Nate Mason

2014-2015 Season

Mason appeared in every game as a freshman, ranking second on the team in steals and assists as a true freshman. He averaged 9.8 points per game which ranked 4th on the team. He registered 17 games where he scored at least 10 points. Including his collegiate debut where he scored 10 points, 5 rebounds, 1 block, 1 steal and one assist.

2015-2016 Season

Mason appeared in 27 games as a sophomore,and every game until he was suspended for the last 4 games of the season. He led the team in scoring at 13.8 points per game and also led the team in assists at 4.5 per game. He had 21 games where he scored in double figures and had 1 game where he had double digit assists. Against Temple he had 20 points which was a career high up until that point. He broke that career high later in the season against Michigan, with 25 points.

2016-2017 Season

Mason appeared in every game as a junior, and for the second year in a row he lead the team in scoring and assists with 15.2 points per game, and 5.0 assists per game. He also lead the team in steals with 1.4 a game. He registered 30 games with more than 10 points, which was all but 4 games in the season. He also had 2 games with double digit assists, and recorded 1 game with more than 10 rebounds. On January 1, 2017, he set a new career high in points at Purdue, with 31 points. On March 6, 2017 it was announced that Mason had made the First Team All Big Ten.

Personal

On March 1, 2016, Mason along with teammates Kevin Dorsey and Dupree McBrayer were suspended from the team for violating teams rules. They were further suspended after the accidental release of a sex tape on Dorsey's social media accounts. All three players were suspended for the remainder of the season with Dorsey later transferring from Minnesota.