2023-01-08 13:33
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George Mason continues to roll at home and are now 9-0 in Fairfax after beating A-10 newcomer Loyola Chicago 86-75. The Patriots got a big lift from their bench with g… Read More
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2023-01-02 12:41
George Mason’s undefeated home streak continued right before ending 2022 with an impressive win over Richmond 62-58. It was an unorthodox win for the Patriots who struggled on thre… Read More
2022-12-24 13:39
In my last post I was talking about how good this team can look when all cylinders are firing on offense. Yesterday’s 91-53 rout over Coppin State was a big example of just that, even… Read More
2022-12-22 22:41
George Mason was in position to win this one against Old Dominion and had their chances despite having to deal with a hot shooting Monarchs squad. Free-throw shooting, which has been downrig… Read More
2022-12-18 13:10
George Mason picked up their fifth win in a row with a Saturday afternoon victory over Tulane in Chicago. Tulane came into the game with a top 50 offense and Mason was able to hold them… Read More
2022-12-11 20:11
Photo by Bill BrideGeorge Mason used a big second half to take care of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) in their last win. They are now 6-0 at home on the season but haven’t won anywhere… Read More
2022-11-08 14:25
George Mason wasn’t able to overcome Auburn’s athletic bigs last night on the road for their season opener and fell 70-52. The Tigers dominated the glass and garnered numerous se… Read More
2022-11-06 15:59
Really enjoyed my conversation with @EnglishScope24 of @MasonMBB on his journey from Baltimore to the NBA, building a program at 34 and life as a stutterer.@A10MBB Insider:https://t.co/yM8O… Read More
2022-04-07 12:58
Photo by Bill BrideKim English was on NBC Washington’s Wizards post game live show last night. He talked a bit about George Mason and how they are building. He also mentioned that fres… Read More
2022-03-29 12:23
George Mason had a mass exodus of former Dave Paulsen players at the end of the season entering the transfer portal. Not surprising for a new head coach rebuilding his roster during his firs… Read More
2022-03-10 13:04
Photo by Bill BrideJosh Oduro had a remarkable season this year that kind of got overshadowed by the Patriots gradually playing worse as the year stretched on. When he missed games, Mason di… Read More
2022-01-27 13:13
Photo by Bill BrideGeorge Mason continues to roll in conference play and took down the St. Bonaventure last night 75-66 off an impressive shooting display. They hit 15 three-pointers with D… Read More
2022-01-23 13:35
Kim English picked up his first Atlantic 10 victory last night in a 50-49 rock fight against Dayton. It was nice to see a better defensive effort than the team’s let down in Foggy Bott… Read More
2022-01-02 15:39
With the all the recent Atlantic 10 game postponements George Mason made an aggressive move to play at Kansas on Saturday night. You can see why Kim English was confident in his team after t… Read More
2021-12-22 13:54
Photo by Bill BrideGeorge Mason is on a roll after coming off an impressive road win at Georgia on Saturday. They followed up with a win last night over American 67-44 where their defense wa… Read More
2021-12-08 14:01
Photo by Bill BrideGeorge Mason bounced back after their five game losing streak with an impressive win over Navy last night. Josh Oduro was huge with his career-high 32 points. They were st… Read More
2021-11-23 13:47
George Mason fell to Washington 77-74 in their first game of the Crossover Classic last night. Despite a poor night shooting the ball and not getting many stops on defense Mason was still in… Read More
2021-11-22 18:27
Photo by Bill BrideGeorge Mason looks to regroup for a slate of games between three tough opponents in South Dakota in the Crossover Classic this week. They face Washington tonight (#139), f… Read More
2021-11-20 14:26
George Mason fell to old CAA foe and long time rival James Madison 67-64 last night in Harrisonburg. The Patriots looked sluggish and couldn’t quite match the Dukes energy on both ends… Read More
2021-11-18 18:24
Photo by Bill BrideJunior transfer Davonte “Ticket” Gaines has been a big part of George Mason’s early success this season. He finished the game last night with 14 points… Read More
2021-11-18 13:13
Photo by Bill BrideWhat a big game for George Mason and Kim English. To finally defeat Maryland after all these years. D’Shawn Schwartz was a star leading the way with 24 points and hi… Read More
2021-11-17 14:36
Photo by Bill BrideGeorge Mason is off to a hot start and have been winning by a wide margin in each of their games. Sure, they haven’t played any world-beaters to date but the efficie… Read More
2021-11-15 20:51
Photo by Bill BrideGeorge Mason blew out Morgan St on Sunday night 90-53 to move to 3-0, with another impressive shooting display. Josh Oduro had another big game finishing with 22 points an… Read More
2021-11-13 12:39
Photo by Bill BrideGeorge Mason continued to look good again as they took down Penn last night 87-66. They shot particularly well from behind the arc going 14-for-26 on three pointers. Josh… Read More
2021-11-10 13:41
Photo by Bill BrideKim English earned his first victory as a head coach with George Mason’s 74-52 win over Stony Brook last night in the season opener. The talent definitely looked the… Read More
2021-09-21 23:56
George Mason’s new uniforms for this upcoming season finally bring back the “George” on the front and have a more tradition look.
