Mason men's basketball head coach Paul Hewitt has suspended Anali Okoloji for "conduct unbecoming for a Mason student-athlete."

In Wednesday night's men's basketball game against the University of South Florida, Okoloji received a technical foul for stepping on a USF player.

"Anali's actions in Wednesday's game were inexcusable and not what we expect from a George Mason student-athlete," Hewitt said. 

The Mason men’s basketball team defeated Rhode Island on Saturday afternoon at the Patriot Center, 61-54.

Jalen Jenkins posted 11 rebounds and five blocks, while tying his career-high in scoring with nine points. Sherrod Wright tallied 16 points, and Marko Gujanicic had 13 on the night. Bryon Allen added 6 assists, but ended the night with only six points.

“I know that every night I’m not going to score and make every shot,” Allen said. “But I tried to keep my defensive energy going.”

The Mason men’s basketball team travels to Princeton, NJ to take on Princeton at 8 p.m. tonight at Jadwin Gym. The Tigers and Patriots (4-1) meet for the first time in program history.

Princeton at a glance

Princeton (3-1) is on a two-game winning streak, with their most recent victories coming over Rice and Lafayette.

On Thursday night, Mason men’s soccer team survived the roulette of penalties for the second time in its last four games to defeat a strong College of William and Mary side in the first round of the NCAA tournament. With the teams locked at 2-2 after 110 minutes of play, it was the composure and accuracy of Julio Arjona, Zach Herstek, Wes Sever and Chase Miller from the penalty spot, as well as a pair of saves by Steffen Kraus in the frame of the goal, that made the difference and sent the Patriots through.