Jim Larranaga’s 2005-06 roster put George Mason on the map with a Cinderella run that survived March Madness all the way into April.
George Mason was returning seven of their top scorers but was predicted to finish third in the Colonial Athletic Association. The Patriots ended the regular season 23-7 overall and were the regular season co-champions of the CAA with a 15-3 conference record.
George Mason lost to Hofstra in the conference tournament semifinals but still grabbed an at-large bid for the NCAA Tournament. And so the journey began.
George Mason was a No. 11 seed set to play Tom Izzo’s No. 6 seed Michigan State in the first round. Some analysts did not agree with the decision of giving George Mason a ticket to the tournament in the first place, but the Patriots silenced everyone.
Needless to say, George Mason was a major underdog. This was a team that had never won an NCAA Tournament game going against Michigan State, a team that had made it to the Final Four…
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