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ALTON MASON'S BLOG
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190cm / 6'3'' - Guard - 1977 
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Alton Mason Basketball Career |
Born: Aug.2, 1977 in Louisiana (USA)
He spent most of his early years in Shreveport, LA, but grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska. He has 3 brothers and 1 sister. He is married to his highschool sweetheart, ANita, and they have 3 children, Alton Jr., Alston and Ania.
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Outlook:
He is quiet on the floor and rarely shows emotion, which makes him a favorite among fans. Alton is a top level point guard who can do a lot of everything. Alton is one of the best all around point guards in the country and has displayed his skills throughout his prolific college career in the prestigious Pac-10 conference. He has thoroughly outplayed the top point guards the Pac-10 has to offer and Alton will continue to dominate the opposition as a professional. Alton has great strength and quickness for a point guard and uses these attributes to get into the lane to score or dish off to an open teammate. Alton can easily create shots for himself but at the same time enjoys setting up his teammates for easy baskets. Alton has consistently maintained a very good assist-to-turnover ratio of 2-to-1 due to his great decision making ability and creative passing. Alton is also an explosive scorer who can fill it up in a hurry, as evidenced by the 18 points he scored in the final six minutes of a game against #4 ranked University of Arizona last year. Alton also is also a tremendous defensive player who has led Arizona State in steals all 3 years he played there. Alton is a great all around point guard who has a ceaseless work ethic and the drive to constantly improve to become the best player he can be.
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Career:
Lincoln, Neb.
1997-1998: Barton County C.C.: 10.0ppg, 8.3apg, 3.3spg
1998-1999: Arizona St. (NCAA): 29 games: 8.5ppg, 2.7rpg, 4.1apg, 2.1spg, FGP: 41.0%, 3PT: 25.4%, FT: 59.5%
1999-2000: Arizona St. (NCAA): 32 games: 6.2ppg, 1.6rpg, 2.6apg, 1.4spg, FGP: 41.8%, 3PT: 35.1%, FT: 80.7%
2000-2001: Arizona St. (NCAA): 29 games: 13.4ppg, 3.5rpg, AssistsConf-7(3.8apg), StealsConf-4(1.7spg), FGP: 41.4%, 3PT: 29.1%, FT: 74.6%: Finished his career sixth on the ASU career steals chart with 153 and tenth on career assists chart with 312
2001-2002: Tournai Estaimpuis (Belgium): 28 games: 20.5ppg, 3.6rpg, 3.4apg, 2FGP: 48.0%, 3FGP: 25.8%, FT: 70.4%
2002-2003: Telindus BC Oostende (Belgium): ULEB Cup: 5 games: 11,4ppg, 2.4rpg, 1.4apg, 2.2spg, 2FGP: 40.0%, 3PT: 31.6%, FT: 79.0%; Belgian League: 7 games: 8.3ppg, 2.0rpg, 1.9apg, 2FGP: 42.4%, 3FGP: 33.3%, FT: 63.2%: released during the season
2003: AND1 Touring Team (played in Latin America)
2003-2004: Honka Espoo Playboys (Finland-League): FIBA Europe League: 3 games: 15.7ppg, 1.7rpg, 1.7apg, 2.0spg, 2FGP: 53.6%, 3FGP: 28.6%, FT: 62.5%; Finnish League: 3 games: 17.7ppg, 5rpg, 4.0apg, 3.3spg: released in Oct.'03, in Dec.'03 was tested by Quatro Bree (Belgium-D1), signed in Jan.'04 for the rest of season: 20 games: 17.0ppg, 2.7rpg, 4.7apg, 2FGP: 41.6%, 3FGP: 29.9%, FT: 69.3%
2004-2005: Euphony Bree (Belgium-D1): 36 games: 16.8ppg, 1.9rpg, 2.9apg, 2FGP: 47.0%, 3FGP: 36.0%
2005-2006: Olimpia GE Larisa (Greece-A1, starting five): EuroCup Challenge: 10 games: 10.8ppg, 2.8rpg, 3.2apg, 1.8spg, FG: 45.7%, 3PT: 39.5%, FT: 75%; Greek League: 26 games: 12.5ppg, 2.2rpg, 3.2apg, 1.4spg, 2FGP: 49.0%, 3PT: 31.0%, FT: 76.0%
2006-2007: Tofas Bursa (Turkey-TBL): 1 game: 4pts, 2reb, 1ast, 1steal; left in Oct.'06: 1 game 4 pt. 2reb, then moved to Barons/LMT Riga (Latvia-LBL, starting five) left in Dec.'06: Baltic League: 5 games: 17.2ppg, 3.0rpg, 2.8apg, 2.2spg; FIBA EuroCup: 4 games: 17.3ppg, 1.5rpg, 3.0apg, 1.0spg, 2FGP: 48.6%, 3FGP: 23.5%, FT: 72.4%, in Jan.'07 signed at BG Karlsruhe (Germany-1.Bundesliga): 12 games: 10.7ppg, 2.1rpg, 2.1apg, 2FGP: 43.2%, 3FGP: 25.0%, FT: 59.5%; left in March'07 to USA
2007-2008: Hanzevast Capitals Groningen (Holland-Eredivisie, starting five): ULEB Cup: 10 games: 12.4ppg, 1.5rpg, 2.3apg, 2.3spg, FGP: 36.1%, 3PT: 36.1%, FT: 82.5%; Dutch League: 39 games: 14.8ppg, 2.2rpg, 3.8apg, 2.5spg, FGP: 46.4%, 3PT: 33.9%, FT: 80.3%
2008-2009: BC Igokea Partizan Aleksandrovac (Bosnia-D1, starting five), left in Oct.'08: 2 games: 9.0ppg
2009-2010: EclipseJet-MyGuide Amsterdam (Holland-Eredivisie, starting five): EuroChallenge: 6 games: 7.8ppg, 2.0rpg, 2.5apg, 1.8spg, FGP: 32.4%, 3PT: 26.3%, FT: 66.7%; Dutch League: 38 games: 12.6ppg, 2.3rpg, 2.6apg, 2.4spg, FGP: 48.5%, 3PT: 29.5%, FT: 75.3%
2010-2011: BK Nova Hut Ostrava (Czech Rep.-NBL): 32 games: 11.0ppg, 2.7rpg, 2.5apg, FGP: 49.8%, 3PT: 19.4%, FT: 76.5%
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Awards/Achievements:
JUCO All-Conference 1st Team -98
Belgian Cup Semifinals -04
Belgian League Regular Season Runner-Up -05
Belgian League Champion -05
EuroCup Challenge Semifinals -06
Dutch Eredivisie All-Star Game -08, 10
Dutch Cup Finalist -10
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