2019-20: Played in all 32 games while averaging 2.4 points and 2.1 rebounds per game...Started two games...Hit an important jumper with under two minutes to play and finished with four points and four rebounds vs. LIU...Nine points (4-7 FG, 1-2 3pt FG), two rebounds vs. JMU...Eight points, six rebounds, two assists in 29 minutes vs. Nebraska...Tallied three steals and two blocks vs. St. Bonaventure on Jan. 8...Notched five points and four rebounds at George Washington...10 points (2-3 FG, 6-7 FT) at Duquesne (Feb. 29)...Posted eight points (4-6 FG) and six rebounds in the A-10 Tournament win over Saint Joseph's.
2018-19: Played in 19 games due to injury, started in 15...Averaged 3.1 points and 2.6 rebounds per game...Six points (2-3 3pt FG) vs. NC Central on Nov. 20...Recorded 10 points (4-8 FG), four rebounds and a career-high four assists at William & Mary on Dec. 1...Grabbed a season-high seven total rebounds against Vermont (December 3)...Grabbed a season-high five offensive rebounds against James Madison (December 7)...Tallied a season-high 13 points (5-9 FG, 3-4 3FG), a season-high three steals, and a season-high three 3-pointers with five rebounds at Saint Joseph's on Jan. 3...Returned to action at George Washington on March 9 after missing 14 games recovering from foot surgery.
2017-18: Started every game during his freshman campaign...Averaged 10.9 points, 4.4 rebounds and shot 35 percent from beyond the arc in 31.9 minutes per contest...Improved his 3-point percentage to a sizzling .409 in league play...Scoring average (10.9 ppg) marked the third highest by a Mason freshman in the past 20 years...Named to Cancun Challenge All-Tournament Team (17.0 ppg, 7.0 rpg)...Led the Patriots in offensive rebounds (62) and ranked second in free throws made (102) and free throw percentage (.797)...Posted 11 points (4-6 FG, 3-4 3pt FG) in Mason debut vs. Lafayette, including critical 3-pointer late in the second half on Nov 10...Had 16 points on 6-of-10 shooting (2-3 3pt FG) vs. Binghamton on Nov 16...First career double-double (22 points, 11 rebounds) while grabbing eight offensive boards vs. CSUN on Nov. 18...Team highs in points (17), rebounds (8) and hit 9-of-9 free throw attempts vs. Louisiana Tech on Nov. 21...Scored 15 of his 17 points in the second half vs. Fresno State on Nov. 22...Hit four clutch free throws in the final seven seconds and finished with 14 points (4-4 FG, 5-5 FT) at James Madison on Nov. 29...Tallied 13 points on 4-of-7 shooting vs. NC Central on Dec. 9...Registered 14 points and a team-best seven rebounds in a Dec. 22 win over Morgan State...Tallied 13 points and eight rebounds in the Jan. 3 overtime win at Massachusetts...Posted a team-high 17 points (3-5 3pt FG) and grabbed seven rebounds at George Washington on Jan. 17...Notched 12 points and dished out three assists and two steals vs. VCU on Jan. 27...17 points and nine rebounds at Richmond while making an efficient 6-of-8 shots, including 4-of-6 from 3-point range on Feb. 3...Tallied 12 points (2-3 3pt FG, 6-6 FT) vs. Dayton on Feb. 14...Posted 16 points and hit four 3-pointers to go along with six rebounds, three assists and three steals at Saint Joseph’s on Feb. 21...Hit three free throws to send the game into overtime and finished with 18 points and seven rebounds in the win over UMass on Feb. 24...Posted 26 points (8-12 FG, 4-6 3pt FG) and grabbed seven rebounds in the 81-80 win at VCU on Feb. 28...Recorded 16 points in the second round of the A-10 Tournament vs. UMass on March. 8.
Career Highs
Points: 26, at VCU (2/28/18)
Rebounds: 11, vs. CSUN (11/18/17)
Assists: 4, at William & Mary (12/01/18)
Steals: 3, three times (last at St. Bonaventure (01/08/20)
Blocks: 2, twice (last at St. Bonaventure (01/08/20)
FG Made: 8 at VCU (2/28/18)
FG Attempts: 15 vs. CSUN (11/18/17)
3FG Made: 4, three times (last at VCU, 2/28/18)
3FG Attempts: 10 at Saint Joseph's (2/21/18)
FT Made: 9 vs. Louisiana Tech (11/21/17)
FT Attempts: 11 at No. 16 Louisville (11/12/17)
Prep: Ranked as a three-star recruit by ESPN.com, Rivals.com and Scout.com...Led DeLaSalle High School in Minneapolis to four-consecutive 1AAA state titles...One of five finalists for the 2017 Minnesota Mr. Basketball Award...Minneapolis Star-Tribune All-Metro First Team...2017 USA Today All-Minnesota Second Team and Second Team Associated Press All-State...As a junior in 2016, named Northstar Hoops Class AAA Player of the Year...Also earned Tri-Metro Conference MVP award and Star Tribune All-Metro Second Team accolades...Chose Mason over offers from Iowa State, Butler, Purdue, Cincinnati, Xavier and DePaul, among others.
Personal: Full name is Goanar Kuany Mar...Son of Elizabeth Jiech...Has five siblings: Kan, Gach, Nyamuch, Nyakobo and Nyaluak...Born on December 1, 1998.
Pronunciation: GO-nar Mar
