GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY 2020-21 MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESEASON PROSPECTUS GENERAL INFORMATION BASKETBALL STAFF Location: Fairfax, VA 22030-4444 Head Coach: Dave Paulsen (Williams College ‘87) Enrollment: 37,316 (26,192 Undergraduate) Overall Record: 478-296 (27th season) Founded: 1957 (University Status, 1972) Record at Mason: 82-82 (sixth season) Nickname / Colors: Patriots / Green and Gold Best Time/Day to Reach: Contact SID Affiliation: NCAA Division I Associate Head Coach: Duane Simpkins Conference: Atlantic 10 Conference Assistant Coaches: Maurice Joseph, Bryson Johnson President: Dr. Gregory Washington Director, Basketball Operations: Zack Curran Athletic Director: Brad Edwards Director, Scouting & Analytics: Tyler Jorns Arena (Capacity): EagleBank Arena (7,860) Graduate Managers: Alex Bates, Isaiah Tate Press Row Phone: 703-993-3044 Administrative Assistant: Carolyn Marsh Athletic Website: GoMason.com Basketball Office Phone: (703) 993-3240 HISTORY Strength & Conditioning Coach: Handy Handerahan First Year of Basketball: 1966 Trainer: Rebekah Schmidt All-time Record (1966-2020/54 seasons): 806-778 (.509) Division I Record (1979-2017/40 seasons): 681-588 (.537) ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS All-time Atlantic 10 Record (2013-pres./5 yrs): 47-77 (.379) Asst. AD, Comm./MBB Contact: Mark LaFrance All-time CAA Record (1985-2013/28 yrs): 278-184 (.602) Cell phone: (508) 577-7282 CAA Champions: 1989, 1999, 2001, 2008 E-mail address: [email protected] NCAA Tournament Record: 5-6 Director, Patriot Productions: Jeff O’Bier Appearances/years Six/1989, 1999, 2001, 2006, 2008, 2011 E-mail address: [email protected] Last NCAA appearance 2011 Facebook: facebook.com/MasonAthletics and MasonMBB (lost to Ohio State, 66-98, East Regional Third Round - Cleveland) Twitter: @MasonMBB and @MasonAthletics Last NCAA win 2011 (beat Villanova, 61-57, East Regional Second Round - Cleveland) Instagram: @masonmbb NIT Record: 3-4 Appearances/years Four/1986, 2002, 2004, 2009 Returning Players (2019-20 Averages) Last NIT appearance 2009 Name PPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT% (lost at Penn State (2009 NIT Champions), 77-73, OT) Javon Greene* 13.8 5.6 2.6 .397 .339 .815 CBI Record: 4-3 Jordan Miller* 12.7 5.3 1.4 .448 .330 .701 Appearances/years Two/2013, 2017 AJ Wilson* 12.2 7.4 1.0 .455 .326 .603 20-Win Seasons: 13 Jamal Hartwell II 9.6 1.8 1.7 .382 .311 .800 (21-7 in 1983-84, 20-12 in 1985-86, 20-10 in 1987-88, Xavier Johnson* 7.1 3.7 2.5 .416 .220 .719 20-11 in 1988-89, 20-12 in 1989-90, 23-10 in 2003-04, Ian Boyd# 5.2 2.1 0.7 .445 .338 .636 27-8 in 2005-06, 23-11 in 2007-08, 22-11 in 2008-09, Josh Oduro* 4.9 3.9 0.3 .481 .154 .609 27-7 in 2010-11, 24-9 in 2011-12, 22-16 in 2012-13, 20-14 in 2016-17) Record Crowds: Home: 9,840, eight times, Greg Calixte 2.9 3.2 0.5 .574 -- .333 last vs. Virginia (11/9/12) Bahaïde Haïdara 0.0 3.0 1.5 .000 -- .000 Away: 19,891 (at North Carolina, 12/7/03) Jack Tempchin^ 0.3 0.2 0.0 .000 -- .000 Neutral: 43,822 (vs. Florida at RCA Dome, 4/1/06) Mehki McCray^ 0.0 0.0 0.0 -- -- -- Key Players Lost (2019-20 Averages) TEAM INFORMATION Name PPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT% Total Home Away Neutral Justin Kier 9.6 3.6 1.3 .464 .458 .846 2019-20 Overall Record: 17-15 10-7 3-8 4-0 Goanar Mar 2.4 2.1 0.6 .321 .074 .700 2019-20 Conference Record: 5-13 2-7 3-6 0-0 Jason Douglas-Stanley 1.0 0.5 0.2 .179 .227 .750 Conference Finish 12th (reg. season) A-10 Tournament Def SJU in A-10 First Round Newcomers Postseason None Name Ht P Hometown/Prev School Starters returning/lost: 5/0 Otis Frazier III 6-6 G/F Buckeye, Ariz./Mt. Zion Prep Letterwinners returning/lost: 12/3 Malik Henry 6-8 F Longview, Texas/Longview Newcomers: 4 Tyler Kolek 6-3 G Cumberland, R.I./St. George’s Ronald Polite 6-2 G Oxon Hill, Md./Oxon Hill * Denotes 2019-20 starter; ^ Denotes walk-on player # Missed all of 2019-20 season due to injury; Stats are from 2018-19 2020-21 GEORGE MASON MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESEASON PROSPECTUS PAGE 1 2020-21 SCHEDULE NOVEMBER 26 Thurs vs. Northeastern! Washington, D.C. TBA ESPN+ 27 Fri vs. Belmont! Washington, D.C. TBA ESPN+ 28 Sat vs. Howard! Washington, D.C. TBA ESPN+ DECEMBER 4 Fri at Maryland College Park, Md. TBA TBA 8 Tues MORGAN STATE FAIRFAX, Va. TBA ESPN+ 12 Sat vs. James Madison# Richmond, Va. TBA 13 Sun vs. Old Dominion# Richmond, Va. TBA 16 Wed COPPIN STATE FAIRFAX, Va. TBA ESPN+ 22 Tues TOWSON FAIRFAX, Va. TBA ESPN+ 30 Wed at Massachusetts* Amherst, Mass. TBA ESPN+ JANUARY 2 Sat at Dayton* Dayton, Ohio 4:30 p.m. NBCSN 6 Wed VCU* FAIRFAX, Va. TBA ESPN+ 9 Sat RICHMOND* FAIRFAX, Va. TBA CBSSN 13 Wed LA SALLE* FAIRFAX, Va. TBA ESPN+ 16 Sat at Rhode Island* Kingston, R.I. 2:00 p.m. NBCSN 20 Wed SAINT JOSEPH’S* FAIRFAX, Va. TBA ESPN+ 23 Sat at Saint Joseph’s* Philadelphia, Pa. 12:30 p.m. NBCSN 27 Wed GEORGE WASHINGTON* FAIRFAX, Va. TBA ESPN+ 30 Sat MASSACHUSETTS* FAIRFAX, Va. TBA ESPN+ FEBRUARY 2 Tues at Richmond* Richmond, Va. TBA ESPN+ 6 Sat at St. Bonaventure* Olean, N.Y. TBA ESPN+ 10 Wed FORDHAM* FAIRFAX, Va. TBA ESPN+ 13 Sat DUQUESNE* FAIRFAX, Va. TBA ESPN+ 20 Sat at VCU* Richmond, Va. 2:30 p.m. NBCSN 24 Wed DAVIDSON* FAIRFAX, Va. TBA ESPN+ 27 Sat at George Washington* Washington, D.C. TBA ESPN+ MARCH 2 Tues at Saint Louis* St. Louis, Mo. TBA CBSSN 10-14 Wed-Sun A-10 Championship@ Brooklyn, N.Y. TBA TBA ALL HOME GAMES ARE IN CAPS AND BOLD | ALL Times Eastern ! D.C. Paradise Jam (Walter E. Washington Convention Center) | # at Siegel Center *Atlantic 10 Games CBSSN = CBS Sports Network | MASN = Mid-Atlantic Sports Network | BTN = Big Ten Network NBCSN = NBC Sports Network 2020-21 GEORGE MASON MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESEASON PROSPECTUS PAGE 2 GEORGE MASON BASKETBALL STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITIES • The locker room transformation project is part of the LOCKER