2021–22 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 2021–22 George Mason Patriots Men's basketball team represented George Mason University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The season was the 56th for the program, the first under head coach Kim English , and the ninth as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference . The Patriots played their home games at EagleBank Arena in Fairfax, Virginia .
Previous season
In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic , the Patriots finished the 2020–21 season 13–9, 8–6 in A-10 play to finish in sixth place. They defeated George Washington in the second round of the A-10 tournament [ 1] before losing to Davidson in the quarterfinals.[ 2]
On March 16, 2021, the school fired head coach Dave Paulsen .[ 3] A week later, the school named Tennessee assistant Kim English the team's new head coach.[ 4]
Offseason
Departures
Arrivals
Source[ 5]
Honors and awards
All Atlantic 10 First Team
Atlantic 10 Player of the Week
Roster
2021–22 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
0
Devon Cooper
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
201 lb (91 kg)
Sr
Morehead State
Louisville, KY
G
1
Ronald Polite
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
So
Oxon Hill High School
Temple Hills, MD
G
2
Xavier Johnson
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
186 lb (84 kg)
Jr
Episcopal High School
Germantown, MD
G
3
Davonte Gaines
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Jr
Tennessee
Buffalo, NY
G
4
Sam Shelton (W)
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
Fr
Dominion High School
Sterling, VA
G/F
5
Otis Frazier III
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
212 lb (96 kg)
So
Mt. Zion Prep
Buckeye, AZ
G
10
Jamal Hartwell II
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
155 lb (70 kg)
Sr
Fairfax High School
Inglewood, CA
G
11
Mike Gray
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
202 lb (92 kg)
Fr
Blue Ridge School
Fredericksburg, VA
G
12
Chase Tucker (W)
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
Fr
Mount Pisgah Christian
Alpharetta, GA
F
13
Josh Oduro
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
Jr
Paul VI High School
Gainesville, VA
G/F
15
D'Shawn Schwartz
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
232 lb (105 kg)
GS
Colorado
Colorado Springs, CO
G
22
Blake Buchanan
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
GS
Voyager Academy
Durham, NC
F
24
Blake Jones
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Fr
NBA Global Academy
Canberra, Australia
G/F
32
TJ Gadsden
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
192 lb (87 kg)
Fr
St. Andrew's Episcopal
New York, NY
F
33
Joel Kabimba
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Fr
Stetson
Kinshasa, Congo
F
35
Malik Henry
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
So
Longview High School
Longview, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: 2024-02-06
Player statistics
Player
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3FG%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
Josh Oduro
27
27
31.6
.529
.292
.701
7.4
1.7
1.1
1.7
17.7
D'Shawn Schwartz
30
30
35.8
.457
.380
.735
4.5
2.1
0.5
0.3
15.5
DeVon Cooper
30
30
33.1
.431
.409
.737
2.4
2.1
0.5
0.1
11.6
Davonte Gaines
30
29
32.9
.457
.402
.761
8.1
1.6
