John Vaughan Class: RS Senior Hometown: Laurel, Md. High School: Laurel Height / Weight: 6-3 / 185 Position: Guard Major: Business Management

John Vaughan finished his third year with the Patriots and is a returning starter in the back court as a senior... Is a lock-down defender... Has good poise and determination on the court... Can shoot well from beyond the arc and can take the ball to the basketball... Majoring in communications.

2006-07: Played in 32 games with 13 starts... Was third on the team in scoring... Topped 400 points for his career with 12 points at William & Mary... Scored in double figures in first four games and six of first nine games... Led the team in scoring four times, setting a career-high with 22 points at Creighton... Scored 21 points in loss to Wichita State... Tied for team-high with 21 points at Radford... Led the team with 16 points against James Madison... Third on the the team in 3-pointers... Had first career block at Hampton.

2005-06: Earned a medical redshirt after missing the entire season.

2004-05: Made 29 appearances and started the final 15 games of the season... Ranked fourth on the team in scoring with 7.5 points per game... Mason's fourth leading rebounder at 3.3 boards per contest... Named to the CAA all-Rookie team... Averaged 23.4 minutes per outing... Shot 41.8 percent from the floor and 72.9 percent from the free throw line... Made 34 three-point baskets and was 32.4 percent from beyond the arc... Totaled 43 assists and 24 steals... Recorded nine games of 10 or more points... Scored 11 points and had four rebounds off the bench in first collegiate game against IPFW (11/11/04)... Registered a career-best 21 points at William & Mary (2/12/05)... Totaled 11 points, a career-high nine rebounds and had three assists at St. Bonaventure (12/22/04)... Also tied rebounding high with nine boards at UNC Wilmington (2/2/05)... Had 17 points at Towson (2/9/05)... Logged double figures in points six times in the final 13 games of the season... Earned CAA Rookie of the Week honors (2/14/05)... Grabbed four or more rebounds 11 times.

HIGH SCHOOL: Had an outstanding four-year varsity career at Laurel High School for coach Keith Coutreyer... Selected two-time first-team all-county by the Prince George's County Gazette as a junior and senior... Named Spartan basketball most valuable player three times... Garnered Eastern Invitational all-star honors in 2003... Earned Gazette player of the week honors in 2003... Received the Laurel High School most outstanding male athlete of the year award... Averaged 16 points per game as a sophomore and 21 points per outing as a junior for the Spartans... Averaged 23.2 points, six rebounds, 4.8 assists and 3.0 steals per contest in 2003-04... Scored a career-high 46 points in a game... Also earned three varsity letters in football as a quarterback.

PERSONAL: Full name is John Edward Vaughan... Born January 4, 1986... 2004 graduate of Laurel High School... Was a member of the Laurel honor roll... Parents are Glenise and Giovanni Marshall... Has two siblings, Sarah Vaughan and Maria King... Cousin Marcus Hatten played two years of collegiate basketball at St. John's University... Chose George Mason over St. Joseph's, Fordham, Maryland and Richmond.

CAREER HIGHS
PTS:	22,	at Creighton (11/25/07)
REB:	9,	twice, last at UNC Wilmington (2/2/05)
FG:	9,	at Creighton (11/25/07)
3-PT FG:	4,	eight times, last at William & Mary (1/16/07)
FT:	9,	vs. James Madison (2/5/05)
ASSISTS:	5,	vs. Manhattan (2/19/05)
STEALS:	3,	three times, last at William & Mary (2/12/05)
BLOCKS:	1,	at Hampton (11/21/06)