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Where are They Now: Mason Basketball Edition

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The saying 鈥淥nce a Patriot, Always a Patriot鈥 is especially true when it comes to Mason student-athletes.

Now that 亚洲AV alum Tony Skinn, BA Communication 鈥06, is the men鈥檚 basketball team鈥檚 head coach, not only is there nostalgia for the Final Four squad, but we鈥檝e also been seeing a lot of basketball alumni on campus.

In fact, three members of that 2006 Cinderella team now work on campus. Folarin Campbell, BA Communication 鈥08, was the first player to return to his alma mater when he joined the Patriot Club as its assistant director in January 2022. This spring Lamar Butler, BA Communication 鈥06, came on board as the men鈥檚 basketball program鈥檚 director of player development.

In late June, Coach Skinn and the men鈥檚 basketball program invited Mason basketball alumni back for a special practice at EagleBank Arena. Many familiar faces showed up, including George Evans, a three-time Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Year who played for Mason from 1997 to 2001, and Jay Marsh, BA 鈥73, retired senior associate athletic director.

Photos from that day show the camaraderie and team spirit of these Patriots are still alive and well.

Numbers in parenthesis indicate years on the team.

Basketball team and staff pose for a photo on a basketball court.
The 2023鈥24 Mason men鈥檚 basketball team with the program鈥檚 alumni at the June 30 event. Photo by Art Pittman/Athletics.


Three people in Mason Athletics attire stand chatting.
Three-time CAA Player of the Year George Evans (1997-2001) shares a moment with Assistant Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Marvin Lewis and Assistant Director of the Patriot Club Folarin Campbell (2004鈥08). Photo by Art Pittman/Athletics.


Three men in basketball jerseys pose for the camera while others play basketball behind them.
From left, Shevon Thompson (2014鈥16), Myles Tate (2013鈥17), and AJ Wilson (2016鈥21). Photo by Art Pittman/Athletics.


Five men are having a conversation in the middle of a basketball court.
From left, Jai Lewis (2002鈥06), Head Coach Tony Skinn (2002鈥06), Gabe Norwood (2003鈥07), Ahmad Dorsett (1996鈥2000), and Patriot Club Assistant Director Folarin Campbell (2004鈥08). Photo by Art Pittman/Athletics.


Three men pose for a photo.
From left, Tremaine Price (1997鈥2001), Terrance Nixon (1998鈥2002), and George Evans (1997鈥2001). Photo by Art Pittman/Athletics.