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First look at Villanova
#8 George Mason vs #9 Villanova - East Region - Cleveland, OH. Friday 2:10 pm on TNT (Gus Johnson/Elmore)
First some video from last nights selection show viewing at the JC from the Washington Post:
The Patriots have drawn Villanova in their first round (technically 2nd round I guess) game in the NCAA tournament. Sure we can all argue about being in what most would say...
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March 14, 2011
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George Mason receives at-large bid to NCAA tournament as an #8 seed, will face Villanova
The Patriots have been given an at-large bid to the big dance for second time in school history. They are an #8 seed and will face #9 seed Villanova in the East region at Cleveland. This is the highest they have ever been seeded in the NCAA tournament. Mason played Villanova last season and lost a very close game in the Puerto Rico Tip-off.
Much more on this tomorrow, but what...
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March 13, 2011
George Mason Bracketology - Selection Sunday Edition
Here is one final look at where the experts see George Mason being placed. Seems that now a lot are projecting the Patriots facing another mid-major foe in their first game. This can very well happen as if seems the committee is set on having the little guys knock themselves out in the early rounds for better ratings in later rounds.
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March 13, 2011
George Mason leading the country in another category: Fan Percentage Increase in Bar Spending during March Madness
This year's George Mason held the nation's longest winning for awhile and most seasons they are among the nation's leaders in scoring defense, three-point percentage, and points per possession. But here is statistic us fans can actually take credit for: Percentage Increase in Bar Spending during March Madness:
Obviously this statistic from a study at Bundle was greatly...
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March 11, 2011
George Mason Final Four Bobbleheads seen on ESPN's PTI
The Final Four bobbleheads have reached the big time!
Thanks to @Ciao_Mia_Bella for sending this in!
[via TwitPic]
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March 10, 2011
Providence might be looking for a new coach, so naturally Jim Larranaga is again thrown into the mix of possible candidates
It's being reported that Providence is expected to part ways with head coach Keno Davis as early as this weekend. With this news some are already penciling in Jim Larranaga as a possible candidate to replace him. If you remember three years Larranaga rejected an offer to coach the Friars, his alma mater and a school that plays in the Big East conference. I'm writing this...
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March 10, 2011
George Mason might need to tweak their game plan a bit before the NCAA tournament
John Mcdonnell / Washington Post
George Mason's loss to VCU in the CAA tournament ended the team's 16 game winning streak and may have opened eyes to some about how this team enters into games. There is no overhaul that needs to be done, they had the nation's longest winning streak for a reason, but their are some minor details I think they started to overlook during...
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March 09, 2011
George Mason Bracketology Part IV
Selection Sunday is just five days away. The Patriots' loss to VCU in the semifinals seems to have dropped their average projected seed to around 8. I think it's worth noting that Mason's "worst loss" Wofford is now a tournament team as they won the SoCon last night.
Also you can find a list of the Top 40 RPI teams that got snubbed from the NCAA tournament...
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March 08, 2011
Cornelius provided VCU's locker room with some bulletin board material
Well here is an interesting article from UNCW beat writer Brian Mull today who was covering this weekend's CAA tournament. Apparently Andre Cornelius expressed his confidence in his team on twitter before their semifinal game against VCU. "About two hours before top-seeded George Mason and fourth-seeded VCU tipped off their CAA Tournament semifinal game on Sunday, Patriots...
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March 06, 2011
VCU eliminates George Mason from the CAA tournament, nation's longest winning streak comes to an end
The VCU Rams have now eliminated George Mason from the CAA tournament for the 5th time since 2004. The Patriots did not look like themselves in this one as the nation's longest winning streak comes to an end at 16 games. The Rams first half defense and barrage of uncontested three-pointers in the first half doomed the Patriots from the start. Mason was frustrated on offense...
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March 06, 2011
George Mason takes on VCU in the CAA semifinals. Hmm this looks familiar.
TV viewing options for today.
George Mason takes on VCU today in the CAA tournament semifinals. This will be the fifth time the two teams have faced-off against each other in this tournament since 2004. VCU has pretty much owned George Mason in the CAA tournament in their last four games at the Richmond Coliseum. This dates back to 2004 in the conference finals, remember when...
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March 06, 2011
George Mason dismantles Georgia State in 2nd half to advance to CAA semifinals
The George Mason basketball team is starting to become a broken record, and one that fans are certainly not getting tired of. The nation's longest winning streak is now at 16 and the Patriots have advanced to the CAA semifinals. Once again we saw an opposing team start off strong and the Patriots look a little sloppy. At half time Mason was up 3 after being down by as many as...
