Mason Jones

Mason Christopher Jones (born July 21, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for Darüşşafaka Lassa of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). He played college basketball for the Connors State Cowboys and the Arkansas Razorbacks. Early life and high school career Jones grew up in DeSoto, Texas and did not play basketball until his senior year of high school at Triple A Academy in Dallas, Texas. That year, he averaged 15.9 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 4.1 assists per game. Jones played at Link Year Prep in Branson, Missouri for a postgraduate year, trimming his weight down from 265 pounds from his senior year of high school to 230 by the end of the season. College career Jones played his freshman season at Connors State College. He averaged 15.5 points, 6.9 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game in his only season for the Cowboys. Jones committed to transfer to Arkansas following the end of the season over offers from BYU and Washington. In his first season with the Razorbacks, Jones finished third on the team with 13.9 points per game and second with 3.9 rebounds per game. Jones scored 23 points to help lead Arkansas to a 70–60 over Georgia. Jones scored a season-high 30 points twice against Florida and Mississippi State.