| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2016–17 |
| Team: | George Mason Patriots |
| Conference: | Atlantic 10 Conference |
| Short Conf: | A-10 |
| Record: | 20–14 |
| Conf Record: | 9–9 |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Asst Coach2: | Aaron Kelly |
| Bowl Result: | First round |
The 2016–17 George Mason Patriots Men's basketball team represented George Mason University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was the 51st season for the program. They were coached by second-year coach Dave Paulsen as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They play their home games at EagleBank Arena in Fairfax, Virginia. They finished the season 20–14, 9–9 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for seventh place. In the A-10 tournament, they defeated Fordham in the second round before losing to VCU in the quarterfinals.[1] [2] They received an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Loyola (MD).
The Patriots finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 11–21, 5–13 in A–10 play to finish in a tie for 12th place. In the A–10 Tournament, the Patriots were defeated by Saint Louis, 83–78 in the first round.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sortname | Marko Gujaničić | 10 | F | 6'8" | 236 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| sortname | Julian Royal | 25 | F | 6'8" | 232 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| sortname | Michael Rudy | 30 | F | 6'7" | 204 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| sortname | 14 | C | 6'11" | 243 | Senior | Graduated |
The following is a list of players signed for the 2017–18 season:
Atlantic 10 All-Conference 2nd Team
Atlantic 10 Most Improved Player
Atlantic 10 Player of the Week
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marquise Moore | 34 | 34 | 34.9 | .483 | .303 | .701 | 10.9 | 3.5 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 16.9 | |
| Otis Livingston II | 34 | 34 | 34.6 | .414 | .336 | .919 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 14.3 | |
| Jalen Jenkins | 34 | 33 | 27.9 | .608 | .000 | .679 | 6.1 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 12.0 | |
| Jaire Grayer | 34 | 33 | 29.6 | .421 | .383 | .833 | 5.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 11.4 | |
| Ian Boyd | 31 | 4 | 19.0 | .395 | .263 | .727 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 5.9 | |
| Justin Kier | 33 | 29 | 27.4 | .428 | .386 | .744 | 4.5 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 5.8 | |
| Karmari Newman | 31 | 1 | 15.1 | .343 | .315 | .810 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 4.6 | |
| DeAndre Abram | 9 | 1 | 9.1 | .462 | .250 | .714 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 3.4 | |
| Kameron Murrell | 22 | 0 | 5.7 | .324 | .273 | .750 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.6 | |
| Troy Temara | 24 | 1 | 8.3 | .390 | .000 | .400 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | |
| Danny Dixon | 6 | 0 | 4.5 | .400 | .000 | .714 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.5 | |
| Daniel Relvao | 27 | 0 | 7.0 | .400 | .000 | .667 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.8 | |
| Myles Tate | 7 | 0 | 3.5 | .000 | .000 | .667 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
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2016–17 George Mason Patriots women's basketball team