Alumni Summer Pick-up Game

As seen on GoMason.com today:

Paris Bennett Receives Medical Redshirt after all

Paris Bennett and Vertrail Vaughns battled injuries through their freshmen year that prevented them from getting more time on the court. Vaughns was earlier granted a medical redshirt and now we found out Paris has as well. Paris ended up having knee and wrist surgery last season.

George Mason's Non-Conference Schedule Finalized, Duquesne Added

GoMason.com just announced that George Mason's non-conference schedule is finalized.  The last road opponenent turned out to be Duquesne from the A10, which have been projected to be in the RPI top 100 next season. Here is the rundown for the non-conference foes:

November 3 - Bowie State (exhibition)

November 13 - Harvard (home)

November 18-21 - Charleston Classic

November 24 - Radford (home)

November 27 - Florida Atlantic (home)

December 1 - George Washington (home)

December 8 - Loyola (Md.) (home)

December 11 - Liberty (away)

December 22 - Duquesne (away)

December 29 - Dayton (away)

February 19 - Bracketbuster (could be home or away)

Mike Morrison and Ryan Pearson talk to the class of 2014

[GoMason.com]

Ex-UConn Huskie might be forced to relive George Mason defeat

Funny little tidbit from Michael Lee of the Washington Post's Wizards Insider yesterday.  The Wizards announced they have signed former UConn Huskie Hilton Armstrong. Armstrong played on that heavily favored 2006 team that lost to George Mason in the Elite Eight of the NCAA tournament.  Lee's kindly reminds Armstrong of the significance that repressed memory will have on his new team:

"Why do you have to bring that up? I don't even think about that anymore," said Armstrong, who may have not have a choice but to remember that loss if the Wizards decide to hold their training camp at the Patriot Center, on the campus of George Mason University in late September.