2000–01 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 November 2024 Basketball 2000–01 George Mason Patriots Colonial Athletic Association CAA 18-12 11-5 Jim Larrañaga 4th Scott Cherry Bill Courtney Mike Gillian Patriot Center CAA tournament champions NCAA tournament first round The 2000–01 George Mason Patriots Men's basketball team represented George Mason University during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was the 35th season for the program, the fourth under head coach Jim Larrañaga. The Patriots played their home games at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia. The Patriots won the CAA tournament by defeating UNC Wilmington in the final.https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch/158254844/ George Mason captures crown in defensive test John O'Connor Richmond Times-Dispatch March 6, 2001 November 1, 2024 31 Newspapers.com Honors and awards Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Year George Evans Colonial Athletic Association All-Conference First Team George Evans Erik Herring Colonial Athletic Association Defensive Player of the Year George Evans Colonial Athletic Association All-Defensive Team George Evans Colonial Athletic Association Dean Ehlers Award George Evans AP All-America Team - Honorable Mention George Evans Roster 2000 George Mason Patriots y y Jon Larranaga 2 F 6 7 230 SO Oakton, VA St. John's Catholic Prep Jesse Young 3 F 6 10 250 SO Peterborough, Canada Peterborough Collegiate Raoul Heinen 4 G 6 5 200 FR Bunschoten, Netherlands Callant Lyceum Tremaine Price 5 G 5 8 150 SR Landover, MD Parkdale Richard Tynes 12 G 6 4 205 FR Washington, DC Hargrave Military Academy George Evans 21 F 6 7 225 SR Portsmouth, VA I.C. Norcom Rob Sullivan 23 G 6 0 165 FR Maplewood, NJ Rob Anderson 24 F 6 5 210 JR Arlington, VA Wakefield Terrance Nixon 34 F 6 6 225 JR Oxon Hill, MD Oxon Hill Jeff Palumbo 40 G 5 9 155 FR Bowie, MD St. John's College HS Deon Cooper 41 F 6 9 235 FR Columbia, TN Columbia Central Erik Herring 44 G 6 5 200 SR Chicago, IL Thornton Jim Larrañaga (Providence) Scott Cherry (North Carolina) Bill Courtney (Bucknell) Mike Gillian (North Adams State) Player statistics Player GP GS FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG George Evans 30 29 .613 .000 .612 7.8 1.9 1.9 1.5 18.4 Erik Herring 30 30 .434 .402 .717 3.7 2.4 1.3 0.6 16.0 Jesse Young 30 30 .557 .000 .671 5.9 0.5 0.6 0.9 8.2 Jon Larranaga 30 22 .445 .000 .717 4.9 1.6 1.7 0.3 8.0 Tremaine Price 30 30 .328 .337 .683 1.9 4.7 1.3 0.0 7.5 Rob Anderson 27 8 .316 .267 .583 2.3 0.9 0.7 0.6 4.8 Raoul Heinen 22 0 .400 .174 .529 1.3 0.6 0.5 0.0 3.1 Terrance Nixon 29 1 .436 .333 .529 2.0 0.5 0.1 0.1 2.8 Rob Sullivan 23 0 .429 .409 .600 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.0 2.2 Deon Cooper 22 0 .588 .000 .571 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.3 1.1 Richard Tynes 30 0 .275 .091 .222 1.1 0.3 0.3 0.1 1.1 Jeff Palumbo 2 0 .000 .000 .000 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 Schedule and results yes yes yes yes |- !colspan=12 style=George Mason Patriots| Non-conference regular season November 13, 2000 9:00 pm yes yes New Mexico The Pit Albuquerque, NM Preseason NIT 68–79 0–1 Herring 28 Evans/Young 4 Evans/Price 3 15,156 November 20, 2000 7:00 pm yes yes Drexel Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA 80–72 1–1 Herring 26 Evans 9 Price 6 1,837 November 25, 2000 7:30 pm yes Delaware Patriot Center Fairfax, VA 72–65 2–1 Evans 20 Larranaga 12 Herring/Price 3 2,108 November 28, 2000 7:30 pm yes yes Coppin State Coppin Center Baltimore, MD 75–54 3–1 Evans 23 Young 6 Price 4 456 December 2, 2000 7:00 pm yes