Tag: basketball

Women’s Basketball Star Goes Professional Overseas

By Tyler Byrum, Contributor While Moore is still trying to find his footing, Bridget O’Donnell had an opportunity open up for her overseas. Over the summer the 6’6″ center signed a professional contract with a team in the Czech Republic….

Marquise Moore Trying to Find Next Step at the Pro Level

By Tyler Byrum, Contributor Despite the success of Marquise Moore during his senior season at George Mason, there are still some that are not convinced of the double-double phenom. This summer Moore tried out for two teams the Philadelphia 76ers…

WiFi Upgrade at EagleBank Arena

By Tyler Byrum, Contributor No need to worry about your data plan when heading to a basketball game this season. This summer George Mason Athletics announced a new partnership with Mobilitie to enhance the wireless network at EagleBank Arena. The…

Five transfers leaving Men’s Basketball Program

By Tyler Byrum, Contributor Some familiar faces will not be suiting up for George Mason’s Men’s Basketball team this year. Five players, DeAndre Abram, Danny Dixon, Kameron Murrell, Kamari Newman, and Troy Temara, transferred-out of the program this off-season. Transfers…

Check out this week’s on-campus events

Monday, Feb. 13 Last day to drop classes (33 percent tuition penalty) “The 13th” film screening | JC Cinema | 4:30 p.m. | Free Tuesday, Feb. 14 Valentine’s Day Paul Mitchell Fashion Show Event | The Hub Ballroom | 2…

Men’s basketball season preview

BY BEN CRISWELL, STAFF WRITER With the men’s basketball team opening its regular season this Saturday, Head Coach Dave Paulsen is prepared to improve off the 11-21 record the Patriots finished with last year. This year, Mason has one of…

Weekend Suggestions 2/27-2/28

Kelsey Davidson, Staff Writer   On Campus GMU-NOVA Chinese New Year Go Tournament The GMU-NOVA Chinese New Year Go Tournament, a Chinese board game competition, is taking place Saturday, Feb. 27, with rounds starting at 9:30 a.m. The event will be at…

Dayton wins by 34 in rout of undermanned Patriots

Ben Criswell, staff writer “We ran into a buzzsaw,” Mason men’s basketball head coach Dave Paulsen said after the game, and that’s exactly the way the 24th ranked Dayton Flyers played Saturday night. The Flyers led for all but the…

Men’s basketball falls to Colonials in Founder Feud

(Amy Rose, Fourth Estate) Kaleel Weatherly and Ben Criswell, staff writers In the first Revolutionary Rivalry match of the season, Mason’s men’s basketball team fell to the George Washington Colonials 76-70 at EagleBank Arena Sunday afternoon. In the first quarter,…