Z. Mason

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Z. Mason
Personal information
Born (1991-01-21) January 21, 1991 (age 30)
Nashville, Tennessee
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight237.6 lb (108 kg)
Career information
High schoolChrist Presbyterian Academy
(Nashville, Temnessee)
CollegeChattanooga (2011–2014)
NBA draft2014 / Undrafted
Playing career2014–present
PositionForward / Center
Career history
2014Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
2014Hyères-Toulon
Career highlights and awards
  • SoCon Defensive Player of the Year (2014)
  • First-team All-SoCon (2014)

Zaccheus Marvin "Z." Mason (born January 21, 1991) is an American professional basketball and a former American football player, who last played with Hyères-Toulon Var Basket of France's second division. He previously played for Barangay Ginebra San Miguel on the 2014 PBA Governors' Cup as an import.[1]

He first played football for Christ Presbyterian Academy with a scout grade of 81[2] before he played basketball as an import for Barangay Ginebra San Miguel, his first professional basketball experience.[3][4]

College basketball[]

In college at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Mason averaged 15.2 points, 9.7 rebounds, and 3.0 blocks during his last year.[4]

Professional career[]

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel[]

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel acquired Mason as an import to play for the 2014 PBA Governors' Cup. Coach Jeffrey Cariaso acquired him for defensive purposes. In the tune-up game before the start of the conference, Mason scored 22 points to help the team win against the San Miguel Beermen.

In his debut game on the 2014 PBA Governors' Cup, he tallied 21 points, 15 rebounds, and four assists in the team's win.[5]

In his second game on the 2014 PBA Governors' Cup, the team won again, and Mason finished with 32 points and 19 rebounds against the Meralco Bolts.[6] In his third game, against the Air21 Express, he tallied 22 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists; after this win, the team was the only undefeated team remaining.[7]

Hyères-Toulon Var Basket[]

On August 1, 2014, Mason signed with Hyères-Toulon Var Basket of LNB Pro B in France.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "Exec: New rules to make PBA games more exciting", GMANews.tv, retrieved September 20, 2009
  2. ^ "ESPN Go Zaccheus Mason Football Profile". ESPN Go Football. ESPN Go.
  3. ^ Joble, Rey. "In first stint as pro, Ginebra import Zaccheus Mason won't back down from NBA veteran foes". InterAksyon.com. Sports5. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Dy, Richard (May 15, 2014). "New import Zaccheus Mason keen to be the 'energy guy' for Ginebra under Cariaso". Spin.ph. Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  5. ^ "Ginebra wins over Globalport, in a monster game of Mason". Yahoo Sports. Yahoo.
  6. ^ "Barangay Ginebra thwarts Meralco, still undefeated in the 2014 PBA Governors' Cup". Yahoo Sports. Slam Online. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
  7. ^ De Leon, Job B. "Ginebra topples Air21, emerges as the sole undefeated team". GMA News. GMA. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
  8. ^ "Basket: le HTV tient son troisieme Americain" (in French). Varmatim.com. Retrieved August 18, 2014.

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