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2000–01 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team

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2000–01 George Mason Patriots men's basketball
CAA tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record18-12 (11-5 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPatriot Center
Seasons

The 2000–01 George Mason Patriots Men's basketball team represented George Mason University during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was the 35th season for the program, the fourth under head coach Jim Larrañaga. The Patriots played their home games at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia.

The Patriots won the CAA tournament by defeating UNC Wilmington in the final.[1]

Honors and awards

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Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Year

Colonial Athletic Association All-Conference First Team

  • George Evans
  • Erik Herring

Colonial Athletic Association Defensive Player of the Year

  • George Evans

Colonial Athletic Association All-Defensive Team

  • George Evans

Colonial Athletic Association Dean Ehlers Award

  • George Evans

AP All-America Team - Honorable Mention

  • George Evans

Roster

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2000–01 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 2 Jon Larranaga 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So St. John's Catholic Prep Oakton, VA
F 3 Jesse Young 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Peterborough Collegiate Peterborough, Canada
G 4 Raoul Heinen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Callant Lyceum Bunschoten, Netherlands
G 5 Tremaine Price 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Sr Parkdale Landover, MD
G 12 Richard Tynes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Hargrave Military Academy Washington, DC
F 21 George Evans 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr I.C. Norcom Portsmouth, VA
G 23 Rob Sullivan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Maplewood, NJ
F 24 Rob Anderson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Wakefield Arlington, VA
F 34 Terrance Nixon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Oxon Hill Oxon Hill, MD
G 40 Jeff Palumbo 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr St. John's College HS Bowie, MD
F 41 Deon Cooper 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Columbia Central Columbia, TN
G 44 Erik Herring 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Thornton Chicago, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Player statistics

