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Antoine Mason

Antoine Mason (born May 24, 1992) is an American basketball player for London Lightning of the Basketball Super League. He spent his first three years of college eligibility at Niagara University. He then transferred to Auburn University. Mason went undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft and subsequently signed with Apollon Limassol in Cyprus.

Antoine Mason
Mason shooting for Auburn
London Lightning
PositionGuard
LeagueBasketball Super League
Personal information
Born (1992-05-24) May 24, 1992 (age 32)
Queens, New York, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight209 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolNew Rochelle
(New Rochelle, New York)
College
NBA draft2015: undrafted
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2016Apollon Limassol
2016–2018Halifax Hurricanes
2018Fujian Lightning
2019–2020Halifax Hurricanes
2020–2021CB Ciudad de Valladolid
2021–2022Al Wehdat
2024Montreal Tundra
2024–presentLondon Lightning
Career highlights and awards

Early life

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Mason was born in Queens, New York, in 1992. He is the son of late former NBA player Anthony Mason and Latifa Whitlock Mason. He has one brother, Anthony Jr.[1]

Mason attended New Rochelle High School and was named the school's athlete of the year as a senior.[1]

College career

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Mason joined Niagara as a freshman in 2010–11. He played in three games before suffering a foot injury that ended his season. The following year, he started every game and was named to the MAAC All-Rookie team.[1]

In 2012–13, Mason scored 18.7 points per game to rank second in the MAAC. He was named to the All-MAAC first team and the MAAC All-Tournament team.[1] As of March 8, 2014, he was averaging 25.6 points per game to rank second in NCAA Division I.[2]

On May 21, 2014, and upon the conclusion of his redshirt junior season, he announced that he would be transferring for the 2014–15 season. The NCAA did not make him wait a season for transferring since he had already earned his undergraduate degree.[3]

On December 23, 2014, Mason scored his 2,000th career point in a 61–60 win over Texas Southern.[4]

Professional career

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After going undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft, Mason signed with Apollon Limassol of the Cypriot League.[5]

On October 31, 2016, Mason signed with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA Development League,[6] but was waived on November 10 before playing a game for the team.[7] In the 2017–18 season, he played with the Halifax Hurricanes of NBL Canada and averaged 20.3 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game.[8] Mason was named to the Second Team All-NBLC.[9]

On June 3, 2018, Mason signed with the Fujian Lightning in China. He rejoined Halifax in December 2019.[10] Mason averaged 25.7 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game, earning First Team All-NBL Canada honors.[11] On July 22, 2020, he signed with CB Ciudad de Valladolid of the LEB Oro.[12] Mason averaged 11.9 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game. On November 22, 2021, he signed with Al Wehdat of the Jordanian Premier Basketball League.[13]

The Basketball Tournament

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In 2017, Mason played for The Washington Generals of The Basketball Tournament. Mason's team lost in the round of 64.[14]

Career Statistics

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Professional

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Legend
  GP Games played  MPG  Minutes per game  FG%  Field goal percentage
 3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game
 PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high     Led the league
Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 Halifax Hurricanes NBL Canada 51 35.4 .431 .308 .740 4.7 2.6 1.1 .1 20.2
2018 Fujian Lightning NBL China 25 38.8 .483 .263 .683 6.5 2.8 1.6 .0 33.3
2020–21 CB Ciudad de Valladolid LEB Oro 25 25.3 .424 .185 .642 2.6 1.4 .7 .0 11.9
Career All Leagues 101 33.8 .449 .278 .703 4.6 2.3 1.1 .1 21.4

College

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All statistics per Sports Reference.[15]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2010–11 Niagara 3 3 34.7 .333 .261 .783 4.3 1.0 .7 .3 16.7
2011–12 Niagara 33 33 34.3 .382 .273 .648 4.6 2.1 1.2 .1 15.1
2012–13 Niagara 29 29 36.3 .441 .315 .794 4.1 1.5 1.1 .2 18.7
2013–14 Niagara 33 33 37.6 .440 .286 .728 3.6 1.5 1.2 .2 25.6
2014–15 Auburn 26 21 28.9 .417 .402 .727 2.4 1.0 1.0 .0 14.4
Career 124 119 34.5 .419 .311 .728 3.7 1.5 1.1 .1 18.6

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Antoine Mason". purpleeagles.com. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
  2. ^ "2013–14 NCAA Division I College Basketball Player Statistics". espn.go.com. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
  3. ^ "Redshirt junior guard Antoine Mason to leave Niagara, will be eligible immediately". May 21, 2014.
  4. ^ "Auburn welcomes Middle Tennessee St. on Monday". AuburnTigers.com. December 27, 2014. Archived from the original on January 9, 2015. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  5. ^ "Apollon tabs Antoine Mason". ProBasketballOverseas.com. December 13, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  6. ^ Chagollan, Anwar (October 31, 2016). "Vipers perform trade with Erie and finalize training camp roster". NBA.com. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  7. ^ "2016-2017 Rio Grande Valley Vipers Transactions History". RealGM.com. Archived from the original on December 8, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. ^ "Antoine Mason #14 G Halifax Hurricanes". NBL Canada. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  9. ^ "NBLC Announces 2017-18 All League Teams". National Basketball League of Canada. June 5, 2018. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  10. ^ "Scoring star Antoine Mason returns to Hurricanes". The Chronicle Herald. December 3, 2019. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  11. ^ "NBLC Announces 2019-20 All Team Selections". National Basketball League of Canada. June 27, 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  12. ^ "Antoine Mason refuerza el perímetro del Carramimbre". El Dia de Valladolid (in Spanish). July 22, 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  13. ^ Addasi, Abdul (November 22, 2021). "Antoine Mason (ex Valladolid) is a newcomer at Al Wihdat". Eurobasket. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  14. ^ "Antoine Mason | the Basketball Tournament". Archived from the original on March 13, 2018. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  15. ^ "Antoine Mason College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
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