2015–16 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 2015–16 George Mason Patriots Men's basketball team represented George Mason University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . It was the 50th season for the program. The Patriots were led by Dave Paulsen in his first season as head coach of the program following Paul Hewitt 's dismissal. They played their home games at EagleBank Arena and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference . They finished the season 11–21, 5–13 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for 12th place. They lost to Saint Louis in the first round of the Atlantic 10 tournament .
Previous season
The Patriots finished the season with an overall record of 9–22, with a record of 4–14 in the Atlantic 10 regular season for thirteenth-place finish. In the 2015 Atlantic 10 tournament , the Patriots were defeated by Fordham , 71–65 in the first round.
Offseason
Departures
Awards
Atlantic 10 All Rookie Team
Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week
Jaire Grayer - Nov. 22
DeAndre Abram - Dec. 20, Dec. 27
Otis Livingston II - Jan. 10, Feb. 7
Roster
2015–16 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
F
1
DeAndre Abram
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
182 lb (83 kg)
Fr
Creekview High School
Carrollton, TX
G
2
Kameron Murrell
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Fr
IMG Academy
Long Beach, CA
G
4
Otis Livingston II
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
162 lb (73 kg)
Fr
Linden High School
Linden, NJ
G
5
Jaire Grayer
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
187 lb (85 kg)
Fr
IMG Academy
Flint, MI
F
10
Marko Gujaničić
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
236 lb (107 kg)
Sr
Stoneridge Prep
Cacak, Serbia
G
11
Andre Ahiagbede (W)
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
155 lb (70 kg)
Fr
Wakefield School
Centreville, VA
G
12
Myles Tate (W)
5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
161 lb (73 kg)
RS Jr
Mars Hill University
Ashburn, VA
C
14
Shevon Thompson
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
243 lb (110 kg)
Sr
Harcum College
Clarendon Parish, Jamaica
F
15
Danny Dixon
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Fr
IMG Academy
Grosse Pointe South, MI
G
22
Marquise Moore
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
202 lb (92 kg)
Jr
Saint Thomas More
Queens, NY
F
25
Julian Royal
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
232 lb (105 kg)
RS Sr
Milton
Alpharetta, GA
F
30
Michael Rudy (W)
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
204 lb (93 kg)
RS Jr
Saint Thomas More
Falls Church, VA
F
31
Jalen Jenkins
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
RS Jr
Cardinal Hayes
Brooklyn, NY
F
33
Daniel Relvao
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
236 lb (107 kg)
Fr
Mountain Mission
Coimbra, Portugal
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Stats
Player
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3FG%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
Otis Livingston II
32
32
34.3
.390
.354
.777
2.6
3.6
0.7
0.0
11.9
Marquise Moore
28
27
32.5
.398
.063
.679
6.1
3.1
0.6
0.9
11.4
Shevon Thompson
31
29
22.7
.577
.000
.558
10.6
0.5
0.1
1.0
9.9
Jaire Grayer
32
31
29.5
.380
.297
.536
3.8
0.8
0.3
0.4
9.5
Marko Gujanicic
28
22
25.9
.423
.329
.712
6.5
1.5
0.2
0.1
9.2
Jalen Jenkins
32
4
21.4
.497
.000
.692
5.5
0.6
0.5
0.8
7.1
DeAndre Abram
32
13
20.6
.344
.275
.703
2.9
0.2
0.2
0.4
6.6
Patrick Holloway
4
0
13.8
.304
.313
.667
1.3
0.0
0.3
0.3
5.3
Kameron Murrell
32
2
12.0
.189
.224
.813
1.3
0.3
0.2
0.1
1.9
Julian Royal
7
0
4.6
.308
.000
.667
0.7
0.0
0.1
0.3
1.4
Danny Dixon
25
0
7.5
.391
.000
.650
1.2
0.3
0.0
0.2
1.2
Myles Tate
15
0
4.5
.200
.250
.833
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.7
Michael Rudy
10
0
1.8
.000
.000
.000
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Schedule and results
[ 1]
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 13 *7:00 pm, MASN
Colgate
L 53–66
0–1
13 – Moore
14 – Thompson
2 – Moore
EagleBank Arena (5,124)Fairfax, VA
November 16 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Mercer
L 60–69
0–2
17 – Livingston II
9 – Gujanicic
6 – Moore
Hawkins Arena (2,427)Macon, GA
November 19 *12:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Ole Miss Charleston Classic Quarterfinals
W 68–62
1–2
19 – Thompson
16 – Thompson
6 – Gujanicic
TD Arena (1,760)Charleston, SC
November 20 *1:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Oklahoma State Charleston Classic Semifinals
W 71–68 OT
2–2
23 – Grayer
17 – Thompson
8 – Moore
TD Arena (1,220)Charleston, SC
November 22 *9:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. No. 6 Virginia Charleston Classic Final
L 66–83
2–3
16 – Grayer
8 – Thompson
6 – Moore
TD Arena (2,820)Charleston, SC
November 25 *7:00 pm
