FAIRFAX, Va. – George Mason University men's basketball head coach Dave Paulsen has announced the program's 2017-18 team captains.
 
Junior Otis Livingston II will serve as a captain for the second-consecutive season, while junior Jaire Grayer and sophomore Justin Kier will be captains for the first time in their Mason careers.
 
A key block in the Mason foundation since the arrival of Paulsen, Livingston II has started all 68 games of his Patriot career while serving as the team's floor general. In a little over two seasons, the Linden, N.J., product has already registered 885 points and 225 assists. He's Mason's all-time leader in both career free throw percentage (.844) and single season percentage (.919).
 
Grayer has improved each season of his Mason tenure and has been huge for Mason through its first two 2017-18 contests, averaging 18.5 points and 9.5 rebounds while shooting 50 percent from the floor. He ranked third in the Atlantic 10 last season with a 44.9 percent 3-point mark in league play and increased his production to 12.2 points and 6.2 rebounds in A-10 games.
 
Kier made an immediate impact for the Patriots as a freshman, starting 29 of 33 games while averaging 5.8 points and leading the team in 3-point field goal percentage (.386). The Spotswood, Va., native already has made a huge jump as a sophomore. He's averaged 16.5 points over the first two games and is leading the Patriots in field goal percentage (.647).
 
The Patriots are back in action this Thursday (Nov. 16) vs. Binghamton inside EagleBank Arena. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m.