Student-athletes that played for Coach Mason and their Individual Accomplishment:
Yemi Nicholson:
CollegeInsider.com Mid Major All-American – 2006, Sun Belt conference Defensive Player of the Year – 2006, All-Sun Belt Conference First Team – 2006, Sun Belt Conference All-Tournament Team – 2006, NABC All-District 13 First Team—2006, Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week—Feb. 21, 2006, Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week—Jan. 31, 2006, Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week—Jan. 10, 2006, Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week—Nov. 22, 2005 ,Top of the World Tournament MVP - 2005, CollegeInsider.com Pre-Season Mid Major All-American – 2006 ,Street & Smith’s Preseason Sun Belt Top Player—2006, Street & Smith’s Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team—2006, Lindy’s Preseason Sun Belt Player of the Year—2006, Lindy’s Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team—2006, Lindy’s Preseason Sun Belt Best NBA Prospect—2006, Lindy’s Preseason Sun Belt Best Defender—2006, Athlon Preseason Sun Belt Player of the Year—2006, Athlon Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team—2006, AP All-American Honorable Mention—2005, Sports Illustrated All-American Honorable Mention—2005, Basketball Times All-Rockies Region—2005, U.S. Basketball Writers Association District 8 Team—2005, NABC All-District 13 Second Team—2005, Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year—2005, All-Sun Belt Conference First Team—2005, CollegeInsider.com Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year—2005, CollegeInsider.com Star of the Week—Feb. 7, 2005, Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week—Jan. 25, 2005, Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week—Feb. 7, 2005, Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week—Feb. 14, 2005, Basketball News Preseason Second Team All-Sun Belt—2005,
Yemi is a native of Aurora, CO
Antonio Porch
Lindy’s Preseason Second-Team All-Sun Belt—2005-2006,
Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week—Dec. 28, 2004
Antonio is a native of Denver, CO
Erik Benzel
Sun Belt Conference Male Scholar Athlete of the Year—2005, ESPN the Magazine Second-Team Academic All America—2005, ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District VII—2005, Sun Belt Conference Academic Commissioner’s List - 2005, Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week—Dec. 7, 2004, Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team—2005, Sporting News Preseason Second-Team All-Sun Belt—2005, All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team—2004, Floyd M. Theard Award—2004
Erik is a native of Spokane, WA
Rodney Billups
Lindy’s Basketball Preseason Best Playmaker—2005,
All-Sun Belt Conference Third Team—2005,
Rodney is a native of Denver, CO
DaShawn Walker
Top of the World All-Tournament Team - 2005,
DaShawn Walker is a native of Chicago, IL (transfer from Indian Hills CC)
Brett Seger
Sun Belt Conference Academic Commissioner’s List - 2005,
Brett is a native of Omaha, NE and is currently earning his BS in Accounting and his MBA in the University of Denver’s4+1year program.
Terrence Gordon
Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll - 2005,
Terrence is a native of Denver, CO Terrance is also playing in Sweden.
David Kummer
Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll - 2005,
David is a native of Boulder, CO and is currently a redshirt senior at the University of Denver.
Brett Starkey
NJCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship - 2004
Academic All-America Second Team - 2004,
Academic All-District - 2002, 2003, 2004,
Academic All-America First Team - 2003,
All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team - 2003,
Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week - Feb. 17, 2003,
Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week - Jan. 13, 2003,
All-Sun Belt Conference Preseason Team – 2003
Brett played in Netherlands for two years Bret is a native of Denver, Colorado
Zeljko Zupic
Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week – Dec. 15, 2003, Cyclone Challenge All-Tournament Team - 2002,
Zeljko is a native of Croatia and currently playing in Greece.