Mason was born in Queens, New York, in 1992. He is the son of late former NBA player Anthony Mason and Latifa Whitlock Mason. He has one brother, Anthony Jr.[1]
Mason joined Niagara as a freshman in 2010–11. He played in three games before suffering a foot injury that ended his season. The following year, he started every game and was named to the MAAC All-Rookie team.[1]
In 2012–13, Mason scored 18.7 points per game to rank second in the MAAC. He was named to the All-MAAC first team and the MAAC All-Tournament team.[1] As of March 8, 2014, he was averaging 25.6 points per game to rank second in NCAA Division I.[2]
On May 21, 2014, and upon the conclusion of his redshirt junior season, he announced that he would be transferring for the 2014–15 season. The NCAA did not make him wait a season for transferring since he had already earned his undergraduate degree.[3]
On December 23, 2014, Mason scored his 2,000th career point in a 61–60 win over Texas Southern.[4]
On October 31, 2016, Mason signed with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA Development League,[6] but was waived on November 10 before playing a game for the team.[7] In the 2017–18 season, he played with the Halifax Hurricanes of NBL Canada and averaged 20.3 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game.[8] Mason was named to the Second Team All-NBLC.[9]
On June 3, 2018, Mason signed with the Fujian Lightning in China. He rejoined Halifax in December 2019.[10] Mason averaged 25.7 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game, earning First Team All-NBL Canada honors.[11] On July 22, 2020, he signed with CB Ciudad de Valladolid of the LEB Oro.[12] Mason averaged 11.9 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game. On November 22, 2021, he signed with Al Wehdat of the Jordanian Premier Basketball League.[13]
The Basketball Tournament
In 2017, Mason played for The Washington Generals of The Basketball Tournament. Mason's team lost in the round of 64.[14]
