#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