1998–99 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team

1998–99 George Mason Patriots men's basketball
CAA regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	19-11 (13-3 CAA)
Head coach	Jim Larrañaga (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Derek Kellogg Bill Courtney Mike Gillian
Home arena	Patriot Center

1998–99 CAA men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
George Mason †	13	–	3		.813			19	–	11		.633
Old Dominion	11	–	5		.688			25	–	9		.735
Richmond	10	–	6		.625			15	–	12		.556
James Madison	9	–	7		.563			16	–	11		.593
UNC Wilmington	9	–	7		.563			11	–	17		.393
VCU	8	–	8		.500			15	–	16		.484
East Carolina	7	–	9		.438			13	–	14		.481
William & Mary	3	–	13		.188			8	–	19		.296
American	2	–	14		.125			7	–	21		.250
† 1999 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998–99 George Mason Patriots Men's basketball team represented George Mason University during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was the 33rd season for the program, the second under head coach Jim Larrañaga. The Patriots played their home games at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia.

Honors and awards

Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Year

• George Evans

Colonial Athletic Association All-Conference Team

• George Evans
• Jason Miskiri

Colonial Athletic Association Defensive Player of the Year

• George Evans

Colonial Athletic Association Coach of the Year

• Jim Larrañaga

Roster

1998–99 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown C 3 Nik Mirich 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr — Canley Heights, Australia G 5 Tremaine Price 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 150 lb (68 kg) So Parkdale Landover, MD G 11 Jason Miskiri 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Montgomery Blair / Montgomery Col. Silver Spring, MD G 20 Lee Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Dundee-Crown / Kishwaukee Col. Carpentersville, IL F 21 George Evans 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So I.C. Norcom Portsmouth, VA G 22 Ahmad Dorsett 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Woodbridge Woodbridge, VA F 23 Avery Carey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — RS Sr North Hagerstown / Hagerstown CC Hagerstown, MD F 24 Rob Anderson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Wakefield Arlington, VA F 25 Quilninious Randall 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Thayer Academy Boston, MA F 33 Keith Holdan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Apex / Campbell Apex, NC F 34 Terrance Nixon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Oxon Hill Oxon Hill, MD F 40 Nsilo Abraham 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr Kecoughtan / Loyola (MD) Hampton, VA G 44 Erik Herring 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Thornton Chicago, IL	Head coach Jim Larrañaga (Providence) Assistant coach(es) Bill Courtney (Bucknell) Mike Gillian (North Adams State) Derek Kellogg (Massachusetts) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Player statistics

Player	GP	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
George Evans	30	.557	.000	.547	8.5	2.1	2.1	2.6	17.2
Jason Miskiri	29	.399	.321	.612	4.3	3.9	2.0	0.2	15.8
Keith Holdan	30	.441	.368	.615	4.8	1.9	1.1	0.6	9.2
Erik Herring	29	.452	.439	.683	4.1	2.0	1.6	0.4	8.9
Ahmad Dorsett	30	.405	.375	.756	2.4	1.0	1.2	0.2	8.7
Tremaine Price	26	.506	.407	.560	1.3	1.6	0.9	0.1	4.0
Avery Carey	27	.414	.250	.571	1.9	0.3	0.3	0.1	3.6
Terrance Nixon	30	.447	.000	.722	1.7	0.2	0.2	0.2	3.0
Lee Brown	5	.444	.200	1.000	0.0	0.2	0.6	0.0	2.4
Nik Mirich	30	.523	.000	.588	2.2	0.4	0.3	0.1	1.9
Nsilo Abraham	19	.429	.000	.579	1.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	1.8
Quilninious Randall	23	.375	.000	.650	1.2	0.3	0.5	0.0	1.6
Rob Anderson	19	.412	.500	.000	0.5	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.8

