Nov. 12, 2006

With the George Mason men's basketball team playing its home opener on Saturday in front of a nationally-televised audience, both head coach Jim Larranaga and senior tri-captain Gabe Norwood will be available to answer the questions of Mason fans all across the world. Each will take part in a live chat session this week.

On Wednesday at 1 p.m., Larranaga will be a guest on WashingtonPost.com where he will spend an hour fielding questions. At 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Norwood will appear on GoMason.com in the web site's first-ever live chat. Fans can follow the chat here

The Patriots will be playing Wichita State on Saturday at 4 p.m. in the third meeting between the two teams in nine months. Prior to the game, the Patriots will raise their Final Four banner. The contest will be televised on ESPN2, the first time Mason will host a nationally-televised game from the Patriot Center.