Free Agent | |
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Position | Point guard / shooting guard |
Personal information | |
Born | Greenfield, Massachusetts | May 4, 1995
Nationality | American / German |
Listed height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) |
Listed weight | 84 kg (185 lb) |
Career information | |
High school |
Hotchkiss School ( Lakeville, Connecticut) |
College | |
NBA draft | 2019: undrafted |
Playing career | 2019–present |
Career history | |
2019–2020 | Alba Berlin |
2020–2021 | Manresa |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Makai Mason (born May 4, 1995) is an American-German professional basketball player who last played for Baxi Manresa of the Liga ACB. He played college basketball for the Yale Bulldogs and Baylor Bears. [1]
A Greenfield, Massachusetts, native, Mason attended The Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Connecticut. He garnered NEPSAC Class A Player of the Year honors as a senior and enrolled at Yale University in 2014. [2]
In his first year in college, Mason appeared in 31 games for the Bulldogs with per-game averages of 6.2 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.6 assists, earning him the John C. Cobb Outstanding Freshman Award.
His sophomore campaign in 2015-16 was his breakout year. Mason took home All- Ivy League First Team honors, [3] along with a NABC District 13 Second Team selection. [4] He was also recognized with the Bill Madden Toughness Award and was the co-recipient of the Dutch Arnold Most Valuable Player Award (alongside his teammate Justin Sears). [5] Mason emerged as Yale's leading scorer (16.0 points per game) and assist man (3.8 per game), [6] while guiding the Bulldogs to their first ever NCAA Tournament victory, hitting on 9-of-18 from the field and netting a career-high 31 points in Yale's 79-75 upset win over heavily favored Baylor. [7] Yale fell short to Duke in the second round. [8] Mason declared for the 2016 NBA draft, but later withdrew his name. [9]
On November 8, 2016, it was announced that Mason would miss the entire 2016–17 College Basketball season with a broken right foot. [10] He suffered a stress fracture in his left foot in November 2017. [11]
In 2018, Mason transferred to Baylor University to complete his basketball eligibility as a graduate student for the 2018–19 season. [12] Despite dealing with injuries, Mason averaged 14.9 points and 3.4 assists per game in his only season at Baylor. [13]
After going undrafted in the 2019 NBA draft, Mason signed his first professional contract with Alba Berlin of the Basketball Bundesliga. [14] He averaged 3.9 points and 0.8 assists per game. On July 3, 2020, Mason left the German team in order to join Liga ACB club Manresa. [15]
Mason has dual citizenship in the United States and Germany, his mother was born in Mainz, Germany. [16] In 2016, Mason was selected for the German national basketball team, to play in the qualification rounds for the EuroBasket 2017. [17] [18] He played his first official game for Team Germany on July 30 against Ukraine. [19]
Free Agent | |
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Position | Point guard / shooting guard |
Personal information | |
Born | Greenfield, Massachusetts | May 4, 1995
Nationality | American / German |
Listed height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) |
Listed weight | 84 kg (185 lb) |
Career information | |
High school |
Hotchkiss School ( Lakeville, Connecticut) |
College | |
NBA draft | 2019: undrafted |
Playing career | 2019–present |
Career history | |
2019–2020 | Alba Berlin |
2020–2021 | Manresa |
Career highlights and awards | |
| |
Makai Mason (born May 4, 1995) is an American-German professional basketball player who last played for Baxi Manresa of the Liga ACB. He played college basketball for the Yale Bulldogs and Baylor Bears. [1]
A Greenfield, Massachusetts, native, Mason attended The Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Connecticut. He garnered NEPSAC Class A Player of the Year honors as a senior and enrolled at Yale University in 2014. [2]
In his first year in college, Mason appeared in 31 games for the Bulldogs with per-game averages of 6.2 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.6 assists, earning him the John C. Cobb Outstanding Freshman Award.
His sophomore campaign in 2015-16 was his breakout year. Mason took home All- Ivy League First Team honors, [3] along with a NABC District 13 Second Team selection. [4] He was also recognized with the Bill Madden Toughness Award and was the co-recipient of the Dutch Arnold Most Valuable Player Award (alongside his teammate Justin Sears). [5] Mason emerged as Yale's leading scorer (16.0 points per game) and assist man (3.8 per game), [6] while guiding the Bulldogs to their first ever NCAA Tournament victory, hitting on 9-of-18 from the field and netting a career-high 31 points in Yale's 79-75 upset win over heavily favored Baylor. [7] Yale fell short to Duke in the second round. [8] Mason declared for the 2016 NBA draft, but later withdrew his name. [9]
On November 8, 2016, it was announced that Mason would miss the entire 2016–17 College Basketball season with a broken right foot. [10] He suffered a stress fracture in his left foot in November 2017. [11]
In 2018, Mason transferred to Baylor University to complete his basketball eligibility as a graduate student for the 2018–19 season. [12] Despite dealing with injuries, Mason averaged 14.9 points and 3.4 assists per game in his only season at Baylor. [13]
After going undrafted in the 2019 NBA draft, Mason signed his first professional contract with Alba Berlin of the Basketball Bundesliga. [14] He averaged 3.9 points and 0.8 assists per game. On July 3, 2020, Mason left the German team in order to join Liga ACB club Manresa. [15]
Mason has dual citizenship in the United States and Germany, his mother was born in Mainz, Germany. [16] In 2016, Mason was selected for the German national basketball team, to play in the qualification rounds for the EuroBasket 2017. [17] [18] He played his first official game for Team Germany on July 30 against Ukraine. [19]