Game #7 | George Mason (4-2, 0-0 A-10) at Massachusetts (2-2, 1-0 A-10) | Wednesday, December 30, 2020 | 6 p.m. (EST) | Amherst, Mass. | Mullins Center (9,493) | NESN/ESPN+ 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 2020-21 SCHEDULE (4-2, 0-0 A-10) GAME #7 Nov. 26 vs. Northeastern (ESPN3) ! Canceled Date ..................................Wednesday, December 30 Nov. 26 vs. Queens (ESPN3) ! W, 66-65 Time .................................................................6 p.m. Nov. 27 vs. Belmont (ESPN3) ! L, 77-67 Location .............................................Amherst, Mass. Nov. 28 vs. Howard (ESPN3) ! W, 84-70 Arena ......................................Mullins Center (9,493) Broadcast ..............................................NESN/ESPN+ Commentators ...........Jay Burnham, Frank Sullivan Dec. 4 at Maryland (BTN) Canceled Audio ................................ GoMason Digital Network Commentator .....................................Bill Rohland Dec. 8 MORGAN STATE (ESPN+) Canceled Series History ..................................Mason leads, 9-4 Dec. 12 vs. James Madison # Canceled GEORGEMIAMI (8-20,MASON 3-12) (4-2, 0-0) MASSACHUSETTS (2-2, 1-0) PATRIOTS MINUTEMEN Dec. 13 vs. Old Dominion # Canceled REDHAWKS Dec. 16 COPPIN STATE (ESPN+) Canceled PATRIOT POINTS Dec. 21 VMI (ESPN+) W, 68-66 u George Mason opens A-10 play Wednesday when the u On the other end of the floor, Mason leads the Atlantic 10 with Dec. 23 TOWSON (ESPN+) W, 70-65 Patriots play at UMass. 12.5 offensive rebounds per contest. Dec. 26 NORFOLK STATE (ESPN+) L, 68-65 Dec. 30 at UMass * (NESN/ESPN+) 6 p.m. u Mason is 2-5 all time in A-10 openers. The Patriots have won u AJ Wilson leads the A-10 with 2.6 blocks per game. He is second on the all-time Mason blocks list (174). eight of the last nine meetings with the Minutemen. Jan. 2 at Dayton * (NBCSN) 4:30 p.m. u The Patriots are coming off a 68-65 setback to Norfolk State on u Jordan Miller returned vs. Norfolk State after missing two games Jan. 6 VCU * (ESPN+) 7 p.m. Dec. 26 in Fairfax. Mason led 51-34 in the second stanza but the and tallied six points and a season-best four assists. Miller averages a Jan. 9 RICHMOND * (CBSSN) 12 p.m. Patriots committed 13 second-half turnovers and made 9-of-17 team-best 16.5 points and shoots 54.3 percent from the floor. Jan. 13 LA SALLE * (ESPN+) 7 p.m. free throw attempts (.529) as NSU completed the comeback. Jan. 16 at Rhode Island * (NBCSN) 2 p.m. u The Patriots rank fifth in the A-10 and 71st nationally with 8.2 Jan. 20 SAINT JOSEPH’S * (ESPN+) 7 p.m. u Freshman Tyler Kolek led Mason with career bests in points (19), steals per game. Mason generates a steal on 12.2 percent of opponent Jan. 23 at Saint Joseph’s * (NBCSN) 12:30 p.m. 3pt FG made (5), rebounds (5) and assists (4) against the Spartans. possessions (26th nationally). Jan. 27 GEORGE WASHINGTON * (ESPN+) 7 p.m. u Kolek garnered A-10 Rookie of the Week accolades Monday u Mason’s top-three assist men - Tyler Kolek, Xavier Johnson and Jan. 30 UMASS* (ESPN+) 2 p.m. after averaging 12.7 points, 3.3 3pt FG, 2.7 assists and 2.3 Jamal Hartwell II - have combined for 43 assists and just 19 turnovers steals over three games. This season, Kolek leads Mason in through six games (2.3 A/10 ratio). Feb. 2 at Richmond * TBA assists (15) and 3pt FG made (15). Feb. 6 at St. Bonaventure * 2 p.m. u The Patriots have shot 37.3 percent (41-110) from 3-point range in Feb. 10 FORDHAM * (ESPN+) 7 p.m. u Josh Oduro is averaging 14.5 points and 8.5 rebounds over their four wins and just 14.8 percent (8-54) in their two losses. the past two contests. Feb. 13 DUQUESNE * (ESPN+) 7 p.m. u In similar fashion, Mason is averaging 12.5 turnovers/game in wins, Feb. 20 at VCU * (NBCSN) 2:30 p.m. u Javon Greene led Mason with four steals vs. Norfolk State. but 16.0/game in losses. Feb. 24 DAVIDSON * (ESPN+) 4 p.m. He is now up to 133 career steals (40th nationally) and needs u The Patriots have