Patriots Picked Fourth; Okojie & O’Connor Earn Preseason All-A10 Honors

WASHINGTON – The George Mason University men’s basketball team has been picked to finish fourth in the 2026-27 Atlantic 10 preseason poll, the league office announced at its annual media day on Monday. The fourth-place preseason ranking is tied for the highest the Patriots have been picked since joining the league in 2013-14. In addition to the poll, senior point guard Baraka Okojie was named to the Preseason All-A10 Second Team, while graduate guard Brayden O’Connor garnered a spot on the Preseason All-A10 Third Team. It’s the second-straight season O’Connor has earned preseason all-conference honors. Okojie Returns To George Mason,…