2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Mekhi Mason
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Gilbert, Ariz.
- High School:
- Compass Prep
ATHLETIC HONORS
2024 Dave Campbell's Texas Basketball All-Texas Honorable Mention
2023-24 American Athletic Conference Player of the Week (Feb. 5)
2023 Conference USA All-Freshman Team
2023 Conference USA Freshman of the Week
2023 Rice Athletics Male Newcomer of the Year
2023-24 (So.)
American Athletic Conference Player of the Week (2/5) … one of three players to start all 32 games … was second on the team with 14.0 points per game, 2.8 assists per game, 30 steals and a 34.3% three-point field goal percentage … was third with 4.0 rebounds … in conference play, averaged 14.6 points and was eighth in the league in three-point field goal percentage (.386) … scored double-figures 23 times … scored at least 20 points five times … led the team in scoring eight times and assists nine times … grabbed at least five rebounds 14 times … had team-highs of 20 points and five assists while tying a career-high with four three-pointers against Harvard (11/10) … grabbed six rebounds at No. 19 Texas (11/15) … notched a team-high 17 points versus New Mexico (11/22) … scored 16 points against UC-Irvine (11/24) … had 17 points and six rebounds versus UT-Martin (11/30) … scored 17 points and had a season-high three steals against Houston Christian (12/2) … recorded 14 points and a career-high three blocks versus Prairie View A&M (12/20) … had 22 points, five rebounds and three steals against UTSA (1/6) … led the team with 18 points on four three-pointers and pulled down a season-high seven rebounds at South Florida (1/12) … scored 14 points and had a season-high seven assists against Charlotte (1/16) … notched a team-high 20 points and tied a season-high with seven rebounds at Temple (1/20) … led the team with 19 points and four three-pointers and tied a season-high with seven assists versus Tulsa (1/27) … scored 17 points on a season-best 7-of-10 shooting at Memphis (1/31) … Scored a career-high 30 points, his first career 30 point game, on 11-of-19 shooting at UTSA (2/3) … his performance earned him AAC Player of the Week honors (2/5) … Tied a season-high with seven rebounds at Tulsa (2/17) … recorded a team-high 19 points and six assists and added six rebounds at UAB (2/21) … scored 22 points against Wichita State in the first round of the AAC Tournament (3/13).
2022-23 (Fr.)
Arizona Compass Prep
Played for Ed Gipson at Arizona Compass Prep, where he helped them to a 28-2 record, including a perfect 7-0 in the Skyline Education Conference … a McDonald’s All-American game nominee … a four-year player for the Dragons, made Second Team All-Conference as a sophomore, averaging 15.0 points per game, 5.0 assists and 3.0 rebounds … was named to the 2021 Pangos All-American Festival Midwest team, where he averaged 10.5 points.
Personal
Full name: Mekhi Mason … Parents: Victor Mason and Ashanti Barrow … three brothers and two sisters … sister, Victoria, plays basketball at Hampton … Rice Major: Undeclared.
