Antoine Mason

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Antoine Mason
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Mason shooting for Auburn
London Lightning
Position Guard
League Basketball 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 school New Rochelle
(New Rochelle, New York)
College
NBA draft 2015: undrafted
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2016 Apollon Limassol
2016–2018 Halifax Hurricanes
2018 Fujian Lightning
2019–2020Halifax Hurricanes
2020–2021 CB Ciudad de Valladolid
2021–2022 Al Wehdat
2024 Montreal Tundra
2024–present London Lightning
Career highlights and awards

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.

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Early life

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

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

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

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

Career Statistics

Professional

Legend
  GPGames 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
YearTeamLeagueGPMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2017–18 Halifax Hurricanes NBL Canada 5135.4.431.308.7404.72.61.1.120.2
2018 Fujian Lightning NBL China 2538.8.483.263.6836.52.81.6.033.3
2020–21 CB Ciudad de Valladolid LEB Oro 2525.3.424.185.6422.61.4.7.011.9
CareerAll Leagues10133.8.449.278.7034.62.31.1.121.4

College

All statistics per Sports Reference. [15]

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2010–11 Niagara3334.7.333.261.7834.31.0.7.316.7
2011–12 Niagara333334.3.382.273.6484.62.11.2.115.1
2012–13 Niagara 292936.3.441.315.7944.11.51.1.218.7
2013–14 Niagara 333337.6.440.286.7283.61.51.2.225.6
2014–15 Auburn 262128.9.417.402.7272.41.01.0.014.4
Career12411934.5.419.311.7283.71.51.1.118.6

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  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.
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  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.
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