Loyola Marymount University Athletics

From Aggers: "The cornerstone of rebuilding a program is senior leadership and the play of returning players that are familiar with the conference. Elton will provide us much needed experience on a team that basically has no playing time in the West Coast Conference or together. His dedication this off season has been impressive and we are looking forward to some great things from him in his final season."

1999-2000 Season Notes: Elton Mashack struggled early in the season but rebounded with some very respectable efforts as the regular season ended. He picked up the 11th double-double of his career with 12 points and 14 rebounds (one shy of his career high) in the team's 77-65 loss at Saint Mary's. Two weeks prior, he broke out for a career-high 26 points and six rebounds in the team's 95-73 loss at Pepperdine. Mashack nearly double-doubled against Gonzaga, picking up 21 points and nine rebounds. He also totaled 15 points and five boards in the team's one-point loss to Portland. He picked up 15 points and six rebounds at Portland, and he nearly double-doubled at Gonzaga with nine points and seven rebounds. Despite two losses to USF and Santa Clara, he combined for 40 points and 17 rebounds against the Broncos and the Dons.

While picking up his third double-double this year and the tenth of his career, he finished with 17 points and 11 rebounds against the Dons. He also shattered his career-high in scoring with 23 points against Santa Clara. Although his scoring has been down this year ( shooting just 33.4 percent on the season, 104-311), he grabbed 21 rebounds in two games and finished with 148 in the last 20 (7.1). His play was fantastic in the final 12 games. Mashack's combined for 191 points and 102 rebounds during that stretch. He picked up his second-consecutive double-double this year after finishing with 12 points and 11 rebounds at home against Dartmouth (was the ninth of his career).

Mashack rated 5th in the WCC in rebounding averaging 7.1 rpg, 12th in scoring with 11.4 points per game and second with 3.0 offensive rebounds per game. Mashack led the team last year with seven double-doubles, a mark that ranked fifth in school history among sophomores. Mashack was also the team's third-leading scorer a year ago averaging 12.1 ppg, and led the team 13 times in rebounding during the campaign. He scored in double figures in 19 of the team's 27 games and set a career-high in rebounding after hauling in 15 in the team's 73-49 loss at USC on Dec. 9.

