Bashir Mason

Bashir Mason
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Saint Peter's
Conference	MAAC
Record	34–35 (.493)
Biographical details
Born	February 11, 1984 (age 40)
Playing career
2003–2007	Drexel
Position(s)	Point guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2008–2010	Marist (asst.)
2010–2012	Wagner (asst.)
2012–2022	Wagner
2022–present	Saint Peter's
Head coaching record
Overall	199–165 (.547)
Tournaments	0–1 (NCAA tournament); 1–2 (NIT); 9–9 (NEC)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	3× NEC regular season (2016, 2018, 2021); MAAC tournament (2024);
Awards
	3× NEC Coach of the Year (2016, 2018, 2021);

Bashir Mason (born February 11, 1984) is an American college basketball coach and current head men's basketball coach at Saint Peter's University.

He was previously an assistant coach at Marist College in 2008, and an assistant coach at Wagner College in 2010.

Mason played high school basketball St. Benedict's Preparatory School, then joined then head coach Bruiser Flint to play college basketball at Drexel University. He was a four-year starter for the Dragons, scoring over 1,000 points and handing out 471 assists as a point guard. He was a Colonial Athletic Association (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.^[1] 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 National Invitation Tournament. 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.^[2] He replaced Shaheen Holloway when he left Saint Peter's for Seton Hall on March 30, 2022.^[3]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Wagner Seahawks (Northeast Conference) (2012–2022)
2012–13	Wagner	19–12	12–6	2nd
2013–14	Wagner	19–12	12–4	2nd
2014–15	Wagner	10–20	8–10	T–7th
2015–16	Wagner	23–11	13–5	1st	NIT Second Round
2016–17	Wagner	16–14	11–7	3rd
2017–18	Wagner	23–10	14–4	1st	NIT First Round
2018–19	Wagner	13–17	8–10	7th
2019–20	Wagner	8–21	5–13	10th
2020–21	Wagner	13–7	13–5	1st
2021–22	Wagner	21–6	15–3	2nd
Wagner:		165–130 (.559)	111–67 (.624)
Saint Peter's Peacocks (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) (2022–present)
2022–23	Saint Peter's	14–18	7–13	10th
2023–24	Saint Peter's	19–14	12–8	T–3rd	NCAA Division I Round of 64
2024–25	Saint Peter's	1–3	0–0
Saint Peter's:		34–35 (.493)	18–21 (.462)
Total:		199–165 (.547)
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

References

^ Darcy, Kieran (March 26, 2012). "Wagner taps Bashir Mason, 28". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
^ "Jersey City Native Bashir Mason Named 16th Head Men's Basketball Coach at Saint Peter's University". Saint Peter's University Athletics. April 12, 2022. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
^ McDaniel, Mike (March 30, 2022). "Seton Hall Hires Saint Peter's Coach Shaheen Holloway". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 1, 2022.

External links

Saint Peter's bio

[1] Darcy, Kieran (March 26, 2012). "Wagner taps Bashir Mason, 28". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 22, 2015.

[2] "Jersey City Native Bashir Mason Named 16th Head Men's Basketball Coach at Saint Peter's University". Saint Peter's University Athletics. April 12, 2022. Retrieved April 12, 2022.

[3] McDaniel, Mike (March 30, 2022). "Seton Hall Hires Saint Peter's Coach Shaheen Holloway". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 1, 2022.

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