FAIRFAX, Va. – George Mason University women's basketball and George Mason athletics is recognizing and celebrating 50 years of women's basketball during the 2023-24 season.
 
Throughout the year, the program and department will be highlighting major milestones, events and athletes over the past 50 years. One of the first women's varsity sports offered at the university, women's basketball saw the signing of Title IX and the transition into a Division I program less than 10 years after its inception. 
 
The Patriots played their first game in February of 1974 and became a Division I program prior to the 1982-83 season. Mason joined the Colonial Athletic Association for the 1985-86 season and relocated to the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 2013-14 school year. 
 
A number of notable former players and coaches from the past 50 years who have made their mark on the program and university will be celebrated at games and on social media. Fans should be on the lookout for Q&A's, interactive polls and trivia and events throughout the season where they can help celebrate this historic milestone.
 
As the season nears, more information will be released, and fans can help kick off the 50^th celebration at Mason Madness on Friday, Oct. 13.
 
To support the women's basketball program and for tickets to games, call the ticket office at 703-993-3270 or visit the website HERE.