Game 17: GMU (15-1 / 3-0) vs vcu (11-5 / 2-1) on Saturday, January 10, at Noon.

[NewPatriot]

Mason climbed 10 kenpom spots from 86 to 76.

 

[GMUgemini]

I wish I could have seen this game live but having just finished watching it I will say this: vcu may have the edge on athleticism, but we have a big edge in discipline. That was a masterclass, especially in the second half, of team discipline and making the most of every single possession (I think that was the best 20 minutes of half court basketball I’ve seen in a long time. Even the 3s they missed were all good looks).

 

[jessej]

Here's my suggestion.


You have the 3 of the largest high schools in Virginia with a 5 miles of campus.

During conference play:


Have a Lake Braddock Day, A Robinson Day and a South County Day and give

start with the High School that the coaches from Harvard and North Carolina ae enshrined in their Hall of fames!!

In conjunction with the Admissions Office - have a Virginia High School A student game and do some recruiting. Then do the same for DC and Maryland.

Also, a High School football, basketball and baseball games. Those HS students wear their jerseys for free admittance. There are at least 5000 empty seats - do a controlled/selective giveaway with ulterior motives.

 

[jessej]

Postgame thoughts! (Actually in person for this one too)
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9: Let's be real, we were never losing that game after the homie made that putt for 15k. Unimaginable things would've occurred if I were a college junior who suddenly got 15 grand after my school beat our biggest rival.

$10K after taxes

 

[Sport31]

More importantly than kenpom , we climbed 9 spots in Net to 68 which has more percentage influence of who gets in the tournament.

 

[GMU1983]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3jK5j0vxDg

 

[Leesburg Chankenstank III]

“George Mason were the bullies this game”

View: https://youtu.be/FR7tuUtRtKA?feature=shared

 

[GunstonsGhost]

Still buzzin. The Patriot Center was alive yesterday, but I wanted to comment on what Martelli was talking about at the end of his post game. He spoke for like two minutes about how the stadium should be packed for these games and how well our program is doing right now. He didn't have to say that, but he's right. Best turn out of the season, and obviously that's due to the number of vcu fans, but that's our ceiling right now ~6.3K.

I also saw the Richmond Time Dispatch produce a post game video. No shade to any of our media folks, but do we have any journalists in there from a news source that isn't just a podcast or whatever? Those are cool and all, but they aren't reaching anyone new.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H88Iiv_Csio


We at least need the local outlets giving some attention, Fairfax Times, Reston Patch, whatever. The NOVA mag should be a target too. They make a list every week of things to do on the weekend, GMU basketball should be on that list. This is definitely within the wheelhouse of the AD, and maybe this post should move over there, but more local coverage seems like an easy win. If we want better attendance we have to get in front of people and build awareness.