2001–02 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 November 2024 Basketball 2001–02 George Mason Patriots Colonial Athletic Association CAA 19-10 13-5 Jim Larrañaga 5th Scott Cherry Bill Courtney Mike Gillian Patriot Center NIT Opening Round The 2001–02 George Mason Patriots Men's basketball team represented George Mason University during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was the 36th season for the program, the fifth under head coach Jim Larrañaga. The Patriots played their home games at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia. In the CAA tournament, the Patriots lost to Hofstra in the quarterfinals.https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch/158255255/ Pride's Apodaca gives Patriots heave-ho Mike Harris Richmond Times-Dispatch March 3, 2002 November 1, 2024 D7 Newspapers.com They were invited to the NIT, where they lost to Saint Joseph's in the opening round.https://www.newspapers.com/article/york-daily-record/158255553/ Nelson, Hawks cruise in NIT York Daily Record March 13, 2002 November 1, 2024 17 Newspapers.com Honors and awards Colonial Athletic Association All-Conference Team Jesse Young Colonial Athletic Association All-Defensive Team Jon Larranaga Colonial Athletic Association All-RookieTeam Lamar Butler Roster 2001 George Mason Patriots y y Dereck Franklin 1 G 6 0 180 JR Chantilly, VA Chantilly Jon Larranaga 2 F 6 7 230 JR Oakton, VA St. John's Catholic Prep Jesse Young 3 F 6 10 250 JR Peterborough, Canada Peterborough Collegiate Raoul Heinen 4 G 6 5 200 SO Bunschoten, Netherlands Callant Lyceum Darren Tarver 5 G 6 3 215 JR Akron, OH Buchtel / Wabash Valley CC Richard Tynes 12 G 6 4 205 SO Washington, DC Hargrave Military Academy Lamar Butler 22 G 6 2 170 FR Oxon Hill, MD Oxon Hill Rob Anderson 24 F 6 5 210 SR Arlington, VA Wakefield Colin Wyatt 33 C 6 9 240 FR Williamsburg, VA Jamestown Terrance Nixon 34 F 6 6 225 SR Oxon Hill, MD Oxon Hill Deon Cooper 41 F 6 9 235 SO Columbia, TN Columbia Central Jim Larrañaga (Providence) Scott Cherry (North Carolina) Bill Courtney (Bucknell) Mike Gillian (North Adams State) Player statistics Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Darren Tarver 3 2 27.0 .553 .417 .500 3.0 1.7 0.7 0.0 18.0 Jesse Young 29 29 31.6 .484 .500 .714 8.4 1.4 1.0 1.0 14.6 Rob Anderson 29 29 30.7 .406 .375 .727 4.0 1.4 1.1 0.8 12.2 Jon Larranaga 29 29 31.0 .457 .400 .727 6.0 2.8 1.4 0.3 11.0 Lamar Butler 29 18 25.6 .368 .380 .819 2.5 1.9 1.1 0.1 10.4 Terrance Nixon 29 9 21.8 .424 .297 .800 3.5 0.8 0.5 0.5 7.6 Raoul Heinen 29 29 30.1 .420 .240 .628 4.0 4.6 1.4 0.2 7.2 Colin Wyatt 24 0 7.5 .629 .000 .286 1.2 0.2 0.5 0.0 2.0 Richard Tynes 29 0 8.8 .373 .222 .500 1.8 0.5 0.2 0.1 1.9 Deon Cooper 29 0 7.3 .476 .000 .800 0.9 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.8 Dereck Franklin 21 0 5.8 .286 .143 .444 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.7 Schedule and results yes yes yes yes |- !colspan=12 style=George Mason Patriots| Non-conference regular season November 17, 2001 1:00 pm yes yes Niagara Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY 86–71 1–0 Tarver 29 Young 10 Larranaga 6 1,771 November 19, 2001 7:00 pm yes yes Miami (OH) Millett Hall Oxford, OH 65–70 1–1 Anderson/Tarver 20 Young 7 Young 5 3,087 November 24, 2001 7:30 pm yes Toledo Patriot Center Fairfax, VA 67–64 2–1 Anderson 15 Larranaga 11 Heinen 4 3,342 November 28, 2001 7:30 pm yes Coppin State Patriot Center Fairfax, VA 80–44 3–1 