities, with five in Virginia alone, and the conference is headquartered in Richmond,...
tournament and reached the 2009 NIT where they lost in overtime to eventual tournament champion Penn State to end the 2008–09 season.
Season notes
- On February 2, 2009, it was announced that George Mason would play the Creighton BluejaysCreighton BluejaysThe Creighton Bluejays, or Jays, are the athletic teams of Creighton University, a Jesuit/Catholic University located in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Creighton competes in NCAA Division I athletics, competing in the Missouri Valley Conference...
on February 21 as part of the annual ESPNESPNEntertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
Bracket Busters event.
- On January 21, 2009, during a game versus Northeastern University senior guard John Vaughan suffered a concussion and was carted off the court. He was taken to a local hospital and released later that night. He will miss at least 1 week of action.
- On December 27, 2008, it was announced that sophomore forward Vlad Moldoveanu will be released from his basketball commitment. He will enroll at American UniversityAmerican UniversityAmerican University is a private, Methodist, liberal arts, and research university in Washington, D.C. The university was chartered by an Act of Congress on December 5, 1892 as "The American University", which was approved by President Benjamin Harrison on February 24, 1893...
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- On December 22, 2008, the George Mason men's basketball team won their 600th game in the history of the program.
Awards
Second Team All-CAA- Darryl Monroe
- John Vaughan
Third Team All-CAA
- Cam Long
CAA All-Rookie Team
- Ryan Pearson
CAA All-Defensive Team
- John Vaughan
CAA Player of the Week
- Darryl Monroe – Jan. 12
CAA Rookie of the Week
- Ryan Pearson – Nov. 17
- Ryan Pearson – Dec. 1
Roster
Stats
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Long | 33 | 33 | 32.7 | .462 | .404 | .748 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 1.1 | .1 | 11.7 |
| John Vaughan | 31 | 29 | 32.3 | .418 | .369 | .747 | 4.5 | 1.6 | .9 | .5 | 10.8 |
| Darryl Monroe | 33 | 33 | 29.6 | .573 | .000 | .574 | 7.7 | 2.1 | 1.1 | .5 | 10.5 |
| Dre Smith | 33 | 32 | 28.4 | .355 | .265 | .784 | 2.8 | 1.0 | .8 | .2 | 8.9 |
| Ryan Pearson | 32 | 1 | 17.1 | .488 | .000 | .643 | 3.8 | .7 | .6 | .8 | 7.0 |
| Louis Birdsong | 33 | 32 | 22.8 | .488 | .308 | .702 | 3.5 | .6 | .8 | 1.1 | 6.4 |
| Andre Cornelius | 33 | 3 | 18.8 | .399 | .324 | .545 | 1.8 | 1.3 | .5 | .1 | 5.5 |
| Mike Morrison | 31 | 0 | 10.8 | .545 | .000 | .302 | 2.5 | .3 | .1 | .7 | 4.0 |
| Vlad Moldoveanu | 7 | 0 | 9.9 | .353 | .375 | .500 | 2.1 | .6 | .0 | .0 | 2.3 |
| Isaiah Tate | 28 | 0 | 9.2 | .333 | .257 | .375 | 1.6 | .4 | .2 | .0 | 1.9 |
| Jimmy Nolan | 6 | 0 | 4.0 | .375 | .333 | .000 | .3 | .5 | .0 | .0 | 1.3 |
| Brian Henderson | 5 | 0 | 2.6 | .250 | 1.000 | .000 | .4 | .2 | .0 | .0 | 0.6 |
| Chris Fleming | 10 | 1 | 6.0 | .125 | .000 | 1.000 | 1.8 | .4 | .1 | .1 | 0.4 |
Game log
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2009 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2009 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament was held from March 6–9, 2009. It was won by the VCU Rams.-Bracket and Results:-Honors:-First Round:...
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2009 National Invitation Tournament
-Semifinals and finals:Played at Madison Square Garden in New York City on March 31 and April 2* denotes each overtime played-NIT Championship:...