Is Wednesday night the biggest game in Patriot Center history?

[GMURaider]

1. Is this the highest ranked team we have ever played at the Patriot Center?
2. Is this the biggest game we have ever played at the Patriot Center?

Perhaps, some of the older fans would know the answers?

 

[gmu05]

How is it a big game? GMU currently has a losing record. Ranked opponents have played at the Patriot Center before.

 

[mkaufman1]

How is it a big game? GMU currently has a losing record. Ranked opponents have played at the Patriot Center before.

Any idea when the last ranked opponent came into the PC? I'm interested to know when and who and can't remember from my 10 years of fandom of any ranked teams.

Also, I don't think its the biggest, you can argue the 2006 first place CAA game against UNCW was bigger, or even the vcu home game in 2012 was bigger since those were both for first place.

Or even the two NIT home games in 2004..I'm sure theres others that can be thought of as well.

 

[EXpatriot13]

Definitely not the biggest game in Patriot Center history considering where we are right now. I would assume UMass is coming in as one of, if not the highest, ranked opponent in Patriot Center history.

 

[GMURaider]

Fair point in terms of our current record. Games tend to be for bigger stakes when both teams have winning records.

The ESPN2 game against vcu comes to mind as well.

However, I'm just really curious if this is the highest ranked opponent we have played to date.

Any idea when the last ranked opponent came into the PC? I'm interested to know when and who and can't remember from my 10 years of fandom of any ranked teams.

Also, I don't think its the biggest, you can argue the 2006 first place CAA game against UNCW was bigger, or even the vcu home game in 2012 was bigger since those were both for first place.

Or even the two NIT home games in 2004..I'm sure theres others that can be thought of as well.

 

[Pablo]

I don't remember if Colorado was ranked at the time, but who could forget Mason's 85-81 upset of Chauncey Billups' Buffaloes on 12/7/96 - see http://statsheet.com/mcb/games/1996/12/07/colorado-81-george-mason-85.

 

[PoorManProfit]

Why? There is nothing on the line for either team. Also, although Colorado is from a power conference, they were a wasteland when it came to basketball and not very good.

 

[Five Two]

The 1986 CAA Tournament title game at the Patriot Center; us vs a David Robinson lead Navy team. I'd have to rank that as the biggest game in the history of the building given the winner got a trip to the NCAAs. Navy won 72-61.

 

[PoorManProfit]

The 1986 CAA Tournament title game at the Patriot Center; us vs a David Robinson lead Navy team. I'd have to rank that as the biggest game in the history of the building given the winner got a trip to the NCAAs. Navy won 72-61.

Nice pull.

 

[Pablo]

Why? There is nothing on the line for either team. Also, although Colorado is from a power conference, they were a wasteland when it came to basketball and not very good.

I suggest that you check Colorado's record that season.

 

[Washingtonian]

Georgetown was the first team to ever play at the PC, correct, back in '85?

 

[Pablo]

Georgetown was the first team to ever play at the PC, correct, back in '85?[/quote ]

I believe that the first Mason men's basketball game at the Patriot Center was vs. Maryland.

 

[Washingtonian]

I knew it was either G-Town or MD, but both have come to the PC, right?

 

[Pablo]

I knew it was either G-Town or MD, but both have come to the PC, right?

Yes, in that same season.

 

[Washingtonian]

G-Town was ranked sixth in the 85-86 season when they played Mason in Fairfax:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985–86_Georgetown_Hoyas_men's_basketball_team

 

[A.-Siegfried]

This game his game wouldn't even make the top 5.

But at least the OP knew the older fans would have better answers.

 

[PoorManProfit]

I suggest that you check Colorado's record that season.

OK. My bad, it does appear like they made the NCAAs that year.

 

[MasonCrew]

OP, I'm honestly curious as to what you were thinking when you decided that making this thread would be a good idea.

1. I'm not sure, but it looks like G'town was ranked 6th when they visited.

2. Absolutely not. Any game late in the year with CAA/NCAA implications on the line would be bigger. Pretty much any game against JMU/vcu/ODU was bigger than this game.

I will say this game is a nice reminder of where Mason has come despite this year's shadow (and likely next years, too). It is nice playing in a league where ranked opponents will be annual visitors.

 

[MasonFanatic]

I don't remember if Colorado was ranked at the time, but who could forget Mason's 85-81 upset of Chauncey Billups' Buffaloes on 12/7/96 - see http://statsheet.com/mcb/games/1996/12/07/colorado-81-george-mason-85.

Digging through old AP polls, Colorado was not ranked when we played them but did pop into the rankings in late January 1997.

 

[Patriotfan49]

I honestly dont understand the question. A game that has literally no implications to us in the midst of a struggling season, yes Umass is ranked and in conference. That is about all this game has going for it.

Id equate this to something that may be familiar to you....is the Broncos coming to the Coliseum and waxing the Raiders the biggest game in the history of that God forsaken stadium?