Mason Degenkolb

Bio

2018-2019 at Taylor: Overcame leg injuries to play in 26-of-31 games for Taylor during junior campaign … Was in starting lineup for 24 of those contests … Posted 14.8 points, 3.8 assists, 2.9 rebounds and 0.9 steals in 30.9 minutes per outing … Shot it at a 43.9-percent rate from the field, a 39.3-percent clip from beyond the arc and an 88.9-percent rate from the free throw line … Posted new single-season career-bests in field goal and three-point percentage, assists per game and with 99 total assists … Set new single-game career-high with 13 field goals made in 75-72 win over No. 19 Saint Francis on January 5 … Finished that game 13-of-17 from the field with career-highs of 33 points and seven assists … Set a new single-game career-high the next game with three steals at No. 3 Indiana Wesleyan on January 8 … Rated second among all Trojan players in minutes per game, scoring average, three-point field goal percentage and total assists, as well as with 143 made field goals, 64 made free throws and 24 steals … Ended third on the team in free throw percentage … Rated ninth among Crossroads League performers in assists per game … Also scored top-15 in the league in thefts per outing … Played major role in TU’s victories, leading the squad with 17.8 points and 4.1 assists per game in those 11 affairs … Shot 52.1 percent from the floor and 46.9 percent from three-point range in Taylor wins … Also showed well in Odle Arena with a team-best 17.1 points per game … Shot 95.3 percent from the charity stripe in 13 games against teams ranked or receiving votes in the NAIA Top-25 Poll … Flashed All-American form when healthy during 14 game stretch from December 1 through January 22 … Led Trojans to 8-6 mark in that time with team-leading 18.1 points, 4.3 assists and 3.1 made free throws per game … Scored in double figures in every game during that stretch with 50.8 percent clip from floor and 44.2-percent rate from deep … Closed with 10-or-more points in 21-of-26 showings … Sprinkled in five 20-point games, leading Trojans to 4-1 record in those efforts … Named Crossroads League Player of the Week after averaging 26.0 points and 6.0 assists in TU’s wins over Judson and No. 19 USF on January 2 and 5 … Became 41st member of TU’s 1,000-point club on November 3 at Indiana Tech … Earned NAIA Scholar-Athlete and Academic All-Crossroads League honors … Earned second-straight CoSIDA Academic All-District Team nod.

2017-2018 at Taylor: One-of-two players to start all 31 games for Trojans … Battled through injuries to average 14.8 points, 3.7 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.1 steals and 29.4 minutes per showing … Set new career-highs in assists and steals per outing … Shot career-best 90.1 percent from the free throw line to rank third among all NAIA Division II athletes and tops within the Crossroads League … Rated among the top-20 CL performers in scoring, assists and steals … Led Taylor in starts, minutes and free-throw percentage … Was second on squad with 460 points, 100 made free throws, 85 assists and 33 steals … Also made impact on the glass as one of team’s top rebounders, finishing third on club with 101 defensive boards … Pushed numbers to 16.7 points and 4.1 rebounds per game over TU’s 16 victories … Shredded non-league foes for 16.4 points per game on 47.5-percent shooting from the field and a 39.5-percent rate from beyond the arc … Averaged 16.3 points per game over 15 outings on Paul Patterson Court … Converted 42-of-44 free throws for a nearly automatic rate of 95.5 percent in games away from Odle Arena … Sank 13-of-13 free throw attempts during 101-97 win over No. 8 Trinity International in early NAIA Top-15 clash on November 4 … Effort was TU’s second-best single-game showing from the charity stripe in program history … Also went 11-of-11 in 93-73 win over Mount Vernon Nazarene on February 3 …Led Purple and Gold to 7-3 record when making at least five free throws … Pushed club to 13-9 mark when scoring in double figures … Netted at least 20 points in seven contests … Posted pair of 30-point gems … Had five-or-more rebounds in nine games … Swiped at least one steal in 23 contests … Scored 19 points in CL Tournament Quarterfinals against No. 5 Indiana Wesleyan on February 21 … Earned CL Player-of-the-Week honors with 20.7 points per game over TU’s first three contests … Named as a CL Preseason First-Team and CL Honorable Mention standout … Voted to the prestigious CoSIDA Academic All-District Team for work on the court and in the classroom.

2016-2017 at Taylor: Fearless competitor took over as program’s top scoring threat as a freshman … Started 28-of-30 games appeared in … Averaged 17.0 points, 4.1 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.2 steals in 28.4 minutes of work per game … Shot 37.9 percent from deep and 82.4 percent from charity stripe … Led TU in scoring, as well as with 122 made free throws … Second on squad in minutes, free-throw percentage, steals and blocks with 12 …Ended third on roster with 47 made triples, 100 defensive rebounds and 65 assists … Scoring average was good for third-best in the CL and tops among all freshmen … Also rated top-15 in league rankings in three-point percentage and free-throw percentage in all games, as well as with 1.7 three-point makes per game and 1.3 steals per league game … Closed rookie campaign ranked 37th in NAIA in free-throw percentage … Ranked third among all NAIA Division II freshmen in scoring average … Jump-started career with 29 points on 10-of-14 shooting and a career-best six-of-seven from deep in collegiate debut … Went on to net 12 20-point games and pair of 30-point showings … Scored in double-digits 22 times … Poured in career-best 33 points in 82-71 home win over Huntington on January 3 … Led TU to 8-3 mark when hitting at least two triples … Made at least eight free throws in six different contests … Excelled in front of home crowd by boosting numbers to 18.4 points per game on 48.5-percent shooting and a 42.9-percent clip from deep inside Odle Arena … Backed up Preseason CL All-Freshmen Team attention by being named the CL’s Freshman of the Year … Also touted as All-CL Second-Team and CL All-Freshmen Team standout … Named NAIA Honorable Mention All-American.

Prep: Earned four varsity letters for head coach Lou Lefevre at Tipton High … Also competed at the club level with the Indiana Elite for coaches Frank and Kristof Kendrick … Graduated as Tipton’s second-leading scorer with 1,726 career points … Earned pair of Honorable Mention All-Indiana awards with the Blue Devils … Three-time All-Hoosier Athletic Conference standout … Three-time Kokomo Tribune First-Team All-Area selection … Winner of THS Most Valuable Player award in each of final three seasons … Indiana Senior Top-60 Workout invitee … Participated in Indiana North/South All-Star Classic as a senior ... Also excelled in the classroom en route to claiming Academic All-Indiana honors as a senior … Four-year member of Academic Honor Roll … Member and Vice President of National Honor Society … Graduated third in class.

Personal: Son of Steve and Diane Degenkolb … Younger brother of Taylor Degenkolb, who scored 623 points for the TU women’s hoops team from 2012 through 2016 … Majoring in accounting.