George Mason Patriots NCAA Basketball News

C.J. Gettys scored 28 points and grabbed nine rebounds on Friday night, as Findlay defeated Fremont Ross 68-58. That effort pushed him into the 1,000-point club at Findlay and also moved him into second place on the school's rebounding list.

I added another column to the standings this week - pace. Why? Because sometimes perception is not reality.

Ali Brown, a Kecoughtan High graduate, made a layup just before the final buzzer Saturday to give Virginia Wesleyan a 73-71 home victory over Hampden-Sydney. Before a standing-room-only crowd in the Batten Center, Brown moved to the basket from the right, took a pass from Tre Ford and scored for the Marlins, who are ranked third nationally by ... (more)

Make sure to check out Sunday's Buzz Peterson show on WWAY at 11m on Sunday. The Coach's Corner will have a completely different segment on the UNCW-George Mason game.

Ken Pomeroy projects the Patriots by a 72-66 margin, gives the Seahawks a 29 percent chance of pulling the upset.

Outlook: The Patriots have flirted with trouble against weaker conference opponents all season, and with Tuesday's showdown against Virginia Commonwealth looming, Saturday's game against the stumbling Seahawks is wrought with danger.

UNCW has scored 0.90 PPP or less in seven games this season. It is 0-7 in those games.

Sherrod Wright made sure to put away Hofstra with a little time to spare Wednesday, at one point scoring five straight points to help the Patriots surge to a 72-62 victory in Fairfax.

Ryan Pearson led three players in double figures with 16 points and George Mason pulled away late for a 72-62 win over Hofstra in a Colonial Athletic Association game Wednesday night.

Outlook: With five conference games remaining, GMU scored the final seven points to pull out a 55-50 victory on Long Island .

He sang Nick Lachey's "What's Left of Me" and Ne-Yo's "So Sick" to Simon Cowell and the other TV judges.

Old Dominion coach Blaine Taylor sang a familiar refrain Monday in the wake of Saturday's loss at George Mason: big men as easy targets for early whistles.

With five conference games remaining, conclusions can be drawn. Unless Charles Jenkins, Cam Long andA Denzel Bowles suddenly become eligible, nobody's going on an bucket-making bonanza in the final three weeks of the season.

Hey guys...its a huge day for the Nats with all the signings, you are the flagship station and I'm not hearing much about it...what gives guys? That was the message learned by a sell-out crowd of 9,840 at George Mason's Patriot Center on Saturday afternoon during the main event of Homecoming Weekend 2012.

Ryan Pearson scored 15 of his 17 points in the second half and George Mason held on for a 54-50 Colonial Athletic Association win Saturday night against Old Dominion .

Ryan Pearson scored 15 of his 17 points in the second half and George Mason held on for a 54-50 Colonial Athletic Association win Saturday night against Old Dominion .

Blaine Taylor may lose a race to a sloth after knee surgery this week, but his Old Dominion team is well positioned heading into the final three weeks of the regular season.

The George Mason Patriots are coming off of only their second loss of the year in the CAA; a disappointing 65-60 result to Delaware.

In his first season as a coach in the as-competitive-as-ever Colonial Athletic Association, George Mason's Paul Hewitt has quickly learned there is no opportunity to coast.

The first-place Patriots have won six straight and 11 of 12 Delaware side that has lost 9 of 12 but features two impact players: sophomore G Devon Saddler , who is second in the conference in scoring at 18.9 ppg, and junior F Jamelle Hagins .