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Frank Mason lobbies for future Kansas GM job amid roster questions

Wade-Peeryby:Wade Peery•02/21/25
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Frank Mason III was one of the most decorated players in Kansas basketball history during his time there. The Virginia native was a consensus first team All-American and the National College Player of the Year in 2017. It was a season in which he propelled the Jayhawks to a 31-5 overall record and a Big 12 Regular Season title. In the NCAA Tournament that year, the Jayhawks lost in the Elite Eight to the Oregon Ducks.

With colleges across America needing General Managers to handle their football and basketball teams, the former KU great decided to throw his hat in the ring for the potential Jayhawk GM job. A reporter recently asked Kansas head coach Bill Self about potentially hiring a GM. And Mason jumped at the opportunity to let everyone know he’s interested in the position if it becomes available. He tweeted his interest in the position on Friday evening.

“I have a great eye for talent and 100% sure I’d find the perfect players to wear Kansas across their chest and compete at the highest level every-night!” Mason noted.

Frank Mason III was one of the all-time greats at KU

Mason wrapped up his career in Kansas by peppering his name all over the school record books. He finished sixth on their all-time scoring list (1,885 points), sixth in assists (576), eighth in three-point field goals (185), 13th in steals (165), and tied for third in consecutive starts (110). Other than Mason, no other player in Jayhawk basketball history has ranked sixth or higher in both points and assists. That’s a pretty remarkable stat.

His senior year at Kansas, he also won the Big 12 Player of the Year honors. He led Kansas to a 31-5 overall record and an Elite Eight appearance in the 2017 NCAA Tournament.

As a junior, he earned second team All-Big 12 honors. Mason joined his teammate Devonte Graham on the Big 12 All-Defensive Team. He averaged 12.9 points per game and 4.6 assists per game. Not only that, but he also ranked fourth in the Big 12 in assist-to-turnover ratio (fourth at 2.4). As a sophomore, he also earned second team All-Big 12 honors. Mason averaged 12.6 points, 3.9 assists, and 1.4 steals per game.

Mason enjoyed a prolific basketball career during his high school days at Petersburg High School (Petersburg, Virginia). He led the state in scoring in 2011 (27.4 points per game) and 2012 (27.1 points per game).

Once he hung up his sneakers there, he had scored 1,901 points during his four-year career, ranking second only to NBA Hall of Famer Moses Malone in school history. Once he finished at PHS, Mason finished his high school basketball career at Massanutten Military Academy. The military academy decided to retire his jersey in 2017. He was rated as a four-star prospect and the No. 91 overall prospect in the 2013 cycle, according to the On3 Industry Rankings.