2006-07 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team

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2006-07 George Mason Patriots men's basketball
Conference CAA
2006-07 Record 18-15 (9-9 CAA)
Head Coach Jim Larranaga

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The 2006-2007 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team began their 41st season of collegiate play on November 11, 2006 at Cleveland State. They are coming off their historic 2005-2006 season where they lost to the Florida Gators in the Final Four of the 2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.

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[edit] Season Notes

[edit] 2006-2007 Roster

GMU Men's Basketball
2006-2007 Roster
Head Coach: Jim Larranaga
F 33 Louis Birdsong Freshman 6'6", 235 lb (Baltimore, MD)
G 12 Tim Burns Senior 6'3", 185 lb (Greenfield, MA)
G 42 Folarin Campbell Junior 6'4", 205 lb (Silver Spring, MD)
G 2 Jordan Carter Junior 6'0", 175 lb (Indianapolis, IN)
F 40 Chris Fleming Sophomore 6'7", 240 lb (Manassas, VA)
F 3 Makan Konate Senior 6'7", 215 lb (Barnako, Mali)
F 24 Charles Makings Senior 6'2", 210 lb (Silver Spring, MD)
F 32 Darryl Monroe Junior 6'7", 235 lb (Virginia Beach, VA)
F 5 Gabe Norwood Senior 6'5", 190 lb (State College, PA)
G 1 Dre Smith Sophomore 6'0", 185 lb (Houston, TX)
F 34 Will Thomas Junior 6'7", 230 lb (Baltimore, MD)
F 13 Jesus Urbina Junior (RS) 6'7", 235 lb (Barquisimeto, Venezuela)
G 23 John Vaughan Sophomore (RS) 6'3", 185 lb (Laurel, MD)

[edit] Coaching Staff

Name Type College Graduating year
Jim Larranaga Head Coach Providence 1971
Scott Cherry Assistant Coach University of North Carolina 1993
James Johnson Assistant Coach Ferrum College 1993
Chris Caputo Assistant Coach Westfield State College 2002
Joe Barrer Director of Basketball Operations Saint Ambrose University 2003
Larry Fain Manager of Basketball Operations Southern Illinois University 1998
Debi Corbatto Athletic Trainer George Mason University 1985

[edit] Player Stats

Player Games MPG PPG RPG FG % 3P % FT % APG SPG
Folarin Campbell 32 32.7 13.9 3.9 .376 .307 .722 3.8 1.2
Will Thomas 33 34.8 13.3 6.9 .627 .000 .622 2.2 0.6
John Vaughan 32 23.3 8.3 2.8 .397 .311 .655 1.0 0.5
Dre Smith 32 22.6 8.0 2.2 .410 .391 .593 1.3 0.8
Darryl Monroe 33 20.9 6.1 3.9 .563 .000 .471 1.0 0.5
Jordan Carter 33 23.1 5.0 2.9 .483 .460 .676 2.2 1.0
Gabe Norwood 33 18.7 3.6 2.1 .465 .382 .706 1.7 0.7
Louis Birdsong 30 13.6 3.3 2.9 .488 .000 .762 0.6 0.2
Tim Burns 18 6.9 1.9 0.4 .353 .346 .333 0.2 0.1
Chris Fleming 19 7.0 1.5 0.8 .542 .000 .500 0.1 0.1
Charles Makings 7 2.7 1.3 1.0 1.000 .000 .500 0.1 0.0
Jesus Urbina 21 8.8 1.1 2.5 .324 .100 .200 0.1 0.2
Sammy Hernandez 2 4.5 1.0 1.5 .500 .000 .000 0.5 0.0
Makan Konate 9 2.1 0.2 0.4 .143 .000 .000 0.0 0.0

[edit] CAA Final Regular Season Standings

Rank Team Conference Record Overall Record
Win Loss Win % Win Loss Win %
1 Virginia Commonwealth 16 2 .889 27 6 .818
2 Old Dominion 15 3 .833 24 8 .750
3 Hofstra 14 4 .778 22 9 .710
4 Drexel 13 5 .722 23 8 .742
5 Northeastern 9 9 .500 13 19 .406
6 George Mason 9 9 .500 18 15 .545
7 Towson 8 10 .444 15 17 .469
8 William & Mary 8 10 .444 15 15 .500
9 Georgia State 5 13 .277 11 20 .355
10 UNC-Wilmington 4 14 .222 7 22 .241
11 James Madison 4 14 .222 7 23 .233
12 Delaware 3 15 .167 5 26 .161

[edit] 2007 CAA Tournament

  First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Game
                                     
8  William & Mary 68  
9  Georgia State 70  
  1  VCU 73  
    9  Georgia State 60  
      
        
  1  VCU 63  
  4  Drexel 56  
        
        
  4  Drexel 64
    5  Northeastern 50  
5  Northeastern 77
12  Delaware 67  
  1  VCU 65
  6  George Mason 59
7  Towson 67  
10  UNC-Wilmington 52  
  2  Old Dominion 58
    7  Towson 55  
      
        
  2  Old Dominion 63
  6  George Mason 79  
        
        
  3  Hofstra 61
    6  George Mason 64  
6  George Mason 73
11  James Madison 62  

* Denotes Overtime Game

** Denotes Double Overtime Game


[edit] Game Log

[edit] November

Record: 3-2; Home: 1-1; Road: 2-1

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Leading scorer Attendance Record
1 Nov. 11 George Mason 79 - 74 Cleveland State -- Will Thomas (25) 3,004 1-0
2 Nov. 18 Wichita State 72 - 66 George Mason -- John Vaughn (21) 9,804 1-1
3 Nov. 21 George Mason 79 - 74 Hampton -- Folarin Campbell (22) 1,992 2-1
4 Nov. 25 George Mason 56 - 58 Creighton -- John Vaughn (22) 15,445 2-2
5 Nov. 27 Florida International 39 - 65 George Mason -- Dre Smith (20) 4,310 3-2

