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Greg Mason, a 1994 Centre graduate, has climbed to second place in all-time wins in Centre history in his 10th year. His career record of 169-71 represents the highest winning percentage (70.4%) in school history. It is also the highest winning percentage among all active SCAC men's basketball coaches and the highest in SCAC history. Mason's up-tempo style of play has helped the Colonels break 21 school records and 14 conference records during his stint as head coach.
In the 2006-07 season, Mason was named SCAC Coach of the Year as well as NABC South Region Coach of the Year, leading his team to a second-round appearance in the NCAA Tournament. Following the 2007-08 season Mason was named the SCAC Coach of the Year, NABC South Region Coach of the Year and D3hoops.com South Region Coach of the Year after leading the Colonels to a 26-3 record, the best in school and SCAC history. He guided last year's team to a #2 national ranking, a 25-game winning streak and an undefeated conference regular season, all tops in both school and SCAC history.
An All-SCAC guard at Centre, Mason scored 1,082 points (20th all-time) and dished out 374 assists (fifth all-time). At the time of his graduation, he held seven school records, and he currently holds school records for most three-pointers in a career (244) and best three-point percentage in a single season (51.6). During Mason's four years as a starter, Centre posted a 64-37 record, with three conference championships and an NCAA appearance in 1992. The three conference championships were part of a remarkable 11 straight the Colonels won between 1983 and 1993.
Along with his school records, Mason also still ranks highly in several SCAC categories, including single-season assists average, three-point field goals made, three-point field goals made per game, and three-point field goal percentage. The Centre alum also ranks near the top in conference history for a career in free-throw percentage, three-point field goal percentage, and career three-point field goals made. During his 10 years as head coach at Centre, Mason has coached 25 all-SCAC selections, including three SCAC Players of the Year and two NABC Second Team All-Americans in Reggie Magnusson and Thomas Britt. Under Mason, the Colonels also have excelled in the classroom. Over the last six years, the men's basketball team has placed 36 players on the SCAC Academic Honor Roll. In 2006 alone, Centre put 10 of its 15 men's basketball players (67%) on the Honor Roll, tying for the most of any SCAC school.
Prior to becoming head coach at Centre, Mason was an assistant at Division II power Kentucky Wesleyan for a year before returning to Centre as an assistant for three seasons. While at Kentucky Wesleyan, Mason worked with two National Coaches of the Year, Wayne Boultinghouse and Ray Harp
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Kyle Hankins begins his first year as an assistant men's basketball coach at Centre College after serving as as assistant at Kentucky Wesleyan College for the past two years.
In his two seasons at Kentucky Wesleyan, the Panthers went 43-17 and qualified for the NCAA Division II Tournament twice.
Prior to his time at Kentucky Wesleyan, the Bloomington, Ind. native was an assistant coach at NAIA member Brescia University, where he gained his first year of collegiate coaching experience.
Hankins graduated from Morehead State University with a Bachelor of Science in Sports Marketing and Management. While at Morehead, Hankins was a four-year letter-winner and helped the Eagles to the 2003 Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) Regular Season Championship.
The Indiana native attended Bloomington South High School where he was an Indiana All-Star and Hoosier Basketball Magazine 1st Team All-State selection in 2001. In 2000, he was named a Nike All-American. |
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