1997–98 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team

The 1997–98 George Mason Patriots Men's basketball team represented George Mason University during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was the 32nd season for the program, the first under head coach Jim Larrañaga. The Patriots played their home games at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia.

1997–98 George Mason Patriots men's basketball
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	9–18 (6–10 CAA)
Head coach	Jim Larrañaga (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Derek Kellogg Bill Courtney Mike Gillian
Home arena	Patriot Center

1997–98 CAA men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UNC Wilmington	13	–	3		.813			20	–	11		.645
William & Mary	13	–	3		.813			20	–	7		.741
Richmond †	12	–	4		.750			23	–	8		.742
Old Dominion	8	–	8		.500			12	–	16		.429
James Madison	6	–	10		.375			11	–	16		.407
George Mason	6	–	10		.375			9	–	18		.333
American	5	–	11		.313			9	–	19		.321
East Carolina	5	–	11		.313			10	–	17		.370
VCU	4	–	12		.250			9	–	19		.321
† 1998 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Honors and awards

Colonial Athletic Association All-Conference Team

• George Evans (2nd team)
• Jason Miskiri (2nd team)

Colonial Athletic Association Rookie of the Year

• George Evans

Colonial Athletic Association All-Defensive Team

• George Evans

Player statistics

Player	GP	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Jason Miskiri	21	.386	.270	.702	4.4	4.4	1.9	0.3	15.9
George Evans	27	.527	.000	.593	8.1	1.5	1.5	1.5	13.4
Erik Herring	21	.495	.329	.556	3.8	2.1	1.6	0.2	10.1
Ahmad Dorsett	26	.412	.405	.529	2.7	0.7	1.2	0.3	9.8
Lee Brown	22	.413	.350	.577	1.9	1.5	0.8	0.0	6.2
Avery Carey	1	.250	.500	.000	4.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	5.0
Nsilo Abraham	26	.511	.000	.500	2.8	0.3	0.5	0.2	4.5
Nik Mirich	27	.435	.000	.651	3.7	0.9	0.4	0.4	3.8
Tremaine Price	24	.320	.192	.629	1.9	1.6	0.7	0.1	3.7
Jemel Ross	20	.333	.375	.800	1.0	0.2	0.2	0.0	2.3
Allen Johnson	10	.250	.000	.769	2.1	0.4	0.1	0.1	1.6
Leighton Henry	16	.162	.100	.500	0.6	0.1	0.3	0.1	1.0
Tom Carroll	17	.125	.000	.625	0.8	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.5

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 18, 1997*		at Howard	W 78–72	1–0	Burr Gymnasium  Washington, DC
November 22, 1997* 1:00 pm		at Virginia	L 45–60	1–1	University Hall (2,163) Charlottesville, VA
November 25, 1997*		College of Charleston	L 56–68	1–2	Patriot Center (2,411) Fairfax, VA
November 29, 1997*		Akron	L 53–82	1–3	Patriot Center  Fairfax, VA
December 2, 1997*		at St. Francis (PA)	L 57–69	1–4	DeGol Arena  Loretto, PA
December 8, 1997*		at Penn State	L 46–85	1–5	Bryce Jordan Center  University Park, PA
December 19, 1997*		vs. Northern Illinois UNO Holiday Classic	W 73–66	2–5	Lakefront Arena  New Orleans, LA
December 20, 1997*		at New Orleans UNO Holiday Classic	L 63–72	2–6	Lakefront Arena  New Orleans, LA
December 27, 1997*		Northeastern US Airways Holiday Classic	W 66–60	3–6	Patriot Center  Fairfax, VA
December 28, 1997*		George Washington US Airways Holiday Classic Revolutionary Rivalry	L 69–82	3–7	Patriot Center  Fairfax, VA
CAA regular season
January 3, 1998		East Carolina	W 66–51	4–7 (1–0)	Patriot Center  Fairfax, VA
January 5, 1998		UNC Wilmington	L 74–76	4–8 (1–1)	Patriot Center  Fairfax, VA
January 10, 1998		at VCU Rivalry	W 62–54	5–8 (2–1)	Richmond Coliseum  Richmond, VA
January 14, 1998		at Old Dominion	L 50–58	5–9 (2–2)	ODU Fieldhouse  Norfolk, VA
January 17, 1998		American	W 72–55	6–9 (3–2)	Patriot Center  Fairfax, VA
January 21, 1998		at William & Mary	L 66–84	6–10 (3–3)	William & Mary Hall  Williamsburg, VA
January 24, 1998		James Madison	L 58–62	6–11 (3–4)	Patriot Center  Fairfax, VA
January 28, 1998		at Richmond	L 65–87	6–12 (3–5)	Robins Center  Richmond, VA
January 31, 1998		at UNC Wilmington	L 63–65 OT	6–13 (3–6)	Trask Coliseum  Wilmington, NC
February 2, 1998		at East Carolina	W 79–73 OT	7–13 (4–6)	Minges Coliseum  Greenville, NC
February 10, 1998		VCU Rivalry	W 62–60	8–13 (5–6)	Patriot Center  Fairfax, VA
February 14, 1998		at American	W 65–63	9–13 (6–6)	Bender Arena  Washington, DC
February 16, 1998		William & Mary	L 80–81 OT	9–14 (6–7)	Patriot Center  Fairfax, VA
February 18, 1998		Richmond	L 56–61	9–15 (6–8)	Patriot Center  Fairfax, VA
February 21, 1998		Old Dominion	L 66–70	9–16 (6–9)	Patriot Center  Fairfax, VA
February 23, 1998		at James Madison	L 58–68	9–17 (6–10)	JMU Convocation Center  Harrisonburg, VA
1998 CAA tournament
February 27, 1998	(6)	vs. (3) Richmond Quarterfinals	L 49–66	9–18	Richmond Coliseum  Richmond, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.