[edit] December

Record: 3-3; Home: 2-0; Road: 1-3

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Leading scorer Attendance Record Tournament
6 Dec. 3 George Mason 57 - 60 Bucknell -- Folarin Campbell (20) 16,924 3-3 BB&T Classic
7 Dec. 6 George Mason 62 - 60 Radford -- Folarin Campbell & John Vaughan (21) 3,123 4-3
8 Dec. 9 George Mason 53 - 69 #7 Duke -- Folarin Campbell & Will Thomas (13) 9,314 4-4
9 Dec. 21 Holy Cross 46 - 58 George Mason -- Folarin Campbell (18) 3,114 5-4
10 Dec. 28 George Mason 49 - 61 Drexel -- Will Thomas (19) 2,506 5-5 (0-1)
11 Dec. 30 Mississippi State 59 - 63 George Mason -- Will Thomas (22) 7,846 6-5

[edit] January

Record: 7-4; Home: 4-2; Road: 3-2

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Leading scorer Attendance Record
12 Jan. 3 William & Mary 67 - 63 George Mason -- Will Thomas (20) 4,409 6-6 (0-2)
13 Jan. 6 George Mason 63 - 65 Old Dominion -- Will Thomas (21) 7,372 6-7 (0-3)
14 Jan. 8 UNC Wilmington 34 - 55 George Mason -- Jordan Carter (11) 4,120 7-7 (1-3)
15 Jan. 11 George Mason 73 - 44 Towson -- Folarin Campbell (18) 2,479 8-7 (2-3)
16 Jan. 13 James Madison 52 - 73 George Mason -- John Vaughan (16) 8,044 9-7 (3-3)
17 Jan. 16 George Mason 76 - 63 William & Mary -- Will Thomas (19) 2,729 10-7 (4-3)
18 Jan. 20 Northeastern 53 - 78 George Mason -- Will Thomas (20) 6,928 11-7 (5-3)
19 Jan. 24 VCU 75 - 62 George Mason -- Folarin Campbell (19) 7,579 11-8 (5-4)
20 Jan. 27 George Mason 59 - 41 James Madison -- Folarin Campbell (17) 5,151 12-8 (6-4)
21 Jan. 29 George Mason 58 - 65 UNC Wilmington -- Folarin Campbell (17) 4,986 12-9 (6-5)
22 Jan. 31 Delaware 59 - 89 George Mason -- Folarin Campbell (21) 4,553 13-9 (7-5)

[edit] February

Record: 2-5; Home: 1-3; Road: 1-2

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Leading scorer Attendance Record
23 Feb. 3 Old Dominion 66 - 56 George Mason OT Folarin Campbell (23) 9,804 13-10 (7-6)
24 Feb. 8 George Mason 49 - 63 VCU -- Will Thomas (17) 7,585 13-11 (7-7)
25 Feb. 10 Hofstra 68 - 60 George Mason -- Folarin Campbell (14) 7,800 13-12 (7-8)
26 Feb. 14 George Mason 66 - 46 Delaware -- Will Thomas (14) 2,778 14-12 (8-8)
27 Feb. 17 Kent State 68 - 62 George Mason -- Darryl Monroe & Will Thomas (12) 9,073 14-13 (8-8)
28 Feb. 20 Georgia State 54 - 60 George Mason -- Jordan Carter (14) 4,567 15-13 (9-8)
29 Feb. 24 George Mason 50 - 73 Northeastern -- Folarin Campbell & Will Thomas (8) 2,214 15-14 (9-9)

[edit] March

Record: 3-1; Home: 0-0; Road: 3-1

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Leading scorer Attendance Record Tournament
30 Mar. 2 George Mason 73 - 62 James Madison -- Dre Smith (26) 5,176 16-14 CAA Tournament
31 Mar. 3 George Mason 64 - 61 Hofstra -- Folarin Campbell (16) 6,311 17-14 CAA Tournament
32 Mar. 4 George Mason 79 - 63 Old Dominion -- Dre Smith (19) 11,200 18-14 CAA Tournament
33 Mar. 5 George Mason 59 - 65 VCU -- Dre Smith (12) 11,200 18-15 CAA Tournament
  • Bold indicates conference game.
  • Green background indicates win.
  • Red background indicates loss.

[edit] Recruits

The following is a list of commitments George Mason has received for the 2008-2009 season:

Vlad Moldoveanu Image:Yellow_star.gif Image:Yellow_star.gif Image:Yellow_star.gif

  • 6'9" Power Forward from Capital Heights, Maryland [2]

Cameron Long Image:Yellow_star.gif Image:Yellow_star.gif

Isaiah Tate Image:Yellow_star.gif Image:Yellow_star.gif

Jay Threatt

  • 5'9" Point Guard from Highland Springs, VA [5]

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ Sammy Hernandez to Seek Transfer - The Mason Gazette - George Mason University
  2. ^ Vlad Moldoveanu Profile - Basketball Recruiting
  3. ^ Cameron Long Profile - Basketball Recruiting
  4. ^ Isaiah Tate Profile - Basketball Recruiting
  5. ^ Jay Threatt Profile - Basketball Recruiting
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