struggled mightily from the free throw line over Feb. 27 at George Washington * TBA just two more to tie Kenwan Alford for 11th on Mason’s all- the past three games. Mason has made just 29 of 62 attempts (.468). time list. Mar. 2 SAINT LOUIS * (CBSSN) TBA In games against Div. I competition, the Patriots rank 328th out of 330 Mar. 13-15 A-10 Championship % TBA u Mason is allowing an offensive rebound on just 22.9 percent teams which have competed in 2020-21 (54.3 FT%). of opponent possessions this season (45th nationally) and has All Times EST given up less than 10 offensive boards in five of six games. ! D.C. Paradise Jam (at Walter E. Washington Convention Center) PROBABLE STARTERS # at Siegel Center (Richmond, Va.) No. Name Pos. Ht Wt Cl Pts FG% 3P% FT% Reb Ast Stl Min % A-10 Championship (Brooklyn, N.Y.) 2 Xavier Johnson G 6-1 186 So. 7.0 .343 .318 .550 2.5 2.3 1.2 28.1 * Atlantic 10 contest 12 AJ Wilson F 6-7 230 R-Sr. 6.8 .341 .444 .286 5.6 1.6 2.6 blk/gm 23.8 TELEVISION/STREAMING KEY 13 Josh Oduro F 6-9 228 So. 10.7 .528 .333 .667 5.8 0.8 0.7 24.9 BTN - Big Ten Network 20 Tyler Kolek G 6-3 190 Fr. 9.8 .377 .333 .667 2.8 2.5 1.3 27.4 CBSSN - CBS Sports Network 23 Javon Greene G 6-2 190 Sr. 11.8 .412 .179 .774 3.7 1.8 1.8 29.7 NBCSN - NBC Sports Network KEY RESERVES STA - Stadium MASN - Mid-Atlantic Sports Network No. Name Pos. Ht Wt Cl Pts FG% 3P% FT% Reb Ast Stl Min 1 Ronald Polite G 6-2 175 Fr. 1.7 .143 .000 .500 0.3 0.3 0.7 10.3 3 Bahaïde Haïdara G 6-6 203 So. 3.0 .643 -- .000 5.0 0.7 0.7 10.2 5 Otis Frazier III F 6-6 207 Fr. 1.0 .250 .250 -- -- 0.3 -- 4.7 10 Jamal Hartwell II G 5-10 155 Jr. 5.2 .289 .261 .750 2.2 2.3 0.5 21.0 11 Jordan Miller G 6-6 202 Jr. 16.5 .543 .450 .875 5.8 1.8 1.3 26.8 33 Greg Calixte F 6-8 235 Sr. 3.3 .750 0.3 blk/gm .286 2.8 0.2 0.0 10.9 35 Malik Henry F 6-8 211 Fr. 2.3 .667 0.7 blk/gm .375 0.7 0.3 -- 4.8 MASON BASKETBALL 2020-21 Men’s Basketball Game Notes #1 Ronald Polite #2 Xavier Johnson #3 Bahaïde Haïdara #5 Otis Frazier III Fr. • G • 6-2 • 175 So. • G • 6-1 • 186 So. • G • 6-6 • 203 Fr. • G/F • 6-6 • 207 Temple Hills, Md. Germantown, Md. Montréal, Canada Buckeye, Ariz. #10 Jamal Hartwell II #11 Jordan Miller #12 AJ Wilson #13 Josh Oduro Jr. • G • 5-10 • 155 Jr. • G • 6-6 • 202 R-Sr. • F • 6-7 • 230 So. • F • 6-9 • 228 Inglewood, Calif. Middleburg, Va. Laurel, Md. Gainesville, Va. #20 Tyler Kolek #21 Jack Tempchin #22 Mehki McCray #23 Javon Greene Fr. • G • 6-3 • 190 R-Sr. • G • 5-9 • 161 Sr. • G • 6-1 • 194 Sr. • G • 6-2 • 190 Cumberland, R.I. Silver Spring, Md Waldorf, Md. McDonough, Ga. #30 Chance Konnor #32 Ian Boyd #33 Greg Calixte #35 Malik Henry Sr. • F • 6-11 • 235 R-Sr. • G • 6-4 • 230 Sr. • F • 6-8 • 235 Fr. • F • 6-8 • 211 Reston, Va. Apex, N.C. Mount Vernon, N.Y. Longview, Texas 2020-21 George Mason University Basketball GoMason.com/@MasonMBB MASON BASKETBALL 2020-21 Broadcast Roster Ronald Polite G • 6-2 • 175 • Fr. • Temple Hills, Md. • Oxon Hill • 2-of-14 FG over his first three contests MIN PTS REB APG FG% 3FG% FT% • Made Mason debut vs. VMI (4 pts, 2-10 FG, 14 min) 2020-21 12.2 2.5 0.5 0.5 .154 .000 .500 1 • Washington Post All-Metro First Team (2020) CAREER 12.2 2.5 0.5 0.5 .154 .000 .500 G • 6-1 • 186 • So. • Germantown, Md. • Episcopal (Va.) Xavier Johnson • Ranks second on the team with 14 assists this season MIN PTS REB APG FG% 3FG% FT% • 1-of-9 3pt FG over past three games (.111) 2020-21 28.1 7.0 2.5 2.3 .343 .318 .550 2 • Second on the Patriots in minutes/game this season (28.1) CAREER 29.0 7.1 3.6 2.5 .404 .247 .690 Bahaïde Haïdara G • 6-6 • 203 • So. • Montréal, Canada • Dawson College • Career highs in points (8), rebounds (9), minutes (15) vs. Norfolk State MIN PTS REB APG FG% 3FG% FT% • 3rd in the A-10, 57th nationally with 3.17 offensive rebounds/game 2020-21 10.2 3.0 5.0 0.7 .643 -- .000 3 • Played in just two games during 2019-20 campaign (wrist) CAREER 9.5 2.3 4.5 0.9 .529 -- .000 Otis Frazier III G/F • 6-6 • 207 • Fr.