{{short description|American basketball player}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Mason Forbes | image = | image_size = | caption = | number = 14 | position = Power forward | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 9 | weight_lbs = 230 | league = NBL1 South | team = Waverley Falcons | birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1999|2|5}} | birth_place = Folsom, California, U.S. | high_school = Folsom (Folsom, California) | college = * Harvard (2018–2022) * Saint Mary's (2023–2024) | draft_year = 2024 | career_start = 2024 | years1 = 2024–present | team1 = Waverley Falcons | highlights = * NBL1 South All Second Team (2025) }} '''Mason Forbes''' (born February 5, 1999) is an American basketball player for the Waverley Falcons of the NBL1 South. He played college basketball for the Harvard Crimson and Saint Mary's Gaels.
==High school career== Forbes attended Folsom High School in his hometown of Folsom, California.<ref>{{cite web|last=Schaedig|first=Derek|url=https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2021/10/13/Forbes-Feature/|title=A Family of Forbes: Siblings Reconnect with Harvard Basketball|publisher=thecrimson.com|date=October 13, 2021|accessdate=July 23, 2022}}</ref>
==Collegiate career== ===Harvard Crimson (2018–2022)=== In January 2018, Forbes committed to the Harvard Crimson.<ref>{{cite web|last=Smith|first=Cam|url=https://usatodayhss.com/2018/harvard-mason-forbes-afro|title=Harvard won a prime California hoops recruit by complimenting his afro|publisher=usatodayhss.com|date=January 23, 2018|accessdate=July 23, 2022}}</ref>
Forbes played for the Crimson in 2018–19 and 2019–20. He did not play in 2020–21 due to the Ivy League cancelling the season. He played just 11 games in 2021–22.<ref name=gocrimson>{{cite web |title=Mason Forbes - 2021-22 - Men's Basketball |url=https://gocrimson.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/mason-forbes/24131 |website=Harvard University |access-date=16 August 2025 |language=en}}</ref>
===St. Mary's Gaels (2022–2024)=== In May 2022, Forbes transferred to the Saint Mary's Gaels.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theportalreport.com/2022/05/09/daily-portal-report-ivy-league-takes-a-hit-davis-and-sharp-both-return-to-school/|title=Daily Portal Report: Ivy League Takes a Hit; Davis and Sharp Both Return to School|publisher=theportalreport.com|date=May 9, 2022|accessdate=July 23, 2022}}</ref>
After sitting out the 2022–23 season due to NCAA transfer regulations, Forbes played his final college season in 2023–24 for the Gaels.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mason Forbes - Men's Basketball |url=https://smcgaels.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/mason-forbes/5555 |website=SMC California Athletics |access-date=16 August 2025 |language=en}}</ref>
===College statistics=== {{NBA player statistics start}} |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19 | style="text-align:left;"| Harvard | 21 || 2 || 8.6 || '''.688''' || – || .500 || 1.0 || .1 || .1 || .2 || 2.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20 | style="text-align:left;"| Harvard | '''28''' || 2 || 10.1 || .610 || – || '''.583''' || 2.1 || .4 || .2 || .6 || 3.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22 | style="text-align:left;"| Harvard | 11 || '''10''' || '''26.6''' || .597 || – || .538 || '''5.3''' || '''1.2''' || '''.4''' || '''.8''' || '''8.0''' |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23 | style="text-align:left;"| Saint Mary's | style="text-align:center;" colspan="11"| 15px|Redshirt Redshirt |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 60 || 14 || 12.6 || .621 || – || .558 || 2.3 || .4 || .2 || .5 || 4.0 {{S-end}}
==Professional career== Forbes played for the Waverley Falcons of the NBL1 South in Australia during the 2024 NBL1 season.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Badkin |first1=Liam |title=NBL1 South Players of the Week - Round 10 |url=https://central.rookieme.com/basketball/nbl1-south-players-of-the-week-round-10/ |access-date=16 August 2025 |work=Basketball Rookie Me Central |date=17 June 2024}}</ref> In 19 games, he averaged 15.6 points, 7.5 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 1.6 blocks per game.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mason Forbes, Basketball Player, News, Stats - australiabasket |url=https://basketball.australiabasket.com/player/Mason-Forbes/475402 |website=Eurobasket LLC |access-date=16 August 2025 |url-access=subscription}}</ref>
Forbes re-joined the Waverley Falcons for the 2025 NBL1 season. He was named NBL1 South All Second Team.<ref>{{cite news |title=Stars Shine Bright at the NBL1 South 2025 Awards Night |url=https://nbl1.com.au/news/stars-shine-bright-at-the-nbl1-south-2025-awards-night |access-date=16 August 2025 |work=nbl1.com.au |date=15 August 2025 |language=en}}</ref>
==Personal life== Forbes' father, Sterling Forbes Jr., played at Texas State and professionally in Argentina and with the Harlem Globetrotters. His grandfather, Sterling Forbes Sr., was an All-America selection for Pepperdine, a 1960 draft pick of the Los Angeles Lakers, and spent three years with the Harlem Globetrotters.<ref name="gocrimson" />
==References== {{Reflist|30em}}
==External links== *[https://nbl1.com.au/player-listing/mason-forbes-bbbf913c-f7c3-11ee-a70a-3b771fd3099b NBL1 profile] *[https://gocrimson.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/mason-forbes/24131 Harvard Crimson bio] *[https://smcgaels.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/mason-forbes/5555 Saint Mary's Gaels bio]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Forbes, Mason}} Category:1999 births Category:Living people Category:American men's basketball players Category:Basketball players from Sacramento County, California Category:Harvard Crimson men's basketball players Category:Power forwards Category:Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball players Category:Sportspeople from Folsom, California