John Kleeb
Underdog Sports Stories Throughout History
|As a number 11 seed, the Patriots were not expected to do much in the 2006March Madness Tournament. Famous CBS college basketball announcer Billy Packer even doubted if the Patriots really belonged in the tournament.
Costly Questionable Calls: Williams’ Emphatic Dunks and 18 Points Not Enough to Rally Patriots
|The George Mason Patriots (16-12, 11-5) came up short against the College of Charleston Cougars (19-9, 13-3) on Saturday night in a heartbreaking 85-83 loss on Homecoming night at the Patriot Center. “I think [the BracketBuster] is a tremendous concept; I think it gives a lot of juice to the weekend where a lot of teams are fired up to showcase their talents,” said Larranaga.
Hancock Dishes the Rock Forward Leads the Freshmen with Effective Bench Play
|With six freshmen on George Mason University’s men’s basketball team, first-year forward Luke Hancock is one of the key players on the team’s young squad. Hancock is currently averaging 8.1 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game.
The Roanoke native was recently ranked 22nd on the Basketball Prospectus’ list of top 25 freshmen. Hancock feels that it was good to receive the exposure at the national level and to be named on the same list with University of Kentucky point guard and potential first overall draft pick John Wall.