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FAIRFAX, Va. – The George Mason University men's basketball team will face a series of early tests at the 2025 Sunshine Slam, held November 24-25 in Daytona Beach, Fla.
 
The Patriots will play two games at the Ocean Center and also host an additional game in Fairfax as part of the multi-team event.
 
Potential opponents in the tournament's Beach Bracket in Daytona include Florida Atlantic, Ohio and Loyola Marymount. Both of those contests will be televised on CBS Sports Network.
 
George Mason will open the event in Fairfax against one of four potential foes: Bethune-Cookman, Jacksonville, Pacific, and Stony Brook.
 
Florida Atlantic has reached the postseason in each of the past four campaigns, including two NCAA Tournament bids and a berth in the 2023 Final Four.
 
Meanwhile, Ohio is a perennial power in the Mid-American Conference, having won four games in the NCAA Tournament since 2010. Under current head coach Jeff Boals, the Bobcats upset Virginia in the 2021 Big Dance to reach the Round of 32.
 
The format for the Sunshine Slam will consist of a pair of semifinal round games in each bracket on November 24 and a championship and consolation game in each bracket on November 25. Champions will be crowned for both the Beach and Ocean brackets as well as all-tournament teams being announced for each.
 
Match-ups and schedules will be announced at a later date.
 
Tickets may be purchased in advance at Ticketmaster.com or on the day of competition at the Ocean Center box office.
 
About The Patriots
Led by 2025 Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year Tony Skinn ('06), the George Mason Patriots are coming off the best season in the program's A-10 history. The Patriots earned a share of their first-ever A-10 regular season title, tallied the program's first NIT victory since 2004 and notched a school record-tying 27 overall victories. GMU also set a new school record for Atlantic 10 league victories (15) and reached the conference title game for the first time since 2009.
 
Senior guard Brayden O'Connor (9.1 ppg, 3.0 apg, 37.6 3pt FG%) returns from that squad and will join a talented roster of transfer players and incoming freshmen in 2025-26. The Patriots' transfer class ranks in the top-20 nationally amongst mid-majors by EvanMiya.com.