Kansas guard Frank Mason was chosen Big 12 player of the year on Sunday and he made his first major All-America team, selected by Sporting News, on Monday.
The honors figure to keep rolling in for Mason, the senior from Petersburg, Va., and that would surprise none of the opposing Big 12 coaches.
“The improvement he’s made from year three to year four, from one to four, is phenomenal,” West Virginia’s Bob Huggins said. “It took a whole lot of work. He put in enormous time in the gym. It’s good to see somebody work that hard and get the accolades he deserves.