The 1996–97 George Mason Patriots Men's basketball team represented George Mason University during the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was the 31st season for the program, the fourth and final under head coach Paul Westhead. The Patriots played their home games at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia.
In the CAA tournament, the Patriots lost to Richmond in the first round.
Honors and awards
Colonial Athletic Association All-Conference Team Nate Langley
Colonial Athletic Association All-Rookie Team Ahmad Dorsett
Colonial Athletic Association All-Defensive Team Nate Langley
Player statistics Player GP FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Nate Langley 27 .428 .299 .669 4.9 2.4 3.0 0.4 20.9 Demetrius Somerville 10 .444 .425 .833 1.7 1.6 0.8 0.2 12.6 George Redd 27 .441 .293 .675 7.4 0.9 1.3 0.1 11.8 Avery Carey 27 .449 .338 .698 4.9 1.3 1.0 0.4 11.1 Contrell Scott 27 .388 .266 .745 2.9 4.7 1.9 0.2 9.9 Nik Mirich 26 .429 .235 .627 5.5 1.0 0.6 0.8 5.2 Kevin Ward 23 .404 .750 .704 3.6 4.8 0.3 0.0 4.8 Ahmad Dorsett 27 .379 .191 .556 1.5 0.9 0.9 0.1 4.6 Bernard Wanjara 24 .486 .000 .611 4.5 0.2 0.4 0.3 3.8 Leighton Henry 24 .375 .240 .385 1.5 0.3 0.3 0.1 2.0 Lee Brown 20 .341 .182 .700 0.4 0.8 0.4 0.0 1.9 Michael Sharp 25 .423 .000 .385 2.2 0.1 0.4 0.4 1.1 Shawn Woods 4 .500 .000 1.000 0.5 0.0 0.3 0.0 1.0
Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=12 style=|CAA regular season
!colspan=12 style=|1997 CAA tournament
References