The 2010–11 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team represented

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during the

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season. This was the 45th season for the program. Led by fourteenth-year head coach Jim Larranaga, the Patriots were members of the

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(CAA) and played home games on campus at the

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. Undefeated at home, George Mason finished the regular season at 25–5 (16–2 in CAA) to win the conference's regular season championship. The Patriots were upset in the semifinals of the conference tournament to fourth-seeded VCU. GMU received an at-large bid in the NCAA tournament and were the eighth seed in the East region. They defeated Villanova in the second round (64 teams), then fell to top-ranked

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to finish at . After the season, Larranaga left for the

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and was succeeded by Paul Hewitt, previously the head coach at

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Season notes

* After a February 15 victory over VCU, the men's basketball team set a new school record with twelve consecutive wins. * From August 18 to August 28, the men's basketball team toured

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and were scheduled to play four games against Italian

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teams, the final game had to be canceled due to poor court conditions. The Patriots won all three games versus

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, GMV Ghezzano and

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Awards

''CAA Coach of the Year'' * Jim Larranaga ''First Team All-CAA'' * Cam Long ''Second Team All-CAA'' * Ryan Pearson ''Third Team All-CAA'' * Luke Hancock ''CAA Player of the Week'' * Ryan Pearson - Jan. 17 * Cam Long - Jan. 24 * Ryan Pearson - Feb. 7 * Ryan Pearson - Feb. 21

Roster

Stats

Game log

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Recruiting

The following is a list of players signed for the 2011–12 season:

References

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George Mason George Mason (October 7, 1792) was an American planter, politician, Founding Father, and delegate to the U.S. Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787, where he was one of three delegates who refused to sign the Constitution. His wr ...

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