The Patriots finished the 2016 – 17 season 20 – 14 , 9 – 9 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for seventh place . As the No. 7 seed in the A-10 Tournament , they defeated Fordham in the second round before losing in the quarterfinals to VCU . They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Loyola ( MD )
A-10 Tournament
2017 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team