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March 05, 2011
George Mason dismantles Georgia State in 2nd half to advance to CAA semifinals
The George Mason basketball team is starting to become a broken record, and one that fans are certainly not getting tired of. The nation's longest winning streak is now at 16 and the Patriots have advanced to the CAA semifinals. Once again we saw an opposing team start off strong and the Patriots look a little sloppy. At half time Mason was up 3 after being down by as many as...
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March 05, 2011
George Mason dismantles Georgia State in 2nd half to advance to CAA semifinals
The George Mason basketball team is starting to become a broken record, and one that fans are certainly not getting tired of. The nation's longest winning streak is now at 16 and the Patriots have advanced to the CAA semifinals. Once again we saw an opposing team start off strong and the Patriots look a little sloppy. At half time Mason was up 3 after being down by as many as...
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March 05, 2011
George Mason to face Georgia State in CAA quarterfinals
Georgia State defeated UNCW this afternoon to advance to quarterfinals and will play George Mason at noon tomorrow. Hopefully most of you will be able to actually watch the game. The Patriots played GSU in their final CAA regular season game last week so the tape on them is still fresh. Mason was a little sloppy in that game but need a big second half from Cam Long to escape with...
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March 04, 2011
The key to George Mason's success this season? They are following Jim Larranaga's "Ten Commitments"
Jim Larranaga has a unique brand of coaching and while it might not fit every players' style, you'll see success like we are this season if he has a team full of guys buying into it. I came across the above YouTube video and it really lays out how this year's Patriots effectively ran through the CAA this season.
In the video Larranaga explains each one of his "...
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March 04, 2011
How George Mason made out at the CAA awards banquet last night
Here is a list of all the winners from the CAA awards banquet that was held last night in Richmond:
All-CAA 1st Team
Chaisson Allen, Northeastern
Denzel Bowles, James Madison
Frank Hassell, Old Dominion
Charles Jenkins, Hofstra
Cam Long, George Mason
All-CAA 2nd Team
Kent Bazemore, Old Dominion
Samme Givens, Drexel
Ryan Pearson, George Mason
Jamie...
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March 04, 2011
The viewing options for the CAA tournament are still pretty terrible
Despite the CAA growing a lot in recent years and now being recognized by most as a top 10 basketball conference in NCAA, their viewing options for this weekend's conference tournament remain pretty awful. I feel bad for Mason fans that are not local because your options are slim to continue watching what has become the Patriots' most successful season ever. If the Mason...
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March 03, 2011
What's at stake for George Mason in the CAA tournament this weekend
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While a bunch of bracket projection experts are saying George Mason should be a lock for the NCAA tournament that doesn't mean the Patriots are taking this weekend's CAA tournament lightly. It's easy to say Mason doesn't have much to play for in this tournament but that is not a fair statement. Here are a few things that are at stake for the Patriots...
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March 02, 2011
Ryan Pearson's beard debuts on ESPN
The team's pledge to not cut their hair during their current winning streak is taking main stream media now. First Ryan Pearson's beard was in Seth Davis' column this morning then he went on ESPN's First Take morning show. Here is the clip:
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March 01, 2011
George Mason Bracketology Part III - Could the Patriots be wearing white jerseys in round 1?
It's no longer starting to look crazy to believe that George Mason could be the higher seed in their 1st round NCAA tournament game. If they do well this weekend in the CAA tournament, there is not doubt in my mind that they get be given a #7 or #8 seed this year. Some fans are hoping for a #7 just to avoid a possible 2nd round match with a #1 seed. Tell me it doesn't really...
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March 01, 2011
George Mason cracks the Top 25 this week
George Mason finally got the respect they deserved today as they were ranked #25 in the nation on this week's ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll.
I believe the last time a team in the CAA headed into the conference tournament with a ranking was when David Robinson was with Navy and they were ranked #17 back in 1986. They eventually took home the CAA title that season.
Will update...
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February 28, 2011
You just never know what will happen on Selection Sunday
This post is not to say I think George Mason has a chance at being snubbed from this year's NCAA tournament. I simply just want to show the track record of the selection committee when it comes to the final who's in and who's out decision time. Mason is a lock for the tournament in my opinion regardless of what happens next weekend at the CAA tournament. It's interesting...
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February 28, 2011
Win over Georgia State caps off best regular season ever for George Mason
This has been a season that has well exceeded expectations for George Mason fans and supporters. Yesterday's win at Georgia State was another game where they didn't dominate the opponent but came out on top again to keep the nation's longest winning streak alive at 15 games. Finishing the year with 16 CAA wins is a new school record and ties the record for the conference...
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February 27, 2011
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