KU’s Frank Mason III named Big 12 Player of the Week

By Matt Tait Dec 12, 2016

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Kansas guard Frank Mason III (0) looks back to the cameras after hitting a three over UMKC guard Dashawn King (1) during the first half, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016 at Allen Fieldhouse.

Kansas senior Frank Mason III is officially on fire.

He’s led the Jayhawks (9-1) in scoring in eight of the 10 games they have played and tallied 18 points or more in nine of those contests.

That includes last week’s showing in which he tied a career-high with 30 points against UMKC and added 18 in a victory over Nebraska, outings that earned Mason this week’s Phillips 66 Big 12 Player of the Week distinction.

It marks the second time this season that Mason has earned the honor, adding to the award he picked up Nov. 16 after he helped Kansas knock off No. 1 Duke in New York City.

In addition to his big point totals, Mason also chipped in with 12 assists, no turnovers, shot .696 from the floor and .727 from three-point range during last week’s victories.

He ranks second in the Big 12 at 20.8 points per game and also ranks among the Big 12 leaders in three-point field goal percentage (.548, 2nd), assists (5.5, 3rd), field goal percentage (.587, 4th) and three-pointers per game (2.3, 4th).

Mason and the Jayhawks are off this week and will return to the floor this weekend when they take on Davidson at 6 p.m. Saturday at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri.

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Written By Matt Tait

A native of Colorado, Matt moved to Lawrence in 1988 and has been in town ever since. He graduated from Lawrence High in 1996 and the University of Kansas in 2000 with a degree in Journalism. After covering KU sports for the University Daily Kansan and Rivals.com, Matt joined the World Company (and later Ogden Publications) in 2001 and has held several positions with the paper and KUsports.com in the past 20+ years. He became the Journal-World Sports Editor in 2018. Throughout his career, Matt has won several local and national awards from both the Associated Press Sports Editors and the Kansas Press Association. In 2021, he was named the Kansas Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Matt lives in Lawrence with his wife, Allison, and two daughters, Kate and Molly. When he's not covering KU sports, he likes to spend his time playing basketball and golf, listening to and writing music and traveling the world with friends and family.