2016–17 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2016–17 George Mason Patriots Men's basketball team represented George Mason University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was the 51st season for the program. They were coached by second-year coach Dave Paulsen as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They play their home games at EagleBank Arena in Fairfax, Virginia. They finished the season 20–14, 9–9 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for seventh place. In the A-10 tournament, they defeated Fordham in the second round before losing to VCU in the quarterfinals.[1][2] They received an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Loyola (MD).
Previous season
The Patriots finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 11–21, 5–13 in A–10 play to finish in a tie for 12th place. In the A–10 Tournament, the Patriots were defeated by Saint Louis, 83–78 in the first round.
Offseason
Departures
2016 recruiting class
The following is a list of players signed for the 2017–18 season:
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name
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Hometown
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High school / college
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Height
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Weight
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Commit date
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Greg Calixte F
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Mount Vernon, NY
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Mount Vernon High School
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6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
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230 lb (100 kg)
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Apr 12, 2017
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Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
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Javon Greene G
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McDonough, GA
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Henry County High School
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6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
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155 lb (70 kg)
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Aug 5, 2016
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Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
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Goanar Mar F
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Plymouth, MN
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DeLaSalle High School
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6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
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200 lb (91 kg)
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Apr 30, 2016
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Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 3
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Overall recruiting rankings:
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- 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:
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Honors and awards
Atlantic 10 All-Conference 2nd Team
Atlantic 10 Most Improved Player
Atlantic 10 Player of the Week
- Marquise Moore - Dec. 12
- Marquise Moore - Dec. 26
- Marquise Moore - Jan. 23
- Otis Livingston II - Feb. 6
Roster
2016–17 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team
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Players |
Coaches
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Pos. |
# |
Name |
Height |
Weight |
Year |
Previous school |
Hometown
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F
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1
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DeAndre Abram
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6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
195 lb (88 kg)
|
So |
Creekview High School
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Carrollton, TX
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G
|
2
|
Kameron Murrell
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6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
197 lb (89 kg)
|
So |
IMG Academy
|
Long Beach, CA
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G
|
3
|
Justin Kier
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6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
182 lb (83 kg)
|
Fr |
Spotswood High School
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Spottswood, VA
|
G
|
4
|
Otis Livingston II
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5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) |
168 lb (76 kg)
|
So |
Linden High School
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Linden, NJ
|
G
|
5
|
Jaire Grayer
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6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
192 lb (87 kg)
|
So |
IMG Academy
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Flint, MI
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G
|
10
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Karmari Newman
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6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
170 lb (77 kg)
|
Fr |
East English Village Prep Academy
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Detroit, MI
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F
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11
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A. J. Wilson
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6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
