Bashir Mason
{{Short description|American basketball player and coach (born 1984)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Bashir Mason
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| current_title = Head coach
| current_team = Saint Peter's
| current_conference = MAAC
| current_record = {{winpct|45|48|record=y}}
| contract =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|2|11}}
| birth_place =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| player_years1 = 2003–2007
| player_team1 = Drexel
| player_positions = Point guard
| coach_years1 = 2008–2010
| coach_team1 = Marist (asst.)
| coach_years2 = 2010–2012
| coach_team2 = Wagner (asst.)
| coach_years3 = 2012–2022
| coach_team3 = Wagner
| coach_years4 = 2022–present
| coach_team4 = Saint Peter's
| overall_record = {{winpct|210|178|record=y}}
| bowl_record =
| tournament_record = 0–1 (NCAA tournament)
1–2 (NIT)
9–9 (NEC)
| championships = * 3× NEC regular season (2016, 2018, 2021)
| awards = * 3× NEC Coach of the Year (2016, 2018, 2021)
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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 at St. Benedict's Preparatory School, then joined 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.{{cite web |last=Darcy |first=Kieran |date=March 26, 2012 |title=Wagner taps Bashir Mason, 28 |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7737995 |access-date=November 22, 2015 |work=ESPN.com}} 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.{{Cite web |date=April 12, 2022 |title=Jersey City Native Bashir Mason Named 16th Head Men's Basketball Coach at Saint Peter's University |url=https://saintpeterspeacocks.com/news/2022/4/12/mens-basketball-jersey-city-native-bashir-mason-named-head-mens-basketball-coach.aspx |access-date=April 12, 2022 |work=Saint Peter's University Athletics |language=en}} He replaced Shaheen Holloway when he left Saint Peter's for Seton Hall on March 30, 2022.{{Cite magazine |last=McDaniel |first=Mike |date=March 30, 2022 |title=Seton Hall Hires Saint Peter's Coach Shaheen Holloway |url=https://www.si.com/college/2022/03/30/seton-hall-hires-saint-peters-coach-shaheen-holloway |access-date=April 1, 2022 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |language=en-US}}
Head coaching record
{{CBB Yearly Record Start
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
|name = Wagner Seahawks
|conference = Northeast Conference
|startyear = 2012
|endyear = 2022
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2012–13
| name = Wagner
| overall = 19–12
| conference = 12–6
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2013–14
| name = Wagner
| overall = 19–12
| conference = 12–4
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2014–15
| name = Wagner
| overall = 10–20
| conference = 8–10
| confstanding = T–7th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2015–16
| name = Wagner
| overall = 23–11
| conference = 13–5
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NIT Second Round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2016–17
| name = Wagner
| overall = 16–14
| conference = 11–7
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2017–18
| name = Wagner
| overall = 23–10
| conference = 14–4
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NIT First Round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2018–19
| name = Wagner
| overall = 13–17
| conference = 8–10
| confstanding = 7th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2019–20
| name = Wagner
| overall = 8–21
| conference = 5–13
| confstanding = 10th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2020–21
| name = Wagner
| overall = 13–7
| conference = 13–5
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2021–22
| name = Wagner
| overall = 21–6
| conference = 15–3
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Wagner
| overall = {{winpct|165|130|record=y}}
| confrecord = {{winpct|111|67|record=y}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Saint Peter's Peacocks
| conference = Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
| startyear = 2022
| endyear =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2022–23
| name = Saint Peter's
| overall = 14–18
| conference = 7–13
| confstanding = 10th
| championship =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2023–24
| name = Saint Peter's
| overall = 19–14
| conference = 12–8
| confstanding = T–3rd
| championship = conference tournament
| postseason = NCAA Division I Round of 64
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2024–25
| name = Saint Peter's
| overall = 12–16
| conference = 7–13
| confstanding = 11th
| championship =
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Saint Peter's
| overall = {{winpct|45|48|record=y}}
| confrecord = {{winpct|26|34|record=y}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record End
|overall = {{winpct|210|178|record=y}}
}}
References
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External links
- [https://saintpeterspeacocks.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/bashir-mason/2240 Saint Peter's bio]
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