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 13, 1998* 7:00 pm		at George Washington Revolutionary Rivalry	L 59–71	0–1	23 – Evans	11 – Evans	5 – Holdan	Smith Center (5,121) Washington, DC
November 16, 1998*		at Villanova	L 76–86	0–2	24 – Evans	7 – Evans	7 – Miskiri	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
November 20, 1998*		vs. Portland AT&T Shootout	W 74–72	1–2	25 – Evans	9 – Evans	5 – Miskiri	Alumni Hall (250) Fairfield, CT
November 21, 1998*		at Fairfield AT&T Shootout	L 91–93	1–3	23 – Evans	10 – Holdan	6 – Miskiri	Alumni Hall (2,179) Fairfield, CT
November 24, 1998* 7:00 pm		Toledo	L 59–60	1–4	17 – Evans/Miskiri	15 – Evans	2 – Carey	Patriot Center (1,727) Fairfax, VA
November 28, 1998* 7:00 pm		Penn State	L 60–74	1–5	17 – Holdan	14 – Evans	5 – Miskiri	Patriot Center (3,087) Fairfax, VA
December 1, 1998* 7:00 pm		Howard	W 106–55	2–5	18 – Carey	10 – Herring	10 – Miskiri	Patriot Center (1,680) Fairfax, VA
December 5, 1998 2:00 pm		at James Madison	W 83–81	3–5 (1–0)	17 – Evans	12 – Evans	4 – Evans/Miskiri	JMU Convocation Center (3,727) Harrisonburg, VA
December 12, 1998* 7:15 pm		at College of Charleston	L 70–74	3–6	24 – Evans	8 – Evans	4 – Holdan	F. Mitchell Johnson Center (3,576) Charleston, SC
December 28, 1998* 7:00 pm		Sacred Heart	W 88–63	4–6	19 – Miskiri	8 – Evans	4 – Miskiri	Patriot Center (1,717) Fairfax, VA
CAA regular season
January 2, 1999 4:30 pm		William & Mary	W 78–67	5–6 (2–0)	21 – Evans/Miskiri	9 – Evans	6 – Miskiri	Patriot Center (2,228) Fairfax, VA
January 4, 1999 7:00 pm		Old Dominion	W 83–53	6–6 (3–0)	20 – Miskiri	9 – Evans	4 – Miskiri	Patriot Center (1,804) Fairfax, VA
January 9, 1999 4:30 pm		at American	W 65–55	7–6 (4–0)	22 – Miskiri	10 – Evans	4 – Miskiri	Bender Arena (4,196) Washington, DC
January 13, 1999 7:00 pm		Richmond	W 78–52	8–6 (5–0)	32 – Miskiri	9 – Miskiri	4 – Evans	Patriot Center (2,339) Fairfax, VA
January 16, 1999 7:30 pm		at UNC Wilmington	L 48–54	8–7 (5–1)	16 – Miskiri	9 – Holdan	3 – Miskiri	Trask Coliseum (4,172) Wilmington, NC
January 18, 1999 7:00pm		at East Carolina	L 58–60	8–8 (5–2)	15 – Holdan	6 – Evans	8 – Miskiri	Minges Coliseum (3,967) Greenville, NC
January 20, 1999 7:30 pm		VCU Rivalry	W 77–68	9–8 (6–2)	19 – Evans	9 – Evans	7 – Herring	Patriot Center (2,215) Fairfax, VA
January 23, 1999* 3:15 pm		at Bucknell	L 86–96 2OT	9–9	30 – Evans	9 – Evans	6 – Price	Davis Gym (1,910) Lewisburg, PA
January 27, 1999 7:30 pm		at Richmond	L 73–79	9–10 (6–3)	21 – Evans	5 – Holdan	4 – Miskiri	Robins Center (4,621) Richmond, VA
January 30, 1999 4:30 pm		James Madison	W 82–78	10–10 (7–3)	15 – Evans/Miskiri	9 – Evans	4 – Miskiri	Patriot Center (7,251) Fairfax, VA
February 6, 1999 2:00 pm		at Old Dominion	W 79–73	11–10 (8–3)	22 – Miskiri	6 – Evans	6 – Miskiri	Norfolk Scope (4,078) Norfolk, VA
February 10, 1999 7:00 pm		at William & Mary	W 82–70	12–10 (9–3)	22 – Miskiri	8 – Herring	4 – Evans	William & Mary Hall (2,961) Williamsburg, VA
February 13, 1999 7:00 pm		UNC Wilmington	W 60–53	13–10 (10–3)	14 – Miskiri	10 – Evans	3 – Miskiri/Price	Patriot Center (5,556) Fairfax, VA
February 15, 1999 7:00 pm		East Carolina	W 87–68	14–10 (11–3)	20 – Carey/Evans	8 – Evans/Holdan	5 – Miskiri	Patriot Center (2,745) Fairfax, VA
February 17, 1999 7:00 pm		at VCU Rivalry	W 89–73	15–10 (12–3)	22 – Dorsett	8 – Herring	4 – Evans	Robins Center (3,807) Richmond, VA
February 20, 1999 4:30 pm		American	W 81–69	16–10 (13–3)	34 – Miskiri	14 – Evans	5 – Herring	Patriot Center (5,492) Fairfax, VA
1999 CAA tournament
February 26, 1999 12:00 pm	(1)	vs. (9) American Quarterfinals	W 73–48	17–10	25 – Evans	14 – Evans	4 – Dorsett/Miskiri	Richmond Coliseum (4,960) Richmond, VA
February 27, 1999 6:00 pm	(1)	vs. (5) UNC Wilmington Semifinals	W 58–56 OT	18–10	16 – Miskiri	14 – Evans	3 – Evans	Richmond Coliseum (6,832) Richmond, VA
February 28, 1999 7:00 pm	(1)	vs. (2) Old Dominion Finals	W 63–58	19–10	15 – Evans/Miskiri	7 – Evans/Holdan	4 – Price	Richmond Coliseum (7,097) Richmond, VA
1999 NCAA tournament
March 12, 1999 2:00 pm	(14)	vs. (3) Cincinnati First Round	L 48–72	19–11	13 – Miskiri	7 – Holdan	3 – Evans/Miskiri	FleetCenter (18,884) Boston, MA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.