1995–96 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team

The 1995–96 George Mason Patriots Men's basketball team represented George Mason University during the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was the 30th season for the program, the third under head coach Paul Westhead. The Patriots played their home games at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia.

1995–96 George Mason Patriots men's basketball
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
1995–96 record	11–16 (6–10 CAA)
Head coach	Paul Westhead (3rd season)
Home arena	Patriot Center

Honors and awards

Colonial Athletic Association All-Conference Team

• Curtis McCants

Player statistics

Player	GP	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Curtis McCants	27	.442	.312	.833	4.0	8.3	1.3	0.0	22.0
Nate Langley	8	.432	.300	.667	3.4	1.0	4.6	0.3	21.9
Kenwan Alford	27	.591	.000	.518	9.7	1.4	1.6	0.6	16.8
G.C. Maracacci	7	.333	.310	.914	9.1	1.9	1.4	0.0	14.4
Jason Williams	27	.366	.376	.737	3.0	0.4	0.5	0.1	12.7
George Redd	27	.472	.444	.639	7.9	0.3	0.6	0.2	12.2
Contrell Scott	27	.343	.221	.750	1.6	1.9	1.2	0.0	6.4
Kevin Ward	8	.471	.000	.760	4.4	0.3	0.4	0.3	6.4
Mike Virtue	18	.425	.314	.563	4.6	0.4	0.4	0.6	4.6
Nik Mirich	27	.473	.000	.426	3.0	0.5	0.3	0.3	2.7
Michael Sharp	22	.621	.000	.188	3.9	0.3	0.4	0.7	1.8
Bernard Wanjara	17	.647	.000	.250	1.9	0.1	0.2	0.2	1.4
Shawn Williams	8	.333	1.000	.000	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.4
Joe Little	6	.333	.000	.000	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.3

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 1995*		Delaware State	W 139–73	1–0	Patriot Center  Fairfax, VA
November 28, 1995*		Troy State	W 142–127	2–0	Patriot Center  Fairfax, VA
December 2, 1995*		at Colorado	L 117–132 ^OT	2–1	Coors Events Center  Boulder, CO
December 9, 1995*		Ohio State	L 87–92	2–2	Patriot Center  Fairfax, VA
December 16, 1995*		West Virginia Tech (Div. II)	W 113–110	3–2	Patriot Center  Fairfax, VA
December 20, 1995*		at USC	L 97–118	3–3	L.A. Sports Arena  Los Angeles, CA
December 22, 1995*		at Long Beach State	L 84–98	3–4	The Pyramid  Long Beach
December 28, 1995*		Hampton	W 84–74	4–4	Patriot Center  Fairfax, VA
December 30, 1995*		at Morehead State	L 74–83	4–5	Ellis Johnson Arena  Morehead, KY
CAA regular season
January 4, 1996		UNC Wilmington	L 44–68	4–6 (0–1)	Patriot Center  Fairfax, VA
January 6, 1996		East Carolina	W 80–76	5–6 (1–1)	Patriot Center  Fairfax, VA
January 10, 1996		at VCU Rivalry	L 74–86	5–7 (1–2)	Richmond Coliseum  Richmond, VA
January 13, 1996*		at Cal Poly	W 110–106	6–7	Robert A. Mott Athletics Center  San Luis Obispo, CA
January 17, 1996		at Old Dominion	L 86–103	6–8 (1–3)	Norfolk Scope  Norfolk, VA
January 20, 1996		at James Madison	L 72–80	6–9 (1–4)	JMU Convocation Center  Harrisonburg, VA
January 24, 1996		William & Mary	W 95–92	7–9 (2–4)	Patriot Center  Fairfax, VA
January 27, 1996		American	W 96–85	8–9 (3–4)	Patriot Center  Fairfax, VA
January 29, 1996		at Richmond	L 91–106	8–10 (3–5)	Robins Center  Richmond, VA
January 31, 1996		VCU Rivalry	L 81–94	8–11 (3–6)	Patriot Center  Fairfax, VA
February 3, 1996		at UNC Wilmington	L 46–54	8–12 (3–7)	Trask Coliseum  Wilmington, NC
February 5, 1996		at East Carolina	W 92–78	9–12 (4–7)	Minges Coliseum  Greenville, NC
February 10, 1996		Richmond	W 98–91	10–12 (5–7)	Patriot Center  Fairfax, VA
February 14, 1996		Old Dominion	L 92–93 ^OT	10–13 (5–8)	Patriot Center  Fairfax, VA
February 17, 1996		at American	W 100–88	11–13 (6–8)	Bender Arena  Washington, DC
February 24, 1996		James Madison	L 80–81	11–14 (6–9)	Patriot Center  Fairfax, VA
February 26, 1996		at William & Mary	L 92–96	11–15 (6–10)	William & Mary Hall  Williamsburg, VA
1996 CAA Tournament
March 1, 1996	(8)	vs. (9) Richmond First Round	L 77–93	11–16	Richmond Coliseum  Richmond, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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