George Mason

Official Name: 
George Mason University
Nickname: 
Patriots
Mailing Address: 

MSN 3A5
4400 University Drive
Fairfax, VA 22030-4444

Telephone: 
(703) 993-3260
Fax: 
(703) 993-3259
Enrollment: 
26,795
Arena: 

Patriot Center
Capacity: 10,000
Year Opened: 1985

School Colors: 
Green and Gold
Conference: 
NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(5) 1989, 1999, 2001, 2006, and 2008
4-5 record (.444)
Reached Final Four in 2006 (T3rd)

NIT Appearances: 

(4) 1986, 2002, 2004, and 2009
3-4 record (.429)

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Jim Larranaga (13 years from 1998-2010, 246-157 record, .610)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Carlos Yates (2,420 points from 1982-85)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Jim Nowers (1,043 from 1973-76 when school was classified as a small college)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Carlos Yates (42 points as senior vs. Navy on 2/27/85)

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Carlos Yates (42 vs. Navy)
February 27, 1985 (senior/23.9 ppg)

1

2

Total

George Mason

53

40

93

Navy

33

44

77

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Rose

7-11

0-0

14

Dufrene

1-3

0-0

2

Green

0-1

0-0

0

Yates

17-27

8-11

42

Wilson

7-18

0-0

14

Davis

0-0

0-0

0

Johnson

0-1

0-0

0

Yohe

1-5

0-0

2

Satterthwaite

0-2

0-0

0

Nieberlein

0-1

0-0

0

Miller

8-12

0-0

16

McQueen

0-0

3-5

3

Totals

41-81

11-16

93

Percentages

.506

.688

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Butler

3-12

5-7

11

Whitaker

8-11

1-2

17

Robinson

9-12

1-4

19

Rees

0-1

3-4

3

Wojick

2-4

0-0

4

Coyne

6-12

0-1

12

Mata

0-1

0-0

0

Wells

1-4

2-2

4

Kurka

0-0

0-0

0

Manhertz

0-0

0-0

0

Reed

0-1

0-0

0

Liebert

1-4

1-2

3

Klooster

1-2

2-2

4

Totals

31-64

15-24

77

Percentages

.484

.625

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

Arnold Siegfried

1

1967

6-12

.333

1967

6-12

Raymond H. "Sap" Spuhler

3

1968-70

11-60

.155

1968

5-17

John R. Linn

10

1971-80

130-147

.469

1975

19-8

Joe Harrington

7

1981-87

112-85

.569

1984

21-7

Rick Barnes

1

1988

20-10

.667

1988

20-10

Ernie Nestor

5

1989-93

68-81

.456

1989

20-11

Paul Westhead

4

1994-97

38-70

.352

1996

11-16

Jim Larranaga

14

1998-2011

273-164

.625

2011

27-7

  • All-Time W-L Record: 658-629 (.511) from 1967 through 2011.
  • NOTE: George Mason (VA) moved up to major-college status in 1979.