2006–07 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team

The 2006–07 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team began their 41st season of collegiate play on November 11, 2006 at Cleveland State. This season followed their historic 2005–06 season where they advanced to the Final Four of the 2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. However, the 2006–07 team was much less successful; they finishing with an 18-15 record and were not invited to any post-season tournaments.

2006–07 George Mason Patriots men's basketball
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	18–15 (9–9 CAA)
Head coach	Jim Larranaga
Assistant coaches	Scott Cherry James Johnson Chris Caputo
Home arena	Patriot Center

2006–07 CAA men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
VCU†	16	–	2		.889			28	–	7		.800
Old Dominion	15	–	3		.833			24	–	9		.727
Hofstra	13	–	5		.722			23	–	9		.719
Drexel	13	–	5		.722			23	–	9		.719
George Mason	9	–	9		.500			18	–	15		.545
Northeastern	9	–	9		.500			13	–	19		.406
Towson	8	–	10		.444			15	–	17		.469
William & Mary	5	–	13		.278			11	–	20		.355
Georgia State	5	–	13		.278			9	–	21		.300
UNC Wilmington	4	–	14		.222			7	–	22		.241
James Madison	4	–	14		.222			7	–	23		.233
Delaware	3	–	15		.167			5	–	26		.161
† 2007 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Season notes

• After playing in the first 2 games, Sammy Hernandez requested a transfer from the team. He enrolled at Florida Atlantic University.

Awards

Second Team All-CAA

• Will Thomas

Third Team All-CAA

• Folarin Campbell

CAA All-Defensive Team

• Will Thomas

CAA Player of the Week

• Will Thomas – Nov. 13
• Jordan Carter – Jan. 15

CAA Rookie of the Week

• Louis Birdsong – Dec. 26

Roster

2006–07 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 33 Louis Birdsong 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Mount Saint Joseph’s Baltimore, MD G 12 Tim Burns 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Worcester Academy Greenfield, MA G 42 Folarin Campbell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Springbrook Silver Spring, MD G 2 Jordan Carter 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Brebeuf Indianapolis, IN F 40 Chris Fleming 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Osbourn Park Manassas, VA F 3 Makan Konate 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Worcester Academy Mali G 24 Charles Makings 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr St. John's College Silver Spring, MD F 32 Darryl Monroe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Jr First Colonial Virginia Beach, VA F 5 Gabe Norwood 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr State College State College, PA G 1 Dre Smith 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Lamar Houston, TX F 34 Will Thomas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Mount Saint Joseph’s Baltimore, MD F 13 Jesus Urbina 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Jr Amelia Academy Venezuela G 23 John Vaughn 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 179 lb (81 kg) RS So Laurel Laurel, MD	Head coach Jim Larranaga (Providence) Assistant coach(es) Scott Cherry (North Carolina) James Johnson (Ferrum) Chris Caputo (Westfield) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2010-07-27

Stats

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Folarin Campbell	32	32	32.7	.376	.307	.722	3.9	3.8	1.3	.3	13.9
Will Thomas	33	33	34.8	.627	.000	.622	6.9	2.2	.6	.6	13.3
John Vaughan	32	13	23.3	.397	.311	.655	2.8	1.1	.6	.0	8.3
Dre Smith	32	18	22.6	.410	.391	.593	2.2	1.3	.8	.1	8.0
Darryl Monroe	33	19	20.9	.563	.000	.471	3.9	1.1	.5	.6	6.1
Jordan Carter	33	24	23.1	.483	.460	.676	2.9	2.2	1.0	.2	5.0
Gabe Norwood	33	9	18.7	.465	.382	.706	2.1	1.8	.7	.2	3.6
Louis Birdsong	30	5	13.6	.488	.000	.762	2.9	.6	.2	.4	3.3
Tim Burns	18	2	6.9	.353	.346	.333	.4	.2	.1	.1	1.9
Chris Fleming	19	3	7.0	.542	.000	.500	.8	.1	.1	.1	1.5
Charles Makings	7	0	2.7	1.000	.000	.500	1.0	.1	.0	.0	1.3
Jesus Urbina	21	6	8.8	.324	.100	.200	2.5	.1	.2	.2	1.1
Sammy Hernandez	2	0	4.5	.500	.000	.000	1.5	.5	.0	.0	1.0
Makan Konate	9	1	2.1	.143	.000	.000	.3	.1	.0	.0	.2

