Taiveyhon Mason earns “Scottie Athlete of the Week” honors after helping the Highland men’s basketball team claim the KJCCC Division II title and recording his 1,000th career point as a Scottie.
Mason dropped 16 points with four assists, three rebounds and one steal in a close 60-59 win over KCK at home and then followed that up with a 21 point performance on 8-11 shooting with three assists, four steals and two rebounds in a 72-28 win over Fort Scott. He had only one turnover in the two games.
In the win over Fort Scott Mason surpassed 1,000 points in his Scottie career accomplishing the feat on Sophomore Day.
On the season Mason is averaging 20.7 points per game on 54.9% shooting from the floor, while adding 4.4 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.6 steals per game.
