====== Tyler Mason ======
  * **Player**
  * **Seasons:** [[season_2023-24|2023-24]]
  * **Number:** 24
  * **Position:** F
  * **Height:** 6' 10"
  * **Weight:** 225
  * **Hometown:** [[wp>Stafford, Virginia|Stafford VA]]
  * **High School:** ?
  * **Prep School:** [[https://phhoenixprep.com/|Phhoenix Prep]]
  * **Transfer From:** none
  * **Birthday:** March 7, 2005((https://twitter.com/yoo_tyler23/status/1765743670802657504))

{{ ::mason_tyler_roster_photo_preliminary_2023-24.png?nolink|Tyler Mason roster photo preliminary 2023-24}}
===== At UMass =====
  * Verbally committed on 11/15/23.((https://twitter.com/yoo_tyler23/status/1724866845147119645))((https://twitter.com/VerbalCommits/status/1724865129836154935))  At the time, was assumed that he would be joining the 2024-25 roster.
  * UM announced on 12/14/23 that he would be joining the team immediately.((https://umassathletics.com/news/2023/12/14/mens-basketball-minutemen-welcome-tyler-mason-as-early-enrollee))  Will reportedly fill the scholarship left by [[Sawyer Mayhugh]]((https://twitter.com/MLBergman_/status/1735330003137523863))
  * [[https://umassathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/tyler-mason/16168|Official roster page from UMass Athletics]]
  * Entered the transfer portal on 4/18/24((https://twitter.com/VerbalCommits/status/1781025401189601698))((https://twitter.com/yoo_tyler23/status/1781033311504073120))

==== 2023-24 season ====
  * Saw action in 8 games, totaling 19 minutes, with 2 field goals and 4 rebounds
  * First appeared on the bench in uniform for the Diamond Head Classic games in December((https://twitter.com/UMassMBB/status/1738041938350358763))
  * Got his first appearance [[game20240113_rhode_island|at Rhody (1/13)]], pulling in 2 rebounds in 4 minutes of action
  * Connected on his first field goal attempt [[game20240214_richmond|at Richmond (2/14)]]
  * Hit a shot and pulled in a rebound in the win over [[game20240220_vcu|VCU (2/20)]]
  * [[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/tyler-mason-1/gamelog/2024/|Game logs]]

===== Stats =====
^Season^G^GS^MP^MPG^FG^FGA^FG%^2P^2PA^2P%^3P^3PA^3P%^FT^FTA^FT%^PTS^PPG^ORB^DRB^TRB^RPG^AST^STL^BLK^TOV^PF^FO^
|2023-24|8|0|19|2.4|2|4|.500|2|4|.500|0|0|--|0|0|--|4|0.5|1|3|4|0.5|0|0|0|2|6|0|

Additional data: [[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/tyler-mason-1.html|Sports Reference]]

===== Career highs =====
|Points|2 - [[game20240214_richmond|at Richmond (2/14/24)]]|
|:::|2 - [[game20240220_vcu|VCU (2/20/24)]]|
|Field Goals|1 - [[game20240214_richmond|at Richmond (2/14/24)]]|
|:::|1 - [[game20240220_vcu|VCU (2/20/24)]]|
|Field Goals Att.|2 - [[game20240214_richmond|at Richmond (2/14/24)]]|
|3-Point FG|none|
|3-Point FG Att.|none|
|Free Throws|none|
|Free Throw Att.|none|
|Rebounds|2 - [[game20240113_rhode_island|at Rhode Island (1/13/24)]]|
|Assists|none|
|Blocks|none|
|Steals|none|
|Minutes|4 - [[game20240113_rhode_island|at Rhode Island (1/13/24)]]|
|:::|4 - [[game20240117_loyola_chicago|at Loyola (1/17/24)]]|

Additional source: [[https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Tyler-Mason/Bests/163379|RealGM.com]]

===== Post-UMass =====
  * Had signed with [[wp>Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball|Bethune-Cookman]] ([[wp>Southwestern Athletic Conference|SWAC]]) in June 2024.((https://x.com/yoo_tyler23/status/1800197835633443237))  Apparently that fell through somehow, as in August 2024 he had joined [[wp>Howard College]] (JuCo).((https://x.com/HowardHoops/status/1829659669268480358))  He is playing with Howard in 2024-25.((https://hchawk.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/bios/mason_tyler_7xv2))

===== Pre-UMass =====
  * Received several other D-I offers, including [[opponent_seton_hall|Seton Hall]], [[opponent_depaul|DePaul]], [[opponent_xavier|Xavier]], [[opponent_mississippi|Ole Miss]], [[wp>Wichita State Shockers men's basketball|Wichita State]]((https://verbalcommits.com/players/tyler-mason))

===== External links =====
  * Twitter: [[https://twitter.com/yoo_tyler23|@yoo_tyler23]]

{{tag>"Players" "Forwards" "Jersey # 24" "Players from Virginia" "Played for Frank Martin" "Prep School Phhoenix" "Born in 2005" "Transfers Outgoing"}}