#97 George Mason Men's Basketball 2025-2026 Preview

 
George Mason Patriots

2025-2026 Overall Rank: #97
 
Conference Rank: #6 A-10
 
2024-25 Record: 27-9, 15-3
2024-25 Postseason: NIT
Coach: Steve Alford
Coach Record: 47-21 at George Mason, 47-21 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Jalen Haynes, Forward, 14.1 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 1.4 apg

Darius Maddox, Guard, 13.8 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 1.1 apg
KD Johnson, Guard, 7.9 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 2.7 apg
Woody Newton, Forward, 6.9 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 0.8 apg
Giovanni Emejuru, Center, 6.2 ppg, 4.0 rpg
Zach Anderson, Forward, 5.3 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 0.9 apg
Jared Billups, Guard, 5.2 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 1.5 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Brayden O’Connor, Senior, Guard, 9.1 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 3.0 apg

Stas Sivka, Sophomore, Forward, 1.5 ppg, 0.9 rpg
 
Key New Players:
Dola Adebayo, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Mount St. Mary’s
Riley Allenspach, Junior, Center, Transfer from Samford
Nick Ellington, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Murray State
Jermahri Hill, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Ball State
Emmanuel Kanga, Freshman, Forward
Kory Mincy, Junior, Guard, Transfer from Presbyterian
Jahari Long, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Maryland
Malik Presley, Junior, Guard, Transfer from Texas
Masai Troutman, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Northeastern
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: CBC/CBI
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 71.2 (250th in nation, 12th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 63.8 (13, 2)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.5 (126, 5)
Field-Goal Defense: 38.3 (3, 1)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.9 (262, 13)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.5 (90, 2)
Free-Throw Percentage: 71.4 (216, 9)
Rebound Margin: 4.2 (55, 2)
Assists Per Game: 12.7 (243, 12)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.9 (284, 14)