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2021–22 George Mason Patriots men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record14–16 (7–9 A–10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaEagleBank Arena
Seasons← 2020–212022–23 →
2021–22 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Davidson 15 – 3   .833 27 – 7   .794
Dayton 14 – 4   .778 24 – 11   .686
VCU 14 – 4   .778 22 – 10   .688
St. Bonaventure 12 – 5   .706 23 – 10   .697
Saint Louis 12 – 6   .667 23 – 12   .657
Richmond † 10 – 8   .556 24 – 13   .649
George Washington 8 – 9   .471 12 – 18   .400
Fordham 8 – 10   .444 16 – 16   .500
George Mason 7 – 9   .438 14 – 16   .467
UMass 7 – 11   .389 15 – 17   .469
Rhode Island 5 – 12   .294 15 – 16   .484
La Salle 5 – 13   .278 11 – 19   .367
Saint Joseph's 5 – 13   .278 11 – 19   .367
Duquesne 1 – 16   .059 6 – 24   .200
† 2022 A-10 tournament winner

The 2021–22 George Mason Patriots Men's basketball team represented George Mason University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The season was the 56th for the program, the first under head coach Kim English, and the ninth as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The Patriots played their home games at EagleBank Arena in Fairfax, Virginia.

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Patriots finished the 2020–21 season 13–9, 8–6 in A-10 play to finish in sixth place. They defeated George Washington in the second round of the A-10 tournament before losing to Davidson in the quarterfinals.

On March 16, 2021, the school fired head coach Dave Paulsen. A week later, the school named Tennessee assistant Kim English the team's new head coach.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Ian Boyd 32 G 6'4" 230 Grad Senior Apex, NC
Greg Calixte 33 F 6'8" 235 Grad Senior Mount Vernon, NY Transferred to Bryant
Javon Greene 23 G 6'2" 190 Grad Senior McDonough, GA Transferred to South Florida
Bahaïde Haïdara 3 F 6'6" 203 Junior Montréal, Canada Transferred to St. Francis (Brooklyn)
Tyler Kolek 20 G 6'3" 190 Sophomore Cumberland, RI Transferred to Marquette
A. J. Wilson 12 F 6'7" 230 Grad Senior Laurel, MD Transferred to South Carolina

Arrivals

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
DeVon Cooper 0 G 6'4" 201 Grad Senior Louisville, KY Transferred from Morehead State
Davonte Gaines 3 G 6'7" 175 Junior Buffalo, NY Transferred from Tennessee
TJ Gadsden 32 G/F 6'7" 192 Freshman New York, NY
Mike Gray 11 G 6'2" 202 Freshman Fredericksburg, VA
Blake Jones 24 F 6'10" 195 Freshman Canberra, Australia
Joel Kabimba 33 F 6'8" 210 Freshman Kinshasa, Congo Transferred from Stetson
D'Shawn Schwartz 15 G/F 6'7" 232 Grad Senior Colorado Springs, CO Transferred from Colorado

Source

Honors and awards

All Atlantic 10 First Team

Atlantic 10 Player of the Week

Roster

2021–22 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Devon Cooper 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Sr Morehead State Louisville, KY
G 1 Ronald Polite 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Oxon Hill High School Temple Hills, MD
G 2 Xavier Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Jr Episcopal High School Germantown, MD
G 3 Davonte Gaines 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Tennessee Buffalo, NY
G 4 Sam Shelton (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Dominion High School Sterling, VA
G/F 5 Otis Frazier III 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 212 lb (96 kg) So Mt. Zion Prep Buckeye, AZ
G 10 Jamal Hartwell II 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Sr Fairfax High School Inglewood, CA
G 11 Mike Gray 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Fr Blue Ridge School Fredericksburg, VA
G 12 Chase Tucker (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Mount Pisgah Christian Alpharetta, GA
F 13 Josh Oduro 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Paul VI High School Gainesville, VA
G/F 15 D'Shawn Schwartz 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 232 lb (105 kg) GS Colorado Colorado Springs, CO
G 22 Blake Buchanan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) GS Voyager Academy Durham, NC
F 24 Blake Jones 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr NBA Global Academy Canberra, Australia
G/F 32 TJ Gadsden 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Fr St. Andrew's Episcopal New York, NY
F 33 Joel Kabimba 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Stetson Kinshasa, Congo
F 35 Malik Henry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Longview High School Longview, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2024-02-06

