Mason Nicholson - Men's Basketball - Vanderbilt University Athletics

#50 Mason Nicholson Season 2025-26

Class Graduate
Height 6'10"
Weight 288
Hometown Gary, Ind.
High School Gary West Side
Major Biomedical Sciences

2024-25 | REDSHIRT JUNIOR (Jacksonville State)

  • Played in 36 games with 25 starts for the Gamecocks
  • Averaged 7.5 points and 7.4 rebounds
  • Dropped a career-high 20 points with 12 rebounds at Western Kentucky (Jan. 9)
  • Posted four double-doubles on the season
  • Scored in double figures on 10 occasions and grabbed double-digit rebounds nine times

2023-24 | REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (Jacksonville State)

  • Appeared in 32 games with 16 starts in his second year with the Gamecocks
  • Started in 11 of the final 12 games of the season
  • Averaged 6.5 points per contest while picking up 5.4 rebounds per game
  • Closed out the 2023-24 season with his best performance of the year against FIU in the CUSA Tournament on March 12, tallying 14 points on 5-of-8 shooting and picking up 13 rebounds
  • Scored in double figures on 12 occasions and tabbed three double-doubles, including at New Mexico State (10 points, 10 rebounds) and Sam Houston (10 points, 10 rebounds)
  • Was named to the CUSA All-Academic Team

2022-23 | SOPHOMORE (Jacksonville State)

  • Appeared in just eight games in the first half of the season before a hand injury ended his debut season with the Gamecocks early
  • Made his JSU debut on Nov.  7 with two points and three rebounds against Shorter
  • Had his best game of the season in Albuquerque, N.M. versus North Dakota State on Nov. 27 where he finished 3-for-3 from the floor for a season-high seven points and two blocks

2021-22 | FRESHMAN (NW Florida State) 

  • Played his freshman season at Northwest Florida State CC in Niceville, Fla. under head coach Greg Heiar
  • Helped turn the Raiders around from a 6-15 record the previous season to a 31-5 mark en route to Panhandle Conference title and the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) national championship
  • He appeared in 33 games with one start, averaging eight minutes per contest
  • Pulled down 2.3 rebounds per game and shot 51.6 percent from the field for the season

HIGH SCHOOL

  • Led Gary West Side HS to a 22-5 record as a senior, falling to eventual IHSAA 4A state champion, Carmel High, in the state semifinals
  • Played alongside fellow Commodore big Jalen Washington