10 Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo!, Inc. All rights reserved. en-us 126 15 http://sports.yahoo.com http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/sp/b/ysp_logo_rss.gif Latest news and information about the George Mason Patriots. http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaab/teams/gad <p><p>Coach Jim Larranaga would seem to be heading for a building season, but George Mason often finds a way to reach the postseason, something the Patriots have done in seven of the past 10 years.</p> <p>In 1997, Larranaga took over a program that had won only 52 games in six years, and he turned it into one of the top mid-majors in the country. </p> <p>The Patriots come off a 22-12 season in which they finished second in the CAA while going to the NIT. Despite losing four seniors they return enough experience to be dangerous and will blend in probably the best recruiting class in the conference.</p> <p>Junior guard Cam Long will be front and center after a breakout season in which he scored 11.7 points a game and grabbed 4.8 rebounds while making third-team all conference.</p> <p>The... Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:00:29 PDT ncaab urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,sportsxchange:20080101:ncaab,article,teamreports-2009-ncaab-gad:1 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:00:29 PDT