League Ivy League Listed height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) Height 1.85 m Position Point guard | Nationality American / German Listed weight 84 kg (185 lb) Weight 84 kg Parents Jody Sieben, Dan Mason | |
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Born May 4, 1995 (age 21)
Greenfield, Massachusetts ( 1995-05-04 ) High school Hotchkiss School
(Lakeville, Connecticut) College Yale Bulldogs men's basketball (2014–) Siblings Yukio Mason, Akira Mason, Sandino Mason | ||
Makai mason yale
Makai Mason (born May 4, 1995) is an American-German basketball player, who plays for the Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team.
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- clutch makai mason named ivy league player of the week
- Career
- International career
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Career
A Greenfield, Massachusetts, native, Mason attended The Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Connecticut. He garnered NEPSAC Class A Player of the Year honors as a senior and enrolled at Yale University in 2014. In his first year in college, Mason appeared in 31 games for the Bulldogs with per-game averages of 6.2 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.6 assists, earning him the John C. Cobb Outstanding Freshman Award.
His sophomore campaign in 2015-16 was his breakout year. Mason took home All-Ivy League First Team honors, along with a NABC District 13 Second Team selection. He was also recognized with the Bill Madden Toughness Award and was the co-recipient of the Dutch Arnold Most Valuable Player Award (alongside his teammate Justin Sears). Mason emerged as Yale’s leading scorer (16.0ppg) and assist man (3.8apg), while guiding the Bulldogs to their first ever NCAA Tournament victory, hitting on 9-of-18 from the field and netting a career-high 31 points in Yale’s 79-75 upset win over heavily favored Baylor. Yale fell short to Duke in the second round.
Mason declared for the 2016 NBA draft, but later withdrew his name.
On November 8, 2016, it was announced that Mason would miss the entire 2016-2017 College Basketball season with a broken foot.
International career
Mason has dual citizenship in the United States and Germany, his mother was born in Mainz, Germany. In 2016, Mason was selected for the German national basketball team, to play in the qualification rounds for the EuroBasket 2017. He played his first official game for Team Germany on July 30 against Ukraine.