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Player GP GS FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
George Evans 30 29 .613 .000 .612 7.8 1.9 1.9 1.5 18.4
Erik Herring 30 30 .434 .402 .717 3.7 2.4 1.3 0.6 16.0
Jesse Young 30 30 .557 .000 .671 5.9 0.5 0.6 0.9 8.2
Jon Larranaga 30 22 .445 .000 .717 4.9 1.6 1.7 0.3 8.0
Tremaine Price 30 30 .328 .337 .683 1.9 4.7 1.3 0.0 7.5
Rob Anderson 27 8 .316 .267 .583 2.3 0.9 0.7 0.6 4.8
Raoul Heinen 22 0 .400 .174 .529 1.3 0.6 0.5 0.0 3.1
Terrance Nixon 29 1 .436 .333 .529 2.0 0.5 0.1 0.1 2.8
Rob Sullivan 23 0 .429 .409 .600 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.0 2.2
Deon Cooper 22 0 .588 .000 .571 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.3 1.1
Richard Tynes 30 0 .275 .091 .222 1.1 0.3 0.3 0.1 1.1
Jeff Palumbo 2 0 .000 .000 .000 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 13, 2000*
9:00 pm
at New Mexico
Preseason NIT
L 68–79  0–1
 28  Herring   4  Evans/Young   3  Evans/Price  The Pit (15,156)
Albuquerque, NM
November 20, 2000*
7:00 pm
at Drexel W 80–72  1–1
 26  Herring   9  Evans   6  Price  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,837)
Philadelphia, PA
November 25, 2000*
7:30 pm
Delaware W 72–65  2–1
 20  Evans   12  Larranaga   3  Herring/Price  Patriot Center (2,108)
Fairfax, VA
November 28, 2000*
7:30 pm
at Coppin State W 75–54  3–1
 23  Evans   6  Young   4  Price  Coppin Center (456)
Baltimore, MD
December 2, 2000*
7:00 pm
at Toledo L 75–84  3–2
 22  Evans   9  Evans   4  Herring/Tynes  Savage Hall (4,777)
Toledo, OH
December 6, 2000
7:00 pm
at American W 65–54  4–2
(1–0)
 18  Evans   10  Evans   5  Price  Bender Arena (617)
Washington, DC
December 9, 2000
7:00 pm
at James Madison W 65–54  5–2
(2–0)
 14  Young   9  Young   5  Price  JMU Convocation Center (4,011)
Harrisonburg, VA
December 20, 2000*
7:00 pm
Coastal Carolina W 81–65  6–2
 27  Evans   7  Evans   8  Herring  Patriot Center (1,523)
Fairfax, VA
December 22, 2000*
7:00 pm
Miami (OH) W 64–50  7–2
 22  Evans   10  Evans   6  Price  Patriot Center (2,011)
Fairfax, VA
December 29, 2000*
9:00 pm
at Santa Clara
Cable Car Classic
L 76–78 OT 7–3
 22  Herring   12  Evans   6  Larranaga  Leavey Center (3,684)
Santa Clara, CA
December 30, 2000*
9:00 pm
vs. Fordham
Cable Car Classic
L 55–64  7–4
 17  Evans   14  Evans   8  Price  Leavey Center (3,757)
Santa Clara, CA
CAA regular season
January 3, 2001
7:00 pm
Richmond W 67–57  8–4
(3–0)
 14  Evans/Young   9  Evans   3  Evans/Herring  Patriot Center (1,826)
Fairfax, VA
January 6, 2001
4:30 pm
UNC Wilmington L 53–57  8–5
(3–1)
 16  Evans   14  Evans   3  Larranaga/Price  Patriot Center (1,984)
Fairfax, VA
January 10, 2001
7:30 pm
at VCU
Rivalry
L 65–72  8–6
(3–2)
 26  Evans   10  Evans   4  Herring  Siegel Center (4,015)
Richmond, VA
January 13, 2001
7:00 pm
Old Dominion W 81–76  9–6
(4–2)
 23  Herring   12  Evans   4  Herring/Price  Patriot Center (3,419)
Fairfax, VA
January 17, 2001
7:00pm
William & Mary W 73–64  10–6
(5–2)
 15  Evans   4  Anderson/Larranaga   7  Price  William & Mary Hall (2,628)
Williamsburg, VA
January 20, 2001*
4:00 pm
at Fairfield L 86–95  10–7
 24  Evans   10  Evans   8  Price  Alumni Hall (2,377)
Fairfield, CT
January 22, 2001
7:00 pm
East Carolina W 104–62  11–7
(6–2)
 26  Evans   8  Evans/Young   11  Price  Patriot Center (1,778)
Fairfax, VA
January 27, 2001
4:30 pm
at American W 84–56  12–7
(7–2)
 25  Evans   9  Young   7  Price  Patriot Center (6,373)
Fairfax, VA
January 29, 2001*
7:00 pm
at Detroit L 54–67  12–8
 18  Herring   11  Young   2  Evans/Herring/Sullivan  Calihan Hall (2,024)
Detroit, MI
February 3, 2001
4:00 pm
at East Carolina W 77–74  13–8
(8–2)
 22  Evans   7  Young   5  Price  Williams Arena (6,429)
Greenville NC
February 5, 2001
7:00 pm
at UNC Wilmington L 42–50  13–9
(8–3)
 14  Evans   12  Young   3  Evans  Trask Coliseum (4,455)
Wilmington, NC
February 10, 2001
7:00 pm
William & Mary W 84–62  14–9
(9–3)
 23  Evans   6  Larranaga   6  Price  Patriot Center (4,131)
Fairfax, VA
February 14, 2001
7:00 pm
VCU
Rivalry
W 99–79  15–9
(10–3)
 30  Evans   10  Evans/Young   10  Price  Patriot Center (2,041)
Fairfax, VA
February 17, 2001
4:00 pm
James Madison W 79–66  16–9
(11–3)
 30  Herring   7  Herring   6  Price  Patriot Center (9,702)
Fairfax, VA
February 21, 2001
7:35 pm
at Old Dominion L 70–78  16–10
(11–4)
 27  Herring   7  Evans   7  Price  ODU Fieldhouse (3,191)
Norfolk, VA
February 24, 2001
1:00 pm
at Richmond L 57–77  16–11
(11–5)
 16  Evans   8  Young   3  Herring/Price  Robins Center (5,209)
Richmond, VA
2001 CAA tournament
March 4, 2001
3:30 pm
(2) vs. (6) James Madison
Semifinals
W 62–36  17–11
 16  Herring   5  Herring   4  Sullivan  Richmond Coliseum (4,226)
Richmond, VA
March 5, 2001
7:30 pm
(2) vs. (1) UNC Wilmington
Finals
W 35–33  18–11
 12  Herring   11  Evans   3  Price  Richmond Coliseum (5,085)
Richmond, VA
2001 NCAA tournament
March 15, 2001
3:10 pm
(14) vs. (3) Maryland
First Round
L 80–83  18–12
 27  Evans   9  Young   6  Price  BSU Pavilion (10,824)
Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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  1. ^ O'Connor, John (March 6, 2001). "George Mason captures crown in defensive test". Richmond Times-Dispatch. p. 31. Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.