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2011-12 Quick Facts GENERAL INFORMATION BASKETBALL STAFF Location: 4400 University Drive Head Coach: Paul Hewitt (St. John Fisher, 1985) Fairfax, VA 22030-4444 Overall Record: 256-189 (14 years) Enrollment: 32,562 Founded: 1957 (University Status, 1972) Record at GMU: First Season Nickname / Colors: Patriots / Green and Gold Best Time/Day to Reach: Contact SID Affiliation: NCAA Division I Assistants: Roland Houston (Rhode Island, 1982) Conference: Colonial Athletic Association Chris Kreider (Lebanon Valley, 2003) President: Dr. Alan G. Merten Mike Wells (Mount Vernon Nazarene, 1993) (Wisconsin, 1963) Athletic Director: Thomas J. O’Connor Director, Basketball Operations: Scott Lombardi (Assumption, 1968) Manager, Basketball Operations: Larry Fain Arena (Capacity): Patriot Center (10,000) Secretary: Carolyn Marsh Press Row Phone: 703-993-3044 Basketball Office Phone: (703) 993-3240 Athletic Website: GoMason.com Trainer: Debi Corbatto HISTORY ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS First Year of Basketball: 1966 Director, New Media/MBB Contact: Dan Reisig All-time Record (1966-2011 / 45 yrs): 658-629 (.511) Office phone: (703) 993-3268 Division I Record (1979-2011 / 33 yrs): 533-442 (.547) All-time CAA Record (1985-2011/26 yrs): 254-172 (.596) Cell phone: (703) 439-9526 CAA Champions: 1989, 1999, 2001, 2008 E-mail address: [email protected] NCAA Tournament Record: 5-6 Assoc. AD/Communications Maureen Nasser Appearances/years Six/1989, 1999, 2001, 2006, 2008, Office phone: (703) 993-3263 2011 E-mail address: [email protected] Last NCAA appearance 2011 Director, Patriot Productions: Jeff O’Bier (lost to Ohio State, 66-98, East Regional Third Office Phone: (703) 993-3261 Round - Cleveland) Last NCAA win 2011 E-mail address: [email protected] (beat Villanova, 61-57, East Regional Second Assistant Director, Ath. Comm.: Elizabeth Ryan Round - Cleveland) Office phone: (703) 993-3246 NIT Record: 3-4 E-mail address: [email protected] Appearances/years Four/1986, 2002, 2004, 2009 SID Fax: (703) 993-3259 Last NIT appearance 2009 (lost at Penn State (2009 NIT Champions), 77-73, OT) SID Mailing Address: MSN 3A5/Sports Information 20-Win Seasons: Ten George Mason University (21-7 in 1983-84, 20-12 in 1985-86, 20-10 in 1987-88, 4400 University Drive 20-11 in 1988-89, 20-12 in 1989-90, 23-10 in 2003-04, 27-8 in 2005-06, 23-11 in 2007-08, 22-11 in 2008-09, 27-7 in MEDIA INFORMATION 2010-11) We look forward to your visit to George Mason Record Crowds: Home: 9,840 (James Madison, 2/2/08) 9,840 (UNC Wilmington, 2/16/08) University and Fairfax, Va. Requests for interviews can 9,840 (Northeastern, 2/14/09) be arranged through the athletic communications 9,840 (Old Dominion, 2/5/11) office. Contact Dan Reisig to coordinate player 9,840 (James Madison, 2/12/11) Away: 19,891 (at North Carolina, 12/7/03) interviews or interviews with head coach Paul Neutral: 43,822 (vs. Florida at RCA Dome, 4/1/06) Hewitt, his staff or players. Postgame interviews will begin approximately 10 minutes following the game in the interview TEAM INFORMATION Total Home Away Neutral room. The George Mason locker room is closed, 2010-11 Overall Record: 27-7 14-0 10-3 3-4 but requests for individual players can be arranged 2010-11 Conference Record: 16-2 9-0 7-2 0-0 through athletic communications personnel. Conference Finish 1st (reg. season) Press credentials for all home basketball Lost to VCU in tourn. semifinals games can be obtained by calling the Athletic Starters returning/lost: 3/2 Letterwinners returning/lost: 9/4 Communications Office at (703) 993-3268 or by Newcomers: 3 e-mailing or faxing a credential request on official letterhead to the office at (703) 993-3259. Please make requests at least 24 hours in advance. 2011-12 GEORGE MASON MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESEASON GUIDE PAGE 3 2011-12 Numerical Roster # Player Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School/Previous School 0 Bryon Allen G So. 6’3 214 Largo, Md./St. Thomas More 1 Paris Bennett F So.