Player statistics

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Josh Oduro 27 27 31.6 .529 .292 .701 7.4 1.7 1.1 1.7 17.7
D'Shawn Schwartz 30 30 35.8 .457 .380 .735 4.5 2.1 0.5 0.3 15.5
DeVon Cooper 30 30 33.1 .431 .409 .737 2.4 2.1 0.5 0.1 11.6
Davonte Gaines 30 29 32.9 .457 .402 .761 8.1 1.6 0.7 0.4 10.2
Xavier Johnson 28 23 30.6 .385 .341 .727 4.1 4.6 1.1 0.1 7.7
Ronald Polite III 14 2 16.4 .365 .226 .800 1.1 1.4 0.6 0.1 4.9
Jamal Hartwell II 26 4 13.1 .260 .281 .700 0.8 1.1 0.2 0.0 2.9
Otis Frazier III 20 0 7.9 .575 .364 .286 1.9 0.2 0.5 0.2 2.7
Malik Henry 25 3 7.9 .585 .000 .167 2.0 0.2 0.3 0.4 2.0
Mike Gray 8 0 7.1 .333 .125 .500 0.8 0.9 0.4 0.0 1.5
Blake Jones 28 1 8.4 .333 .280 .500 1.3 0.3 0.1 0.2 1.1
Blake Buchanan 12 1 9.1 .400 .375 .000 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.9
TJ Gadsden 8 0 3.4 .000 .000 1.000 0.9 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.1
Joel Kabimba 4 0 2.8 .000 .000 .000 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank Opponent Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Stony Brook W 74–52  1–0
  16 – Oduro   9 – Gaines   3 – Cooper  EagleBank Arena (4,558)
Fairfax, VA
November 12, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Penn W 87–66  2–0
  20 – Oduro   9 – Johnson   7 – Johnson  EagleBank Arena (4,053)
Fairfax, VA
November 14, 2021*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Morgan State W 90–53  3–0
  22 – Oduro   8 – Gaines   7 – Johnson  EagleBank Arena (2,915)
Fairfax, VA
November 17, 2021*
7:00 p.m., BTN 		at No. 20 Maryland W 71–66  4–0
  22 – Schwartz   10 – Gaines   5 – Cooper, Johnson  Xfinity Center (11,948)
College Park, MD
November 19, 2021*
7:00 p.m., NBCSWA+ 		at James Madison L 64–67  4–1
  19 – Gaines   11 – Gaines   4 – Schwartz  Atlantic Union Bank Center (4,505)
Harrisonburg, VA
November 22, 2021*
9:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		vs. Washington
Crossover Classic 		L 74–77  4–2
  21 – Cooper, Oduro   10 – Gaines   4 – Hartwell II  Sanford Pentagon (1,822)
Sioux Falls, SD
November 23, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		vs. Nevada
Crossover Classic 		L 69–88  4–3
  17 – Gaines   7 – Gaines   3 – Johnson, Schwartz  Sanford Pentagon (1,600)
Sioux Falls, SD
November 24, 2021*
9:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		vs. South Dakota State
Crossover Classic 		L 76–80  4–4
  29 – Schwartz   7 – Oduro   6 – Cooper  Sanford Pentagon (1,626)
Sioux Falls, SD
December 4, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Old Dominion L 50–60  4–5
  15 – Cooper   12 – Oduro   3 – Hartwell II  EagleBank Arena (3,529)
Fairfax, VA
December 7, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Navy W 71–65  5–5
  32 – Oduro   9 – Gaines   3 – Oduro, Schwartz  EagleBank Arena (2,845)
Fairfax, VA
December 18, 2021*
7:00 p.m., SECN+ 		at Georgia W 80–67  6–5
  21 – Schwartz   11 – Oduro   9 – Johnson  Stegeman Coliseum (6,432)
Athens, GA
December 21, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		American W 67–44  7–5
  18 – Cooper   6 – Henry   6 – Johnson  EagleBank Arena (3,047)
Fairfax, VA
December 23, 2021*
7:00 p.m., BTN 		at No. 24 Wisconsin Canceled due to COVID-19 issues Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
January 1, 2022*
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at No. 6 Kansas L 67–76  7–6
  15 – Gaines, Schwartz   12 – Gaines   5 – Schwartz  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
A-10 regular season
