2021–22 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team

The 2021–22 George Mason Patriots Men's basketball team represents George Mason University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The season is the 56th for the program, the first under head coach Kim English, and the ninth as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The Patriots play their home games at EagleBank Arena in Fairfax, Virginia.

2021–22 George Mason Patriots men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
2021–22 record5–5 (0–0 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaEagleBank Arena
2021–22 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
St. Bonaventure0–0 –8–1  .889
Davidson0–0 –6–2  .750
Rhode Island0–0 –7–3  .700
Saint Louis0–0 –7–3  .700
Fordham0–0 –7–4  .636
UMass0–0 –6–4  .600
Dayton0–0 –6–4  .600
Saint Joseph's0–0 –5–4  .556
Richmond0–0 –5–4  .556
VCU0–0 –5–4  .556
George Mason0–0 –5–5  .500
La Salle0–0 –4–4  .500
Duquesne0–0 –3–7  .300
George Washington0–0 –3–8  .273
† 2022 A10 Tournament winner
As of December 10, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

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
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Ian Boyd32G6’4”230Grad SeniorApex, NC
Greg Calixte33F6’8”235Grad SeniorMount Vernon, NYTransferred to Bryant
Javon Greene23G6’2”190Grad SeniorMcDonough, GATransferred to South Florida
Bahaïde Haïdara3F6’6”203JuniorMontréal, CanadaTransferred to St. Francis (Brooklyn)
Tyler Kolek20G6’3”190SophomoreCumberland, RITransferred to Marquette
A. J. Wilson12F6’7”230Grad SeniorLaurel, MDTransferred to South Carolina

Arrivals
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
DeVon Cooper0G6’4”201Grad SeniorLouisville, KYTransferred from Morehead State
Davonte Gaines3G6’7”175JuniorBuffalo, NYTransferred from Tennessee
TJ Gadsden32G/F6’7”192FreshmanNew York, NY
Mike Gray11G6’2”202FreshmanFredericksburg, VA
Blake Jones24F6’10”195FreshmanCanberra, Australia
Joel Kabimba33F6’8”210FreshmanKinshasa, CongoTransferred from Stetson
D'Shawn Schwartz15G/F6’7”232Grad SeniorColorado Springs, COTransferred from Colorado

Source[5]

Honors and awards

Atlantic 10 Player of the Week

  • Josh Oduro - Nov. 15[6]

Roster
2021–22 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Devon Cooper 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)201 lb (91 kg) SrMorehead State Louisville, KY
G 1 Ronald Polite 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoOxon Hill High School Temple Hills, MD
G 2 Xavier Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)186 lb (84 kg) JrEpiscopal High School Germantown, MD
G 3 Davonte Gaines 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrTennessee Buffalo, NY
G 4 Sam Shelton (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)160 lb (73 kg) FrDominion High School Sterling, VA
G/F 5 Otis Frazier III 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)212 lb (96 kg) SoMt. Zion Prep Buckeye, AZ
G 10 Jamal Hartwell II 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)155 lb (70 kg) SrFairfax High School Inglewood, CA
G 11 Mike Gray 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)202 lb (92 kg) FrBlue Ridge School Fredericksburg, VA
G 12 Chase Tucker (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)165 lb (75 kg) FrMount Pisgah Christian Alpharetta, GA
F 13 Josh Oduro 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) JrPaul VI High School Gainesville, VA
G/F 15 D'Shawn Schwartz 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)232 lb (105 kg) GSColorado Colorado Springs, CO
G 22 Blake Buchanan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) GSVoyager Academy Durham, NC
F 24 Blake Jones 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrNBA Global Academy Canberra, Australia
G/F 32 TJ Gadsden 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)192 lb (87 kg) FrSt. Andrew's Episcopal New York, NY
F 33 Joel Kabimba 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrStetson Kinshasa, Congo
F 35 Malik Henry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) SoLongview High School Longview, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: August 31, 2021

Player statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Josh Oduro8829.3.614.313.6676.00.81.01.316.9
D'Shawn Schwartz8833.5.459.382.9175.61.60.90.515.3
DeVon Cooper8831.3.422.379.8132.13.10.80.013.9
Davonte Gaines8829.4.551.632.8758.41.10.90.611.8
Xavier Johnson8624.8.381.333.7503.63.81.60.15.5
Jamal Hartwell II8120.6.224.250.7781.12.40.30.04.8
Otis Frazier III405.3.714.667.3331.30.00.30.33.3
Malik Henry808.6.600.000.3332.60.10.50.52.5
Blake Jones8112.4.400.417.5002.10.40.10.42.3
Mike Gray506.4.500.250.5000.80.60.20.01.8
TJ Gadsden404.3.000.0001.0001.00.80.30.00.3
Joel Kabimba402.8.000.000.0000.30.00.00.00.0
Blake Buchanan101.0.000.000.0000.00.00.00.00.0

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     Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, GA
December 21, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 American     EagleBank Arena 
Fairfax, VA
December 23, 2021*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Coppin State     EagleBank Arena 
Fairfax, VA
A-10 regular season
December 30, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at VCU
Rivalry		     Siegel Center 
Richmond, VA
January 2, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Duquesne     UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse 
Pittsburgh, PA
January 5, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Rhode Island     EagleBank Arena 
Fairfax, VA
January 8, 2022
4:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Saint Joseph's     EagleBank Arena 
Fairfax, VA
January 11, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Richmond     Robins Center 
Richmond, VA
January 17, 2022
2:00 p.m., CBSSN		 at George Washington
Revolutionary Rivalry		     Charles E. Smith Center 
Washington, D.C.
January 22, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Dayton     EagleBank Arena 
Fairfax, VA
January 26, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 St. Bonaventure     EagleBank Arena 
Fairfax, VA
January 30, 2022
2:00 p.m., USA		 at UMass     Mullins Center 
Amherst, MA
February 2, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Saint Louis     EagleBank Arena 
Fairfax, VA
February 5, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at La Salle     Tom Gola Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
February 9, 2022
7:00 p.m., CBSSN		 Richmond     EagleBank Arena 
Fairfax, VA
February 12, 2022
4:00 p.m., ESPN+		 VCU
Rivalry		     EagleBank Arena 
Fairfax, VA
February 16, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Saint Joseph's     Hagan Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
February 20, 2022
2:30 p.m., USA		 at Fordham     Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY
February 27, 2022
2:30 p.m., USA		 George Washington
Revolutionary Rivalry		     EagleBank Arena 
Fairfax, VA
March 2, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Davidson     John M. Belk Arena 
Davidson, NC
March 5, 2022
4:00 p.m., ESPN+		 UMass     EagleBank Arena 
Fairfax, VA
A-10 Tournament
March 9–13, 2022
 ESPN+		 vs. 
First round		     Capital One Arena 
Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[7]

References
  1. "George Washington vs. George Mason - Game Recap - March 4, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  2. "George Mason vs. Davidson - Game Recap - March 5, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  3. "Paulsen out after six seasons at George Mason". ESPN.com. March 16, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  4. "George Mason hires Vols' English as coach". ESPN.com. March 23, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  5. "Verbal Commits". www.verbalcommits.com. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  6. "Josh Oduro Named A-10 Player of the Week". www.gomason.com. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  7. "2021-22 George Mason Patriots Schedule". gomason.com. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
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