Game log

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2006* 3:00 pm		Cleveland State	W 79–74	1–0	25 – Thomas	10 – Thomas	5 – Norwood, Thomas	Wolstein Center (-) Cleveland, OH
November 18, 2006* 4:00 pm, ESPN2		Wichita State Final Four Banner Unveiling	L 66–72	1–1	21 – Vaughan	10 – Thomas	4 – Thomas	Patriot Center (-) Fairfax, VA
November 21, 2006* 7:00 pm		at Hampton	W 55–46	2–1	22 – Campbell	7 – Thomas	3 – Campbell, Monroe	Convocation Center (-) Hampton, VA
November 25, 2006* 2:00 pm		at Creighton	L 56–58	2–2	22 – Vaughan	10 – Urbina	4 – Campbell	Qwest Center Omaha (-) Omaha, NE
November 27, 2006* 7:00 pm		Florida International	W 65–39	3–2	20 – Smith	8 – Monroe	4 – Campbell	Patriot Center (-) Fairfax, VA
December 3, 2006* 1:30 pm, Comcast		vs. Bucknell BB&T Classic	L 57–60	3–3	20 – Campbell	7 – Urbina	4 – Thomas	Verizon Center (-) Washington, D.C.
December 6, 2006* 7:00 pm		at Radford	W 62–60	4–3	21 – Campbell	10 – Thomas	6 – Campbell	Dedmon Center (-) Radford, VA
December 9, 2006* 12:00 pm, ESPN		at No. 7 Duke	L 53–69	4–4	13 – Campbell, Thomas	6 – Vaughan	6 – Campbell	Cameron Indoor (-) Durham, NC
December 21, 2006* 7:00 pm		at Holy Cross	W 58–46	5–4	18 – Campbell	11 – Birdsong	3 – Campbell	Hart Recreation Center (-) Worcester, MA
CAA regular season
December 28, 2006 7:00 pm, CN8		at Drexel	L 49–61	5–5 (0–1)	19 – Thomas	8 – Thomas	2 – Campbell	Daskalakis Athletic Center (-) Philadelphia, PA
December 30, 2006* 12:00 pm, Comcast		Mississippi State	L 59–63	6–5	22 – Thomas	9 – Thomas	3 – Norwood	Patriot Center (-) Fairfax, VA
January 3, 2007 7:00 pm		William & Mary	L 63–67	6–6 (0–2)	20 – Thomas	5 – Campbell	5 – Norwood	Patriot Center (-) Fairfax, VA
January 6, 2007 2:00 pm, Comcast		at Old Dominion	L 63–65	6–7 (0–3)	21 – Thomas	9 – Thomas	4 – Campbell	Ted Constant Convocation Center (-) Norfolk, VA
January 8, 2007 7:00 pm, MASN		UNC-Wilmington	W 55–34	7–7 (1–3)	11 – Carter	8 – Thomas	4 – Carter	Patriot Center (-) Fairfax, VA
January 11, 2007 7:00 pm, ESPNU		at Towson	W 73–44	8–7 (2–3)	16 – Campbell	7 – Carter, Monroe	9 – Campbell	Towson Center (-) Towson, MD
January 13, 2007 2:00 pm, MASN		James Madison	W 73–52	9–7 (3–3)	16 – Vaughan	9 – Thomas	5 – Carter	Patriot Center (-) Fairfax, VA
January 16, 2007 7:00 pm, MASN		at William & Mary	W 76–63	10–7 (4–3)	19 – Thomas	6 – Vaughan	4 – Carter, Thomas	Kaplan Arena (-) Williamsburg, VA
January 20, 2007 4:00 pm, MASN		Northeastern	W 78–53	11–7 (5–3)	20 – Thomas	8 – Campbell	5 – Carter, Norwood	Patriot Center (-) Fairfax, VA
January 24, 2007 7:00 pm, Comcast		Virginia Commonwealth	L 62–75	11–8 (5–4)	19 – Campbell	9 – Campbell	4 – Carter, Thomas	Patriot Center (-) Fairfax, VA
January 27, 2007 2:00 pm, Comcast		at James Madison	W 59–41	12–8 (6–4)	17 – Campbell	6 – Campbell, Thomas	4 – Campbell, Thomas	JMU Convocation Center (-) Harrisonburg, VA
