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Jersey Number 1
Alston Mason
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Phoenix, Ariz.
- Prev School:
- Oklahoma
Honors
Started 20 of 31 appearances and was second on the club in assists (87) and third in 3-pointers (39) and scoring average (9.9) ... Ranked 10th in the MVC in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.43) and 12th in assists per game (2.81) ... In conference games, Mason shot .907 at the foul line -- 2nd best in the MVC, while his 3.16 assists per game in Valley contests ranked 10th ... Led team in scoring 7 times, rebounds twice and assists 14 times in his inaugural season at MoState ... Had game-high 5 assists vs. SIU (3/3/23) at MVC Tourney quarterfinals ... Had team-high 17 points in MVC Tournament win over UIC (3/2/23) in opening round ... Posted 10 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists in road win at Indiana State (2/26/23) ... Recorded 18 points, 6 assists (no turnovers) and 4 threes in home win over Murray State (2/21/23) ... Had season-best 6 rebounds vs. UNI (2/18/23) at home ... Posted 14 points and 3 assists at Bradley (2/15/23) ... Registered game-high 18 points with 6 assists in win at Evansville (2/12/23) ... Recorded 6 assists in home win over Belmont (2/8/23) ... Shared team-high in scoring with 14 points and 4 assists at SIU (2/5/23) ... Eclipsed career scoring high for third straight game with 27 points, 9 assists in OT win over Valparaiso (2/1/23) ... Had 22 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists at Murray State (1/28/23) ... Had career game in win over UIC (1/24/23) with 19 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 8-of-9 free throws ... Poured in 9 points vs. SIU at home (1/21/23) ... Broke out in win at Drake (1/18/23) with 13 points and 4-for-4 at the line in road victory ... Had key first-half layup in win over Indiana State (1/15/23) ... Notched 14 points, 3 assists and 3 steals vs. Purdue Fort Wayne (12/10/22) ... Shared team lead with 12 points on 5-of-8 FG at Saint Mary’s (12/7/22) ... Posted 10 points, 4 assists in fourth straight start, a 12-point win over Oakland (11/27/22) in Nassau ... Registered 12 points vs. Ball State (11/26/22) on 4-of-13 FG with 3 rebounds ... Erupted for 16 points, 4 triples and 3 assists in home win over Middle Tennessee (11/19/22) ... Had 6 points at BYU (11/16/22), including game-tying basket with 7 seconds left ... Had 13 points on 5-of-6 shooting in season opener vs. Missouri S&T (11/9/22) ... Named to MVC Honor Roll ... Earned MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll status for Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 semesters.
Oklahoma
Appeared in 18 games for the Sooners as a true freshman in 2021-22, averaging 1.4 points, 0.4 rebounds and 0.2 assists per game for coach Porter Moser ... Made his debut vs. Northwestern State (11/9/21) and scored 6 points and added 2 assists in that contest ... Scored a season-high 8 points on 3-for-6 shooting and grabbed a season-best 4 rebounds against UTSA (11/12/21) ... Also appeared in all three games of the Myrtle Beach Invitational against East Carolina (11/18/21), Indiana State (11/19/21) and Utah State (11/21/21) ... Matched his season-best with a pair of steals at Kansas (2/12/22).
High School
Was a three-star recruit according to Rivals and 247Sports at Blue Valley (Kan.) Northwest High School ... Averaged 22.4 points, 4.7 assists and 2.0 steals per game as a senior in 2020-21 for a 23-4 squad coached by Ed Fritz ... Also shot 44 percent from 3-point range as a senior ... Helped lead Huskies to a 25-2 campaign his junior year ... Played his freshman and sophomore seasons at Olathe (Kan.) West High School.
Personal
Alston Talon Mason was born 2/15/02 in Belgium ... Son of Anita Mason of Gilbert, Ariz. ... Father, Alton Mason, played basketball at Arizona State (1998-2001) ... Has a brother, Alton, and two sisters, Ania and Aniah ... Majoring in Communication Studies.