Nixon 14 Larranaga 9 Heinen 9 1,910 December 1, 2001 7:00 pm yes yes Ole Miss Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS 71–70 4–1 Anderson 23 Anderson 7 Heinen 11 4,235 December 5, 2001 7:00 pm yes Central Michigan Patriot Center Fairfax, VA 65–54 5–1 Anderson 15 Young 7 Heinen 4 2,029 December 8, 2001 4:30 pm yes Southern Illinois Patriot Center Fairfax, VA 66–73 5–2 Butler 14 Larranaga 8 Larranaga/Young 3 3,114 December 22, 2001 7:00 pm Delaware Patriot Center Fairfax, VA 56–83 5–3 0–1 Nixon 12 Larranaga 5 Butler 3 2,482 December 28, 2001 6:00 pm yes yes Winthrop Halifax Metro Centre Halifax, Nova Scotia Rogers AT&T NCAA Basketball Showcase 86–66 6–3 Young 24 Young 13 Heinen 9 5,486 December 31, 2001 1:00 pm yes yes Duquesne Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, PA 48–64 6–4 Young 11 Young 13 Heinen 4 2,244 |- !colspan=12 style=George Mason Patriots|CAA regular season January 3, 2002 7:00 pm William & Mary Patriot Center Fairfax, VA 80–71 7–4 1–1 Young 21 Larranaga 10 Heinen 3 1,859 January 5, 2002 7:00 pm Towson Patriot Center Fairfax, VA 71–42 8–4 2–1 Larranaga 20 Heinen 9 Heinen 4 3,066 January 9, 2002 7:00 pm yes UNC Wilmington Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC 51–68 8–5 2–2 Butler 16 Young 10 Heinen 4 5,564 January 12, 2002 7:00 pm Old Dominion Patriot Center Fairfax, VA 76–67 9–5 3–2 Larranaga 24 Young 12 Heinen 5 4,540 January 14, 2002 7:00pm Hofstra Patriot Center Fairfax, VA 82–68 10–5 4–2 Young 24 Larranaga 12 Heinen 5 1,719 January 19, 2002 8:00 pm Towson Towson Center Towson, MD 64–52 11–5 5–2 Butler 20 Young 13 Larranaga 6 546 January 23, 2002 7:30 pm yes VCU Siegel Center Richmond, VA Rivalry 59–75 11–6 5–3 Young 26 Young 11 Heinen 3 4,135 January 26, 2002 1:00 pm yes Drexel Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA 69–100 11–7 5–4 Young 16 Young 6 Heinen 4 2,027 February 2, 2002 12:00 pm James Madison Patriot Center Fairfax, VA 80–68 12–7 6–4 Young 17 Heinen 9 Heinen 8 6,499 February 6, 2002 7:30 pm y Delaware Bob Carpenter Center Newark, DE 69–57 13–7 7–4 Young 19 Young 8 Heinen 3 4,908 February 9, 2002 4:00 pm y Hofstra Hofstra Arena Hempstead, NY 62–61 14–7 8–4 Young 13 Young 9 Butler/Heinen 2 3,522 February 11, 2002 7:00 pm UNC Wilmington Patriot Center Fairfax, VA 59–56 15–7 9–4 Nixon 14 Young 9 Larranaga 4 2,247 February 16, 2002 2:00 pm Drexel Patriot Center Fairfax, VA 79–64 16–7 10–4 Young 20 Young 10 Anderson/Heinen 3 5,761 February 18, 2002 7:00 pm y William & Mary William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA 51–54 16–8 10–5 Young 14 Larranaga/Young 6 Heinen 3 2,007 February 20, 2002 7:00 pm VCU Patriot Center Fairfax, VA Rivalry 83–80 17–8 11–5 Larranaga 21 Heinen/Larranaga 9 Heinen 10 2,558 February 23, 2002 7:00 pm yes James Madison JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg, VA 81–74 18–8 12–5 Young 22 Heinen/Larranaga/Young 5 Larranaga 6 6,121 February 25, 2002 7:35 pm y Old Dominion ODU Fieldhouse Norfolk, VA 78–63 19–8 13–5 Anderson 25 Young 13 Larranaga 8 3,406 |- !colspan=12 style=George Mason Patriots|2002 CAA tournament March 2, 2002 6:00 pm yes 2 Hofstra 10 Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA Quarterfinals 76–82 19–9 Young 18 Young 7 Heinen 7 5,014 |- !colspan=12 style=George Mason Patriots|2002 NIT March 12, 2002 7:00 pm Saint Joseph's Patriot Center Fairfax, VA Opening Round 64–73 19–10 Larranaga 22 Young 8 Tynes 4 3,355 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