“BY GEORGE, THE DREAM IS AL… Read More
2021-09-17 21:15
2022 combo guard and highly touted recruit Justyn Fernandez has committed to Kim English and George Mason. The 6’5″ Richmond, Virginia native has been a main target of Englis… Read More
2021-09-13 13:45
The Atlantic 10 conference schedule was released last week:
Looks like this year’s homecoming game will be against VCU on February 12 Read More
2021-09-13 13:42
George Mason has landed a commitment from Milton (GA) @WhitehartHoops 2022 wing Cam Walker @Camwalker2022 https://t.co/WCn1xDgan4— Shun Williams (@OntheRadarHoops) August 31, 2021 Read More
2021-07-20 10:51
My Decision #RockWithUs pic.twitter.com/6iVqyQzfjQ— Devin Dinkins (@Devin2__) July 4, 2021Kim English landed his first 2022 recruit and it’s a local stud from Gonzaga College Hi… Read More
2021-04-15 14:29
New head coach Kim English wasn’t able to hold on to A-10 rookie of the year Tyler Kolek, who announced yesterday he’ll be transferring to Marquette. He’ll join new coach t… Read More
2021-04-13 22:48
Kim English’s new assistant coach Nate Tomlinson has deep ties to Australia and looks like he’s already using those connections to bring international talent to Fairfax. Geor… Read More
2021-04-12 12:43
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Jordan Miller had appeared to be new head coach Kim English’s biggest recruiting job since coming to George Mason a few weeks ago. Re-recruiting Miller to stay i… Read More
2021-04-09 16:15
Another day, another addition to the roster for new head coach Kim English. This morning sophomore Davonte Gaines, who played under English at Tennessee the last two seasons, will transfer t… Read More
2021-04-08 15:27
Kim English picked up another forward today with Mouhamed Lamine Mbaye verbally committing to George Mason. The 6’8″ forward is a native of Senegal and had been playing most rece… Read More
2021-04-05 11:51
Sophomore Josh Oduro will return to George Mason under new head coach Kim English and will withdraw from the transfer portal.
Up out the portal! pic.twitter.com/FiA3RCWdDZ— J.O (@… Read More
2021-04-03 21:10
Kim English and George Mason picked up another transfer this weekend, Morehead St. shooter DeVon Cooper. The 6’4″ wing will have 2 years of eligibly remaining and shot 36.6% on t… Read More
2021-04-01 17:16
IT’S HAPPENING!
