Nate Mason

Nate Mason
No. 2 – Minnesota Golden Gophers
Position Guard
League Big Ten Conference
Personal information
Born July 25, 1995 (age 22)
Decatur, Georgia
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight 185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school Columbia High School (Decatur, Georgia)
Shiloh High School
(Snellville, Georgia)
Arlington Country Day School
(Jacksonville, Florida)
College Minnesota (2014–present)
Career highlights and awards

Nate Mason is a Junior basketball player for the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Mason attended High School at Arlington Country Day School in Jacksonville, Florida.

High school career

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Nate Mason
PG		 Decatur, Ga Arlington Day 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oct 25, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

College career

2014-2015 Season

Mason appeared in every game as a freshman, ranking second on the team in steals and assists as a true freshman. He averaged 9.8 points per game which ranked 4th on the team. He registered 17 games where he scored at least 10 points. Including his collegiate debut where he scored 10 points, 5 rebounds, 1 block, 1 steal and one assist.

2015-2016 Season

Mason appeared in 27 games as a sophomore,and every game until he was suspended for the last 4 games of the season. He led the team in scoring at 13.8 points per game and also led the team in assists at 4.5 per game. He had 21 games where he scored in double figures and had 1 game where he had double digit assists. Against Temple he had 20 points which was a career high up until that point. He broke that career high later in the season against Michigan, with 25 points.

2016-2017 Season

Mason appeared in every game as a junior, and for the second year in a row he led the team in scoring and assists with 15.2 points per game, and 5.0 assists per game. He also led the team in steals with 1.4 a game. He registered 30 games with more than 10 points, which was all but 4 games in the season. He also had 2 games with double digit assists, and recorded 1 game with more than 10 rebounds. On January 1, 2017, he set a new career high in points at Purdue, with 31 points. On March 6, 2017 it was announced that Mason had made the First Team All Big Ten.

College statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  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
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014–15 Minnesota 33 8 26.12 .409 .389 .614 2.8 2.8 1.4 0.1 9.8
2015–16 Minnesota 27 27 32.50 .389 .302 .796 2.8 4.5 0.9 0.0 13.8
2016–17 Minnesota 34 34 34.52 .376 .360 .808 3.6 5.0 1.4 0.1 15.2
Career 94 69 31.1 .389 .349 .756 3.1 4.1 1.4 0.1 12.9

Personal

On March 1, 2016, Mason along with teammates Kevin Dorsey and Dupree McBrayer were suspended from the team for violating teams rules. They were further suspended after the accidental release of a sex tape on Dorsey's social media accounts. All three players were suspended for the remainder of the season with Dorsey later transferring from Minnesota.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Medcalf, Myron (1 March 2016). "Minnesota Golden Gophers suspend Kevin Dorsey, Nate Mason, Dupree McBrayer for rest of season". ESPN.com. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
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