1997–98 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team

1997–98 George Mason Patriots men's basketball
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record9–18 (6–10 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPatriot Center
Seasons
1997–98 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UNC Wilmington 13 – 3   .813 20 – 11   .645
William & Mary 13 – 3   .813 20 – 7   .741
Richmond † 12 – 4   .750 23 – 8   .742
Old Dominion 8 – 8   .500 12 – 16   .429
James Madison 6 – 10   .375 11 – 16   .407
George Mason 6 – 10   .375 9 – 18   .333
American 5 – 11   .313 9 – 19   .321
East Carolina 5 – 11   .313 10 – 17   .370
VCU 4 – 12   .250 9 – 19   .321
† 1998 CAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997–98 George Mason Patriots Men's basketball team represented George Mason University during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was the 32nd season for the program, the first under head coach Jim Larrañaga. The Patriots played their home games at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia.

Honors and awards

Colonial Athletic Association All-Conference Team

Colonial Athletic Association Rookie of the Year

  • George Evans[1]

Colonial Athletic Association All-Defensive Team

  • George Evans

Player statistics

Player GP FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Jason Miskiri 21 .386 .270 .702 4.4 4.4 1.9 0.3 15.9
George Evans 27 .527 .000 .593 8.1 1.5 1.5 1.5 13.4
Erik Herring 21 .495 .329 .556 3.8 2.1 1.6 0.2 10.1
Ahmad Dorsett 26 .412 .405 .529 2.7 0.7 1.2 0.3 9.8
Lee Brown 22 .413 .350 .577 1.9 1.5 0.8 0.0 6.2
Avery Carey 1 .250 .500 .000 4.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 5.0
Nsilo Abraham 26 .511 .000 .500 2.8 0.3 0.5 0.2 4.5
Nik Mirich 27 .435 .000 .651 3.7 0.9 0.4 0.4 3.8
Tremaine Price 24 .320 .192 .629 1.9 1.6 0.7 0.1 3.7
Jemel Ross 20 .333 .375 .800 1.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 2.3
Allen Johnson 10 .250 .000 .769 2.1 0.4 0.1 0.1 1.6
Leighton Henry 16 .162 .100 .500 0.6 0.1 0.3 0.1 1.0
Tom Carroll 17 .125 .000 .625 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.5

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 18, 1997*
 at Howard W 78–72  1–0
 Burr Gymnasium 
Washington, DC
November 22, 1997*
1:00 pm 		at Virginia L 45–60  1–1
 University Hall (2,163)
Charlottesville, VA
November 25, 1997*
 College of Charleston L 56–68  1–2
 Patriot Center (2,411)
Fairfax, VA
November 29, 1997*
 Akron L 53–82  1–3
 Patriot Center 
Fairfax, VA
December 2, 1997*
 at St. Francis (PA) L 57–69  1–4
 DeGol Arena 
Loretto, PA
December 8, 1997*
 at Penn State L 46–85  1–5
 Bryce Jordan Center 
University Park, PA
December 19, 1997*
 vs. Northern Illinois
UNO Holiday Classic 		W 73–66  2–5
 Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
December 20, 1997*
 at New Orleans
UNO Holiday Classic 		L 63–72  2–6
 Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
December 27, 1997*
 Northeastern
US Airways Holiday Classic 		W 66–60  3–6
 Patriot Center 
Fairfax, VA
December 28, 1997*
 George Washington
US Airways Holiday Classic
Revolutionary Rivalry 		L 69–82  3–7
 Patriot Center 
Fairfax, VA
CAA regular season
January 3, 1998
 East Carolina W 66–51  4–7
(1–0) 		Patriot Center 
Fairfax, VA
January 5, 1998
 UNC Wilmington L 74–76  4–8
(1–1) 		Patriot Center 
Fairfax, VA
January 10, 1998
 at VCU
Rivalry 		W 62–54  5–8
(2–1) 		Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, VA
January 14, 1998
 at Old Dominion L 50–58  5–9
(2–2) 		ODU Fieldhouse 
Norfolk, VA
January 17, 1998
 American W 72–55  6–9
(3–2) 		Patriot Center 
Fairfax, VA
January 21, 1998
 at William & Mary L 66–84  6–10
(3–3) 		William & Mary Hall 
Williamsburg, VA
January 24, 1998
 James Madison L 58–62  6–11
(3–4) 		Patriot Center 
Fairfax, VA
January 28, 1998
 at Richmond L 65–87  6–12
(3–5) 		Robins Center 
Richmond, VA
January 31, 1998
 at UNC Wilmington L 63–65 OT 6–13
(3–6) 		Trask Coliseum 
Wilmington, NC
February 2, 1998
 at East Carolina W 79–73 OT 7–13
(4–6) 		Minges Coliseum 
Greenville, NC
February 10, 1998
 VCU
Rivalry 		W 62–60  8–13
(5–6) 		Patriot Center 
Fairfax, VA
February 14, 1998
 at American W 65–63  9–13
(6–6) 		Bender Arena 
Washington, DC
February 16, 1998
 William & Mary L 80–81 OT 9–14
(6–7) 		Patriot Center 
Fairfax, VA
February 18, 1998
 Richmond L 56–61  9–15
(6–8) 		Patriot Center 
Fairfax, VA
February 21, 1998
 Old Dominion L 66–70  9–16
(6–9) 		Patriot Center 
Fairfax, VA
February 23, 1998
 at James Madison L 58–68  9–17
(6–10) 		JMU Convocation Center 
Harrisonburg, VA
1998 CAA tournament
February 27, 1998
 (6) vs. (3) Richmond
Quarterfinals 		L 49–66  9–18
 Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. ^ a b c Jones, Evan (February 28, 1998). "Evans named top CAA frosh". Potomac News. p. 11. Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.