at Manhattan
L 67–69
2–4
15 – Grayer
10 – Gujanicic
4 – Gujanicic/Moore
Draddy Gymnasium (790)Riverdale, NY
November 28 *4:00 pm
Wright State
W 66–39
3–4
14 – Livingston II
7 – Abram/Moore
5 – Moore
EagleBank Arena (3,124)Fairfax, VA
December 2 *7:00 pm
at Towson
L 54–75
3–5
12 – Gujanicic
12 – Thompson
4 – Moore
SECU Arena (1,562)Towson, MD
December 5 *7:00 pm
Penn
W 63–44
4–5
20 – Grayer
12 – Thompson
2 – 3 players tied
EagleBank Arena (3,838)Fairfax, VA
December 8 *7:00 pm, ASN
Northern Iowa
L 65–73
4–6
15 – Moore
10 – Thompson
3 – Livingston II
EagleBank Arena (4,102)Fairfax, VA
December 12 *4:00 pm
at James Madison
L 46–69
4–7
9 – 3 players tied
9 – Jenkins/Thompson
1 – 3 players tied
JMU Convocation Center (3,856)Harrisonburg, VA
December 19 *8:00 pm
Longwood
W 75–70
5–7
24 – Abram
9 – Moore
5 – Livingston II
EagleBank Arena (3,118)Fairfax, VA
December 22 *12:00 pm
Wagner
W 71–60
6–7
27 – Abram
11 – Moore
5 – Moore
EagleBank Arena (5,039)Fairfax, VA
Atlantic 10 regular season
January 2 5:00 pm, CBSSN
at VCU Rivalry
L 47–71
6–8 (0–1)
14 – Moore
14 – Thompson
2 – Abram/Livingston II
Siegel Center (7,637)Richmond, VA
January 6 8:00 pm, ASN
St. Bonaventure
L 58–77
6–9 (0–2)
14 – Thompson
17 – Thompson
4 – Gujanicic/Livingston II
EagleBank Arena (2,807)Fairfax, VA
January 9 7:00 pm
at Davidson
L 75–81
6–10 (0–3)
20 – Jenkins
9 – Jenkins
5 – Livingston II
John M. Belk Arena (4,158)Davdison, NC
January 13 7:00 pm
Saint Joseph's
L 73–87
6–11 (0–4)
21 – Moore
11 – Thompson
4 – Livingston II
EagleBank Arena (3,044)Fairfax, VA
January 17 3:00 pm, NBCSN
at Saint Louis
W 92–79
7–11 (1–4)
22 – Moore
11 – Thompson
6 – Livingston II
Chaifetz Arena (7,022)St. Louis, MO
January 20 7:00 pm
at Fordham
L 62–73
7–12 (1–5)
18 – Moore
6 – 4 players tied
6 – Moore
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,689)Bronx, NY
January 23 4:00 pm
Duquesne
L 75–86
7–13 (1–6)
17 – Grayer
16 – Moore
3 – 4–tied
EagleBank Arena (2,626)Fairfax, VA
January 31 12:00 pm, NBCSN
George Washington Revolutionary Rivalry
L 70–76
7–14 (1–7)
18 – Livingston II
12 – Thompson
17 – Livingston II
EagleBank Arena (5,168)Fairfax, VA
February 3 7:00 pm
at Richmond
W 78–74
8–14 (2–7)
20 – Grayer
12 – Thompson
5 – Livingston II
Robins Center Richmond, VA
February 6 6:00 pm, MASN
No. 24 Dayton
L 64–98
8–15 (2–8)
21 – Livingston II
6 – Thompson
5 – Livingston II
EagleBank Arena (5,271)Fairfax, VA
February 9 7:00 pm
at Rhode Island
L 63–81
8–16 (2–9)
17 – Thompson
10 – Thompson
5 – Livingston II
Ryan Center (3,951)Kingston, RI
February 13 4:00 pm, MASN
Davidson
W 60–59
9–16 (3–9)
17 – Jenkins
10 – Thompson
3 – Livingston II
EagleBank Arena (6,327)Fairfax, VA
February 17 7:00 pm
Saint Louis
L 77–79 OT
9–17 (3–10)
18 – Jenkins
14 – Thompson
5 – Livingston II
EagleBank Arena (3,015)Fairfax, VA
February 21 4:00 pm, NBCSN
at Massachusetts
L 64–70
9–18 (3–11)
15 – Livingtson II
7 – Grayer
5 – Livingston II
Mullins Center (3,691)Amherst, MA
February 24 7:00 pm, MASN
VCU Rivalry
W 76–69
10–18 (4–11)
17 – Thompson
12 – Thompson
4 – Jenkins
EagleBank Arena (5,138)Fairfax, VA
February 27 2:00 pm
at La Salle
L 68–76
10–19 (4–12)
18 – Livingston II
15 – Thompson
3 – Livingston II
Tom Gola Arena (2,721)Philadelphia, PA
March 1 8:00 pm, ASN
at George Washington
L 52–74
10–20 (4–13)
14 – Grayer
8 – Grayer & Thompson
5 – Livingston II
Charles E. Smith Center (3,031)Washington, D.C.
March 5 6:00 pm, ASN
Richmond
W 83–73
11–20 (5–13)
21 – Livingston II
17 – Thompson
5 – Livingston II
EagleBank Arena (6,765)Fairfax, VA
Atlantic 10 tournament
March 9 6:30 pm, ASN
(13)
vs. (12) Saint Louis First round
L 78–83
11–21
17 – Moore
15 – Thompson
4 – Moore
Barclays Center (5,523)Brooklyn, NY
*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 2016–17 season :
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Ian Boyd G
Apex, NC
Apex High School
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Oct 6, 2015
Star ratings : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 2
Justin Keir G
Spotswood, VA
Spotswood High School
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Oct 15, 2015
Star ratings : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 2
Karmari Newman G
Detroit, MI
East English Village Preparatory Academy
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Oct 15, 2015
Star ratings : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A
Troy Temara F
Syracuse, NY
West Genesee High School
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Sep 20, 2015
Star ratings : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 2
A.J. Wilson F
Bowie, MD
Elev8 Sports Institute
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
May 2, 2016
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:
See also
2015–16 George Mason Patriots women's basketball team
References
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