0.7
0.4
10.2
Xavier Johnson
28
23
30.6
.385
.341
.727
4.1
4.6
1.1
0.1
7.7
Ronald Polite III
14
2
16.4
.365
.226
.800
1.1
1.4
0.6
0.1
4.9
Jamal Hartwell II
26
4
13.1
.260
.281
.700
0.8
1.1
0.2
0.0
2.9
Otis Frazier III
20
0
7.9
.575
.364
.286
1.9
0.2
0.5
0.2
2.7
Malik Henry
25
3
7.9
.585
.000
.167
2.0
0.2
0.3
0.4
2.0
Mike Gray
8
0
7.1
.333
.125
.500
0.8
0.9
0.4
0.0
1.5
Blake Jones
28
1
8.4
.333
.280
.500
1.3
0.3
0.1
0.2
1.1
Blake Buchanan
12
1
9.1
.400
.375
.000
0.8
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.9
TJ Gadsden
8
0
3.4
.000
.000
1.000
0.9
0.4
0.1
0.0
0.1
Joel Kabimba
4
0
2.8
.000
.000
.000
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021 *7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Stony Brook
W 74–52
1–0
16 – Oduro
9 – Gaines
3 – Cooper
EagleBank Arena (4,558)Fairfax, VA
November 12, 2021 *7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Penn
W 87–66
2–0
20 – Oduro
9 – Johnson
7 – Johnson
EagleBank Arena (4,053)Fairfax, VA
November 14, 2021 *6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Morgan State
W 90–53
3–0
22 – Oduro
8 – Gaines
7 – Johnson
EagleBank Arena (2,915)Fairfax, VA
November 17, 2021 *7:00 p.m., BTN
at No. 20 Maryland
W 71–66
4–0
22 – Schwartz
10 – Gaines
5 – Cooper, Johnson
Xfinity Center (11,948)College Park, MD
November 19, 2021 *7:00 p.m., NBCSWA+
at James Madison
L 64–67
4–1
19 – Gaines
11 – Gaines
4 – Schwartz
Atlantic Union Bank Center (4,505)Harrisonburg, VA
November 22, 2021 *9:30 p.m., ESPN+
vs. Washington Crossover Classic
L 74–77
4–2
21 – Cooper, Oduro
10 – Gaines
4 – Hartwell II
Sanford Pentagon (1,822)Sioux Falls, SD
November 23, 2021 *7:00 p.m., ESPN+
vs. Nevada Crossover Classic
L 69–88
4–3
17 – Gaines
7 – Gaines
3 – Johnson, Schwartz
Sanford Pentagon (1,600)Sioux Falls, SD
November 24, 2021 *9:30 p.m., ESPN+
vs. South Dakota State Crossover Classic
L 76–80
4–4
29 – Schwartz
7 – Oduro
6 – Cooper
Sanford Pentagon (1,626)Sioux Falls, SD
December 4, 2021 *7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Old Dominion
L 50–60
4–5
15 – Cooper
12 – Oduro
3 – Hartwell II
EagleBank Arena (3,529)Fairfax, VA
December 7, 2021 *7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Navy
W 71–65
5–5
32 – Oduro
9 – Gaines
3 – Oduro, Schwartz
EagleBank Arena (2,845)Fairfax, VA
December 18, 2021 *7:00 p.m., SECN+
at Georgia
W 80–67
6–5
21 – Schwartz
11 – Oduro
9 – Johnson
Stegeman Coliseum (6,432)Athens, GA
December 21, 2021 *7:00 p.m., ESPN+
American
W 67–44
7–5
18 – Cooper
6 – Henry
6 – Johnson
EagleBank Arena (3,047)Fairfax, VA
December 23, 2021 *7:00 p.m., BTN
at No. 24 Wisconsin
Canceled due to COVID-19 issues[ 8]
Kohl Center Madison, WI
January 1, 2022 *5:00 pm, ESPN+
at No. 6 Kansas
L 67–76
7–6
15 – Gaines, Schwartz
12 – Gaines
5 – Schwartz
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, KS
A-10 regular season
January 2, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Duquesne
Canceled due to COVID-19 issues
UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse Pittsburgh, PA
January 5, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Rhode Island
Canceled due to COVID-19 issues
EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA
January 17, 2022 2:00 p.m., CBSSN
at George Washington Revolutionary Rivalry
L 76–77
7–7 (0–1)
27 – Schwartz
11 – Gaines
6 – Johnson
Charles E. Smith Center (0)Washington, D.C.
