FAIRFAX, Va. – The George Mason University men's basketball team will host American Athletic Conference power South Florida this season, beginning a home-and-home series in Fairfax.
The Patriots will battle the Bulls on Saturday, November 21 inside EagleBank Arena. George Mason will then head to Tampa for the return game during the 2027-28 season.
The Bulls are coming off a 2025-26 campaign in which the program won 25 games, went 15-3 in AAC and advanced to the NCAA Tournament. USF won the league regular season and tournament titles for the first time in program history and earned a No. 11 seed in the Big Dance. The Bulls narrowly lost to No. 6 Louisville, 83-79.
It marked the second time in three seasons USF won the AAC regular season title, 25+ games overall and 15+ league contests.
South Florida enters the 2026-27 season in the program's first season under former Louisville and Xavier head coach Chris Mack.
The USF home-and-home is the third series George Mason will take part in during the 2026-27 campaign. GMU will travel to High Point University to begin a two-year series on Dec. 2, as well as host Old Dominion as the second game in a three-year series with the Monarchs.
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About The Patriots
Led by 2025 A-10 Coach of the Year Tony Skinn ('06), George Mason men's basketball has won an impressive 70 games over the past three seasons and is one of just three A-10 programs to post a top-100 NET ranking in each of those campaigns. George Mason has made back-to-back postseason appearances for the first time since 2007-09.
The Patriots will be led by 2025-25 Preseason All-A-10 First Team selection Brayden O'Connor and key contributors Emmanuel Kanga and Malik Presley. The nationally-ranked Patriot transfer class features Baraka Okojie, who earned A-10 All-Rookie honors as a freshman at Mason and garnered First Team All-SoCon accolades at Mercer last season. George Mason's incoming freshman class includes Upper Marlboro, Md., native Shane Pendergrass, the second-highest ranked recruit in program history.
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2026-27 Men's Basketball season ticket renewals were due June 16. Current season ticket holders will maintain access to their seat locations until July 31. Contact the Athletic Ticket Office at 703-993-3270 or your individual account representative listed on your invoice before it's too late and lock in your seats today!
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