Mason Memmelaar

  • Award
    Performer
  • Week Of
    3/7/2022
  • Sport
    Men's Basketball
  • School
    Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  • Year
    Senior
  • Position
    Forward
  • Hometown
    Middletown, N.Y.
  • High School
    Pine Bush
In two NCAA Tournament games, RPI senior forward Mason Memmelaar led the Engineers in scoring and rebounding with averages of 19.0 and 7.0, respectively. He made 45.5% of his shots (15-of-33) from the floor and added five assists, a block and four steals while averaging 36.5 minutes per game. In a 78-58 win over Nichols in the first round, he had 23 points on 8-of-17 shooting from the field and 6-of-6 from the line, along with a game-high 10 rebounds, five assists and two steals in 36:03. The next night at No. 8 Wesleyan, Mason scored 15 points (7 of 16) with four boards, a block and two steals in a 59-58 victory. Defensively, he and his teammates held teams that both averaged around 85 points to under 60.