Great team
by RuthVAtoDC on 2/17/24EagleBank Arena - FairfaxGMU is a great team. A lot of parking spot. Stadium is old and dark. If you live in DC not worth it driving all the way to Fairfax just to watch them.
Basketball
George Mason University Patriots Mens Basketball Tickets
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United States
- General Onsale: 12/16/2024, 10:00 AM EST2/5/25Wednesday 12:00 AMWashington, DCCharles E. Smith CenterGW Men's Basketball vs George Mason
- 2/22/25Saturday 12:00 AMRichmond, VAStuart C. Siegel CenterVirginia Commonwealth Rams Mens Basketball vs. George Mason Patriots Mens Basketball
Venue
Stuart C. Siegel Center
About
George Mason University Patriots at EagleBank Arena
The Patriots men's basketball team has played since 1985 at EagleBank Arena, located on George Mason's Fairfax, Virginia, campus. The first game was played there against Maryland on Nov. 26, 1985. The multipurpose arena has a capacity of 7,860, and the 2006-07 team broke the single-season attendance record previously set by the inaugural 1985-86 season. Sections 108, 109, 123 and 124 are reserved for George Mason's student seating.
George Mason Patriots Men's Basketball History
The Patriots men's basketball team has been active since 1966. The program became a Division I team in the 1978-1979 season, which was spent as an independent before joining the Eastern College Athletic Conference from 1979 to 1985, the Colonial Athletic Association from 1985 to 2013 and the Atlantic 10 Conference from 2013 to the present.
Head coach Dave Paulsen took over at George Mason in 2016. Before that, the program's all-time winningest coach was Jim Larra?aga, who posted a 273-164 record across 437 games in 14 years. Larra?aga led the Patriots to five NCAA tournament appearances, including a 27-8 overall campaign in 2005-06 that ended with a 73-58 loss to Florida in the Final Four.
A notable former player is the late Carlos Yates, who played at George Mason from 1981 to 1985. Yates was the Patriots' all-time leading scorer as well as the owner of the highest single-season scoring average at 26.8 points per game as a sophomore in 1982-83. He scored 2,420 points, all before the three-point line was implemented in college basketball.
George Mason's two most heated rivalries are with the George Washington Colonials (the Revolutionary Rivalry) and the VCU Rams, located just under five hours away in Richmond, Virginia. VCU moved from the CAA to the A-10 one year before George Mason made the switch. George Washington has been in the A-10 since before the conference adopted its current name in 1982.
The Patriots were originally called the Marauders from 1966 to around 1969. It's still unclear why the mascot was switched.
Rating: 4 out of 5 Rating: 5 out of 5 Mason Nation
by Zee on 1/30/24EagleBank Arena - FairfaxI absolutely loved this game. The energy of Patriot nation was felt!!
Rating: 5 out of 5 Excellent Venu and Exciting Game
by KCT on 12/27/23EagleBank Arena - FairfaxEagle Bank Areana is an Excellent Venu! The staff at the arena are very friendly and professional! The GMU Basketball game was exciting!
Rating: 5 out of 5 A Fun Time
by KCT on 10/26/23EagleBank Arena - FairfaxAttending the GMU Mens Basketball Game was Fun and the Staff at Eagle Bank Arena was Very Friendly!
Rating: 1 out of 5 The worst referees ever. Game was all decided in free throws
by Fourbufs on 3/4/23EagleBank Arena - FairfaxThankfully the better team won! Refs were absolutely an abomination!
Rating: 5 out of 5 Amazing
by Go+Patriots! on 2/1/23EagleBank Arena - FairfaxEagle Bank is the best arena around. Go Mason Patriots!
Rating: 3 out of 5 Great service but bad seats
by Susan A on 1/11/23EagleBank Arena - FairfaxThe service was fine but I paid extra for some better seats at GMU only to find 2 poles in the view of the court. They should have been marked as instructed view. The ticket office couldn’t really help as I purchased here. I ended up in the cheap seats after all.
Rating: 3 out of 5 $10 for a small popcorn? Really?
by DP on 1/3/23EagleBank Arena - FairfaxI get it, stadium pricing but $10 for a small bag of popcorn? I bought it because my kid wanted it but the entire time in line was discussing the cost with other parents that also couldn't believe it. If we go again there will be a no popcorn discussion before we get to the arena. Otherwise we had a great time but this shocked me.
Rating: 5 out of 5 So fun!
by Shelly Hamid on 11/16/22EagleBank Arena - FairfaxWe took our 13 year old son and we absolutely loved it! Very fun and engaging environment! Highly recommend!
Rating: 5 out of 5 Awsome Game and Fun Experience!
by KCT on 11/14/22EagleBank Arena - FairfaxThe Game was Awsome and the Whole Experience Was FUN!