The 2022–23 George Mason Patriots Men's basketball team represented

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during the

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. The season was the 57th for the program, the second under head coach

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, and the tenth as members of the

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(A-10). The Patriots played their home games at

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. They finished the season 20–13, 11–7 in A-10 play, to finish in fifth place. This was the first season since

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that the Patriots finished the season with at least 20 wins. They defeated

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in the second round of the A-10 tournament before losing to Saint Louis. On March 23, 2023, head coach Kim English left the school to take the head coaching job at

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. On March 30, the school named

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assistant coach

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the team's new head coach.

Previous season

In Kim English's first season as head coach, the

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finished the 2021–22 season 14–16, 7–9 in A-10 play, to finish in ninth place. Their season ended with a loss to Fordham in the second round of the A-10 tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Arrivals

Honors and awards

''All Atlantic 10 First Team'' *

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''Atlantic 10 Player of the Week'' *

– January 16 *

– February 20

Roster

Player statistics

Schedule and results

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References

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