2009
Emily MASON Emily Mason begins her first season as a graduate assistant on the bench at the University of West Alabama.
Mason, a Rogersville, Ala.-native, concluded her collegiate career at Carson-Newman College in Johnson City, Tenn. In two seasons at CNC, Mason shot 47.5-percent from the floor while averaging 11.3 points per game and pulled down 7.7 rebounds per outing. In her senior season she finished fifth on the team in field goal percentage with .469, second in points (11.6) and rebounds (7.4). In her junior season, recorded three double-doubles in an injury shortened season. She averaged 10.8 points and 9.3 rebounds along with 2.4 assists and 2.4 steals. West Alabama Mason shot 51-percent from the field and 33-perGraduate Asst. cent from behind the arc 1st Season for Dean Walsh’s Lady Carson-Newman, ‘09 Eagle Basketball squad. While at CNC, she was named to the Orthopedic Classic and Catawba Classic Tournament Team in 2007 and the Red Roof Class II Tournament Team in 2008 along with All-South Atlantic Conference Team honors in 2008. Prior to Carson-Newman, Mason began her college career at Gadsden State Community College in Gadsden, Ala., playing for Kim and Charles Nails. At GSCC she helped lead the Lady Cardinals to the Alabama Community College Conference championship in 2005 and a ACCC runner-up finish in 2006. Mason garnered 2006 ACCC Player of the Year laurels and was a National Junior College Athletic Association All-American. She was named ACCC Tournament MVP in 2005 and received AllConference and All-Region honors along with being named to the ACCC All-Tournament team in her two seasons at GSCC. She was also named as a ACCC All-Star in 2006. Mason finished her career at GSCC as the school’s all-time leading rebounder and second alltime leading scorer. She also holds the singlegame rebounding record along with being the two-time leading scorer and rebounder for the Lady Cards basketball team. She finished her career with 34 double-doubles. Mason averaged 12.8 points, 9.8 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.2 steals per game for the Lady Cardinals. She shot 57-percent from the floor in her career at GSCC and 67.5 from the free-throw line.
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She helped guide Gadsden State to a 51-9 record in her two yeat stint with the Lady Cardinals. Mason received her Bachelor of Science in Special Education Certified K-12 from Carson-Newman.
Mason’s Notes Coaching Experience 2009................................Graduate Assistant Coach, The University of West Alabama Collegiate Playing Experience 2006-2008:.......................................................................... Carson-Newman College 2004-2006:.......................................................... Gadsden State Community College ...................... 2006 Alabama Community College Conference Player of the Year ........................ 2006 National Junior College Athletic Association All-American