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
2024-25Β (JUNIOR)
β’ Appeared in all 31 games, making 20 starts, including the final 11 games
β’ Averaged 24.3 minutes per game
β’ Registered 9.9 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game
β’ Averaged 10.6 points per game in Big Ten play, including 15.4 PPG over the final seven games
β’ Shot 42.5 percent from the field, including 40.2 percent from behind the arc
β’ Made 5-of-8 shots and 5-of-7 free throws vs. USC (12/7)
β’ Followed with season-high 23 points on 7-11 from the field and 5-7 from three vs. Eastern Washington (12/10)
β’ Scored 15 points and pulled down five rebounds in UW's win over Washington State (12/18)
β’ Matched season-high with 23 points, making 8-of-12 shots and 4-of-6 threes vs. Nebraska (2/5)
β’ 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
β’ Scored 19 points on 7-14 from the field at USC (3/5)
2023-24 (SOPHOMORE - RICE)
β’ American Athletic Conference Player of the Week (2/5)
β’ One of three Rice players to start all 32 games
β’ 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
β’ Was third with 4.0 rebounds
β’ In conference play, averaged 14.6 points and was eighth in the league in three-point field goal percentage (.386)
β’ Scored double-figures 23 times
β’ Scored at least 20 points five times
β’ Had team-highs of 20 points and five assists while tying a career-high with four three-pointers against Harvard (11/10)
β’ Recorded 14 points and a career-high three blocks versus Prairie View A&M (12/20)
β’ Scored a career-high 30 points, his first career 30 point game, on 11-of-19 shooting at UTSA (2/3)
β’ His performance earned him AAC Player of the Week honors (2/5)
β’ Scored 22 points against Wichita State in the first round of the AAC Tournament (3/13)
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2022-23 (FRESHMAN - RICE)
β’ Conference USA All-Freshman Team
β’ Led the league with four C-USA Freshman of the Week awards
β’ One of four Rice players to start all 35 games
β’ Averaged 9.9 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.9 assists
β’ Led the team in three-point field goal percentage, connecting on 37.5 percent
β’ Scored double-figures 15 times
β’ Twice scored at least 20 points
β’ Made his first career start at Pepperdine (11/7), scoring seven points and grabbing a team-high five rebounds
β’ Recorded first career double-double against Georgia Southern (11/18) with 11 points and 11 rebounds while adding three assists
β’ Scored a game and then-career-high 25 points against Houston Christian (11/19)
β’ Scored 12 points and set a career-high with eight assists against Jarvis Christian (12/19)
β’ Had a game-high 19 points and a career-high four steals at UTEP (12/31)
β’ Tied a career-high with four steals at North Texas (1/19)
β’ Scored 12 points, including 10 in the second half, against UTSA in the first round of the Conference USA Tournament (3/8)
β’ 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)
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HIGH SCHOOL
β’ 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
β’ Was a McDonaldβs All-American game nominee
β’ 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
β’ Was named to the 2021 Pangos All-American Festival Midwest team, where he averaged 10.5 points
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Personal
β’ Son of Victor Mason and Ashanti Barrow
β’ Has brothers and two sisters
β’ Sister, Victoria, plays basketball at Hampton
β’ Appeared in all 31 games, making 20 starts, including the final 11 games
β’ Averaged 24.3 minutes per game
β’ Registered 9.9 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game
β’ Averaged 10.6 points per game in Big Ten play, including 15.4 PPG over the final seven games
β’ Shot 42.5 percent from the field, including 40.2 percent from behind the arc
β’ Made 5-of-8 shots and 5-of-7 free throws vs. USC (12/7)
β’ Followed with season-high 23 points on 7-11 from the field and 5-7 from three vs. Eastern Washington (12/10)
β’ Scored 15 points and pulled down five rebounds in UW's win over Washington State (12/18)
β’ Matched season-high with 23 points, making 8-of-12 shots and 4-of-6 threes vs. Nebraska (2/5)
β’ 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
β’ Scored 19 points on 7-14 from the field at USC (3/5)
2023-24 (SOPHOMORE - RICE)
β’ American Athletic Conference Player of the Week (2/5)
β’ One of three Rice players to start all 32 games
β’ 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
β’ Was third with 4.0 rebounds
β’ In conference play, averaged 14.6 points and was eighth in the league in three-point field goal percentage (.386)
β’ Scored double-figures 23 times
β’ Scored at least 20 points five times
β’ Had team-highs of 20 points and five assists while tying a career-high with four three-pointers against Harvard (11/10)
β’ Recorded 14 points and a career-high three blocks versus Prairie View A&M (12/20)
β’ Scored a career-high 30 points, his first career 30 point game, on 11-of-19 shooting at UTSA (2/3)
β’ His performance earned him AAC Player of the Week honors (2/5)
β’ Scored 22 points against Wichita State in the first round of the AAC Tournament (3/13)
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2022-23 (FRESHMAN - RICE)
β’ Conference USA All-Freshman Team
β’ Led the league with four C-USA Freshman of the Week awards
β’ One of four Rice players to start all 35 games
β’ Averaged 9.9 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.9 assists
β’ Led the team in three-point field goal percentage, connecting on 37.5 percent
β’ Scored double-figures 15 times
β’ Twice scored at least 20 points
β’ Made his first career start at Pepperdine (11/7), scoring seven points and grabbing a team-high five rebounds
β’ Recorded first career double-double against Georgia Southern (11/18) with 11 points and 11 rebounds while adding three assists
β’ Scored a game and then-career-high 25 points against Houston Christian (11/19)
β’ Scored 12 points and set a career-high with eight assists against Jarvis Christian (12/19)
β’ Had a game-high 19 points and a career-high four steals at UTEP (12/31)
β’ Tied a career-high with four steals at North Texas (1/19)
β’ Scored 12 points, including 10 in the second half, against UTSA in the first round of the Conference USA Tournament (3/8)
β’ 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)
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HIGH SCHOOL
β’ 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
β’ Was a McDonaldβs All-American game nominee
β’ 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
β’ Was named to the 2021 Pangos All-American Festival Midwest team, where he averaged 10.5 points
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Personal
β’ Son of Victor Mason and Ashanti Barrow
β’ Has brothers and two sisters
β’ Sister, Victoria, plays basketball at Hampton
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