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Harvey Mason’s son will play basketball for the Arizona Wildcats

Monday, May 20th, 2013
Harvey Mason and his wife, Jeannine Sharp, as a pre-Grammy event in Beverly Hills in February. Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images

Harvey Mason and his wife, Jeannine Sharp, at a pre-Grammy event in Beverly Hills in February. Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images

Trey Mason, the son of former University of Arizona guard and Grammy Award-winning songwriter/music producer Harvey Mason Jr., will join the Wildcats next season as a recruited walk-on.

Trey Mason announced his decision via Twitter on Monday morning, adding he received a leadership academic scholarship.

Mason, 6-2, averaged 15.5 points and 1.3 assists for Los Angeles Loyola High, playing in the same backcourt as point guard Parker Jackson-Cartwright, who has committed to Arizona in the Class of 2014.

(Jacob Hazzard, a walk-on freshman guard, also played at Loyola.)

Trey Mason is noted for his 3-point shooting skills, hitting 79 of 186 attempts (42.5 percent) last season, according to MaxPreps.com.

Harvey Mason played at Arizona from 1986 to 1990, writing the “Wild About the Cats” song that was popular in Tucson during the team’s 1988 Final Four run. Mason’s music skills greatly advanced from there.

This might make you feel old: Trey Mason is one of three sons of players from the 1988 Final Four who will play college basketball. Nick Kerr (son of Steve) is at the University of San Diego). Kameron Rooks (son of Sean) signed to play at Cal.

Related from the Los Angeles Times: Trey Mason’s father figures mightily in his success at Loyola

Ex-Cat Harvey Mason in Tucson for local premiere of his movie

Thursday, November 19th, 2009
Harvey Mason, left, with LeBron James and director/co-writer Kristopher Belman.

Harvey Mason, left, with LeBron James and director/co-writer Kristopher Belman.

Perhaps you’re planning on an early Friday night so you can get up in the wee hours and be on campus around 5 a.m. to stake out a spot behind ESPN’s College Football GameDay stage.

The stage is being set up on the UA mall east of Old Main. You can find all the information about where and when from Arizona athletics official site.

But Wildcat fanatics might not want to miss another unique event Friday night. Former UA basketball player Harvey Mason will be in town to attend the 7:25 p.m. showing of “More Than a Game” at El Con Century Theaters.

Mason, an award-winning songwriter and music producer, is the executive producer of the film, and he also composed the score for the film. The documentary premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in 2008 and won first runner-up behind a movie you might have heard of — “Slumdog Millionaire.”

With rare footage and interviews, “More than a Game” follows LeBron James and his friends through their early basketball days through their quest for a high school championship.

The movie made its Los Angeles premiere on Sept. 26, when the guests included former UA coach Lute Olson.

Here’s an interview with Mason about the movie and the official site with a trailer.