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2010-11 Statistics
Born:
Sep 10, 1980
Height:
6-5 / 1.96
Weight:
205 lbs. / 93.0 kg.
College:
Virginia
Years Pro:
6
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Career Transactions: Selected following junior season by Chicago in second round (31st overall) of 2002 NBA Draft…Traded by Chicago to Toronto for Rick Brunson on Dec. 16, 2003...Waived by Toronto on Dec. 16, 2004...Played in Greece (2004-05)…Played in Israel (2005-06)…Signed by Washington as free agent on Sep. 13, 2006...Signed by San Antonio as free agent on Jul. 11, 2008…Signed by New York as free agent on Aug. 10, 2010.
As A Professional: Well-traveled veteran and long-range artist joins Knicks for his seventh NBA season...Knicks are his fifth NBA team (Bulls, Raptors, Wizards, Spurs)...Career averages of 7.2 points on .409 shooting over 19.2 minutes in 346 games (88 starts)...Career 436-1144 (.381) from three-point range and has two 100-plus homer seasons (career-high 166 with Spurs in 2008-09)...Ninth on Spurs’ all-time NBA career list with 254 three-pointers...Owns two career four-point plays (one regular season, one in ’07 Playoffs)...Ranked 10th in NBA with career-high 166 three-pointers for Spurs in 2008-09...Owns two career 30-plus scoring games (career-high 32 points at Golden State, Feb. 11, 2008)...Career .871 free throw shooter and has been +.800 from the stripe in all six NBA seasons...Shot career-high .890 from the line for Spurs in 2008-09, the fourth-best single-season mark in Spurs’ NBA history...Recorded four game-winning shots inside game’s final 30 seconds for Spurs in 2008-09...Has appeared in 241 of possible 246 regular season games over past three seasons...Has four years of post-season experience with Wizards and Spurs, with 5.1 points over 21 career Playoff games (three starts). 2009-10 (Spurs): Over 79 games (five starts), averaged 6.3 points on .389 shooting over 19.2 minutes...Went 88-264 (.333) from Downtown and was third on team in three-pointers...Had 19 double-figure scoring games (one 20-plus game)...Had seven games with at least four three-pointers...Season Highs: Points: 20 (Jan. 2 at Washington); Assists: 6* (twice); Rebounds: 6 (five times)...Season-high 20 points (7-10 FGA, 4-4 from Downtown) at Washington, Jan. 2...Tied career high with six assists, twice (Nov. 21 vs. Wizards, Apr. 14 vs. Mavs in season finale)...Logged season-high 37 minutes in starting role in season finale vs. Mavs, Apr. 14 (2 points, 6 assists, 6 rebounds)...Averaged 6.4 points over 18.5 minutes off the bench, as Spurs led NBA in bench points with 39.3 points...Missed one game due to injury (Nov. 29, strained left hamstring); DNP (CD) twice...In The Playoffs: Came off the bench in six of Spurs’ 10 post-season games vs. Mavs and Suns, with three total points (1-12 FGA) over 10.2 minutes, , ,Became free agent, Jul. 1. Year-By-Year: 2002-03 (Bulls): In injury-shortened rookie season, came off the bench in 17 games for Bulls with 1.8 points over 6.6 minutes...Season-high six points at Houston, Mar. 14...Missed the season’s first 55 games (Oct. 30-Feb. 19) while recovering from right shoulder surgery...DNP (CD) 10 times. 2003-04 (Bulls-Raptors): Over 26 games (combined Bulls-Raptors), had 3.7 points on .327 shooting over 11.7 minutes...Played three games for Bulls, 23 for Raptors...Made three starts, all for Raptors...Scored season-high 18 points in first career NBA start, Feb. 24 at New Jersey...Had early-season stint on Injured List with Bulls (strained left groin); then missed 11 late-season games (Mar. 17-Apr. 8) with sprained left ankle. 2004-05 (Greece): Started season on Raptors roster, but did not appear in a game...Placed on Injured List on Nov. 13 (sprained left ankle)...Played professionally in Greece, averaging 15.7 points in 18 games for Olympiakos. 2005-06 (Israel): Played professionally in Israel, averaging 14.0 points in 29 games for Hapoel Jerusalem. 