▁times ▁( 1 9 8 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 9 ). ▁The ▁Patri ot ▁basketball ▁team ▁is ▁most ▁famous ▁for ▁its ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁NCAA ▁run ▁to ▁the ▁Final ▁Four . ▁ ▁G M U ▁beat ▁per enn ial ▁powers ▁UN C , ▁Connecticut , ▁and ▁Michigan ▁State , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁highly ▁ranked ▁W ich ita ▁State ▁team , ▁before ▁losing ▁to ▁event ual ▁National ▁Champion ▁Florida ▁in ▁the ▁Final ▁Four . ▁ ▁The ▁program ' s ▁largest ▁riv als ▁include ▁conference ▁fo es ▁George ▁Washington , ▁Virginia ▁Commonwealth , ▁and ▁James ▁Mad ison . ▁With ▁new ▁rival ries ▁forming ▁with ▁their ▁induction ▁to ▁the ▁A - 1 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁best - known ▁player ▁in ▁Patri ots ▁history ▁is ▁George ▁Evans , ▁a ▁G ulf ▁War ▁veter an ▁who ▁played ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 7 – 2 0 0 1 ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁C AA ▁player ▁of ▁year ▁three ▁consecutive ▁seasons . ▁ ▁He ▁shares ▁the ▁C AA ▁record ▁with ▁NBA ▁legend ▁David ▁Robinson ▁for ▁winning ▁the ▁award ▁three ▁straight ▁times . ▁Other ▁Patri ot ▁stand outs ▁include ▁Andre ▁G addy , ▁Carlos ▁Y ates , ▁Ken ny ▁Sand ers , ▁Curt is ▁McC ants , ▁N ate ▁Lang ley , ▁Robert ▁Dy kes , ▁Robert ▁Rose , ▁Jason ▁Mis ki ri , ▁J ai ▁Lewis , ▁L amar ▁Butler , ▁Tony ▁Sk inn , ▁G abe ▁Nor wood , ▁Fol arin