Mason In the Headlines Again

If you saw the highlights last night of a little George Mason point guard wearing the number 1, you may have thought back to Tony Skinn.

Skinn was Mason's floor-general during the Final Four run two years ago, but it was his successor, Dre Smith, who captivated the JMU Convocation Center Saturday night.

Smith became the only player in NCAA history to connect on all ten of his three-point attempts. No matter who was one him of what defense JMU was in, Smith was able to elevate over everybody to release his bombs.

Eight of the triples came in the second half en route to his career high 34 points. JMU had to also worry about Mason senior forward Will Thomas, arguably the best post player in the league leaving the arc open somewhere all night.

Smith began a 16-2 Mason run to begin the game with his first three coming from NBA range. Later in the game the 6-foot guard pulled up closer to half-court than the three-point line. The Dukes were helpless as they tried to dig out of the early hole.

JMU managed to cut the lead to seven with less than seven minutes in the game, but Smith continued to shoot and continue to not miss.

He will probably never do that again, but it appears that Mason might be more dangerous than 14-5 record may indicate.