New York, N.Y.— The City University of New York Athletic Conference (CUNYAC) has announced that John Jay men's basketball player,
Vaughn Mason (Bronx, NY, Alfred E. Smith) was named a first team All CUNYAC selection for the 2009-10 men's basketball season.
Mason was voted on by the conference's other head men's basketball coaches and received his award at the conference's postseason media luncheon at the Water Club Restaurant located directly off the East River on East 30th Street.
Mason, a four year member of the Bloodhounds, closed out a stellar career with a great season in 2009-10.
The 6-3 forward was one of only three players in the conference to average a double-double this season. He averaged 19.2 points and 10.1 rebounds this season, both in which led the team, while he had the fourth highest scoring average in the conference and third highest rebounding average.
In his four seasons with the Bloodhounds, Mason compiled numerous accomplishments. He was a member of the 2007-08 men's basketball team which won its first ever CUNYAC men's basketball championship. That season he was second team All-CUNYAC and was selected to the All-Tournament team that postseason.
In 86 career games, Mason scored 1,283 points (sixth all-time in John Jay men's basketball history), good for 14.9 points per game. He averaged 5.9 rebounds and connected on 169 three point field goals.
Upon his anticipated graduation this May, Mason, a Criminology and Public Administration major with a cumulative 3.4 grade point average, is attempting to attend law school next year and hops to become a lawyer someday.
