2004–05 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team

The 2004–05 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team began their 39th season of collegiate play on November 11, 2004, versus Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne at the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic tournament in Memphis, TN. The Patriots won that game, and finished the season with a record of 16 wins and 13 losses.

2004–05 George Mason Patriots men's basketball
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	16–13 (10–8 CAA)
Head coach	Jim Larranaga
Assistant coaches	Bill Courtney Scott Cherry Eric Konkol
Home arena	Patriot Center
Seasons ← 2003–04 2005–06 →

2004–05 CAA men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Old Dominion †	15	–	3		.833			28	–	6		.824
UNC Wilmington	13	–	5		.722			19	–	10		.655
VCU	13	–	5		.722			19	–	13		.594
Hofstra	12	–	6		.667			21	–	9		.700
Drexel	12	–	6		.667			17	–	12		.586
George Mason	10	–	8		.556			16	–	13		.552
Delaware	7	–	11		.389			11	–	20		.355
William & Mary	3	–	15		.167			8	–	21		.276
James Madison	3	–	15		.167			6	–	22		.214
Towson	2	–	16		.111			5	–	24		.172
† 2005 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Season notes

• On June 3, 2005, the team hired James Johnson and promoted Chris Caputo to assistant coaches.^[1]
• The 2004–05 George Mason Patriots were predicted to finish 3rd in the Colonial Athletic Association.^[2]

Awards

Second Team All-CAA

• Lamar Butler
• Jai Lewis

Third Team All-CAA

• Tony Skinn

CAA All-Rookie Team

• Folarin Campbell
• Will Thomas
• John Vaughan

CAA Player of the Week

• Lamar Butler – Jan. 3
• Tony Skinn – Feb. 3

CAA Rookie of the Week

• Folarin Campbell – Dec. 29
• Will Thomas – Jan. 18
• Folarin Campbell – Feb. 3
• John Vaughan – Feb. 15

2004–2005 roster

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	High School
Tim Burns	12	G	6–3	185	Sophomore	Greenfield, MA	Worcester Academy
Lamar Butler	22	G	6–2	170	Junior (RS)	Fort Washington, MD	Oxen Hill
Folarin Campbell	42	G	6–4	195	Freshman	Silver Spring, MD	Springbrook
Jordan Carter	2	G	6–0	165	Freshman	Indianapolis, IN	Brebeuf Jesuit Prep
Makan Konate	3	F	6–7	215	Sophomore	Mali	Worcester Academy
Jai Lewis	55	F	6–7	275	Junior	Aberdeen, MD	Aberdeen
Gabe Norwood	5	F	6–5	175	Sophomore	State College, PA	State College
Tony Skinn	1	G	6–1	170	Junior	Takoma Park, MD	Takoma Academy
Will Thomas	34	F	6–7	220	Freshman	Baltimore, MD	Mount St. Joseph's
Jesus Urbina	13	F	6–7	225	Sophomore	Venezuela	Amelia Academy
John Vaughan	23	G	6–3	165	Freshman	Laurel, MD	Laurel

Player stats

Player	Games	MPG	PPG	RPG	FG %	3P%	FT %	Assists	Steals
Lamar Butler	29	31.6	15.7	2.4	.455	.431	.736	70	33
Tony Skinn	27	26.2	14.4	2.9	.405	.342	.757	59	22
Jai Lewis	29	29.5	13.0	7.5	.498	.286	.715	56	40
John Vaughan	29	23.4	7.5	3.3	.418	.324	.729	43	24
Folarin Campbell	29	16.9	6.4	2.2	.408	.305	.689	38	20
Gabe Norwood	29	26.3	5.8	3.8	.438	.133	.684	74	47
Will Thomas	29	23.0	5.7	5.6	.611	.000	.475	22	16
Tim Burns	23	8.7	2.7	0.9	.368	.415	.750	10	7
Jesus Urbina	29	10.9	2.7	2.7	.403	.000	.643	12	10
Jordan Carter	29	8.3	1.0	0.7	.385	.300	.625	33	10
Charles Makings	10	2.8	0.3	0.3	.333	.000	.500	1	0
Makan Konate	9	2.1	0.0	0.2	.000	.000	.000	0	1

