The 2017–18 George Mason Patriots Men's basketball team represented George Mason University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The season was the 52nd for the program, the third under head coach Dave Paulsen, and the fifth as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference The Patriots played their home games at EagleBank Arena in Fairfax, Virginia. They finished the season 16–17, 9–9 in A-10 play to finish in a four-way tie for fifth place. As the No. 5 seed in the A-10 tournament, they defeated Massachusetts in the second round before losing to Saint Joseph's in the quarterfinals.
Previous season The Patriots finished the 2016–17 season 20–14, 9–9 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for seventh place. As the No. 7 seed in the A-10 tournament, they defeated Fordham in the second round before losing in the quarterfinals to VCU. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Loyola (MD).
Offseason
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes DeAndre Abram 1 F 6'7" 195 Sophomore Carrollton, TX Transferred to University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Danny Dixon 15 F 6'10" 228 Sophomore Grosse Pointe South, MI Transferred to University of Missouri–Kansas City Jalen Jenkins 31 F 6'7" 246 Senior Brooklyn, NY Graduated Marquise Moore 22 G 6'2" 208 Senior Queens, NY Graduated Kameron Murrell 2 G 6'2" 197 Sophomore Long Beach, CA Transferred to St. Thomas Aquinas College Karmari Newman 10 G 6'4" 170 Sophomore Detroit, MI Transferred to Oakland University Daniel Relvao 14 F 6'9" 255 RS Sophomore Coimbra, Portugal Left program for personal reasons Myles Tate 12 G 5'7" 161 Senior Ashburn, VA Graduated Troy Temara 25 F 6'8" 238 Sophomore Syracuse, NY Transferred to Palm Beach State College
2017 recruiting class
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Preseason In a poll of the league's head coaches and select media members at the conference's media day, the Patriots were picked to finish in 10th place in the A-10. Junior guard Otis Livingston II was named to the conference's preseason third team.
Honors and awards Atlantic 10 All-Conference 2nd Team Otis Livingston II
Roster
Player statistics Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Otis Livingston II 31 31 35.8 .446 .403 .839 3.4 4.5 1.0 0.1 17.5 Jaire Grayer 30 30 30.2 .412 .365 .745 7.1 1.4 1.3 0.8 12.6 Justin Kier 31 30 33.3 .465 .167 .787 4.6 2.4 1.3 0.1 11.2 Goanar Mar 31 31 31.8 .436 .371 .796 4.5 0.9 0.6 0.1 10.8 Ian Boyd 31 14 24.7 .405 .299 .786 4.5 1.3 0.6 0.1 8.1 Greg Calixte 30 20 19.5 .598 .000 .405 4.3 0.4 0.1 0.4 5.0 Javon Greene 31 0 16.9 .341 .224 .641 2.8 0.9 0.7 0.2 4.2 A.J. Wilson 29 0 11.7 .463 .308 .543 2.7 0.1 0.2 1.1 3.6 Jack Tempchin 4 0 1.3 .000 .000 .667 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.0 1.0 Zach Garrett 4 0 1.3 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Nick DiClementi 4 0 1.3 .000 .000 .000 0.5 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0
Schedule and results
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!colspan=12 style=|A-10 tournament
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