2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
2024-25 (GRADUATE STUDENT)
CSC Academic All-District selection… ended his Daemen career as the program leader and third in ECC history for in 3-pointers (324) … set the program record for games started (130)… second all-time in career games played (132)… one of six players all-time with 1,000 points, 400 rebounds and 200 assists… third all-time in career free-throw percentage (.832)… 11th all-time in career points (1,342)… one of four players to start all 29 games… ended the year ranked second in free-throw percentage (.857) and fourth in minutes played per game (25.1)… eclipsed double-digits in scoring on 12 occasions, highlighted by a 19 point outing against Mercy at home… knocked down a season-high five 3-pointers twice (vs Mercy & at Roberts Wesleyan)… grabbed a season-high six rebounds at Roberts Wesleyan… notched a season-high four assists against Bridgeport in the first round of the NCAA East Regional.
2023-24 (SENIOR)
Appeared and started in all 34 games…tied for first on the team with 30.8 minutes per game…ranked fifth on the team for points averaging 10.4 points per game and shot .442 from the field…first on the team in three-pointers (82)...had 124 rebounds, 69 assists, and 22 steals...knocked down a career-best and team-high eight 3-pointers against Franklin Pierce for a career-high 26 points... totaled 10-or-more points on 22 occasions.
2022-23 (JUNIOR)
Third-team All-ECC...CSC Academic All-District...started all 28 games and averaged 32.0 points per game...averaged 10.9 points and led the team in three-pointers (82)...ranked first among all three NCAA Divisions in three-point field goal percentage (82-159/.516)...drilled seven three-pointers and totaled 21 points in a 72-70 loss at St. Thomas Aquinas...also drained seven triples and scored a season-high 22 points in an 82-65 win over Roberts Wesleyan.
2021-22 (SOPHOMORE)
Played in 25 of 29 games (25 starts) and averaged 28.1 minutes per game...scored in double figures 13 times and ranked third on the team in points per games (9.2)...led the team and ranked second in the ECC in three-point field goal percentage (56-126/.444)...ranked second on the team in three-pointers made (56)...scored a season-high 15 points and also dished out a season-high six assists in a 71-59 win over Bridgeport...went a combined 8-for-14 from three-point land and scored a combined 28 points during a pair of wins over rival Roberts Wesleyan...went 4-of-6 from downtown and scored 14 points in an early-season 69-66 loss to West Texas A&M...grabbed a season-high nine rebounds and scored 13 points in a 63-61 loss to nationally-ranked West Liberty.
2020-21 (FRESHMAN)
Named to the ECC All-Championship Team... two-time ECC Rookie of the Week (Feb. 1, Feb. 22)... member of first team in program history to advance to NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Elite Eight tournament... 2020-21 NCAA East Regional Champions... appeared in and started in all 16 games... one of six players to see action in all 16 games... led the team in total minutes (540) and minutes played (33.8), second in assists per game (3.3), steals per game (0.9), made three-point field goals (38), attempts (78) and percentage (.487) and field goal percentage (.551), third in points per game (12.6), rebounds per game (6.1), made free throws (33) and attempts (42) and free throw percentage (.786) and fourth in field goals made (65) and attempted (118)... ranked among the ECC leaders in three-point shooting percentage (1st), made three-point field goals (2nd), minutes played (3rd), assists per game (4th), field goal percentage (5th), and rebounds per game (9th)... one of four players to record 200+ points and the only freshman to accomplish the feat... finished in double-figure scoring 10 times, including in nine of Daemen's last 11 contests... made at least three or more three-point field goals in seven contests... totaled nine points, nine rebounds and four assists in first career start versus Gannon on Jan. 29... totaled first career double-double (13 points, 10 rebounds) in 36 minutes played at Roberts Wesleyan on Feb. 10... totaled season-high 25 points on 8-of-12 shooting and 5-of-9 three-point shooting in 31 minutes played versus D'Youville on Feb. 24... totaled 11 points, five rebounds, five assists in 43 minutes played at St. Thomas Aquinas in overtime victory on Feb. 27... totaled 18 points on 7-of-9 shooting along with six rebounds and five assists in rematch with Spartans following night in regular season finale... totaled 19 points on 6-of-6 shooting and 5-of-5 three-point shooting along with six rebounds in 34 minutes played in ECC championship finals loss to Spartans on Mar. 7... totaled 10 points, four rebounds and six assists in NCAA East Regional semifinals versus Bloomfield on Mar. 14... totaled 9 points, three rebounds and two assists in NCAA East Regional championship game versus St. Thomas Aquinas on Mar. 16... totaled five points in national quarterfinal contest versus West Texas A&M on Mar. 24.
BEFORE DAEMEN
Three-year varsity player for Webster Thomas High School and coach Griffin Coles ... two-time All-Greater Rochester honoree who graduated as Webster Thomas' all-time leading scorer with 1,395 points ... named Monroe County Division II Player of the Year as both a junior and senior ... averaged 22.4 points, 6.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game as a senior ... scholar athlete ... National Honor Society member.
PERSONAL
Born Andrew John Mason on April 4, 2002 in Rochester, N.Y. ... son of William & Suzanne Mason ... siblings are Ryan and Shawn Mason ... undeclared major ... hobbies include jet skiing, water skiing, playing cards, video games and spending time with friends and family ... bucket list includes scuba diving, skydiving, swimming with sharks and volunteering in a foreign country ... favorite TV show is Impractical Jokers ... favorite movie is The Lion King ... favorite musical artist is Drake ... favorite holiday is Christmas ... favorite vacation location is The Bahamas ... chose to attend Daemen because "Coach MacDonald welcomed me and I immediately felt part of the Daemen family." ... dream job is professional basketball player.
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2020-21Freshman
Guard
6'3"
190 lbs
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2021-22Sophomore
Guard
6'3"
190 lbs
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2022-23Junior
Guard
6'3"
190 lbs
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2023-24Senior
Guard
6'3"
190 lbs
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2024-25Graduate Student
Guard
6'3"
190 lbs
