No. 18–Duke Blue Devils | |
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Position | Power forward |
League | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Personal information | |
Born | New Castle, Indiana, U.S. | November 24, 2000
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | New Castle (New Castle, Indiana) |
College | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Mason Gillis (born November 24, 2000) is an American college basketball player for the Duke Blue Devils of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Gillis was born in New Castle, Indiana. He attended New Castle High School and was named an Indiana Junior All-Star following his junior season in which he averaged 21.6 points, 12.2 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game. [1] However, following a knee injury, Gillis missed the entirety of his senior season. [2]
Gillis was rated a four-star recruit and committed to playing college basketball for Purdue over several other offers including Butler and Xavier. [1]
After missing his senior season in high school with a knee injury, Gillis redshirted in his first season at Purdue.
Gillis appeared in 28 games, with 23 starts. On December 21, 2020, Gillis was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week. [3]
Gillis started in 25 games of the 33 he played in. He was one of nine players nationally to shoot at least 48% from the field, 40% from 3, and 85% from the free throw line.
Gillis played in 32 games, starting in 15. On February 1, 2023, Gillis made 9 3-pointers in a game against Penn State. This was the second most in a single game in Purdue history, behind Carsen Edwards and the most ever in Mackey Arena.
Gillis appeared in a school record 39 games, all of the bench. Following the season, he was recognized as the Big Ten Sixth Man of the Year. [4] He also shot 46.8% from 3, which was fifth best for a single season in Purdue history. Gillis's contributions helped Purdue to advance to the 2024 NCAA Tournament final.
Despite playing four full seasons at Purdue, Gillis maintained a season of eligibility due to the blanket COVID waiver for the 2020-21 season. On April 26th, Gillis committed to Duke to play his final college season. [5]
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 |
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2019–20 | Purdue | ![]() | ||||||||||
2020-21 | Purdue | 28 | 23 | 22.2 | .465 | .352 | .814 | 4.1 | 1.3 | .4 | .1 | 5.2 |
2021-22 | Purdue | 33 | 25 | 23.5 | .496 | .414 | .850 | 4.8 | 1.1 | .4 | .2 | 6.4 |
2022-23 | Purdue | 32 | 15 | 20.5 | .458 | .356 | .796 | 3.8 | 1.4 | .5 | .1 | 6.8 |
2023-24 | Purdue | 39 | 0 | 21.1 | .479 | .468 | .860 | 3.9 | 1.7 | .2 | .0 | 6.5 |
Career | 132 | 63 | 21.8 | .475 | .407 | .829 | 4.2 | 1.4 | .4 | .1 | 6.3 |
Gillis's older sister played volleyball at Wisconsin.
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