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

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...

represented George Mason University

George Mason University

George Mason University is a public university based in unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, south of and adjacent to the city of Fairfax. Additional campuses are located nearby in Arlington County, Prince William County, and Loudoun County...

 during the 2009–10

2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

The 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 9, 2009, and ended with the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament's championship game on April 5, 2010 on the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The opening round occurred on Tuesday, March 16, 2010, followed by first...

 college basketball

College basketball

College basketball most often refers to the USA basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Basketball in the NCAA is divided into three divisions: Division I, Division II and Division III....

 season. The Patriots, led by head coach Jim Larranaga

Jim Larranaga

James Larranaga is an American college basketball coach and the head coach of the University of Miami men's basketball program. He was most notably the men's basketball coach of George Mason where he coached the Patriots to 13 consecutive winning seasons and became a media sensation during the...

, are members of the 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,...

 and played their home games at the Patriot Center

Patriot Center

The Patriot Center is a 10,000-seat arena in Fairfax, Virginia. It is located on the campus of George Mason University , and has attracted 9.6 million people to over 2,958 events. In 2010, the Patriot Center was ranked No. 7 nationwide and No...

. They finished the season 17–15, 12–6 in CAA play and lost in the quarterfinals of the 2010 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament

2010 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament

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 to VCU. They were invited to play in the 2010 CollegeInsider.com Tournament

2010 CollegeInsider.com Tournament

The 2010 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament was a postseason single-elimination tournament of 16 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I teams....

 where they lost in the first round to Fairfield

Fairfield Stags

The Fairfield Stags are the athletic programs representing Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut. Most of the programs are members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference and classified as Division I-AAA in the National Collegiate Athletic Association...

.

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
  ESPN
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   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

Roster

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

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!colspan=10| 2010 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament

2010 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament

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!colspan=10| 2010 CollegeInsider.com Tournament

2010 CollegeInsider.com Tournament

The 2010 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament was a postseason single-elimination tournament of 16 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I teams....

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|colspan=9| Notes: 1 - Denotes Daily Attendance

Recruiting

The following is a list of players signed for the 2010-11 season: