1997–98 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team
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1997–98 George Mason Patriots men's basketball | |
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Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
Record | 9–18 (6–10 CAA) |
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Assistant coaches | |
Home arena | Patriot Center |
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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
[edit]Colonial Athletic Association All-Conference Team
- George Evans (2nd team)[1]
- Jason Miskiri (2nd team)[1]
Colonial Athletic Association Rookie of the Year
- George Evans[1]
Colonial Athletic Association All-Defensive Team
- George Evans
Player statistics
[edit]Player | GP | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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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
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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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
[edit]- ^ a b c Jones, Evan (February 28, 1998). "Evans named top CAA frosh". Potomac News. p. 11. Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.