—
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Fr |
Elev8 Prep Academy
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Lanham, MD
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G
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12
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Myles Tate (W)
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5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) |
161 lb (73 kg)
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RS Sr |
Mars Hill University
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Ashburn, VA
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F
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14
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Daniel Relvao
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6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
236 lb (107 kg)
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RS Fr |
Mountain Mission
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Coimbra, Portugal
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F
|
15
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Danny Dixon
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6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
228 lb (103 kg)
|
So |
IMG Academy
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Grosse Pointe South, MI
|
G
|
22
|
Marquise Moore
|
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
208 lb (94 kg)
|
Sr |
Saint Thomas More
|
Queens, NY
|
F
|
25
|
Troy Temara
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6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
225 lb (102 kg)
|
Fr |
West Genesee High School
|
Syracuse, NY
|
F
|
31
|
Jalen Jenkins
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6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
246 lb (112 kg)
|
RS Sr |
Cardinal Hayes
|
Brooklyn, NY
|
G
|
32
|
Ian Boyd
|
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
215 lb (98 kg)
|
Fr |
Apex High School
|
Apex, NC
|
|
- Head coach
- Assistant coach(es)
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- (W) Walk-on
Roster
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Player statistics
Player
|
GP
|
GS
|
MPG
|
FG%
|
3FG%
|
FT%
|
RPG
|
APG
|
SPG
|
BPG
|
PPG
|
Marquise Moore |
34 |
34 |
34.9 |
.483 |
.303 |
.701 |
10.9 |
3.5 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
16.9
|
Otis Livingston II |
34 |
34 |
34.6 |
.414 |
.336 |
.919 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
1.1 |
0.0 |
14.3
|
Jalen Jenkins |
34 |
33 |
27.9 |
.608 |
.000 |
.679 |
6.1 |
1.9 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
12.0
|
Jaire Grayer |
34 |
33 |
29.6 |
.421 |
.383 |
.833 |
5.4 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
11.4
|
Ian Boyd |
31 |
4 |
19.0 |
.395 |
.263 |
.727 |
2.5 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
5.9
|
Justin Kier |
33 |
29 |
27.4 |
.428 |
.386 |
.744 |
4.5 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
5.8
|
Karmari Newman |
31 |
1 |
15.1 |
.343 |
.315 |
.810 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
4.6
|
DeAndre Abram |
9 |
1 |
9.1 |
.462 |
.250 |
.714 |
3.4 |
2.0 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
3.4
|
Kameron Murrell |
22 |
0 |
5.7 |
.324 |
.273 |
.750 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
1.6
|
Troy Temara |
24 |
1 |
8.3 |
.390 |
.000 |
.400 |
1.3 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.6
|
Danny Dixon |
6 |
0 |
4.5 |
.400 |
.000 |
.714 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
1.5
|
Daniel Relvao |
27 |
0 |
7.0 |
.400 |
.000 |
.667 |
1.6 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
0.8
|
Myles Tate |
7 |
0 |
3.5 |
.000 |
.000 |
.667 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.6
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV
|
Rank#
|
Opponent#
|
Result
|
Record
|
High points
|
High rebounds
|
High assists
|
Site (attendance) city, state
|
Non-conference regular season
|
November 12* 7:00 pm, MASN
|
|
Towson
|
L 61–67
|
0–1
|
19 – Jenkins |
7 – Jenkins |
4 – Jenkins
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EagleBank Arena (4,814) Fairfax, VA
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November 15* 7:00 pm
|
|
Lebanon Valley
|
W 90–65
|
1–1
|
19 – Moore |
11 – Jenkins |
6 – Livingston II
|
EagleBank Arena (2,638) Fairfax, VA
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November 18* 7:30 pm
|
|
Mount St. Mary's
|
L 76–78 OT
|
1–2
|
23 – Jenkins |
13 – Moore |
4 – Moore
|
EagleBank Arena (3,487) Fairfax, VA
|
November 21* 7:30 pm
|
|
vs. Houston Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals
|
L 56–93
|
1–3
|
15 – Moore |
5 – Moore |
3 – 3 tied
|
Germain Arena Estero, FL
|
November 22* 1:30 pm
|
|
vs. Kent State Gulf Coast Showcase
|
W 79–75
|
2–3
|
23 – Moore |
14 – Moore |
5 – Livingston II, Moore
|
Germain Arena Estero, FL
|
November 23* 1:30 pm
|
|
vs. Bradley Gulf Coast Showcase
|
W 77–66
|
3–3
|
22 – Livingston |
15 – Moore |
5 – Moore
|
Germain Arena Estero, FL
|
November 26* 6:00 pm, MASN
|
|
James Madison
|
W 80–77 OT
|
4–3
|
20 – Moore |
8 – Moore |
4 – Boyd
|
EagleBank Arena (4,192) Fairfax, VA
|
November 30* 8:00 pm
|
|
at Northern Iowa
|
W 54–50
|
5–3
|
14 – Grayer |
13 – Moore |
5 – Moore
|
McLeod Center (4,302) Cedar Falls, IA
|
December 3* 4:00 pm
|
|
Mercer
|
W 79–68
|
6–3
|
21 – Moore |
12 – Moore |
7 – Livingston II
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EagleBank Arena (3,560) Fairfax, VA
|
December 7* 7:00 pm, BTN
|
|
at Penn State
|
W 85–66
|
7–3
|
25 – Moore |
13 – Moore |
5 – Moore
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Bryce Jordan Center (5,694) University Park, PA
|
December 10* 2:00 pm, ESPN3
|
|
at Penn
|
W 79–60
|
8–3
|
22 – Jenkins |
16 – Moore |
10 – Moore
