SENIOR (2022-23): Played in and started 29 contests for Western Illinois, averaging 35.6 minutes, a team-high 19 points, 5.4 assists and 1.6 steals as well as 5.2 rebounds per game.
Second in the Summit League in scoring and first in assists per game. Shot 194-442 (43.9 percent) from the field, 35.7 percent (85-238) from three and 83 percent (78-94) from the line.
On Jan. 23, Massner set a single-game program record for points in a game, scoring 46 vs. North Dakota. Massner scored in double figures in 24 games, scoring more than 20 points 12 times. Had a triple-double of 12 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds in the season-opening win over Illinois State. Hit the game-winning shot vs. South Dakota on Jan. 26. Scored his 1000th point as a Leatherneck at St. Thomas (Feb. 18).
Honors: Named First Team All Summit League; 3X Summit League Peak Performer Basketball Player of the Week. Lou Henson National Player of the Week Award; Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week Award.
JUNIOR (2021-22): All-Summit Second Team, All-Summit Defensive and All-Summit Newcomer… Two-time Summit League Player of the Week (Dec. 27 & Jan. 17), Summit League Male Athlete of the Month (December)… Played every game, making 32 starts and averaging 36 minutes per contest… led the team in all five major statistical categories, averaging 16.4 points, 6.2 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 1.8 steals and 0.6 blocks… shot 43.2% from the field, 34.9% from deep and 71.1% at the line… scored a season-high 31 points against Denver on Dec. 20, finishing the game with nine rebounds, four assists, one block and three steals… finished the season with three double-doubles… ranked fourth in the Summit League for scoring, second in assists while leading the league in steals.
At NORTHWESTERN STATE (2019-21): Earned Second Team All-Southland Conference honors in 2020-21 ... led Northwestern State in scoring (13.1 PPG) and was the second-most accurate shooter (49.3 percent) from the field ... was even better in conference, averaging 14.4 points (14th in the league) and shooting 53.5 percent (5th in the league) ... had a team-leading five 20-point games, topped by a career-high-tying 22 at Houston Baptist ... had back-to-back 20-point games against Central Arkansas and against New Orleans, the latter in the SLC Tournament quarterfinals ... reached double figures in points in six straight games to end the season, marking his longest career streak ... grabbed a season-high 10 rebounds as part of a double-double (17 points) against New Orleans on Jan. 27 ... enjoyed his best all-around game in a win at Southeastern Louisiana with 13 points, a season-high seven assists and a career-high three blocks ... made 16 of his final 33 3-point attempts (48.5 percent) across his final nine games ... led NSU with 35 steals, including a career-high four against Incarnate Word on Jan. 6 ... earned NSU's lone Southland Conference Player of the Week honor, averaging 19.5 points, five rebounds and three assists per games in wins against New Orleans and Central Arkansas... averaged 9.6 points and four rebounds per game while shooting 53 percent overall and 42 percent from 3-point range in 2019-20.
SOUTHEASTERN: Played one season at Southeastern Community College (Iowa), helping that squad to a 27-5 record and a Region XI Championship ... shot 36 percent from 3-point range and averaged 8.5 points per game as a freshman ... scored 20 points and made 4-of-5 3-pointers in the regional championship gameÂ
HIGH SCHOOL: Led program to first state tournament since 1994, earning All-Hawkeye and Quad City Times First-Team All-Eastern Iowa honors ... set four Wapello records – career points (1,431), single-season points (571), single game points (38) and career 3-pointers (171) ... voted Class 2A All-State First Team … conference MVP his last two seasons ... shot 45 percent from 3-point range in his last two seasons ... well-rounded athlete who was an all-state baseball player (batted near .400) and finished third in the 400 meters and the high jump in track and field at state (second in the distance medley) ... also played two seasons of football.
