2017 – 18 George Mason Patriots Men 's basketball team represented George Mason University during the 2017 – 18 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The season was the 52nd for the program , the third under head coach Dave Paulsen , and the fifth as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference The Patriots played their home games at EagleBank Arena in Fairfax , Virginia . They finished the season 16 – 17 , 9 – 9 in A-10 play to finish in a four-way tie for fifth place . As the No. 5 seed in the A-10 Tournament , they defeated Massachusetts in the second round before losing to Saint Joseph 's in the quarterfinals
A-10 Tournament
2018 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team