2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster
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Mekhi Mason
- Position:
- Guard
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Gilbert, Ariz.
- High School:
- Compass Prep
- Prev School:
- Rice
Bio
2024-25 (JUNIOR)
• Appeared in all 31 games, making 20 starts, including the final 11 games
• Averaged 24.3 minutes per game
• Registered 9.9 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game
• Averaged 10.6 points per game in Big Ten play, including 15.4 PPG over the final seven games
• Shot 42.5 percent from the field, including 40.2 percent from behind the arc
• Made 5-of-8 shots and 5-of-7 free throws vs. USC (12/7)
• Followed with season-high 23 points on 7-11 from the field and 5-7 from three vs. Eastern Washington (12/10)
• Scored 15 points and pulled down five rebounds in UW's win over Washington State (12/18)
• Matched season-high with 23 points, making 8-of-12 shots and 4-of-6 threes vs. Nebraska (2/5)
• Posted back-to-back 20 point games against Penn State (2/15) and Rutgers (2/19), making a career-high six threes against the Nittany Lions
• Scored 19 points on 7-14 from the field at USC (3/5)
2023-24 (SOPHOMORE - RICE)
• American Athletic Conference Player of the Week (2/5)
• One of three Rice players to start all 32 games
• Was second on the team with 14.0 points per game, 2.8 assists per game, 30 steals and a 34.3% three-point field goal percentage
• Was third with 4.0 rebounds
• In conference play, averaged 14.6 points and was eighth in the league in three-point field goal percentage (.386)
• Scored double-figures 23 times
• Scored at least 20 points five times
• Had team-highs of 20 points and five assists while tying a career-high with four three-pointers against Harvard (11/10)
• Recorded 14 points and a career-high three blocks versus Prairie View A&M (12/20)
• Scored a career-high 30 points, his first career 30 point game, on 11-of-19 shooting at UTSA (2/3)
• His performance earned him AAC Player of the Week honors (2/5)
• Scored 22 points against Wichita State in the first round of the AAC Tournament (3/13)
2022-23 (FRESHMAN - RICE)
• Conference USA All-Freshman Team
• Led the league with four C-USA Freshman of the Week awards
• One of four Rice players to start all 35 games
• Averaged 9.9 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.9 assists
• Led the team in three-point field goal percentage, connecting on 37.5 percent
• Scored double-figures 15 times
• Twice scored at least 20 points
• Made his first career start at Pepperdine (11/7), scoring seven points and grabbing a team-high five rebounds
• Recorded first career double-double against Georgia Southern (11/18) with 11 points and 11 rebounds while adding three assists
• Scored a game and then-career-high 25 points against Houston Christian (11/19)
• Scored 12 points and set a career-high with eight assists against Jarvis Christian (12/19)
• Had a game-high 19 points and a career-high four steals at UTEP (12/31)
• Tied a career-high with four steals at North Texas (1/19)
• Scored 12 points, including 10 in the second half, against UTSA in the first round of the Conference USA Tournament (3/8)
• Tied a game-high with four assists and a career-high with four steals versus Duquesne in the first round of the CBI (3/19)
HIGH SCHOOL
• Played for Ed Gipson at Arizona Compass Prep, where he helped them to a 28-2 record, including a perfect 7-0 in the Skyline Education Conference
• Was a McDonald’s All-American game nominee
• A four-year player for the Dragons, made Second Team All-Conference as a sophomore, averaging 15.0 points per game, 5.0 assists and 3.0 rebounds
• Was named to the 2021 Pangos All-American Festival Midwest team, where he averaged 10.5 points
Personal
• Son of Victor Mason and Ashanti Barrow
• Has brothers and two sisters
• Sister, Victoria, plays basketball at Hampton
• Appeared in all 31 games, making 20 starts, including the final 11 games
• Averaged 24.3 minutes per game
• Registered 9.9 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game
• Averaged 10.6 points per game in Big Ten play, including 15.4 PPG over the final seven games
• Shot 42.5 percent from the field, including 40.2 percent from behind the arc
• Made 5-of-8 shots and 5-of-7 free throws vs. USC (12/7)
• Followed with season-high 23 points on 7-11 from the field and 5-7 from three vs. Eastern Washington (12/10)
• Scored 15 points and pulled down five rebounds in UW's win over Washington State (12/18)
• Matched season-high with 23 points, making 8-of-12 shots and 4-of-6 threes vs. Nebraska (2/5)
• Posted back-to-back 20 point games against Penn State (2/15) and Rutgers (2/19), making a career-high six threes against the Nittany Lions
• Scored 19 points on 7-14 from the field at USC (3/5)
2023-24 (SOPHOMORE - RICE)
• American Athletic Conference Player of the Week (2/5)
• One of three Rice players to start all 32 games
• Was second on the team with 14.0 points per game, 2.8 assists per game, 30 steals and a 34.3% three-point field goal percentage
• Was third with 4.0 rebounds
• In conference play, averaged 14.6 points and was eighth in the league in three-point field goal percentage (.386)
• Scored double-figures 23 times
• Scored at least 20 points five times
• Had team-highs of 20 points and five assists while tying a career-high with four three-pointers against Harvard (11/10)
• Recorded 14 points and a career-high three blocks versus Prairie View A&M (12/20)
• Scored a career-high 30 points, his first career 30 point game, on 11-of-19 shooting at UTSA (2/3)
• His performance earned him AAC Player of the Week honors (2/5)
• Scored 22 points against Wichita State in the first round of the AAC Tournament (3/13)
2022-23 (FRESHMAN - RICE)
• Conference USA All-Freshman Team
• Led the league with four C-USA Freshman of the Week awards
• One of four Rice players to start all 35 games
• Averaged 9.9 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.9 assists
• Led the team in three-point field goal percentage, connecting on 37.5 percent
• Scored double-figures 15 times
• Twice scored at least 20 points
• Made his first career start at Pepperdine (11/7), scoring seven points and grabbing a team-high five rebounds
• Recorded first career double-double against Georgia Southern (11/18) with 11 points and 11 rebounds while adding three assists
• Scored a game and then-career-high 25 points against Houston Christian (11/19)
• Scored 12 points and set a career-high with eight assists against Jarvis Christian (12/19)
• Had a game-high 19 points and a career-high four steals at UTEP (12/31)
• Tied a career-high with four steals at North Texas (1/19)
• Scored 12 points, including 10 in the second half, against UTSA in the first round of the Conference USA Tournament (3/8)
• Tied a game-high with four assists and a career-high with four steals versus Duquesne in the first round of the CBI (3/19)
HIGH SCHOOL
• Played for Ed Gipson at Arizona Compass Prep, where he helped them to a 28-2 record, including a perfect 7-0 in the Skyline Education Conference
• Was a McDonald’s All-American game nominee
• A four-year player for the Dragons, made Second Team All-Conference as a sophomore, averaging 15.0 points per game, 5.0 assists and 3.0 rebounds
• Was named to the 2021 Pangos All-American Festival Midwest team, where he averaged 10.5 points
Personal
• Son of Victor Mason and Ashanti Barrow
• Has brothers and two sisters
• Sister, Victoria, plays basketball at Hampton
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