UVa. pastes George Mason, 68-48
Virginia had been avoiding games with in-state mid-major powers. Now maybe the in-state mid-major powers will start avoiding the ‘Hoos.
Sammy Zeglinski scored 18 points and the Cavaliers stifled George Mason on the other end of the floor en route to a 68-48 victory over the Patriots Tuesday night at the John Paul Jones Arena.
UVa. (8-1) took control early, jumping out to a 20-9 lead nine minutes in and leading by double digits most of the way.
A 14-5 Mason run cut the Virginia lead to 10 at 50-40 with 9:38 to go, but back-to-back baskets by Assane Sene and Joe Harris pushed the lead back out to 14, and the Virginia defense took the helm from there, limiting GMU to eight points in the final nine-plus minutes.
Vertrail Vaughns, Mike Morrison and Ryan Pearson each had nine points to lead George Mason (6-3), which had come into Charlottesville on a four-game winning streak under first-year coach Paul Hewitt.
Virginia got 11 points each from Mike Scott, Joe Harris and Jontel Evans and shot a blistering 60.5 percent from the field.
Wizards assistant joins Hewitt’s staff at Mason
George Mason head men’s basketball coach Paul Hewitt announced Thursday the hiring of Mike Wells as an assistant coach, rounding out Hewitt’s staff after joining the Patriots in May. Wells arrives in Fairfax following an extensive career in the professional ranks, most recently as assistant coach and advance scout with the NBA’s Washington Wizards.
“I feel fortunate to be able to add a person like Mike to our coaching staff,” Hewitt said. “He brings a wealth of knowledge in the game of basketball and it was my desire to hire somebody with NBA experience. Mike has been at that level for 17 years including two NBA championship staffs.” Continue reading “Wizards assistant joins Hewitt’s staff at Mason” »
George Mason loses swingman to transfer
Sophomore guard/forward Luke Hancock has elected to transfer from George Mason University and will forego his final two seasons with the Patriots. Hancock, a two-year member of the team, plans to enroll at the University of Louisville.
Hancock appeared in 65 games during his career in Fairfax, earning All-Colonial Athletic Association third team honors this past season. The Roanoke, Va., native led the team and ranked third in the CAA in assists (143), while scoring 10.9 points per game, third-highest among the Patriots. Continue reading “George Mason loses swingman to transfer” »
Houston joins GMU staff
George Mason men’s basketball coach Paul Hewitt has announced the addition of Roland Houston to his coaching staff. Houston, an assistant at George Washington the past seven seasons, will join the Patriots in the same capacity. Additionally, Hewitt announced that Scott Lombardi will be retained as the team’s director of basketball operations.
“I’ve known Roland for over 10 years – he has extensive recruiting experience up and down the I-95 corridor,” said Hewitt, who was hired on May 2 to lead the Patriots. “He also brings with him 13 years of playing professional basketball overseas where he became fluent in French and Spanish. One of my objectives when filling out the staff was to bring someone who could expand the recruiting base beyond the U.S.” Continue reading “Houston joins GMU staff” »
Mason tabs Hewitt to lead basketball program
Former Georgia Tech coach Paul Hewitt will be announced as the new coach at George Mason, school officials confirmed Saturday.
Hewitt, 47, has a 255-187 record in 14 seasons as a Division I head coach, including a 189-160 record in 11 seasons at Georgia Tech. Hewitt led the Yellow Jackets to the 2004 Final Four and has been to five NCAA Tournaments as a head coach, including one at Siena, where his teams were 66-27 in his three seasons.
Hewitt was fired by Georgia Tech after posting back-to-back-to-back losing seasons in Atlanta, including a 13-18 campaign in 2010-2011.
Hewitt succeeds Jim Larranaga, who was hired by Miami.
