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]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 21, 1991 Nashville, Tennessee |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 237.6 lb (108 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Christ Presbyterian Academy (Nashville, Temnessee) |
| College | Chattanooga (2011–2014) |
| NBA draft | 2014: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2014–present |
| Position | Forward / center |
| Career history | |
| 2014 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel |
| 2014 | Hyères-Toulon |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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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
editIn 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
editBarangay Ginebra San Miguel
editBarangay 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
editOn August 1, 2014, Mason signed with Hyères-Toulon Var Basket of LNB Pro B in France.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Exec: New rules to make PBA games more exciting", GMANews.tv, retrieved September 20, 2009
- ^ "ESPN Go Zaccheus Mason Football Profile". ESPN Go Football. ESPN Go.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Ginebra wins over Globalport, in a monster game of Mason". Yahoo Sports. Yahoo.
- ^ "Barangay Ginebra thwarts Meralco, still undefeated in the 2014 PBA Governors' Cup". Yahoo Sports. Slam Online. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
- ^ De Leon, Job B. "Ginebra topples Air21, emerges as the sole undefeated team". GMA News. GMA. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
- ^ "Basket: le HTV tient son troisieme Americain" (in French). Varmatim.com. Retrieved August 18, 2014.