January 22, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Dayton
W 50–49
8–7 (1–1)
17 – Schwartz
10 – Oduro
4 – Johnson
EagleBank Arena (3,222)Fairfax, VA
January 24, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Saint Joseph's Rescheduled from January 8
W 77–71
9–7 (2–1)
31 – Oduro
9 – Gaines
5 – Johnson
EagleBank Arena (2,436)Fairfax, VA
January 26, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+
St. Bonaventure
W 75–66
10–7 (3–1)
20 – Schwartz
8 – Gaines
4 – Oduro
EagleBank Arena (2,687)Fairfax, VA
January 30, 2022 2:00 p.m., USA
at UMass
W 72–62
11–7 (4–1)
15 – Schwartz
8 – Gaines
9 – Johnson
Mullins Center (2,321)Amherst, MA
February 2, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Saint Louis
L 90–92 2OT
11–8 (4–2)
32 – Oduro
17 – Gaines
4 – Johnson
EagleBank Arena (2,664)Fairfax, VA
February 5, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at La Salle
L 78–83
11–9 (4–3)
17 – Schwartz
9 – Gaines
10 – Johnson
Tom Gola Arena (2,217)Philadelphia, PA
February 7, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Richmond Rescheduled from January 11
L 59–62
11–10 (4–4)
17 – Gaines
10 – Johnson
4 – Gaines
Robins Center (5,354)Richmond, VA
February 9, 2022 7:00 p.m., CBSSN
Richmond
W 87–84 OT
12–10 (5–4)
24 – Schwartz
14 – Oduro
9 – Johnson
EagleBank Arena (3,842)Fairfax, VA
February 12, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN+
VCU Rivalry
L 70–85
12–11 (5–5)
18 – Oduro
9 – Oduro
9 – Johnson
EagleBank Arena (6,333)Fairfax, VA
February 16, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Saint Joseph's
W 75–70 OT
13–11 (6–5)
33 – Oduro
8 – Oduro
5 – Cooper
Hagan Arena (1,016)Philadelphia, PA
February 20, 2022 2:30 p.m., USA
at Fordham
L 47–50
13–12 (6–6)
19 – Johnson
9 – Oduro
4 – Cooper
Rose Hill Gymnasium (0)The Bronx, NY
February 23, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at VCU Rivalry/Rescheduled from December 30
L 66–72
13–13 (6–7)
22 – Schwartz
7 – Oduro
5 – Johnson
Siegel Center (7,411)Richmond, VA
February 27, 2022 2:30 p.m., USA
George Washington Revolutionary Rivalry
W 69–62
14–13 (7–7)
27 – Oduro
14 – Oduro
2 – 3 Tied
EagleBank Arena (4,022)Fairfax, VA
March 2, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Davidson
L 62–73
14–14 (7–8)
11 – 4 Tied
9 – Oduro
3 – Polite III
John M. Belk Arena (3,805)Davidson, NC
March 5, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN+
UMass
L 80–83 OT
14–15 (7–9)
21 – Schwartz
6 – 3 Tied
5 – Johnson
EagleBank Arena (3,652)Fairfax, VA
A-10 tournament
March 10, 2022 12:00 p.m., USA
(9)
vs. (8) Fordham Second round
L 49–54
14–16
11 – Oduro
10 – Gaines, Oduro
3 – Johnson
Capital One Arena Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
Source[ 9]
References
^ "George Washington vs. George Mason - Game Recap - March 4, 2021 - ESPN" . ESPN.com . Retrieved April 7, 2021 .
^ "George Mason vs. Davidson - Game Recap - March 5, 2021 - ESPN" . ESPN.com . Retrieved April 7, 2021 .
^ Borzello, Jeff (March 16, 2021). "Paulsen out after six seasons at George Mason" . ESPN.com . Retrieved April 7, 2021 .
^ Borzello, Jeff (March 23, 2021). "George Mason hires Vols' English as coach" . ESPN.com . Retrieved April 7, 2021 .
^ "Verbal Commits" . verbalcommits.com . Retrieved February 6, 2024 .
^ "Oduro Becomes First Patriot to Earn First Team All-A-10 Honors" . gomason.com . Retrieved March 9, 2022 .
^ "Josh Oduro Named A-10 Player of the Week" . gomason.com . Retrieved November 15, 2021 .
^ @MasonMBB (December 23, 2021). "Tonight's game at #24 Wisconsin has been canceled due to COVID-19 protocols within the Badgers program" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ "2021-22 George Mason Patriots Schedule" . gomason.com . Retrieved April 7, 2021 .
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