George Washington University Athletics
Tuesday, February 13
Fairfax, VA
7 p.m.
George Washington University
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George Mason
Photo by: Greg Fiume
Men's Basketball Aims for Season Sweep of George Mason Tuesday
2/12/2024 5:26:00 PM | Men's Basketball
WASHINGTON - The Revolutionaries and Patriots square off on the hardwood for the second time in less than a month on Tuesday evening, this time at EagleBank Arena in Fairfax, Va. Tip is set for 7 p.m. on ESPN+ and MASN.
BISHOP ONE OF THE ALL-TIME GW GREATS
James Bishop IV scored 25 points with seven assists on Saturday vs. Loyola Chicago, moving into third place on the GW all-time scoring list with 1,919 career points. He is now just 81 points shy of joining Chris Monroe (1999-03) and Joe Holup (1952-56) as the only players in school history to score 2,000 points while donning the Buff & Blue.
Bishop ranks fourth in the A-10 in scoring at 17.4 ppg and has finished in the top-two each of the last three years. He also ranks third in the league with 4.5 apg. He has now posted seven games of 20+ points and 5+ assists this season, sixth-most in the NCAA, and has 29 such games in the last four years, second-best in the country in that span.
IMPACTFUL FIRST-YEARS
One of the hallmarks under Coach Caputo has been freshmen and redshirt freshmen getting opportunities to immediately play. Last season, Maximus Edwards was the A-10 Rookie of the Year and led league rookies in minutes played and rebounding while finishing second in scoring.
This year, 51.1% of GW's offense has come from first-years and rookies have played more than half of the team's minutes. GW has received 43 double-digit performances from four different freshmen this season - Darren Buchanan Jr. (20), Garrett Johnson (16), Jacoi Hutchinson (4) and Trey Autry (3) - with at least two rookies in the starting lineup of each of the first 23 games.
A LOOK AT THE PATRIOTS
George Mason has had a roller coaster run during Atlantic 10 play with a pair of two-game win streaks alternated with two separate three-game losing skids. The Patriots are under the direction of first-year head coach Tony Skinn, who played for GW head coach Chris Caputo at George Mason from 2003-06, including a trip to the 2006 Final Four.
UNLV transfer Keyshawn Hall has been the catalyst for the Patriots, leading the team with 17.7 ppg and 8.5 rpg. Virginia Tech transfer Darius Maddox has chipped in 13.8 ppg on 41.1% shooting from beyond the arc. Maddox appeared in three games against Coach Caputo while at Miami, averaging 10.3 ppg.
BISHOP ONE OF THE ALL-TIME GW GREATS
James Bishop IV scored 25 points with seven assists on Saturday vs. Loyola Chicago, moving into third place on the GW all-time scoring list with 1,919 career points. He is now just 81 points shy of joining Chris Monroe (1999-03) and Joe Holup (1952-56) as the only players in school history to score 2,000 points while donning the Buff & Blue.
Bishop ranks fourth in the A-10 in scoring at 17.4 ppg and has finished in the top-two each of the last three years. He also ranks third in the league with 4.5 apg. He has now posted seven games of 20+ points and 5+ assists this season, sixth-most in the NCAA, and has 29 such games in the last four years, second-best in the country in that span.
IMPACTFUL FIRST-YEARS
One of the hallmarks under Coach Caputo has been freshmen and redshirt freshmen getting opportunities to immediately play. Last season, Maximus Edwards was the A-10 Rookie of the Year and led league rookies in minutes played and rebounding while finishing second in scoring.
This year, 51.1% of GW's offense has come from first-years and rookies have played more than half of the team's minutes. GW has received 43 double-digit performances from four different freshmen this season - Darren Buchanan Jr. (20), Garrett Johnson (16), Jacoi Hutchinson (4) and Trey Autry (3) - with at least two rookies in the starting lineup of each of the first 23 games.
A LOOK AT THE PATRIOTS
George Mason has had a roller coaster run during Atlantic 10 play with a pair of two-game win streaks alternated with two separate three-game losing skids. The Patriots are under the direction of first-year head coach Tony Skinn, who played for GW head coach Chris Caputo at George Mason from 2003-06, including a trip to the 2006 Final Four.
UNLV transfer Keyshawn Hall has been the catalyst for the Patriots, leading the team with 17.7 ppg and 8.5 rpg. Virginia Tech transfer Darius Maddox has chipped in 13.8 ppg on 41.1% shooting from beyond the arc. Maddox appeared in three games against Coach Caputo while at Miami, averaging 10.3 ppg.
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