The 2016–17 George Mason Patriots Men's basketball team represented
George Mason University
George Mason University (George Mason, Mason, or GMU) is a public research university in Fairfax County, Virginia with an independent City of Fairfax, Virginia postal address in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area. The university was origin ...
during the
2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 11, 2016. The first tournament was the 2K Sports Classic, and ended with the Final Four in Glendale, Arizona on April 3, 2017. Practices officially began on September 30, 2 ...
. This was the 51st season for the program. They were coached by second-year coach
Dave Paulsen as members of the
Atlantic 10 Conference
The Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) is a collegiate athletic conference whose schools compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) Division I. The A-10's member schools are located in states mostly on the United States Eastern ...
. They play their home games at
EagleBank Arena in
Fairfax, Virginia. They finished the season 20–14, 9–9 in
A-10 play to finish in a tie for seventh place. In the
A-10 tournament, they defeated
Fordham in the second round before losing to
VCU in the quarterfinals. They received an invitation to the
College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to
Loyola (MD).
Previous season
The
Patriots finished the
2015–16 season with a record of 11–21, 5–13 in
A–10 play to finish in a tie for 12th place. In the
A–10 Tournament, the Patriots were defeated by
Saint Louis, 83–78 in the first round.
Offseason
Departures
2016 recruiting class
The following is a list of players signed for the
2017–18 season:
Honors and awards
''Atlantic 10 All-Conference 2nd Team''
* Marquise Moore
''Atlantic 10 Most Improved Player''
* Marquise Moore
''Atlantic 10 Player of the Week''
* Marquise Moore - Dec. 12
* Marquise Moore - Dec. 26
* Marquise Moore - Jan. 23
* Otis Livingston II - Feb. 6
Roster
Player statistics
Schedule and results
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A-10 tournament
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CBI
See also
2016–17 George Mason Patriots women's basketball team
References
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