January 29, 2007 7:00 pm, MASN		at UNC-Wilmington	L 58–65	12–9 (6–5)	17 – Campbell	7 – Vaughan	6 – Campbell	Trask Coliseum (-) Wilmington, NC
January 31, 2007 7:00 pm, MASN		Delaware	W 89–59	13–9 (7–5)	21 – Campbell	5 – Campbell, Monroe, Vaughan	4 – Campbell, Carter, Norwood	Patriot Center (-) Fairfax, VA
February 3, 2007 6:00 pm, ESPNU		Old Dominion	L 56–66	13–10 (7–6)	23 – Campbell	11 – Monroe, Thomas	3 – Campbell	Patriot Center (-) Fairfax, VA
February 8, 2007 7:00 pm, ESPNU		at Virginia Commonwealth	L 49–63	13–11 (7–7)	17 – Thomas	12 – Thomas	3 – Carter, Monroe, Thomas	Stuart C. Siegel Center (-) Richmond, VA
February 10, 2007 4:00 pm, ESPN		Hofstra	L 60–68	13–12 (7–8)	14 – Campbell	6 – Monroe, Thomas	5 – Campbell	Patriot Center (-) Fairfax, VA
February 14, 2007 7:00 pm, MASN		at Delaware	W 66–46	14–12 (8–8)	14 – Thomas	9 – Thomas	4 – Monroe	Bob Carpenter Center (-) Newark, DE
February 17, 2007* 4:00 pm, ESPN360		Kent State Homecoming/ESPN Bracket Busters	L 62–68	14–13	12 – Monroe, Thomas	10 – Thomas	5 – Monroe, Thomas	Patriot Center (-) Fairfax, VA
February 20, 2007 7:00 pm, MASN		Georgia State	W 60–54	15–13 (9–8)	14 – Carter	8 – Monroe, Thomas	6 – Thomas	Patriot Center (-) Fairfax, VA
February 24, 2007 1:00 pm		at Northeastern	L 50–73	15–14 (9–9)	8 – Campbell, Thomas	9 – Carter	2 – Norwood, Smith, Thomas	Matthews Arena (-) Boston
CAA tournament
March 2, 2007 8:30 pm	(6)	vs. (11) James Madison First Round	W 73–62	16–14	26 – Smith	7 – Birdsong	8 – Campbell	Richmond Coliseum (-) Richmond, VA
March 3, 2007 8:30 pm, Cox	(6)	vs. (3) Hofstra Quarterfinals	W 64–61	17–14	16 – Campbell	10 – Monroe	6 – Campbell	Richmond Coliseum (-) Richmond, VA
March 4, 2007 5:30 pm	(6)	vs. (2) Old Dominion Semifinals	W 79–63	18–14	19 – Smith	9 – Birdsong	4 – Campbell	Richmond Coliseum (-) Richmond, VA
March 5, 2007 7:00 pm, ESPN	(6)	vs. (1) Virginia Commonwealth Championship	L 59–65	18–15	12 – Smith	5 – Monroe	4 – Campbell	Richmond Coliseum (-) Richmond, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Recruiting

The following is a list of players signed for the 2007–08 season:

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Vlad Moldoveanu PF	Bucharest, Romania	St. John’s College	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Oct 11, 2006
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Cam Long SG	Woodbridge, Virginia	Freedom	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sep 18, 2006
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Isaiah Tate SG	Hyattsville, Maryland	DeMatha	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Aug 24, 2006
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Jay Threatt PG	Highland Springs, Virginia	Highland Springs	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	May 9, 2007
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 9, 2009. "2007 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 9, 2009.