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
November 11, 2004* 5:35 p.m.		vs. IPFW Coaches vs. Cancer	W 69–51	1–0	Memphis, TN
November 13, 2004* 8:00 p.m.		at Memphis	L 58–75	1–1	Memphis, TN
November 27, 2004* 7:00 p.m.		Duquesne	W 79–58	2–1	Patriot Center  Fairfax, VA
December 1, 2004 7:00 p.m.		Towson	W 79–61	3–1 (1–0)	Patriot Center  Fairfax, VA
December 4, 2004* 1:00 p.m.		vs. No. 12 Maryland BB&T Classic Opening Round	L 54–78	3–2	MCI Center  Washington, DC
December 5, 2004* 12:30 p.m.		vs. No. 11 Michigan State BB&T Classic Consolation Game	L 60–66	3–3	MCI Center  Washington, DC
December 8, 2004* 7:00 p.m.		Iona	W 70–65	4–3	Patriot Center  Fairfax, VA
December 22, 2004* 7:00 p.m.		at St. Bonaventure	W 95–58	5–3	Reilly Center  St. Bonaventure, NY
December 28, 2004* 7:00 p.m.		at McNeese State	L 76–87	5–4	Burton Coliseum  Lake Charles, LA
December 30, 2004* 7:00 p.m.		at Morehead State	W 76–65	6–4	Ellis Johnson Arena  Morehead, KY
January 5, 2005 7:00 p.m.		VCU	L 74–81	6–5 (1–1)	Patriot Center  Fairfax, VA
January 8, 2005 4:30 p.m.		UNC Wilmington	W 74–69	7–5 (2–1)	Patriot Center  Fairfax, VA
January 12, 2005 4:30 p.m.		at Delaware	L 78–81 OT	7–6 (2–2)	Bob Carpenter Center  Newark, DE
January 15, 2005 2:00 p.m.		at Old Dominion	L 58–71	7–7 (2–3)	Constant Convocation Center  Norfolk, VA
January 19, 2005 7:00 p.m.		Drexel	L 59–66	7–8 (2–4)	Patriot Center  Fairfax, VA
January 22, 2005 7:00 p.m.		at James Madison	W 77–58	8–8 (3–4)	JMU Convocation Center  Harrisonburg, VA
January 26, 2005 7:00 p.m.		Hofstra	W 94–78	9–8 (4–4)	Patriot Center  Fairfax, VA
January 29, 2005 2:00 p.m.		William & Mary	W 95–62	10–8 (5–4)	Patriot Center  Fairfax, VA
January 31, 2005 2:00 p.m.		Delaware	W 82–68	11–8 (6–4)	Patriot Center  Fairfax, VA
February 2, 2006 7:00 p.m.		at UNC Wilmington	L 67–71	11–9 (6–5)	Trask Coliseum  Wilmington, NC
February 5, 2005 7:00 p.m.		James Madison	W 89–67	12–9 (7–5)	Patriot Center  Fairfax, VA
February 9, 2005 7:00 p.m.		at Towson	W 62–57	13–9 (8–5)	Towson Center  Towson, MD
February 12, 2005 7:00 p.m.		at William & Mary	W 104–99 2OT	14–9 (9–5)	William & Mary Hall  Williamsburg, VA
February 14, 2005 7:30 p.m.		at VCU	L 81–89	14–10 (9–6)	Siegel Center  Richmond, VA
February 16, 2005 7:00 p.m.		Old Dominion	W 74–58	15–10 (10–6)	Patriot Center  Fairfax, VA
February 19, 2005* 4:00 p.m.		Manhattan Homecoming	W 78–66	16–10	Patriot Center  Fairfax, VA
February 23, 2005 7:00 p.m.		at Drexel	L 66–78	16–11 (10–7)	Daskalakis Athletic Center  Philadelphia, PA
February 26, 2005 4:00 p.m.		at Hofstra	L 52–75	16–12 (10–8)	Hofstra Arena  Hempstead, NY
CAA tournament
March 5, 2005 8:30 p.m.		vs. UNC Wilmington CAA Tournament Quarterfinals	L 47–60	16–13	Richmond Coliseum  Richmond, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

1. "Men's Basketball Hires James Johnson and Promotes Chris Caputo as Assistant Coaches - GEORGE MASON OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE". Archived from the original on July 31, 2012. Retrieved February 1, 2010.
2. "George Mason Picked Third in CAA Men's Basketball Preseason Poll - GEORGE MASON OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE". Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved February 1, 2010.