1996–97 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 November 2024 Basketball 1996–97 George Mason Patriots Colonial Athletic Association CAA 10–17 4–12 Paul Westhead 4th Patriot Center 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.https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-news-leader/158254112/ Spiders coast in play-in game The Daily News Leader March 1, 1997 November 1, 2024 11 Newspapers.com 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 no no no no |- !colspan=12 style=George Mason Patriots| Non-conference regular season November 23, 1996 yes Alabama State Patriot Center Fairfax, VA 97–66 1–0 November 30, 1996 yes Virginia Patriot Center Fairfax, VA 93–106 1–1 December 3, 1996 yes Morehead State Patriot Center Fairfax, VA 107–98 2–1 December 7, 1996 yes Colorado Patriot Center Fairfax, VA 85–81 3–1 2,481 December 10, 1996 yes yes Long Beach State The Pyramid Long Beach, CA 78–70 4–1 December 14, 1996 yes yes Ohio State St. John Arena Columbus, OH 72–102 4–2 December 20, 1996 yes St. Francis (PA) Patriot Center Fairfax, VA 96–95 5–2 December 29, 1996 yes yes Akron James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 86–99 5–3 |- !colspan=12 style=George Mason Patriots|CAA regular season January 2, 1997 VCU Patriot Center Fairfax, VA Rivalry 70–75 5–4 0–1 January 4, 1997 yes UNC Wilmington Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC 63–59 6–4 1–1 January 6, 1997 yes East Carolina Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC 74–80 6–5 1–2 January 8, 1997 Old Dominion Patriot Center Fairfax, VA 85–94 6–6 1–3 January 13, 1997 yes James Madison JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg, VA 80–85 6–7 1–4 January 15, 1997 Richmond Patriot Center Fairfax, VA 98–86 OT 7–7 2–4 January 18, 1997 yes American Bender Arena Washington, DC 75–84 7–8 2–5 January 25, 1997 William & Mary Patriot Center Fairfax, VA 70–67 8–8 3–5 January 29, 1997 yes VCU Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA Rivalry 77–90 8–9 3–6 February 1, 1997 East Carolina Patriot Center Fairfax, VA 81–85 8–10 3–7 February 3, 1997 UNC Wilmington Patriot Center Fairfax, VA 61–81 8–11 3–8 February 5, 1997 yes Richmond Robins Center Richmond, VA 69–86 8–12 3–9 February 8, 1997 James Madison Patriot Center Fairfax, VA 63–67 8–13 3–10 February 12, 1997 yes yes Alabama State Dunn–Oliver Acadome Montgomery, AL 79–81 8–14 February 15, 1997 William & Mary William & Mary Hall Williamsburg, VA 85–89 8–15 3–11 February 22, 1997 yes Old Dominion ODU Fieldhouse Norfolk, VA 62–85 8–16 3–12 February 25, 1997 American Patriot Center Fairfax, VA 79–70 9–17 4–12 |- !colspan=12 style=George Mason Patriots|1997 CAA tournament February 28, 1997 yes 9 Richmond 8 Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA First Round 57–85 9–18 AP Poll Eastern Time References Category:George Mason Patriots men's basketball seasons George Mason George Mason men's basketball George Mason men's basketball