Bashir Mason (born February 11, 1984) is an American

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coach and current head

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coach at

Saint Peter's University Saint Peter's University is a private Jesuit university in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States. Founded as Saint Peter's College in 1872 by the Society of Jesus, the university offers over 60 undergraduate and graduate programs to more than ...

. He was previously an assistant coach at

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in 2008, and an assistant coach at Wagner College in 2010. Mason played high school basketball at St. Benedict's Preparatory School, then joined head coach Bruiser Flint to play college basketball at

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. He was a four-year starter for the

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, scoring over 1,000 points and handing out 471 assists as a

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. He was a

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(CAA) all-defensive player every season, as well as the CAA's defensive player of the year as a freshman. Mason was hired by Wagner in March 2012, as their 18th men's head basketball coach. At the time of his hiring, Mason was the youngest coach in NCAA Division I basketball at 28. He guided Wagner to three regular season titles, as well as their first-ever postseason win, defeating St. Bonaventure in the 2016

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. He finished his ten seasons at Wagner with a 165–130 record. Mason was hired as Saint Peter's 16th men's head basketball coach on April 12, 2022. He replaced Shaheen Holloway when he left Saint Peter's for

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on March 30, 2022.

Head coaching record

References

External links

Saint Peter's bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mason, Bashir 1984 births Living people Basketball coaches from New Jersey Basketball players from Jersey City, New Jersey College men's basketball head coaches in the United States Drexel Dragons men's basketball players Marist Red Foxes men's basketball coaches Point guards Saint Peter's Peacocks men's basketball coaches Wagner Seahawks men's basketball coaches Wagner College alumni