Excited to announce that I’m headed to Fairfax, VA next year to play in the A-10 at George Mason. LETS ROCK MASON NATION @MasonMBB pic.twitter.com/N9sz8bpl45… Read More
2021-03-29 17:15
New head coach Kim English still has strong connections to PAC-12 power Colorado where he was an assistant coach from 2017-2019. He’s already planning to bring on player turned assista… Read More
2021-03-25 18:29
Another name that has emerged from today’s interviews is Dennis Felton who Kim English intends on bringing to his assistant coach staff. Felton brings a ton of experience and was the h… Read More
2021-03-25 17:02
Kim English was officially introduced today as head coach for George Mason and his press conference is definitely worth watching if you missed it live. He talked a lot about having an identi… Read More
2021-03-25 14:30
Kim English has only been on the job two days and he’s wasted no time getting started recruiting for George Mason. English played a huge part in five star recruit Kennedy Chandler comm… Read More
2021-03-23 15:04
George Mason didn’t waste much time in finding their guy to replace head coach Dave Paulsen and will officially name Tennessee assistant Kim English to take over the program. The Balti… Read More
2021-03-20 12:57
With Tennessee now out of the NCAA tournament, talk of assistant coach Kim English and the George Mason head coaching vacancy are starting to pick up. Local media in Tennessee have been repo… Read More
2021-03-18 12:49
Photo by Bill BrideThe program moving on from Dave Paulsen was sure to have player transfer implications and yesterday freshman star Tyler Kolek announced he’s weighing his options… Read More
2021-03-17 13:35
Current George Mason athletic director Brad Edwards has a critical coaching vacancy to fill now that he’s decided to part ways with Dave Paulsen. Edwards also made the decision to move… Read More
2021-03-16 19:04
George Mason has decided to part ways with head coach Dave Paulsen after six seasons. His run in Fairfax produced a 95-91 overall record and no NCAA or NIT tournament appearances. Paulsen, w… Read More
2021-03-10 17:16
Photo by Bill BrideOne of the bright spots this season was watching Tyler Kolek develop into a starter and star player for George Mason in his debut season. Today the A-10 conference announc… Read More
2021-03-06 13:47
Davidson shot the lights out last night against George Mason and ran away with the quarterfinals game 99-67. It was an embarrassing but common exit from the Atlantic 10 tournament for Mason… Read More
2021-03-05 13:33
The first half of the game last night was not pretty for either side. George Mason erupted in the second half with big efforts from Jamal Hartwell and freshman Ronny Polite (career high 17 p… Read More
2021-03-04 16:05
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George Mason faces George Washington tonight at 5:30 pm in their first Atlantic 10 tournament game at the Robins Center in Richmond. The Patriots won the teams last me… Read More
2021-03-02 15:36
Photo by Bill BrideAfter a season of numerous schedule changes and cancellations, George Mason ends up with an 8-6 conference record that will land them a #6 seed in the tournament starting… Read More
2021-02-28 13:56
Photo by Bill BrideGeorge Mason dominated La Salle, yet again, yesterday and cruised to a 89-54 win. The last time these two teams met in January they won 75-42. Mason has not won their last… Read More
2021-02-23 19:32
I think the most frustrating thing about Dave Paulsen is that we continue to see glimpses of a team that looks like it could very competitive but just not enough. George Mason took down VCU… Read More
2021-01-14 14:30
Photo by Bill BrideGeorge Mason bounced back from their three game skid to absolutely manhandle La Salle 75-42 on Wednesday night. Mason started off hot and never looked back with senior Jav… Read More
2021-01-07 13:52
George Mason couldn’t edge past VCU on Wednesday night and fell 66-61 after a lackluster second half. Mason started the game strong on offense going 3-for-3 on three-pointers and seein… Read More
2021-01-03 15:38
George Mason faced a Dayton team yesterday that had only seven scholarship players available and despite erasing an 18-point deficit, fell short of the win late in the game. A very winnable… Read More
2021-01-02 14:59
Photo by Bill BrideGeorge Mason is coming off a double-overtime win against UMass and now travels to Dayton looking to build off their win. The Flyers are just coming off a home loss to La S… Read More
2020-12-31 13:20
Well that was something. George Mason came way with the conference win after a wild finish on the road against UMass Wednesday night. The teams went to two overtimes and we saw clutch shooti… Read More
2020-12-27 15:03
Photo by Bill BrideGeorge Mason ended their non-conference schedule with a home loss to Norfolk St in the two teams first ever meeting. Pretty sad display given Mason was up by as many as 17… Read More
2020-12-24 13:03
