Welcome Austin Ball

[Mason2006Patriot]

Great article. Austin Ball is great to have on the team.

I love his energy on defense, his aggressiveness, the fact that he takes charges, flys around on defense, his 6'7 height, his ability to shoot, and his work ethic. And of course the fact that he's from Man West Virginia

 

[GMU79]

Former Man hoops star Ball enjoying playing for George Mason

Former Man boys’ basketball star Austin Ball is currently playing NCAA basketball for the George Mason Patriots of the Atlantic 10 conference in Division One, and he is enjoying it

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How 'bout them Hillbillies!!
Nice article. Seems like Ball has a good head on his shoulders.

Great article. Austin Ball is great to have on the team.

I love his energy on defense, his aggressiveness, the fact that he takes charges, flys around on defense, his 6'7 height, his ability to shoot, and his work ethic. And of course the fact that he's from Man West Virginia

He da Man!

 

[Where's the party?]

Love to see him get some more PT. Needs to get a bit more consistent with his shooting, but he plays hard and gives us another "big" crashing the boards. Someone needs to tell me if he is being told to run into the corner and stay there on offense. Seems like that's his go to move - I just hope that's where Tony wants him versus his instinct.

 

[GMU79]

Love to see him get some more PT. Needs to get a bit more consistent with his shooting, but he plays hard and gives us another "big" crashing the boards. Someone needs to tell me if he is being told to run into the corner and stay there on offense. Seems like that's his go to move - I just hope that's where Tony wants him versus his instinct.

I noticed that too.

 

[GMUgemini]

Love to see him get some more PT. Needs to get a bit more consistent with his shooting, but he plays hard and gives us another "big" crashing the boards. Someone needs to tell me if he is being told to run into the corner and stay there on offense. Seems like that's his go to move - I just hope that's where Tony wants him versus his instinct.

Well, one clue is Skinn wants him to be a catch and shoot guard right now (talked about not wanting him to take 3s off the dribble). So I’m going to guess that yes he’s being told to camp the corners.

 

[GMU79]

Well, one clue is Skinn wants him to be a catch and shoot guard right now (talked about not wanting him to take 3s off the dribble). So I’m going to guess that yes he’s being told to camp the corners.

I wondered about that too...seems like I remember Tony saying something about catch and shoot about Austin.

 

[Pablo]

Double-Doubles Deal Holmes Player of the Week Honors; Brown Repeats as Rookie

WASHINGTON – The Atlantic 10 Conference has named Dayton junior DaRon Holmes II its Men's Basketball Player of the Week. Saint Joseph’s freshman Xzayvier Brown was chosen as the league’s Rookie of the Week for the second week in a row. The awards were announced Monday and are for games played...

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HONOR ROLL
"Mason freshman Austin Ball scored 10 points on 4-of-7 (.571) shooting with three rebounds and a steal …"

 

[DRK331]

Austin Ball is running it back

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1775594393329709380

Austin Ball is running it back

 

[Verdad]

Made me nervous for a second when I saw this thread had a new post

 

[Patriotsince81]

I hope he earns more time next year and just blows up the stat sheet.

 

[2011WinOverVillanova]

I hope he earns more time next year and just blows up the stat sheet.

Is it fair to hope he can have a Luke Hancock trajectory ?

 

[GMUgemini]

Is it fair to hope he can have a Luke Hancock trajectory ?

No. But that doesn’t mean he can’t be a damn fine player.

I wouldn’t put Final Four MVP type expectations on anyone’s back though.

 

[JPgmuswim]

I’m excited to see Ball coming back. When he committed to KE and stayed for Tony I instantly became a fan. Looking forward to his progression in year 2.

 

[Jack Strop]

I’m excited to see Ball coming back. When he committed to KE and stayed for Tony I instantly became a fan. Looking forward to his progression in year 2.

Welcome back, Mountain Man!

We found out quickly that Austin can shoot the 20 footers. Ball also showed that he can move on offense. He had a couple of quick bursts to the basket for flushes as the season closed. Build up the D and Austin will see more court time fer sher.

 

[gmujim92]

No. But that doesn’t mean he can’t be a damn fine player.

I wouldn’t put Final Four MVP type expectations on anyone’s back though.

Luke just had some stuff you can’t teach — always knowing the right play to make and never being afraid of the moment. Incredible basketball IQ.

AB has a great foundation of tools to work with, though. Only question in my mind is whether he gets enough time to stay happy at Mason with the way the staff is elevating our recruiting.

 

[hoopsjunkie75]

Luke just had some stuff you can’t teach — always knowing the right play to make and never being afraid of the moment. Incredible basketball IQ.

AB has a great foundation of tools to work with, though. Only question in my mind is whether he gets enough time to stay happy at Mason with the way the staff is elevating our recruiting.

Not a bad problem to have...

 

[2011WinOverVillanova]

No. But that doesn’t mean he can’t be a damn fine player.

I wouldn’t put Final Four MVP type expectations on anyone’s back though.

So more so what Vlad was at American?

 

[mkaufman1]

So more so what Vlad was at American?

Why can’t Austin Ball just be a good ball player instead of matching some other player?

 

[emjayar08]

Why can’t Austin Ball just be a good ball player instead of matching some other player?

Yeah, but he will surely be a rich man’s Tim Burns

 

[mkaufman1]

Yeah, but he will surely be a rich man’s Tim Burns

I’d rather he be a rich mans Tim Burns than a poor mans Jason Douglas Stanley