University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 5
Silas Mason
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-7
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Greensboro, N.C.
- Prev School:
- Ben L. Smith HS
Bio
2022-23 Season (Junior) - Mason appeared in 12 games for Asheville in 2022-23...He scored 27 points, grabbed seven rebounds, and shot 60 percent from the field in his time on the court...Appeared for the Bulldogs in their NCAA Tournament game vs. UCLA...Scored a season-high 10 points on December 7 vs. Warren Wilson...Played a season-high 18 minutes in a win over Brevard in mid-November.
2021-22 Season (Sophomore) - Mason appeared in 28 of 34 games for Asheville in 2021-22...He totaled 394 minutes of playing time, scored 109 points, grabbed 38 rebounds, and blocked shots...Led the team in field goal percentage on the season checking in at 64.2...Scored in double figures on three occasions...His top outing of his sophomore campaign came in the regular season finale against Presbyterian where he scored 16 points in 41 minutes of action, while also going an impressive 8-for-9 from the free throw line...His top outing on the glass was on December 21 vs. Milligan where he snatched seven rebounds and added nine points as well.
2020-21 Season (Freshman) - Appeared in 17 games as a rookie...Totaled 23 points, 14 rebounds...Season-high six points, four rebounds in win vs. South Carolina State...Helped the Bulldogs in two key wins over High Point
Prior to UNC Asheville - Long, athletic wing rated as a three-star prospect by 247sports and Rivals … 247sports ranked him as the No. 12 player in the state of North Carolina and the No. 47 small forward prospect nationally … Rated as the No. 22 player in North Carolina by MaxPreps … As a senior, averaged 20.1 points, 7.2 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.5 steals per game, helping his team to a 21-8 overall record and a 7-3 mark in the Piedmont Triad Conference … Named to the all-conference team for three consecutive seasons, and he was named a finalist for the Boys Basketball Player of the Year award at HighSchoolOT Honors … Tabbed second-team all-state and District 7 Player of the Year by the North Carolina Basketball Coaches Association … As a junior, averaged 8.8 points, 5.7 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game while shooting 52 percent from the floor.
2021-22 Season (Sophomore) - Mason appeared in 28 of 34 games for Asheville in 2021-22...He totaled 394 minutes of playing time, scored 109 points, grabbed 38 rebounds, and blocked shots...Led the team in field goal percentage on the season checking in at 64.2...Scored in double figures on three occasions...His top outing of his sophomore campaign came in the regular season finale against Presbyterian where he scored 16 points in 41 minutes of action, while also going an impressive 8-for-9 from the free throw line...His top outing on the glass was on December 21 vs. Milligan where he snatched seven rebounds and added nine points as well.
2020-21 Season (Freshman) - Appeared in 17 games as a rookie...Totaled 23 points, 14 rebounds...Season-high six points, four rebounds in win vs. South Carolina State...Helped the Bulldogs in two key wins over High Point
Prior to UNC Asheville - Long, athletic wing rated as a three-star prospect by 247sports and Rivals … 247sports ranked him as the No. 12 player in the state of North Carolina and the No. 47 small forward prospect nationally … Rated as the No. 22 player in North Carolina by MaxPreps … As a senior, averaged 20.1 points, 7.2 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.5 steals per game, helping his team to a 21-8 overall record and a 7-3 mark in the Piedmont Triad Conference … Named to the all-conference team for three consecutive seasons, and he was named a finalist for the Boys Basketball Player of the Year award at HighSchoolOT Honors … Tabbed second-team all-state and District 7 Player of the Year by the North Carolina Basketball Coaches Association … As a junior, averaged 8.8 points, 5.7 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game while shooting 52 percent from the floor.
Highlights || Men's Basketball || #2 UNC Asheville vs #5 Longwood (Big South Tournament)
Monday, March 18
Highlights || Men's Basketball || #2 UNC Asheville vs #3 Gardner-Webb (Big South Tournament)
Monday, March 18
Highlights || Men's Basketball || #2 UNC Asheville vs #7 Charleston Southern (Big South Tournament)
Thursday, March 14
Highlights || Men's Basketball || UNC Asheville at Radford
Monday, March 04
