The Sporting News
: FMIII consensus first team, JJ second team.
On FMIII:
"...let’s be honest about this: By the time the season’s final weeks arrived, Mason was no longer the Jayhawks’ obviously best player. Josh Jackson was dominant in that stretch. But Mason not only didn’t fight Jackson’s ascendance, he fueled it without ever losing a grip on what was making his own season extraordinary."
On JJ:
"Jackson became so good as the regular season approached its conclusion that the leading candidate for national Player of the Year no longer was the best player on his team. Frank Mason III still was terrific, but Jackson’s developing shooting skill (20 of 39 on 3s over the final 13 games) and his elite athleticism made him nearly impossible for collegians to defend one-on-one."
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USAToday
: FMIII First team; JJ Second team
On FMIII:
"To become one of the Jayhawks' all-time greats — which coach Bill Self believes Mason is, and that his jersey will hang in the rafters of Allen Fieldhouse — you have to be somewhat legendary. And Mason, an under-recruited kid who originally committed to Towson, has turned into just that over the course of a storied four-year career in Lawrence."
On JJ: article comments only on First teamers.
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