Tommy Mason-Griffin Explained

Tommy Mason-Griffin
Career Position:Point guard
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lb:191
Career Number:2, 5, 11
Nationality:American
Birth Date:1990 9, mf=yes
Birth Place:Houston, Texas
High School:Madison (Houston, Texas)
College:Oklahoma (2009–2010)
Draft Year:2010
Career Start:2010
Career End:2016
Years1:2010–2011
Team1:Sioux Falls Skyforce
Years2:2011–2012,
2014–2015
Team2:ratiopharm Ulm
Years3:2016
Team3:Donar
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Thomas Mason-Griffin (born September 29, 1990) is an American former basketball player.[1] Mason-Griffin usually played as point guard. He played college basketball for the Oklahoma Sooners.

College career

After a decorated high school career in which he was named a McDonald's All-American, Mason-Griffin signed with Oklahoma. In his only season with the Sooners, he averaged 14.1 points and 5.0 assists per game, earning third-team All-Big 12 honors. He declared for the 2010 NBA draft and apologized to Oklahoma fans "if they felt I let them down”.[2]

Professional career

Ulm (2011–2015)

He signed with the German team ratiopharm Ulm for the 2011–2012 season. Due to injuries, he missed the complete 2012–13 season.[3] Mason-Griffin wouldn't play in the 2013–14 season as well. For the 2014–15 season, he returned to ratiopharm Ulm, and played 10 BBL games that season.[4]

Donar (2016)

On December 15, 2015, Mason-Griffin signed with Donar Groningen in the Netherlands.[5] On January 11, 2016, Donar and Mason-Griffin parted ways.[6] He played one game for Donar, in which he had 8 points and 6 assists.

On October 30, 2016, Mason-Griffin was selected by the Maine Red Claws with the 108th pick of the 2016 NBA Development League draft.[7] He was waived on November 9, before playing a game with the Red Claws.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tommy Mason-Griffin . RealGM.
  2. News: Former Sooner Tommy Mason-Griffin apologizes . April 10, 2020 . . April 21, 2010.
  3. Web site: Tommy Mason-Griffin. Basketball Ulm.
  4. Web site: Tommy Mason-griffin profile. https://web.archive.org/web/20151223190814/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/gamecent/p/pid/6052591/playerview.html. dead. December 23, 2015. FIBA.com.
  5. Web site: Tommy Mason-Griffin volgt Ken Brown op bij Donar. Basketball.nl.
  6. Web site: Eredivisie basketbal Nederland, basketballleague.nl . www.basketballleague.nl . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304051445/http://www.basketballleague.nl/nieuws/2148 . 2016-03-04.
  7. Web site: Evans. Boston. 2016 NBA D-League Draft Results. NBA.com. October 30, 2016. November 20, 2016.
  8. Web site: Evans. Boston. Training Camp Cuts. NBA.com. November 9, 2016. November 20, 2016.