The 2018–19 George Mason Patriots Men's basketball team represented

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during the

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. The season marked the 53rd for the program, the fourth under head coach

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, and the sixth as members of the

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. The Patriots played their home games at

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. They finished the season 18-15, 11-7 in A-10 Play to finish in 5th place. They defeated

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

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Previous season

They finished last season 16–17, 9–9 in A-10 play to finish in a four-way tie for fifth place. As the No. 5 seed in the A-10 tournament, they defeated

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in the second round before losing to Saint Joseph's in the quarterfinals.

Offseason

2018 recruiting class

Source

Preseason

From July 31 to August 8, the men's basketball team toured

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, visiting

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and

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among other cities. As part of the trip, the team played three games against Spanish semi-professional teams. The Patriots won games against Club Baloncesto Alcobendas and the Mataro All-Stars and lost to Baloncesto CP La Roda.

Honors and awards

''Atlantic 10 Player of the Week'' * Otis Livingston II - Dec. 3 * Justin Kier - Jan. 14 * Justin Kier - Jan. 21 ''Atlantic 10 All-Conference 2nd Team'' * Justin Kier ''Atlantic 10 Most Improved Player'' * Justin Kier

Roster

Player statistics

Schedule and results

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References

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