2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster
Taylor, Mason
Jersey Number 24
Mason Taylor
- Height:
- 6-4
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Grandview, MO
- High School:
- Grandview
- Position:
- Guard
Bio
2019-20 (Freshman):
- Played in 23 games.
- Led Falcon freshmen with 2.8 ppg.
- Shot .533 from the field and .400 from three.
- Led Falcon freshmen with 11 threes and 12 assists.
- 10 pts and 2 assists in 21 mins vs. JWU.
- 13 pts on 5 of 6 shooting and 3 of 4 from 3 pt range.
- 12 pts on 4 of 4 shooting in 15 mins vs. Jackson St. 2 of 2 from three and 2 of 2 from the line.
- First career basket for two points and two rebounds in nine minutes against Loyola Marymount.
- First freshman to log floor time for the Falcons, playing one minute in reserve against Army.
Before Air Force
Lettered four years in basketball and one in track ... all-state, all-conference, all-district, averaging 17 ppg as a senior ... led Grandview to its first-ever state title ... all-conference and all-district as a junior ... high school coach was Reggie Morris ... played AAU ball for KC Pacers (17u), coached by Darien Mason ... also played for Run GMC (16u), coached by LJ Gousby and Mokan Elite (15u), coached by Luke Barnwell ... PowerAde Platform All-Star on the AAU circuit ... attended the USAFA Prep School in 2018-19 and played on the basketball team.
Personal
Member of cadet squadron 22 ... son of Tyrone and Melanie Taylor ... has an older brother and two younger sisters ... brother, Tyrone II, played college ball at Wichita State, UNC-Wilmington and Eastern Kentucky ... nickname is Mase ... managment major ... future career plan is to become a coach some day ... Why I decided to come to the Academy: “To play Div. I basketball and receive a great education.” ... during the summer prior to sophomore season, took an online summer academics class in economics ... active in his squadron as the safety officer ... hobby is video games ... began playing basketball at age five ... credits his dad as having the biggest influence on his sports career ... favorite possession/gadget is his call phone ... one thing on his bucket list is to skydive/bungie jump ... on road trips, he never forgets his headphones ... dream vacation spot is Bora Bora ... favorite food is pizza ... guilty pleasure is Oreos and hot Cheetos ... favorite role model his is dad ... favorite team is the Kansas City Chiefs ... favorite athlete is Kobe Bryant ... something most people don’t know about him is that he played the saxophone in middle school ... most notable thing about his hometown is the barbeque ... enjoys listening to Kanye West and Travis Scott ... favorite TV show is Rick and Morty ... favorite movie is Forrest Gump ... if he could be on any reality TV show, it would be MTV: The Challenge ... if he had a theme song, it would be You're the Man by Nas ... Feds did a sweep by Future is playing on his iphone before a game ... the person in history he'd most like to meet is Bob Marley ... greatest moment in sports was the Kansas City Chiefs winning the 2020 Super Bowl ... one word to describe himself is loyal ... his favorite part of basketball is making shots ... favorite thing about AFA basketball is the bond with his teammates ... pregame superstition is to listen to music and zone in.
family is very important to him.
- Played in 23 games.
- Led Falcon freshmen with 2.8 ppg.
- Shot .533 from the field and .400 from three.
- Led Falcon freshmen with 11 threes and 12 assists.
- 10 pts and 2 assists in 21 mins vs. JWU.
- 13 pts on 5 of 6 shooting and 3 of 4 from 3 pt range.
- 12 pts on 4 of 4 shooting in 15 mins vs. Jackson St. 2 of 2 from three and 2 of 2 from the line.
- First career basket for two points and two rebounds in nine minutes against Loyola Marymount.
- First freshman to log floor time for the Falcons, playing one minute in reserve against Army.
Before Air Force
Lettered four years in basketball and one in track ... all-state, all-conference, all-district, averaging 17 ppg as a senior ... led Grandview to its first-ever state title ... all-conference and all-district as a junior ... high school coach was Reggie Morris ... played AAU ball for KC Pacers (17u), coached by Darien Mason ... also played for Run GMC (16u), coached by LJ Gousby and Mokan Elite (15u), coached by Luke Barnwell ... PowerAde Platform All-Star on the AAU circuit ... attended the USAFA Prep School in 2018-19 and played on the basketball team.
Personal
Member of cadet squadron 22 ... son of Tyrone and Melanie Taylor ... has an older brother and two younger sisters ... brother, Tyrone II, played college ball at Wichita State, UNC-Wilmington and Eastern Kentucky ... nickname is Mase ... managment major ... future career plan is to become a coach some day ... Why I decided to come to the Academy: “To play Div. I basketball and receive a great education.” ... during the summer prior to sophomore season, took an online summer academics class in economics ... active in his squadron as the safety officer ... hobby is video games ... began playing basketball at age five ... credits his dad as having the biggest influence on his sports career ... favorite possession/gadget is his call phone ... one thing on his bucket list is to skydive/bungie jump ... on road trips, he never forgets his headphones ... dream vacation spot is Bora Bora ... favorite food is pizza ... guilty pleasure is Oreos and hot Cheetos ... favorite role model his is dad ... favorite team is the Kansas City Chiefs ... favorite athlete is Kobe Bryant ... something most people don’t know about him is that he played the saxophone in middle school ... most notable thing about his hometown is the barbeque ... enjoys listening to Kanye West and Travis Scott ... favorite TV show is Rick and Morty ... favorite movie is Forrest Gump ... if he could be on any reality TV show, it would be MTV: The Challenge ... if he had a theme song, it would be You're the Man by Nas ... Feds did a sweep by Future is playing on his iphone before a game ... the person in history he'd most like to meet is Bob Marley ... greatest moment in sports was the Kansas City Chiefs winning the 2020 Super Bowl ... one word to describe himself is loyal ... his favorite part of basketball is making shots ... favorite thing about AFA basketball is the bond with his teammates ... pregame superstition is to listen to music and zone in.
family is very important to him.
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