Frank Mason III

No. 15 – Sacramento Kings

Position

League

Personal information

Born

April 3, 1994 (age 23)
Petersburg, Virginia

Nationality

American

Listed height

6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)

Listed weight

190 lb (86 kg)

Career information

High school

College

Kansas (2013–2017)

2017 / Round: 2 / Pick: 34th overall

Selected by the Sacramento Kings

Playing career

2017–present

Career history

2017–present

Career highlights and awards

Medals

Frank Leo Mason III (born April 3, 1994) is an American basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the University of Kansas, where he was the starting point guard for the Jayhawks. For the 2016–17 season, he was named National Player of the Year by all of the major national player awards, making him consensus national player of the year. The awards are the John R. Wooden Award, CBS Sports National Player of the Year, the USA Today, the Sporting News Player of the Year, Associated Press Player of the Year, Naismith College Player of the Year, Oscar Robertson Trophy, and NABC Player of the Year. He was also a consensus All-American selection for his senior season at Kansas.

Mason grew up in Petersburg, Virginia and went to Petersburg High School (Virginia). He scored 1,901 points in his four-year career at Petersburg, which is the second highest scoring total in school history behind NBA Hall of Famer Moses Malone.

Mason had originally signed to attend Towson University in Towson, Maryland during his senior year, but he lost his eligibility after failing a government class. Mason attended Massanutten Military Academy in to make up for the failing grade in government. After being discovered playing the Amateur Athletic Union circuit by Kansas Assistant Coach Kurtis Townsend, Mason was offered a scholarship by the University of Kansas.