George Mason won their second game at home this week after returning from COVID pause in a 70-65 win over old CAA foe Towson. It was another slow start with both teams not hitting much of an… Read More
2020-12-22 13:14
George Mason returned from their 23 day pause to get a win against VMI in their first “home game” of the season. Mason wearing their retro “Patriots” uniforms were sl… Read More
2020-12-02 14:46
So far this season we’ve already seen some of the other A-10 programs pause all basketball activities due to a positive coronavirus test, most recently Richmond. And now we get word th… Read More
2020-12-01 17:53
George Mason ended the Paradise Jam event 2-1 after dropping their second game to Belmont and beating Howard 84-70 on the final day. Against Howard Mason was red hot from the three-point lin… Read More
2020-11-27 14:01
Well that wasn’t great. George Mason escaped an embarrassing loss to a Division II school by the skin of their teeth last night in their first game at the Paradise Jam event in DC. Mas… Read More
2020-11-26 15:05
Hello friends and welcome to the rollercoaster season we have upon us here in 2020. George Mason’s original non-conference schedule has been blown up and still looks to be ever-changin… Read More
2020-10-15 19:23
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A lot seems to still be in up in the air for the 2020-21 college basketball season. We still don’t know how many games George Mason will play at EagleBank Arena and we… Read More
2020-04-23 13:05
Tuesday George Mason fans found out Justin Kier would not be returning to Fairfax next season and will officially transfer somewhere else. This leaves Mason with an open scholarship but… Read More
2020-04-08 22:22
Photo by Bill BrideJustin Kier just announced that he’s “been given this season back” which means he was granted a medical redshirt waiver from the NCAA. This didn’t… Read More
2020-04-08 22:02
Assistant coach Duane Simpkins talks with All Facts Media about how the Corona virus pandemic ended George Mason’s season and how it impacted them moving forward Read More
2020-04-03 19:37
Photo by Bill BrideFresh off the news of Ian Boyd returning for a fifth season, junior Goanar Mar has entered the transfer portal per Steven Goff:
George Mason Unews: Ian Boyd returning… Read More
2020-04-03 13:35
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Interesting news that came out yesterday for George Mason basketball as the team announced redshirt senior Ian Boyd will be returning for a fifth year. Boyd sat out al… Read More
2020-03-19 19:02
Photo by Bill BrideTo the surprise of probably no one, sophomore guard Jason Douglas-Stanley is transferring as per his instagram:
JDS was supposed to be an athletic three-point shooter… Read More
2020-03-11 19:49
Not great to see George Mason in the Wednesday afternoon games of the Atlantic 10 tournament but nonetheless they have advanced on after beating Saint Joseph’s 77-70. Mason controlled… Read More
2020-03-09 14:19
George Mason finished the year 12th and will face off against Saint Joesph’s Wednesday at 1 pm in Brooklyn:
Could Mason make a run? We’ve seen crazier from this team and havi… Read More
2020-03-05 15:58
Photo by Bill BrideGeorge Mason disaster of a season rolls on as they drop a 69-57 decision against Saint Louis last night to fall to 5-13 in the Atlantic 10. Before the game they honored tw… Read More
2020-03-02 17:36
George Mason fell short on the road against Duquesne with Javon Greene being sidelines for violating a team rule. Despite having a 40-21 rebounding advantage and 26 second chance points… Read More
2020-02-24 15:44
Photo by Bill BrideGeorge Mason narrowly escaped last place Saint Joseph’s at the annual homecoming game in front of a crowd of just under 6,000. SJU has been pretty awful this season… Read More
2020-02-16 14:27
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George Mason followed up a win on the road against VCU with a home loss to George Washington yesterday. A sad display in front of a good size crowd as the Patriots did… Read More
2020-02-13 15:03
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George Mason most likely bursts VCU’s bubble hopes last night with a win at the Siegel Center 72-67. Mason owned the boards and often beat the bigger VCU… Read More
2020-01-30 15:52
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George Mason lost a somewhat gritty battle with Rhode Island at home and blew several chances to keep the game closer. Mason went 10-for-22 at the free-throw line and… Read More
2020-01-23 15:21
Photo by Bill BrideAnother 30+ point game for Javon Greene (32 points) last night as George Mason picks up their 2nd conference win over UMass. Jamal Hartwell was held out again so Mason was… Read More
2020-01-21 01:02
Photo by Bill BrideGeorge Mason is struggling in the A-10 and couldn’t take down Richmond at home even with Javon Greene scoring an EagleBank Arena record 39 points.
