Roger Mason, Jr.

For other people of the same name, see Roger Mason (disambiguation).

Roger Mason, Jr.

Mason with the Hornets
No. 8 – New Orleans Pelicans
Position	Shooting guard
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	(1980-09-10) September 10, 1980 Washington, D.C.
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school	Sidwell Friends School (Washington, D.C.) Good Counsel (Olney, Maryland)
College	Virginia (1999–2002)
NBA Draft	2002 / Round: 2 / Pick: 31st overall
Selected by the Chicago Bulls
Pro playing career	2002–present
Career history
2002–2003	Chicago Bulls
2003–2004	Toronto Raptors
2004–2005	Olympiacos (Greece)
2005–2006	Hapoel Jerusalem (Israel)
2006–2008	Washington Wizards
2008–2010	San Antonio Spurs
2010–2011	New York Knicks
2011–2012	Washington Wizards
2012–present	New Orleans Hornets/Pelicans
Stats at NBA.com

Roger Mason, Jr.

Medal record
Men’s Basketball
Competitor for United States
Summer Universiade
Bronze	2001 Beijing	Team competition

Roger Philip Mason, Jr. (born September 10, 1980) is an American professional basketball player with the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Early career

Mason lived in Silver Spring, Maryland, started his primary school career at Grace Episcopal Day School in Silver Spring and Kensington, Maryland, and launched his high school career at Sidwell Friends School where he was named MVP at the school as a freshman. He then transferred to Our Lady of Good Counsel High School for his sophomore, junior, and senior years. Mason led Good Counsel to their best basketball year ever, with 29 wins and a number 19 final ranking on the USA Today Super 25 list. At Good Counsel he scored a total of 1,426 points. He was named 1999 All-Metropolitan first team by The Washington Post, All-Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC), and all-county by the Montgomery Journal newspaper. He was also named 1999 Powerade "Mr. Basketball", awarded to the best player in the Washington, D.C. area.

College career

Mason played collegiately at the University of Virginia (UVA). In 2001, he was named to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Third Team. Mason set a free throw percentage record in UVA history with 86.0 percent made and is currently third on the ACC's all-time list for free throw percentage.

Professional career

NBA

Mason was selected by the Chicago Bulls in the 2002 NBA Draft after his junior year with the 31st overall pick. He played for the Bulls from the 2002–03 NBA season until the 2003–04 season (3 games only) and was traded to the Toronto Raptors for Rick Brunson; the Raptors released him a few months later. Before the 2007–08 season, Mason signed a one-year contract with the Washington Wizards, and received only limited minutes early in the year. However, his role significantly expanded during the season when Gilbert Arenas and Antonio Daniels were injured. He responded by putting up the best numbers in his NBA career. On July 11, 2008, Mason was signed to the San Antonio Spurs for a two-year $7.3 million contract. On Christmas Day 2008, he made a buzzer-beating three-point shot to beat the Phoenix Suns. Mason would finish the season with career highs in points, rebounds, and assists per game.

On August 10, 2010, Mason signed a contract with the New York Knicks.

On December 9, 2011, Mason signed a one-year veteran minimum contract with the Washington Wizards. On April 16, 2012, Mason was waived by the Wizards to create a roster spot for Morris Almond.

On August 3, 2012, Mason signed a contract with the New Orleans Hornets. In April 2013, the Hornets renamed themselves the Pelicans.

International

He went to play in Europe and was signed by the Olympiacos team from the Greek League in the 2004–2005 season. In the 2005–2006 season he went to play in the Israeli League and was signed by Hapoel Jerusalem.

NBA career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2002–03	Chicago	17	0	6.6	.355	.333	1.000	.7	.7	.2	.0	1.8
2003–04	Chicago	3	0	14.3	.091	.167	.000	1.0	1.0	.3	.0	1.0
2003–04	Toronto	23	3	12.4	.356	.364	.864	1.2	1.0	.4	.3	4.0
2006–07	Washington	62	0	7.9	.330	.324	.875	.7	.6	.2	.1	2.7
2007–08	Washington	80	9	21.4	.443	.398	.873	1.6	1.7	.5	.2	9.1
2008–09	San Antonio	82	71	30.4	.425	.421	.890	3.1	2.1	.5	.2	11.8
2009–10	San Antonio	79	5	19.2	.389	.333	.794	2.1	1.7	.4	.2	6.3
2010–11	New York	26	0	12.3	.338	.364	.700	1.7	.8	.2	.1	2.9
2011–12	Washington	52	0	13.4	.399	.383	.778	1.3	.9	.3	.1	5.5
2012–13	New Orleans	69	13	17.7	.433	.415	.907	1.9	1.1	.4	.2	5.3
Career		493	101	18.0	.409	.384	.863	1.8	1.3	.4	.2	6.5

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2007	Washington	4	0	14.0	.438	.500	.833	.5	.3	.2	.0	6.0
2008	Washington	6	0	21.5	.404	.235	.750	.8	1.0	.5	.2	8.0
2009	San Antonio	5	3	21.6	.375	.368	.667	1.6	1.8	.2	.0	6.6
2010	San Antonio	6	0	10.2	.083	.143	.000	.7	.3	.2	.0	.5
Career		21	3	16.9	.364	.321	.765	.9	.9	.3	.0	5.1

External links

• Career statistics and player information from NBA.com
• Stats at BasketballReference
• USA Basketball bio
• Virginia Cavaliers biography