The 2020–21 George Mason Patriots Men's basketball team represented

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during the

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. The season marked the 55th for the program, the sixth under head coach Dave Paulsen, and the eighth as members of the

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. The Patriots played their home games at EagleBank Arena in Fairfax, Virginia. The Patriots finished the season 13–9, 8–6 in A-10 play to finish in sixth place. They defeated

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in the second round of the A-10 tournament before losing to

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in the quarterfinals. On March 16, 2021, the school fired Paulsen. A week later, the school named

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assistant

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the team's new head coach.

Previous season

The Patriots finished the 2019–20 season 17–15, 5–13 in A-10 play to finish in twelfth place. The A-10 tournament was canceled after the first round due to the ongoing

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Offseason

Departures

2020 recruiting class

Source

Honors and awards

''Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year'' * Tyler Kolek ''All Atlantic 10 Third Team'' * Jordan Miller ''Atlantic 10 All-Defensive Team'' * A.J. Wilson ''Atlantic 10 Player of the Week'' * Josh Oduro - Feb. 22 ''Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week'' * Tyler Kolek - Dec. 28 * Tyler Kolek - Feb. 15 * Tyler Kolek - Mar. 2

Roster

Player statistics

Schedule and results

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References

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