What a day for… Read More
2020-01-16 14:43
Photo by Bill BrideAs George Mason’s season continues to nosedive into a tailspin with another conference loss last night, we found news also yesterday that senior Justin Kier is likel… Read More
2020-01-06 19:08
Photo by Bill BrideGeorge Mason is now riding a two game skid in which they’ve been blowout by TCU on the road and VCU at home. Despite successfully beating lower tier teams earlier in… Read More
2019-12-13 18:41
Photo by Bill BrideIt’s weird to think George Mason got better as a team while missing their best returning player from the previous season for the first six games of this year but now… Read More
2019-12-12 19:35
Photo by Bill BrideGood stuff here from Dave Paulsen talking about George Mason’s 10-1 start and who has stood out so far Read More
2019-12-10 15:48
For some reason George Mason has wore black or gray uniforms multiple times throughout their history. Seems odd given the school colors of green and gold but it makes a nice alternate jersey… Read More
2019-12-08 14:07
Photo by Bill BrideGeorge Mason continues their best start in 36 years as they took down American last night 68-53. Mason used a great second half and great defense to secure the win to impr… Read More
2019-11-28 11:58
George Mason came back being down as many as 15 points last night to beat New Mexico State and become Cayman Island Classic tournament champs. AJ Wilson was named tournament MVP and Jordan M… Read More
2019-11-27 13:24
George Mason continues to roll as they knocked off Big Ten opponent Nebraska last night 85-66. The Patriots are not set to play in the Cayman Islands Classic tournament final against New Mex… Read More
2019-11-26 18:21
George Mason grinded out a victory last night against ODU and now face B10 opponent Nebraska in the Cayman Islands. Mason should be able to match up pretty well against the Huskers who are… Read More
2019-11-26 14:56
George Mason began their Cayman Islands Classic journey with a victory against old CAA foe Old Dominion yesterday. AJ Wilson led the way for Mason and was all over the place with 18 points… Read More
2019-11-23 13:43
Photo by Bill BrideGeorge Mason posted a strong start in the first half against Maryland last night but ultimately couldn’t shoot the ball well enough to get past the Terrapins’… Read More
2019-11-21 14:45
George Mason and Maryland have only played each eight times, which seems crazy given the distance between the two schools. Although the Terps have won all eight meetings they do have some i… Read More
2019-11-20 17:15
Photo by Bill BrideGeorge Mason hit key free throws down the stretch to secure a win last night against Loyola Maryland to reach 5-0 on the year. It’s their best start ever in program… Read More
2019-11-17 13:21
Photo by Bill BrideGeorge Mason continues to roll this year with their latest win coming against long time rival James Madison 83-70. Mason has won 23 of the last 25 meetings between the tw… Read More
2019-11-14 14:14
Photo by Bill BrideIt hasn’t always been pretty for George Mason so far this season but they’ve managed to get the job done so far without leading scorer Justin Kier. The young… Read More
2019-10-04 14:35
Photo by Bill BrideBad injury news coming out today before the season has even started. Steven Goff of the Washington Post is reporting the seniors Justin Kier and Ian Boyd will miss time d… Read More
2019-09-18 14:59
Dave Paulsen got his big that they were targeting to round out their 2020 recuriting class as 6’8″ forward Malik Henry from Texas committed this morning:
10000% COMMITTED… Read More
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