Wednesday, January 15
Washington, DC
7:00 PM
George Washington University
vs
George Mason
Men's Basketball Welcomes #RevolutionaryRival George Mason on Wednesday
1/14/2020 10:10:00 AM | Men's Basketball
GET YOUR TRICORN HAT: Come one, come all! The GW men's basketball team is back in action on Wednesday to host #RevolutionaryRival George Mason at the Smith Center at 7 p.m. The first 3,000 fans to enter the Smith Center will receive a tricorn hat as GW Athletics attempts to set a new world record for most tricorn hats in a building.
LAST TIME OUT: Trailing 32-24 with 1:11 remaining in the first half, first-year Jamison Battle scored the next eight points, including a buzzer-beater from the corner to knot the score up at 32-32 heading into the break. GW led 61-60 with 2:27 left before Sincere Carry hit a three-pointer to give the Dukes the lead in a 66-61 win on Saturday. Battle finished with a game-high 20 points and 10 rebounds for the Colonials.
SCOUTING GEORGE MASON: The Patriots will cross the Potomac River on Wednesday after defeating La Salle, 76-63, on the road Saturday. The win snapped a three-game losing streak and secured Mason's first A-10 win of the season.
The Patriots started the season winning 11 of their first 12 games, including the Cayman Islands Classic with wins over Old Dominion, Nebraska and New Mexico State.
Jordan Miller leads the Patriots in points (13.1) and three-point shooting percentage (46.7). Javon Greene is second in scoring (12.5 ppg), rebounding (6.1 rpg) and first in assists per game (2.8) and steals (1.8). AJ Wilson has three double-doubles this year and sits third in team scoring (10.8 ppg), while leading the squad in rebounds per contest (8.1).
SERIES HISTORY: GW leads the all-time season series, 19-6, despite dropping all three games last season to the Patriots. GW is 14-1 all-time against Mason in D.C.
CLIMBING THE WEEKLY LADDER: First-year Jamison Battle claimed his second A-10 Rookie of the Week award after finishing last week with double-double figures (19.0 ppg and 10.0 rpg) in games at Saint Louis and vs. Duquesne. Battle finished the week shooting 43.5 percent from the field and 42.9 percent from three-point range. His 20-point performance against the Dukes tied his season-best that Battle set in the previous home game against St. Bonaventure.
The last Colonial to win two A-10 Rookie of the Week awards in the same season was Yuta Watanabe (Dec. 29, March 9) during the 2014-15 season. Battle is the 13th Colonial all-time to win multiple weekly rookie awards. Yinka Dare holds the GW record for the most A-10 rookie weekly awards with nine during the 1992-93 season.
GW's Multi-Time A-10 Rookie of the Week Award Recipients
9 - Yinka Dare
6 - SirValiant Brown
4 - Chris Monroe, Alexander Koul
3 - Lasan Kromah, J.R. Pinnock, Shawnta Rogers, Soni Holland, TJ Thompson
2 - Mike King, Damian Hollis, Yuta Watanabe, Jamison Battle
HE'S A 10: Battle leads the Atlantic 10 in conference-only scoring this year at 19.3 points per game. He also leads the conference in made three-point field goals per game (4.0) and sits tied for the lead with Duquesne's Tavian Dunn-Martin with 12 total made three-pointers. Battle is also second in the A-10 with a 93.3 free throw percentage in league play. Overall, Battle is 19th in the league in scoring (12.5) and 10th in three-point shooting percentage (40.2).
NELSON'S BATTLE: A fellow first-year with Battle, Jameer Nelson Jr. also scored in double figures in both games last week with 10 points at Saint Louis and 14 points at home against Duquesne.
LAST TIME OUT: Trailing 32-24 with 1:11 remaining in the first half, first-year Jamison Battle scored the next eight points, including a buzzer-beater from the corner to knot the score up at 32-32 heading into the break. GW led 61-60 with 2:27 left before Sincere Carry hit a three-pointer to give the Dukes the lead in a 66-61 win on Saturday. Battle finished with a game-high 20 points and 10 rebounds for the Colonials.
SCOUTING GEORGE MASON: The Patriots will cross the Potomac River on Wednesday after defeating La Salle, 76-63, on the road Saturday. The win snapped a three-game losing streak and secured Mason's first A-10 win of the season.
The Patriots started the season winning 11 of their first 12 games, including the Cayman Islands Classic with wins over Old Dominion, Nebraska and New Mexico State.
Jordan Miller leads the Patriots in points (13.1) and three-point shooting percentage (46.7). Javon Greene is second in scoring (12.5 ppg), rebounding (6.1 rpg) and first in assists per game (2.8) and steals (1.8). AJ Wilson has three double-doubles this year and sits third in team scoring (10.8 ppg), while leading the squad in rebounds per contest (8.1).
SERIES HISTORY: GW leads the all-time season series, 19-6, despite dropping all three games last season to the Patriots. GW is 14-1 all-time against Mason in D.C.
CLIMBING THE WEEKLY LADDER: First-year Jamison Battle claimed his second A-10 Rookie of the Week award after finishing last week with double-double figures (19.0 ppg and 10.0 rpg) in games at Saint Louis and vs. Duquesne. Battle finished the week shooting 43.5 percent from the field and 42.9 percent from three-point range. His 20-point performance against the Dukes tied his season-best that Battle set in the previous home game against St. Bonaventure.
The last Colonial to win two A-10 Rookie of the Week awards in the same season was Yuta Watanabe (Dec. 29, March 9) during the 2014-15 season. Battle is the 13th Colonial all-time to win multiple weekly rookie awards. Yinka Dare holds the GW record for the most A-10 rookie weekly awards with nine during the 1992-93 season.
GW's Multi-Time A-10 Rookie of the Week Award Recipients
9 - Yinka Dare
6 - SirValiant Brown
4 - Chris Monroe, Alexander Koul
3 - Lasan Kromah, J.R. Pinnock, Shawnta Rogers, Soni Holland, TJ Thompson
2 - Mike King, Damian Hollis, Yuta Watanabe, Jamison Battle
HE'S A 10: Battle leads the Atlantic 10 in conference-only scoring this year at 19.3 points per game. He also leads the conference in made three-point field goals per game (4.0) and sits tied for the lead with Duquesne's Tavian Dunn-Martin with 12 total made three-pointers. Battle is also second in the A-10 with a 93.3 free throw percentage in league play. Overall, Battle is 19th in the league in scoring (12.5) and 10th in three-point shooting percentage (40.2).
NELSON'S BATTLE: A fellow first-year with Battle, Jameer Nelson Jr. also scored in double figures in both games last week with 10 points at Saint Louis and 14 points at home against Duquesne.
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