- MVC Honor Roll: 2023
- MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2022, Spring 2023)
Started 20 of 31 appearances and was second on the club in assists (87) and third in 3-pointers (39) and scoring average (9.9) ... Ranked 10th in the MVC in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.43) and 12th in assists per game (2.81) ... In conference games, Mason shot .907 at the foul line -- 2nd best in the MVC, while his 3.16 assists per game in Valley contests ranked 10th ... Led team in scoring 7 times, rebounds twice and assists 14 times in his inaugural season at MoState ... Had game-high 5 assists vs. SIU (3/3/23) at MVC Tourney quarterfinals ... Had team-high 17 points in MVC Tournament win over UIC (3/2/23) in opening round ... Posted 10 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists in road win at Indiana State (2/26/23) ... Recorded 18 points, 6 assists (no turnovers) and 4 threes in home win over Murray State (2/21/23) ... Had season-best 6 rebounds vs. UNI (2/18/23) at home ... Posted 14 points and 3 assists at Bradley (2/15/23) ... Registered game-high 18 points with 6 assists in win at Evansville (2/12/23) ... Recorded 6 assists in home win over Belmont (2/8/23) ... Shared team-high in scoring with 14 points and 4 assists at SIU (2/5/23) ... Eclipsed career scoring high for third straight game with 27 points, 9 assists in OT win over Valparaiso (2/1/23) ... Had 22 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists at Murray State (1/28/23) ... Had career game in win over UIC (1/24/23) with 19 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 8-of-9 free throws ... Poured in 9 points vs. SIU at home (1/21/23) ... Broke out in win at Drake (1/18/23) with 13 points and 4-for-4 at the line in road victory ... Had key first-half layup in win over Indiana State (1/15/23) ... Notched 14 points, 3 assists and 3 steals vs. Purdue Fort Wayne (12/10/22) ... Shared team lead with 12 points on 5-of-8 FG at Saint Mary’s (12/7/22) ... Posted 10 points, 4 assists in fourth straight start, a 12-point win over Oakland (11/27/22) in Nassau ... Registered 12 points vs. Ball State (11/26/22) on 4-of-13 FG with 3 rebounds ... Erupted for 16 points, 4 triples and 3 assists in home win over Middle Tennessee (11/19/22) ... Had 6 points at BYU (11/16/22), including game-tying basket with 7 seconds left ... Had 13 points on 5-of-6 shooting in season opener vs. Missouri S&T (11/9/22) ... Named to MVC Honor Roll ... Earned MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll status for Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 semesters.
Oklahoma
Appeared in 18 games for the Sooners as a true freshman in 2021-22, averaging 1.4 points, 0.4 rebounds and 0.2 assists per game for coach Porter Moser ... Made his debut vs. Northwestern State (11/9/21) and scored 6 points and added 2 assists in that contest ... Scored a season-high 8 points on 3-for-6 shooting and grabbed a season-best 4 rebounds against UTSA (11/12/21) ... Also appeared in all three games of the Myrtle Beach Invitational against East Carolina (11/18/21), Indiana State (11/19/21) and Utah State (11/21/21) ... Matched his season-best with a pair of steals at Kansas (2/12/22).
High School
Was a three-star recruit according to Rivals and 247Sports at Blue Valley (Kan.) Northwest High School ... Averaged 22.4 points, 4.7 assists and 2.0 steals per game as a senior in 2020-21 for a 23-4 squad coached by Ed Fritz ... Also shot 44 percent from 3-point range as a senior ... Helped lead Huskies to a 25-2 campaign his junior year ... Played his freshman and sophomore seasons at Olathe (Kan.) West High School.
Personal
Alston Talon Mason was born 2/15/02 in Belgium ... Son of Anita Mason of Gilbert, Ariz. ... Father, Alton Mason, played basketball at Arizona State (1998-2001) ... Has a brother, Alton, and two sisters, Ania and Aniah ... Majoring in Communication Studies.
Baseball Postgame at Kennesaw State (5/16/26)
Saturday, May 16
Baseball Postgame at Kennesaw State (5/15/26)
Saturday, May 16
Baseball Postgame at Kennesaw State (5/14/26)
Friday, May 15
Baseball Postgame vs. NMSU (5/10/26)
Sunday, May 10
