Education
Mason lived in Silver Spring, Maryland where he attended primary school at Grace Episcopal Day School. He first attended high school at Sidwell Friends School where he was named Most Valuable Player at the school as a freshman.
Mason lived in Silver Spring, Maryland where he attended primary school at Grace Episcopal Day School. He first attended high school at Sidwell Friends School where he was named Most Valuable Player at the school as a freshman.
He is currently the deputy executive director of the National Basketball Association Players Association. He then transferred to Our Lady of Good Counsel High School for his sophomore, junior, and senior years. Mason led Good Counsel to their best basketball year ever, with 29 wins and a number 19 final ranking on the United States of America Today Super 25 list.
At Good Counsel he scored a total of 1,426 points.
He was named 1999 All-Metropolitan first team by The Washington Post, All-Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC), and all-county by the Montgomery Journal newspaper. area. Mason played collegiately at the University of Virginia (UVA).
In 2001, he was named to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference (Administrative Committee on Company-ordination) third team Mason set a free throw percentage record in UVA history with 86.0 percent made and is currently third on the Administrative Committee on Company-ordination"s all-time list for free throw percentage.
National Basketball Association
Mason was selected with the 31st overall pick by the Chicago Bulls in the 2002 National Basketball Association Draft after his junior year.
On August 12, 2002, he signed a multi-year deal with the Bulls. On December 15, 2003, he was traded to the Toronto Raptors for Rick Brunson. On December 16, 2004, he was waived by the Raptors.
In September 2006, he signed a one-year deal with the Washington Wizards.
In September 2007, he re-signed with the Wizards on a one-year deal. His role significantly expanded during the season when Gilbert Arenas and Antonio Daniels were injured.
He responded by putting up the best numbers in his National Basketball Association career. On July 11, 2008, Mason was signed to the San Antonio Spurs for a two-year $7.3 million contract.
On Christmas Day 2008, he made a buzzer-beating three-point shot to beat the Phoenix Suns.
Mason would finish the season with career highs in points, rebounds, and assists per game. On August 10, 2010, Mason signed a contract with the New York Knicks. On December 9, 2011, Mason signed a one-year veteran minimum contract with the Washington Wizards.
On April 16, 2012, Mason was waived by the Wizards to create a roster spot for Morris Almond.
On August 3, 2012, Mason signed a contract with the New Orleans Hornets. On September 27, 2013, Mason signed with the Miami Heat.
On February 20, 2014, Mason was traded to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for a future conditional 2015 second-round pick. He was later waived the same day.
International
In January 2005, he signed with Olympiacos of Greece for the rest of the 2004-2005 season.
Later that year, he signed with Hapoel Jerusalem for the 2005-2006 season.