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Game #33 | George Mason (17-15, 5-13 A-10) vs. St. Bonaventure (19-12, 11-7 A-10) | Thursday, March 12, 2020 | 2:30 p.m. (EST) | Brooklyn, N.Y. | Barclays Center (17,732) | NBCSN Mark LaFrance | Assistant AD For Communications Men’s Basketball Contact | George Mason University Athletics MASON BASKETBALL 4400 University Drive | MS 3A5 | Fairfax, Va. 22030 NCAA FINAL FOUR 2006 | NCAA TOURNAMENT 1989 • 1999 • 2001 • 2006 • 2008 • 2011 (o) (703) 993-3246 | (c) (508) 577-7282 | (e) [email protected] NIT 1986 • 2002 • 2004 • 2009 | CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS 1989 • 1999 • 2001 • 2008 GoMason.com | Twitter: @GoMasonSID Six NCAA Appearances | Five NCAA Tournament Wins | 13 Postseason Tournament Appearances | Six AP All-Americans | Six Conference Players of the Year 2019-20 SCHEDULE (17-15, 5-13 A-10) A-10 SECOND ROUND Oct. 30 CATHOLIC (EX.) (ESPN+) W, 74-33 Date ............................................Thursday, March 12 Time .....................................................2:30 p.m. (ET) Nov. 5 NAVY (ESPN+) W, 68-55 (OT) Location ...............................................Brooklyn, N.Y. Nov. 8 LONGWOOD (ESPN+) W, 76-65 Arena .................................. Barclays Center (17,732) Broadcast ........................................................NBCSN Nov. 13 LIU (ESPN+) W, 80-74 Commentators ............ Todd Harris, Tim McCormick Nov. 16 JAMES MADISON (MASN) W, 83-70 Sideline ....................David Kaplan, Corey Robinson Audio ................................ GoMason Digital Network Nov. 19 LOYOLA (MD.) ! (ESPN+) W, 65-61 Commentators .....................................Bill Rohland Nov. 22 at #6/6 Maryland (BTN) L, 86-63 GEORGEMIAMI (8-20,MASON 3-12) (17-15, 5-13) Series History ................................ Mason trails, 3-10 ST. BONAVENTURE (19-12, 11-7) PATRIOTS BONNIES Nov. 25 vs. Old Dominion @ (Flo) W, 60-53 REDHAWKS Nov. 26 vs. Nebraska @ (Flo) W, 85-66 PATRIOT POINTS Nov. 27 vs. New Mexico St @ (Flo) W, 68-64 u No. 12 seed George Mason battles No. 5 St. Bonaventure in u Javon Greene posted 14 points, nine rebounds and made 7-of-8 A-10 second round action Thursday in Brooklyn. free throw attempts vs. SJU. He finished A-10 play ranked 10th in the Dec. 3 JACKSONVILLE ST (ESPN+) W, 67-60 league in scoring (14.9 ppg) and fourth in steals (1.8 spg). Dec. 7 AMERICAN (MASN2) W, 68-53 u The Patriots are 3-0 all time in the A-10 second round, with Dec. 21 UMBC (MASN) W, 69-53 victories in each of the past three seasons. Mason was 0-3 in the u Wilson’s A-10 Most Improved Player honor marked the third time Dec. 30 at TCU (FSSW/MASN2) L, 87-53 A-10 first round until defeating Saint Joseph’s 77-70 on Wednesday. in four seasons a Mason player has received the award. Injured Mason senior Justin Kier was the recipient in 2019, while former u With a win, Mason would move on to play No. 4 Saint Louis on Patriot standout Marquise Moore earned the honor in 2017. Jan. 5 VCU * (NBCSN) L, 72-59 Friday at 2:30 p.m. inside the Barclays Center. Jan. 8 ST. BONAVENTURE * (STA) L, 61-49 u Patriot foes are averaging just 6.6 offensive rebounds/game over the Jan. 11 at La Salle * (ESPN+) W, 76-63 u The Patriots have won an A-10 Tournament game in each of past five contests. Mason has held its opponent to 10 offensive boards Jan. 15 at G. Washington * (ESPN+) L, 73-67 the past four seasons under head coach Dave Paulsen after the or less in 14 of the past 16 games. Jan. 18 RICHMOND * (NBCSN) L, 97-87 program posted an 0-3 mark in its first three seasons in the league. u After struggling to defend the 3 early in conference play (.387 thru Jan. 22 UMASS * (ESPN+) W, 73-63 u In Wednesday’s win over Saint Joseph’s, Mason held a Jan. 25 at Davidson * (CBSSN) L, 68-53 nine games), Mason held its opponents to a combined 28.9 percent dominant +19 edge on the glass (47-28) and shot 48.3 percent (57-197) over the past 10 games. Jan. 28 rv/- URI * (STA/MASN) L, 78-64 (29-60) from the floor. u Junior Javon Greene is tied for eighth on Mason’s single season Feb. 1 at St. Bonaventure * (STA/MASN) L, 74-65 u 2020 A-10 Most Improved Player AJ Wilson led the Patriots steals list with 55 in 2019-20. He needs