January 2, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Duquesne Canceled due to COVID-19 issues UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse 
Pittsburgh, PA
January 5, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Rhode Island Canceled due to COVID-19 issues EagleBank Arena 
Fairfax, VA
January 17, 2022
2:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at George Washington
Revolutionary Rivalry 		L 76–77  7–7
(0–1) 		 27 – Schwartz   11 – Gaines   6 – Johnson  Charles E. Smith Center (0)
Washington, D.C.
January 22, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Dayton W 50–49  8–7
(1–1) 		 17 – Schwartz   10 – Oduro   4 – Johnson  EagleBank Arena (3,222)
Fairfax, VA
January 24, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Saint Joseph's
Rescheduled from January 8 		W 77–71  9–7
(2–1) 		 31 – Oduro   9 – Gaines   5 – Johnson  EagleBank Arena (2,436)
Fairfax, VA
January 26, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		St. Bonaventure W 75–66  10–7
(3–1) 		 20 – Schwartz   8 – Gaines   4 – Oduro  EagleBank Arena (2,687)
Fairfax, VA
January 30, 2022
2:00 p.m., USA 		at UMass W 72–62  11–7
(4–1) 		 15 – Schwartz   8 – Gaines   9 – Johnson  Mullins Center (2,321)
Amherst, MA
February 2, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Saint Louis L 90–92  11–8
(4–2) 		 32 – Oduro   17 – Gaines   4 – Johnson  EagleBank Arena (2,664)
Fairfax, VA
February 5, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at La Salle L 78–83  11–9
(4–3) 		 17 – Schwartz   9 – Gaines   10 – Johnson  Tom Gola Arena (2,217)
Philadelphia, PA
February 7, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Richmond
Rescheduled from January 11 		L 59–62  11–10
(4–4) 		 17 – Gaines   10 – Johnson   4 – Gaines  Robins Center (5,354)
Richmond, VA
February 9, 2022
7:00 p.m., CBSSN 		Richmond W 87–84  12–10
(5–4) 		 24 – Schwartz   14 – Oduro   9 – Johnson  EagleBank Arena (3,842)
Fairfax, VA
February 12, 2022
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		VCU
Rivalry 		L 70–85  12–11
(5–5) 		 18 – Oduro   9 – Oduro   9 – Johnson  EagleBank Arena (6,333)
Fairfax, VA
February 16, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Saint Joseph's W 75–70  13–11
(6–5) 		 33 – Oduro   8 – Oduro   5 – Cooper  Hagan Arena (1,016)
Philadelphia, PA
February 20, 2022
2:30 p.m., USA 		at Fordham L 47–50  13–12
(6–6) 		 19 – Johnson   9 – Oduro   4 – Cooper  Rose Hill Gymnasium (0)
The Bronx, NY
February 23, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at VCU
Rivalry/Rescheduled from December 30 		L 66–72  13–13
(6–7) 		 22 – Schwartz   7 – Oduro   5 – Johnson  Siegel Center (7,411)
Richmond, VA
February 27, 2022
2:30 p.m., USA 		George Washington
Revolutionary Rivalry 		W 69–62  14–13
(7–7) 		 27 – Oduro   14 – Oduro   2 – 3 Tied  EagleBank Arena (4,022)
Fairfax, VA
March 2, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Davidson L 62–73  14–14
(7–8) 		 11 – 4 Tied   9 – Oduro   3 – Polite III  John M. Belk Arena (3,805)
Davidson, NC
March 5, 2022
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UMass L 80–83  14–15
(7–9) 		 21 – Schwartz   6 – 3 Tied   5 – Johnson  EagleBank Arena (3,652)
Fairfax, VA
A-10 tournament
March 10, 2022
12:00 p.m., USA 		(9) vs. (8) Fordham
Second round 		L 49–54  14–16
  11 – Oduro   10 – Gaines, Oduro   3 – Johnson  Capital One Arena 
Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source

References

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