yes Toledo Savage Hall Toledo, OH 75–84 3–2 Evans 22 Evans 9 Herring/Tynes 4 4,777 December 6, 2000 7:00 pm yes American Bender Arena Washington, DC 65–54 4–2 1–0 Evans 18 Evans 10 Price 5 617 December 9, 2000 7:00 pm yes James Madison JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg, VA 65–54 5–2 2–0 Young 14 Young 9 Price 5 4,011 December 20, 2000 7:00 pm yes Coastal Carolina Patriot Center Fairfax, VA 81–65 6–2 Evans 27 Evans 7 Herring 8 1,523 December 22, 2000 7:00 pm yes Miami (OH) Patriot Center Fairfax, VA 64–50 7–2 Evans 22 Evans 10 Price 6 2,011 December 29, 2000 9:00 pm yes yes Santa Clara Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA Cable Car Classic 76–78 OT 7–3 Herring 22 Evans 12 Larranaga 6 3,684 December 30, 2000 9:00 pm yes yes Fordham Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA Cable Car Classic 55–64 7–4 Evans 17 Evans 14 Price 8 3,757 |- !colspan=12 style=George Mason Patriots|CAA regular season January 3, 2001 7:00 pm Richmond Patriot Center Fairfax, VA 67–57 8–4 3–0 Evans/Young 14 Evans 9 Evans/Herring 3 1,826 January 6, 2001 4:30 pm UNC Wilmington Patriot Center Fairfax, VA 53–57 8–5 3–1 Evans 16 Evans 14 Larranaga/Price 3 1,984 January 10, 2001 7:30 pm yes VCU Siegel Center Richmond, VA Rivalry 65–72 8–6 3–2 Evans 26 Evans 10 Herring 4 4,015 January 13, 2001 7:00 pm Old Dominion Patriot Center Fairfax, VA 81–76 9–6 4–2 Herring 23 Evans 12 Herring/Price 4 3,419 January 17, 2001 7:00pm William & Mary William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA 73–64 10–6 5–2 Evans 15 Anderson/Larranaga 4 Price 7 2,628 January 20, 2001 4:00 pm yes yes Fairfield Alumni Hall Fairfield, CT 86–95 10–7 Evans 24 Evans 10 Price 8 2,377 January 22, 2001 7:00 pm East Carolina Patriot Center Fairfax, VA 104–62 11–7 6–2 Evans 26 Evans/Young 8 Price 11 1,778 January 27, 2001 4:30 pm yes American Patriot Center Fairfax, VA 84–56 12–7 7–2 Evans 25 Young 9 Price 7 6,373 January 29, 2001 7:00 pm yes yes Detroit Calihan Hall Detroit, MI 54–67 12–8 Herring 18 Young 11 Evans/Herring/Sullivan 2 2,024 February 3, 2001 4:00 pm y East Carolina Williams Arena Greenville NC 77–74 13–8 8–2 Evans 22 Young 7 Price 5 6,429 February 5, 2001 7:00 pm y UNC Wilmington Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC 42–50 13–9 8–3 Evans 14 Young 12 Evans 3 4,455 February 10, 2001 7:00 pm William & Mary Patriot Center Fairfax, VA 84–62 14–9 9–3 Evans 23 Larranaga 6 Price 6 4,131 February 14, 2001 7:00 pm VCU Patriot Center Fairfax, VA Rivalry 99–79 15–9 10–3 Evans 30 Evans/Young 10 Price 10 2,041 February 17, 2001 4:00 pm James Madison Patriot Center Fairfax, VA 79–66 16–9 11–3 Herring 30 Herring 7 Price 6 9,702 February 21, 2001 7:35 pm yes Old Dominion ODU Fieldhouse Norfolk, VA 70–78 16–10 11–4 Herring 27 Evans 7 Price 7 3,191 February 24, 2001 1:00 pm yes Richmond Robins Center Richmond, VA 57–77 16–11 11–5 Evans 16 Young 8 Herring/Price 3 5,209 |- !colspan=12 style=George Mason Patriots|2001 CAA tournament March 4, 2001 3:30 pm yes 2 James Madison 6 Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA Semifinals 62–36 17–11 Herring 16 Herring 5 Sullivan 4 4,226 March 5, 2001 7:30 pm yes 2 UNC Wilmington 1 Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA Championship 35–33 18–11 Herring 12 Evans 11 Price 3 5,085 |- !colspan=12 style=George Mason Patriots|2001 NCAA tournament March 15, 2001 3:10 pm yes 14 W Maryland 3 W 11 BSU Pavilion Boise, ID First Round 80–83 18–12 Evans 27 Young 9 Price 6 10,824 AP Poll Eastern Time References Category:George Mason Patriots men's basketball seasons George Mason George Mason George Mason men's basketball George Mason men's basketball