Game 8: GMU (7-0) vs JMU (5-3) on Saturday, November 29, at 2:00 PM.

[Mason2006Patriot]

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Brayden O'Connor alley-oop from last year!

Throwback to when Dave Paulsen and the JMU head coach got into an argument at halfcourt

Tony Skinn won the game against JMU last year, 66-61

That JMU coach was big mad!

 

[HoopsAdmin]

Some of us old heads were actually at the game where George Evans posterized JMU's all-CAA guard David Fanning. Up until this point, through the 90's JMU had owned us. This dunk by Evans and the win by Mason was the announcement to the rest of the league that Mason had turned the corner under Larranaga. At least, that's the way I remember it.

View: https://youtu.be/-yv_KG85Tzo?si=tNA78bRZRqUKinHz&t=28

 

[HoopsAdmin]

Don't forget Dre Smith's 10 for 10 from three game at JMU:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGpEez0xq24&list=PLMlLVKfaSpzLqsiw4bo2b9rohYb15POtx&index=2&t=218s

 

[GMUMiked]

The game is on ESPN+.

Preseason notes:
JMU is a member of the Sun Belt Conference.
They were picked to finish 1st in preseason polls.
Bradley Douglas was selected to the All-Sun Belt Conference 1st Team.

KenPom: Gives us an 86% chance of winning.
GMU - 67
JMU - 153
NET:
Mason -
JMU -

History:
We are 50-51 against JMU all-time. On the flip side we’ve won 25 out of the past 27 meetings. We beat them 66-61 last season at JMU.

JMU is currently 5-3 on the season. They are 3-0 at home, 1-3 on the road, and 1-0 at neutral sites.

Schedule: https://jmusports.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule

Wins: Washington and Lee (70-56), Coppin St. (84-70), Towson (81-75), FIU (80-72), Omaha (88-77)
Losses: Akron (85-71), Longwood (82-72), LIU (88-79),

Probable Starters:
6’7” Justin McBride - 14.1 ppg & 4.5 reb - Junior
6’1” Bradley Douglas - 14.0 ppg - Grad Student
6’2” Cliff Davis - 12.3 ppg - Grad Student
6’9” Gabe Newhof - 9.4 ppg - Senior
6’7” Eddie Ricks III - 7.9 ppg & 7.3 reb - Junior

Reserves averaging double figure minutes:
6’8” Preston Fowler - 4.4 ppg - Freshman
6’4” Paul Jones III - 4.3 ppg - Sophomore
6’2” Paul Lewis - 4.1 ppg - Junior
6’8” Christian Brown - 3.1 ppg - Freshman

Roster:https://jmusports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster

Team Stats:
JMU averages 76.7 points per game while giving up 75.4.

The Dukes shoot 44.4% from the floor and 35.5% from 3.
Opponents are shooting 42.3% from the field and 33.1% from 3.

The Dukes shoot 73.7% from the free throw line.

They have been out rebounded by opponents to the tune of 0.1 boards per game and average 12.1 turnovers per contest.

Stats: https://jmusports.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2025-26

Thoughts: Their starting 5 is experienced and produces almost everything in terms of points and rebounds. Their bench is young and production to date has been minimal. They are winless on the road.

I miss the old CAA Zone days and the Madison picture threads. Some real classics! I hate that our crowd does not know to take out their car keys and rattle them at the JMU team while chanting “66 west, 81 south” as the clock winds down on yet another Patriot victory.

Our best crowds, all considered sellouts, were usually for the JMU game. The 4 games below were ALL MASON wins.
9,840 on 2/28/08.
9,840 on 2/12/11.
9,702 on 2/17/01.
9,676 on 2/26/00

Ahhh, the nostalgia for days gone by. Keep the dream alive!

Discuss.

I remember playing JMU the last game of the season in 2000 for the regular season championship. Students had to get tickets ahead of time to make sure they got in, lots of scalpers outside the Patdome.