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Palestra (2,273) Philadelphia, PA
|
December 12* 7:00 pm
|
|
Longwood
|
W 97–60
|
9–3
|
17 – 3 players tied |
8 – Jenkins, Moore |
4 – Livingston II
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EagleBank Arena (3,712) Fairfax, VA
|
December 22* 12:00 pm
|
|
Prairie View A&M
|
W 75–59
|
10–3
|
23 – Livingston II |
17 – Moore |
6 – Livingston II
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EagleBank Arena (5,584) Fairfax, VA
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A-10 regular season
|
December 30 8:00 pm, CBSSN
|
|
VCU Rivalry
|
L 64–73
|
10–4 (0–1)
|
12 – Jenkins |
6 – Moore |
4 – Livingston II
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EagleBank Arena (7,780) Fairfax, VA
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January 4 7:00 pm
|
|
Massachusetts
|
W 86–81
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11–4 (1–1)
|
24 – Moore |
7 – Moore |
5 – Moore
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EagleBank Arena (2,755) Fairfax, VA
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January 7 5:00 pm, NBCSN
|
|
at St. Bonaventure
|
L 72–82
|
11–5 (1–2)
|
19 – Moore |
10 – Moore |
4 – Moore
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Reilly Center (4,026) Olean, NY
|
January 10 7:00 pm, ASN
|
|
at Saint Joseph's
|
W 75–67
|
12–5 (2–2)
|
24 – Moore |
10 – Moore |
7 – Moore
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Hagan Arena (3,051) Philadelphia, PA
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January 14 2:30 pm, NBCSN
|
|
Saint Louis
|
L 56–63
|
12–6 (2–3)
|
16 – Grayer |
16 – Moore |
5 – Moore
|
EagleBank Arena (3,651) Fairfax, VA
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January 22 1:00 pm, ASN
|
|
at Richmond
|
W 82–77
|
13–6 (3–3)
|
25 – Moore |
13 – Moore |
4 – Livingston II
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Robins Center (7,201) Richmond, VA
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January 25 7:00 pm, ASN
|
|
George Washington
|
L 68–87
|
13–7 (3–4)
|
15 – Moore |
10 – Moore |
2 – Kier
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EagleBank Arena (4,070) Fairfax, VA
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January 28 1:00 pm
|
|
at Massachusetts
|
W 76–74
|
14–7 (4–4)
|
22 – Livingston II |
12 – Jenkins |
5 – Moore
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Mullins Center (4,261) Amherst, MA
|
February 1 7:00 pm
|
|
at Saint Louis
|
L 74–76 2OT
|
14–8 (4–5)
|
29 – Livingston II |
7 – Jenkins |
7 – Jenkins
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Chaifetz Arena (4,507) St. Louis, MO
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February 4 7:00 pm, MASN
|
|
La Salle
|
W 95–75
|
15–8 (5–5)
|
28 – Moore |
9 – Moore |
5 – Moore
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EagleBank Arena (5,003) Fairfax, VA
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February 8 7:00 pm, ASN
|
|
at Davidson
|
W 76–69
|
16–8 (6–5)
|
23 – Jenkins |
11 – Moore |
4 – Moore
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John M. Belk Arena (3,647) Davidson, NC
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February 11 6:00 pm, ASN
|
|
Fordham Homecoming
|
W 73–67
|
17–8 (7–5)
|
19 – Livingston II |
13 – Jenkins |
6 – Moore
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EagleBank Arena (6,676) Fairfax, VA
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February 14 7:00 pm, MASN
|
|
Richmond
|
W 93–70
|
18–8 (8–5)
|
22 – Moore |
12 – Moore |
4 – Moore
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EagleBank Arena (3,004) Fairfax, VA
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February 18 4:00 pm, NBCSN
|
|
Rhode Island
|
L 74–77
|
18–9 (8–6)
|
22 – Jenkins |
10 – Moore |
4 – Livingston II
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EagleBank Arena (6,145) Fairfax, VA
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February 21 7:00 pm
|
|
at Dayton
|
L 70–83
|
18–10 (8–7)
|
13 – Grayer |
13 – Grayer |
4 – Jenkins
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UD Arena (13,071) Dayton, OH
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February 26 2:00 pm
|
|
at George Washington
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L 74–83
|
18–11 (8–8)
|
20 – Moore |
7 – Kier, Moore |
6 – Moore
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Charles E. Smith Center (3,352) Washington, D.C.
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March 1 7:00 pm
|
|
Duquesne
|
W 63–62
|
19–11 (9–8)
|
13 – Jenkins |
13 – Moore |
5 – Livingston II
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EagleBank Arena (3,519) Fairfax, VA
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March 4 2:00 pm, MASN
|
|
at VCU Rivalry
|
L 60–72
|
19–12 (9–9)
|
17 – Moore |
11 – Moore |
5 – Kier
|
Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA
|
A-10 tournament
|
March 9 6:00 pm, NBCSN
|
(7)
|
vs. (10) Fordham Second Round
|
W 82–71 OT
|
20–12
|
25 – Moore |
17 – Moore |
5 – Moore
|
PPG Paints Arena (5,442) Pittsburgh, PA
|
March 10 6:00 pm, NBCSN
|
(7)
|
vs. (2) VCU Quarterfinals
|
L 60–71
|
20–13
|
15 – Jenkins |
17 – Moore |
2 – Jenkins, Livingston II
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PPG Paints Arena (6,647) Pittsburgh, PA
|
CBI
|
March 15* 7:00 pm
|
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Loyola (MD) First round
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L 58–73
|
20–14
|
19 – Livingston II |
9 – Moore |
3 – Moore
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EagleBank Arena (1,400) Fairfax, VA
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*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.
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See also
2016–17 George Mason Patriots women's basketball team
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