2006-07 (Wizards): Returned to NBA and averaged 2.7 points over 7.9 minutes in 62 games off bench for Wizards...Season-high 18 points on Feb. 27 at New Jersey...Came off the bench in all four games of Wizards’ first round Playoff loss to Cavs, with 6.0 points over 14.0 minutes in first career post-season action...Scored 10 points in Game Two at Cleveland (Apr. 25). 2007-08 (Wizards): Became primary three-point threat for Wizards, seeing increased playing time and production in wake of injuries to Gilbert Arenas and Caron Butler...Over 80 games (nine starts), averaged 9.1 points on career-high .443 shooting over 21.4 minutes...Went 130-327 (.398) form Downtown, joining DeShawn Stephenson (158) and Antawn Jamison (120) as the first trio of 100-plus three-point artists in Wizards history...Ranked 34th in NBA in both three-point makes (130) and percentage (.398)...Led Wiz in scoring four times...Had six 20-plus scoring games and two 30-plus games...Averaged 17.4 points in his nine starts...Logged career-high 46 minutes at Charlotte, Dec. 26 (24 points, 6-9 from Downtown)...Scored a career-high 32 points at Golden State, Feb. 11…Had 31 points vs. Pacers, Apr. 14, nailing career-high seven three-pointers...Came off the bench in all six games of Wizards’ first round Playoff loss to Cavs, with 8.0 points over 21.5 minutes...Scored career Playoff-high 18 points in Game Three win at Washington, Apr. 24. 2008-09 (Spurs): Turned in busiest and best NBA season...Only Spur to appear in all 82 games (career high)...Averaged career-high 11.8 points over career-high (30.5 minutes) in 82 games (71 starts)...Career highs in total points (969, 11.8), assists (173, 2.1), rebounds (251, 3.1) and minutes (2,496)...Went 166-394 (.421) from Downtown, ranking 15th in NBA in three-point percentage (.421) and 10th in makes (career-high and team-leading 166)...Led Spurs in scoring seven times...Had 11 20-plus scoring games...Shot career-best .890 from the line (105-118), the fourth-best single-season free throw percentage in Spurs’ NBA history...Season-high 29 points on Nov. 21 vs. Jazz (7-10 from Downtown)…Career-high nine rebounds, twice (Nov. 14 vs. Rockets, Mar. 2 at Clippers)...Logged season-high 45 minutes (20 points) in OT loss to Knicks at MSG, Feb. 17...Spurs’ Mr. Clutch recorded four game-winning shots inside game’s final :30: - Nov. 17 at Clippers, Dec. 25 at Phoenix (buzzer-beating three-pointer in 91-90 win), Jan. 14 vs. Lakers, Mar. 24 vs. Warriors...Appeared in all five games (three starts) of first-round Playoff loss to Dallas, with 6.6 points. As A Collegian: Over three seasons at Virginia, averaged 13.8 points in 89 games (29.6 minutes)...Holds school record for career free throw percentage with .869 (318-366)...As a junior (2001–02), earned All-ACC Second Team honors with 18.6 points...Named to 2000-01 All-ACC Third Team as a sophomore, averaging team-high 15.7 points. Community Corner: Hosted the first “Movie Night With Mase” in August 2009 in D.C. where 50 area youth competed in an essay contest highlighting the value of hard work...Hosted the first annual Ball For A Cause in July 2008 in DC, a bowling fundraiser which benefitted the National Kidney Foundation of the National Capital Area...Was a member of the Bulls’ All-Star Reading Team during Chicago stint, hosting two Read to Achieve events at the Lincoln Park Zoo...Attended Mayor Daley’s Back to School Assembly in Union Park, September 2003. |
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| His father, Roger Mason, Sr., died of a kidney disease when Roger was 11...Has a tattoo on his left arm in his father’s honor...His stepfather, Otis Wonsley, was a running back for the Washington Redskins from 1981-85...Avid reader, lists Architectural Digest as his favorite magazine (architecture major at Virginia)...Owns a construction company – Mason Construction – in the DC area. The three-year-old company has seven employees and does both residential and commercial projects...Led Good Counsel HS in Wheaton, MD to school-record 29 wins and No. 19 ranking in USA Today Super 25 list...Each summer takes a deep-sea fishing trip out of Florida or the Bahamas. | ||
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