1 9 9 4 ), ▁women ' s ▁row ing ▁( 1 9 9 7 – 1 9 9 8 ) ▁and ▁men ' s ▁and ▁women ' s ▁sw imming ▁& ▁div ing ▁( 1 9 9 9 – 2 0 0 0 ). ▁In ▁addition , ▁George ▁Mason ▁has ▁field ed ▁a ▁vars ity ▁club ▁football ▁team ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁that ▁compet es ▁inter col leg i ately . ▁Their ▁oppon ents ▁range ▁from ▁other ▁club ▁teams ▁to ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁I ▁FC S ▁programs . ▁G M U ▁was ▁a ▁found ing ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁C AA ▁but ▁joined ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁ 1 0 ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁Sports ▁spons ored ▁ ▁Men ' s ▁basketball ▁▁ ▁While ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁school ' s ▁athlet ic ▁programs ▁have ▁had ▁historical ▁seasons , ▁the ▁men ' s ▁basketball ▁program ▁remains ▁the ▁flags hip ▁sport ▁at ▁the ▁University . ▁The ▁men ' s ▁basketball ▁team ▁has ▁played ▁at ▁the ▁Patri ot ▁Center ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁and ▁played ▁the ▁prior ▁years ▁in ▁the ▁P E ▁Building ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁Fair f ax ▁Camp us . ▁The ▁men ' s ▁basketball ▁team ▁has ▁made ▁the ▁NCAA ▁tournament ▁six ▁times ▁( 1 9 8 9 , ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 1 ) ▁and ▁the ▁N IT ▁tournament ▁four