-RS 6’6” 226 Linden, N.J./St. Patrick 4 Erik Copes F/C Fr. 6’8” 244 Philadelphia, Pa./Imhotep Charter 10 Sherrod Wright G So.-RS 6’4” 196 Mt. Vernon, N.Y./Mount Vernon 11 Vertrail Vaughns G So.-RS 6’2” 193 Dallas, Texas/Mesquite 12 Vaughn Gray F Fr. 6’5” 185 Elmwood Park, N.J./St. Benedict’s Prep 13 Corey Edwards G Fr. 5’11” 177 Middle Village, N.Y./Christ the King 14 Anali Okoloji* F So. 6’8” 232 Brooklyn, N.Y./Impact Academy/Seton Hall 21 Jonathan Arledge F So. 6’9 228 Silver Spring, Md./KIMA 22 Mike Morrison F Sr. 6’9” 237 St. Petersburg, Fla./Lakewood 24 Ryan Pearson F Sr. 6’6” 237 Far Rockaway, N.Y./Christ the King 32 Johnny Williams F Jr. 6’8” 266 Memphis, Tenn./Briarcrest Christian 45 Andre Cornelius G Sr. 5’10” 174 Charlotte, N.C./Victory Christian 2011-12 Alphabetical Roster # Player Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School/Previous School 0 Bryon Allen G So. 6’3” 214 Largo, Md./St. Thomas More 21 Jonathan Arledge F So. 6’9” 228 Silver Spring, Md./KIMA 1 Paris Bennett F So.-RS 6’6” 226 Linden, N.J./St. Patrick 4 Erik Copes F/C Fr. 6’8” 244 Philadelphia, Pa./Imhotep Charter 45 Andre Cornelius G Sr. 5’10” 174 Charlotte, N.C./Victory Christian 13 Corey Edwards G Fr. 5’11” 177 Middle Village, N.Y./Christ the King 12 Vaughn Gray F Fr. 6’5” 185 Elmwood Park, N.J./St. Benedict’s Prep 22 Mike Morrison F Sr. 6’9” 237 St. Petersburg, Fla./Lakewood 14 Anali Okoloji* F So. 6’8” 232 Brooklyn, N.Y./Impact Academy/Seton Hall 24 Ryan Pearson F Sr. 6’6” 237 Far Rockaway, N.Y./Christ the King 11 Vertrail Vaughns G So.-RS 6’2” 193 Dallas, Texas/Mesquite 32 Johnny Williams F Jr. 6’8” 266 Memphis, Tenn./Briarcrest Christian 10 Sherrod Wright G So.-RS 6’4” 196 Mt. Vernon, N.Y./Mount Vernon * - Will sit out the 2011-12 season due to NCAA transfer rules. Head Coach: Paul Hewitt (St. John Fisher, 1985) Assistant Coaches: Roland Houston (Rhode Island, 1982) Chris Kreider (Lebanon Valley, 2003) Mike Wells (Mount Vernon Nazarene, 1993) Director, Basketball Operations: Scott Lombardi (UMBC, 2007) Director, Player Development: Marquis Webb (Rutgers, 2007) Manager, Basketball Operations: Larry Fain Athletic Trainer: Debi Corbatto Strength and Conditioning Coach: Robert “Handy” Handerahan Director, New Media/Men’s Basketball SID: Dan Reisig Basketball Secretary: Carolyn Marsh 2011-12 GEORGE MASON MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESEASON GUIDE PAGE 4 2010-11 George Mason Men's Basketball George Mason Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 22, 2011) 2010-11 FinalAll Season games Statistics RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 27-7 14-0 10-3 3-4 CONFERENCE 16-2 9-0 7-2 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 11-5 5-0 3-1 3-4 Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 20 Long, Cam 34-34 1121 33.0 181-378 . 4 7 9 60-139 . 4 3 2 90-120 . 7 5 0 40 119 159 4.7 56 1 97 67 8 47 512 15.1 24 Pearson, Ryan 34-33 1030 30.3 163-319 . 5 1 1 18-45 . 4 0 0 138-195 . 7 0 8 64 165 229 6.7 88 1 40 53 20 32 482 14.2 14 Hancock, Luke 33-30 945 28.6 119-241 . 4 9 4 23-64 . 3 5 9 98-121 . 8 1 0 30 107 137 4.2 78 0 143 75 16 33 359 10.9 45 Cornelius, Andre 34-34 923 27.1 109-260 . 4 1 9 61-158 . 3 8 6 45-54 . 8 3 3 10 68 78 2.3 80 1 53 52 3 33 324 9.5 22 Morrison, Mike 34-34 831 24.4 95-169 . 5 6 2 0-0 . 0 0 0 41-104 . 3 9 4 59 127 186 5.5 88 5 57 32 40 20 231 6.8 13 Tate, Isaiah 34-4 699 20.6 76-172 . 4 4 2 28-68 . 4 1 2 32-48 . 6 6 7 37 46 83 2.4 41 0 26 20 8 26 212 6.2 11 Vaughns, Vertrail 32-0 304 9.5 50-106 . 4 7 2 33-67 . 4 9 3 12-18 . 6 6 7 13 23 36 1.1 32 1 11 15 1 11 145 4.5 32 Williams, Johnny 32-0 293 9.2 33-69 . 4 7 8 0-1 . 0 0 0 11-16 . 6 8 8 17 26 43 1.3 34 0 8 14 5 6 77 2.4 05 Arledge, Jonathan 28-0 153 5.5 14-38 . 3 6 8 1-4 . 2 5 0 11-16 . 6 8 8 9 16 25 0.9 31 0 6 7 3 6 40 1.4 03 Allen, Bryon 27-0 157 5.8 13-43 . 3 0 2 2-13 . 1 5 4 9-13 . 6 9 2 6 10 16 0.6 4 0 19 17 0 1 37 1.4 01 Bennett, Paris 33-1 294 8.9 16-42 . 3 8 1 0-5 . 0 0 0 5-9 . 5 5 6 17 34 51 1.5 40 0 16 14 5 6 37 1.1 23 Whack, Rashad 22-0 117 5.3 7-21 .