ROOM/PRACTICE George Mason University Athletics Basketball Excellence FACILITY AT A GLANCE Plan. The nearly $4.7 million, privately-funded Phase I of the project includes the locker room renovation, as well • The 865-square foot locker room, which includes as elements completed in 2017. a comprehensive film room, features an enhanced lounge area and substantial locker space for each • A $1.6 million, privately-funded enhancement within student-athlete. EagleBank Arena, completed in 2017, also includes a brand-new media suite, which provides hospitality space, • The 15,000-square foot practice facility, completed as well as a work room and press conference area. in 2017, features a Robbins MVP Hardwood surface that spans the size of two basketball courts, which • The next step in the Basketball Excellence Plan, Phase includes a full center court surrounded with two half II, will consist of additional enhancements to team and courts on both sidelines. Robbins Sport Surfaces coaching spaces. supplies hardwood courts for 90 percent of NBA teams’ competition and/or training facility floors. • Project priorities include the addition of academic resource and strength & conditioning space, as well as coaching office enhancements. 2020-21 GEORGE MASON MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESEASON PROSPECTUS PAGE 3 ROSTER 2020-21 Numerical Roster # Player Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School (Previous College) 1 Ronald Polite G Fr. 6-2 175 Temple Hills, Md./Oxon Hill 2 Xavier Johnson G So. 6-1 186 Germantown, Md./Episcopal (Va.) 3 Bahaïde Haïdara G So. 6-6 203 Montréal, Canada/Dawson College 5 Otis Frazier III G/F Fr. 6-6 207 Buckeye, Ariz./Mt. Zion Prep 10 Jamal Hartwell II G Jr. 5-10 155 Inglewood, Calif./Fairfax 11 Jordan Miller G Jr. 6-6 202 Middleburg, Va./Loudoun Valley 12 AJ Wilson F R-Sr. 6-7 230 Laurel, Md./Elev8 Prep Academy 13 Josh Oduro F So. 6-9 228 Gainesville, Va./Paul VI 20 Tyler Kolek G Fr. 6-3 190 Cumberland, R.I./St. George’s School 21 Jack Tempchin G R-Sr. 5-9 161 Silver Spring, Md./Blake 22 Mehki McCray G Sr. 6-1 194 Waldorf, Md./St. Charles 23 Javon Greene G Sr. 6-2 190 McDonough, Ga./Henry County 30 Chance Konnor F Sr. 6-11 235 Reston, Va./South Lakes 32 Ian Boyd G R-Sr. 6-4 230 Apex, N.C./Apex 33 Greg Calixte F Sr. 6-8 235 Mount Vernon, N.Y./Mount Vernon 35 Malik Henry F Fr. 6-8 211 Longview, Texas/Longview 2020-21 Alphabetical Roster # Player Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School (Previous College) 32 Ian Boyd G R-Sr. 6-4 230 Apex, N.C./Apex 33 Greg Calixte F Sr. 6-8 235 Mount Vernon, N.Y./Mount Vernon 5 Otis Frazier III G/F Fr. 6-6 207 Buckeye, Ariz./Mt. Zion Prep 23 Javon Greene G Sr. 6-2 190 McDonough, Ga./Henry County 3 Bahaïde Haïdara G So. 6-6 203 Montréal, Canada/Dawson College 10 Jamal Hartwell II G Jr. 5-10 155 Inglewood, Calif./Fairfax 35 Malik Henry F Fr. 6-8 211 Longview, Texas/Longview 2 Xavier Johnson G So. 6-1 186 Germantown, Md./Episcopal (Va.) 20 Tyler Kolek G Fr.