2011-12 CHATTANOOGA BASKETBALL STUDENT-ATHLETE BIOS 30 • Z. MASON
1 • LANCE STOKES
Forward | 6-5 | 242 | RSo. Nashville, Tenn. (Ole Miss/Christ Presbyterian)
Forward | 6-6 | 201 | Fr. Orlando, Fla. (Lake Highland Prep)
• First year in Mocs basketball program as a transfer from Ole Miss football. Eligible immediately. • Widely-recruited basketball and football player coming out of high school in 2009. Was considered top mid-m mid mid-major basketball target while ranking No. Noo. 2 in the nation as tight end. OLE MISS FOOTBALL Redshirted in 2009 20009 before lettering as a redshirt redshirt frfreshman in 2010...ho ono roll student (fall 2010...honor 2009). HIG GH SCHOOL HIGH OOne ne of the top athletes in the ath state of Tennessee st in 2009 class out Christ Presbyterian Ch Academy…All-State AAca performer perform me for Drew Madcourt dux on the cou urt garnering more scholarship offers… than 30 DI sch hol and Allthree-time All-Region All-R MVP District performer…District perform averaging 24 points, as a senior av ver 10.5 rebound rebounds ds aand 5.8 blocks per contest…Tennessee contest…Ten nn Class AA Mr. Basketball finnali nalist in 2008 leading the Lions to th the he state tournament…rated No. No 2 tight end and No. 91 player iin tthe nation by ESPN…had 35 ca atc for 464 yards catches and seven TDs while while also rushing for 489 yards and 10 scores ssco as a senior for Jay Matthews. PERSONAL Zaccheus Marv vin Mason was born Marvin January 21, 11991 99 in Nashville, Tenn prefers pref to go by the Tenn….prefers name Z.…son of Latrice Mason…has three younger sisters: Destiny, Yasmin and Kayla…majoring in communications.
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•Strong athlete that projects as a 3, but can help at the 4 as well. •Comes from athletic family, father Fred won Super Bowl XXVI with the Washington Redskins and brother Landon is a highly-regarded football prospect. • FCA Scholorship recipient. HIGH SCHOOL Played for former Va Vanderbilt anderbilt star, Olympic Gold Medalist alist and NBA player Jeff Turner at Lake Highland H Prep…led the Highlanders to 22-win 2 season as a senior…McDonald’s onnald’s All-American nominee… n nee… averaged 11.3 points ntts and 6.3 rebounds per ppe er game…MVP of DeLand Gus Gibbs Rotary Tournament while earning all-tournament mention at Great Florida Shootout…shot 511 percent from the floor as a junior juunior posting 15.7 points and 6.99 boards per contest…had a scouting score o outing of 87 from ESPN Scouts o Inc., as outs the No. 66 small forward…was rward…was do Sentinal listed on the Orlando Central Florida top 20. 2 PERSONAL okkes was born Lance Frederick Stokes February 5, 1992 inn Ashton, n Regina nd Va.…son of Fred and hers, Landon Stokes…two brothers, F was an and Luka…father Fred standout defensivee lineman at w played Georgia Southern who NFFL for 10 seasons in the NFL Rams, Redskins andd Saints wll XXVI winning Super Bowl Lance was born 10 days after Redskins Super Bowl win with Washington…Lance in 1992…undecided on his major.
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