three during the A-10 Feb. 9 at UMass * (NBCSN) L, 69-67 with a career-best 24 points (10-16 FG) against the Hawks while Tournament to move into sixth all time. Feb. 12 at VCU * (ESPNU) W, 72-67 pulling down nine rebounds and two blocks. His effort was just two Feb. 15 G. WASHINGTON * (NBCSN) L, 73-67 points off the all-time individual Mason scoring mark in the A-10 u The Patriots’ 149 blocks this season rank as the second-highest Feb. 19 at rv/- Richmond * (ESPN+) L, 65-50 Tournament (26 pts - Justin Kier in last season’s second round). single season total in school history. In addition, Mason’s .315 Feb. 22 SAINT JOSEPH’S * (NBCSN) W, 62-55 3-point field goal defense this season ranks fourth best in school u Wilson has averaged 15.5 points, 11.5 rebounds and 3.5 blocks in annals. Feb. 25 #4/3 DAYTON * (STA/MASN) L, 62-55 four neutral site games for George Mason this season. Feb. 29 at Duquesne * (ESPN+) L, 81-78 u Mason has posted a 5-11 record since 2019 A-10 Most Improved u Jordan Miller reached double figures for the 12th-straight Player Justin Kier re-fractured his foot on Jan. 14. Mar. 4 SAINT LOUIS * (ESPN+) L, 69-57 game vs. SJU. He tallied 19 points, seven rebounds and made Mar. 7 at Fordham * (ESPN+) W, 65-61 8-of-11 2-point attempts. He’s averaging 17 points, seven uMason is 304th nationally in experience (1.27 years/player) after being without the team’s two seniors for the majority of the season. Mar. 11 vs. Saint Joseph’s (ESPN+) % W, 77-70 rebounds, 2.8 assists and shooting 55.3 percent (26-47) from the Mar. 12 vs. St. Bonaventure (NBCSN) % 2:30 p.m. floor over Mason’s past four contests. Mar. 13-15 A-10 Championship % TBA PROBABLE STARTERS No. Name Pos. Ht Wt Cl Pts FG% 3P% FT% Reb Ast Stl Min All Times EST 2 Xavier Johnson G 6-1 182 Fr. 7.1 .416 .220 .719 3.7 2.5 1.3 29.2 ! Cayman Islands Classic Opening Game (Fairfax, Va.) 11 Jordan Miller G 6-6 189 So. 12.7 .448 .330 .701 5.3 1.4 1.1 32.4 @ Cayman Islands Classic (George Town, Grand Cayman) 12 AJ Wilson F 6-7 210 R-Jr. 12.2 .455 2.9 blk/gm .603 7.4 1.0 0.6 27.7 % A-10 Championship (Brooklyn, N.Y.) * Atlantic 10 contest 23 Javon Greene G 6-2 190 Jr. 13.8 .397 .339 .815 5.6 2.6 1.8 32.2 13 Josh Oduro F 6-9 237 Fr. 4.9 .481 0.8 blk/gm .609 3.9 0.3 0.3 16.9 KEY RESERVES No. Name Pos. Ht Wt Cl Pts FG% 3P% FT% Reb Ast Stl Min 0 Goanar Mar F 6-7 214 Jr. 2.4 .321 .074 .700 2.1 0.6 0.3 15.4 1 Justin Kier# G 6-4 197 Sr. 9.6 .464 .458 .846 3.6 1.3 0.7 22.6 3 Bahaïde Haïdara^ G 6-6 201 Fr. 0.0 .000 -- .000 3.0 1.5 -- 7.5 10 Jamal Hartwell II G 5-10 155 So. 9.6 .382 .311 .800 1.8 1.7 0.3 29.0 20 Jason Douglas-Stanley G 6-2 191 So. 1.0 .179 .227 .750 0.5 0.2 0.1 5.0 33 Greg Calixte F 6-8 227 Jr. 2.9 .574 0.3 blk/gm .333 3.2 0.5 0.3 13.1 # Had surgery to repair right foot fracture; no timetable on return ^ Out with left wrist sprain; will be re-evaluated upon completion of rehab MASON BASKETBALL 2019-20 Men’s Basketball Game Notes #0 Goanar Mar #1 Justin Kier #2 Xavier Johnson #3 Bahaïde Haïdara Jr. • F • 6-7 • 214 Sr. • G • 6-4 • 197 So. • G • 6-1 • 182 Fr. • G • 6-6 • 201 Mankato, Minn. Grottoes, Va. Germantown, Md. Montréal, Canada #10 Jamal Hartwell II #11 Jordan Miller #12 AJ Wilson #13 Josh Oduro So. • G • 5-10 • 155 So. • G • 6-6 • 189 R-Jr. • F • 6-7 • 210 Fr. • F • 6-9 • 237 Inglewood, Calif. Middleburg, Va. Laurel, Md. Gainesville, Va. #20 Jason Douglas- #21 Jack Tempchin #22 Mehki McCray #23 Javon Greene Stanley R-Jr. • G • 5-9 • 158 Jr. • G • 6-1 • 194 Jr. • G • 6-2 • 190 So. • G • 6-2 • 191 Silver Spring, Md Waldorf, Md. McDonough, Ga. Mount Vernon, N.Y. #30 Chance Konnor #32 Ian Boyd #33 Greg Calixte Jr. • F • 6-11 • 235 Sr. • G • 6-4 • 215 Jr. • F • 6-8 • 227 Reston, Va. Apex, N.C. Mount Vernon, N.Y. 2019-20 George Mason University Basketball GoMason.com/@MasonMBB MASON BASKETBALL 2019-20 Broadcast Roster Goanar Mar F • 6-7 • 214 • Jr. • Mankato, Minn. • DeLaSalle • Tied season high with 4 FGs made (4-6 FG), had 8 pts, 6 reb vs Saint Joe’s MIN PTS REB APG FG% 3FG% FT% • Good defensive rotation player; Just 5 gms with FG(s) made in A-10 play 2019-20 15.4 2.4 2.1 0.6 .321 .074 .700 0 • Averaged 12.6 minutes and 1.6 points per game in A-10 play CAREER 23.3 5.9 3.1 0.7 .382 .286 .768 G • 6-4 • 197 • Sr.