New England College Men's Basketball

Charlie Mason recently completed his 18th season at New England College as the Head Coach of the New England College Men's Basketball team in 2019-20.  Under Mason, the Grims have achieved unprecedented success on the court and in the classroom.   During the 2019-20 campaign, New England College established new heights for the Grims.  They garnered national attention after playing four nationally ranked teams with wins over No.16 WPI and No. 22 Tufts University.  NEC also earned the program's first-ever NCAA regional rankings (NEC was ranked each of the last three consecutive weeks of the season).  NEC also earned their second-conference tournament Championship in three years and subsequently earned births in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament each of these seasons.  For the third year in a row, Calvin Cheek led the NCAA in steals (119) and steals per game (4.25) and was named the conference Defensive Player of the Year.  Izaiah Winston-Brooks joined Cheek as a first team all-conference selection and Jamal Allen was selected to the NECC-second team.  Mason also garnered Coach of the Year honors for the third consecutive season.  

Charlie Mason was named the Head Coach of the New England College men's basketball team prior to the 2002-03 season. Mason's 218 wins are the most in program history. Mason has helped lead the NEC Men’s Basketball team to two Conference Tournament championships and four regular season championships; culminating in two NCAA tournament appearances in 2018 and 2020. The program also earned it’s first-ever NCAA regional rankings during the 2019-20 season. As a result of the program’s success, Charlie Mason has garnered Coach of the Year honors four times since the 2014-15 season.  Charlie Mason has served as a member of the NCAA Division III Men’s Basketball Selection Committee and he has also been a member of the National Association of Basketball Coaches Division III Congress. Mason has also been selected to coach at the NCAA Basketball Academy in the summers of 2019, 2023 and 2024.      Prior to New England College, Charlie Mason served as the Head Men’s Basketball Coach and Assistant Athletic Director at NVU Johnson.  In 2000, Mason was recognized as the Mayflower Coach of the Year.  Charlie Mason earned his M.S. in education at Rockford University. He earned his B.A. in History from Concordia University and a B.S. in Human Movement from NVU Johnson. He was a four-year letter winner at Concordia University and a member of its 1990 National Championship team.