1999-2000 Game-By-Game Recaps: Cal Baptist... struggled in the team's season opener... tallied just three points and two rebounds... had three turnovers and two steals...at Pacific...struggled in the game, going 1-for-11 from the field and 0-for-4 from three-point range...totaled seven points and five rebounds...at Boise State...shot 4-of-15 from the floor and just 1-of-6 from three-point range...finished with 10 points and six rebounds...committed a career-high 10 turnovers, eight in the first half...dished three assists...vs UC Irvine...had a solid night finishing with a team-high 18 points on 5-of-12 shooting...hit a career-high 7-of-10 from the line and grabbed six rebounds in 30 minutes...missed his first start since the 1997-98 season after struggling though the first three games of the year...at Cal State Fullerton...finished with 11 points on 4-of-8 shooting from the floor...hit 2-of-3 from three-point range and hauled in four rebounds in 19 minutes...fouled out with just under seven minutes to play...vs USC...totaled seven points and six rebounds in 23 minutes...shot just 2-of-9 from the floor...at UTEP...served a one-game suspension for disciplinary reasons...did not travel...at Long Beach State...returned to the starting lineup and picked up his eighth-career double-double...finished with 19 points and 11 rebounds...shot 9-of-16 from the field...added three steals...vs Dartmouth...double-doubled for the second-straight game...scored 12 points and grabbed 11 rebounds...shot just 4-of-13 from the floor, but 2-of-4 from three-point range...at San Diego State...had his double-double string broken after going just 1-of-9 from the field...totaled four points and tied for the team lead with seven rebounds...at Notre Dame...played only 18 minutes off the bench...shot just 1-of-7 from the field...totaled two points but grabbed six rebounds...added one steal and one assist...vs UC Santa Barbara...totaled eight points on 3-of-12 shooting from the field...tied a season-high with 11 rebounds...added two assists and a block...vs Occidental...returned to the starting lineup and totaled nine points on 3-of-9 shooting from the field...added two rebounds and two steals...vs San Diego...finished with only two points on 1-of-11 shooting from the floor...totaled five rebounds and two assists...vs Saint Mary's...after hitting just one shot in seven attempts in the first half, he returned in the second and converted 4-of-6...finished with 11 points and a team-high seven rebounds...added an assist and a steal...at San Francisco...totaled 10 points and six rebounds in 30 minutes...shot just 3-of-14 from the field...added two assists...at Santa Clara...tallied 18 points and a team-high nine rebounds...shot 6-of-14 from the floor and 6-of-9 from the line in 33 minutes...vs Santa Clara...had perhaps his best game all season, finishing with a game and career-high 23 points on 8-of-16 shooting from the field...hit 7-of-9 from the free-throw line while adding six rebounds...vs San Francisco...picked up his third-career double-double with 17 points and a team-high 11 rebounds...shot 6-of-12 from the field...added three assists and two steals...at Portland...shot 5-of-13 from the field and 5-of-8 from the free-throw line for 15 points...led the team with six rebounds...added two assists...at Gonzaga...totaled nine points, mainly on a 7-of-8 performance from the free-throw line...shot 1-of-8 from the floor...tied for the team lead with seven rebounds...vs Gonzaga...nearly double-doubled with 21 points and nine rebounds...hit 7-of-14 from the field and 3-of-5 from three-point range...had two assists and one steal...vs Portland...totaled 15 points, all in the second half, and grabbed five rebounds...added two assists...at Pepperdine...hit 10-of-19 from the field for a career-high 26 points...grabbed six boards and hit 5-of-10 from three-point range...vs Pepperdine...struggled with his shot going 3-for-15 from the floor...totaled seven points and seven rebounds...blocked three shots...at Saint Mary's...picked up his 11th career double-double after scoring 12 points and hauling in 14 rebounds...hit 5-of-13 from the field...blocked one shot...at San Diego...totaled seven points and team-high nine rebounds...shot just 2-of-11 from the floor and dished two assists...added two steals...vs Pepperdine...Started and played 27 minutes, scoring eight points, grabbing seven boards, six of which were defensive.

1998-99: Started in each of the team's 27 games during the season...enjoyed a stellar campaign that saw him average 12.1 points per game which ranked third among team leaders (11th in the WCC)...led the squad averaging 6.9 rebounds per game, a mark that rated tied for third among West Coast Conference leaders...with seven double-doubles during the season, that mark ranked third all-time among sophomores in LMU history...scored twenty or more points three times and 15 or more nine times during the schedule...totaled a career-high 15 rebounds in the team's 79-43 loss at USC (12-9-98)...with 22 points at home against California Baptist (1-2-99) and on the road at San Diego (1-21-99), that mark broke his career-high of 16 set against Portland State as a freshman in his first collegiate start...had a string of six games scoring in double figures to start the season...shot 44.8 percent from the field on the year (125-279) and hit 38.5 percent from three-point range (25-65)...broke a career-high for three pointers in a single game with four at San Diego (1-21-99)...also hit a personal best six free throws on eight attempts in that game against the Torros.

1997-98: Enjoyed a great freshman season... saw action in each of the team's 27 games, starting in 13... averaged 6.5 points per game, good for eighth among team leaders... his 3.1 rebounds per game ranked fifth on the squad... converted 67-of-191 from the floor (35.1 percent) and hit 21 three pointers (74 attempts)... finished the season with nine blocked shots and 27 assists... received his first collegiate start on Dec. 16, 1997 at home against Portland State... ironically, he scored a career-high 16 points in the contest on 6-of-12 shooting from the field and helped LMU win 88-84 in overtime... played a career-high 35 minutes against the Vikings... his start against PSU sparked a string of 13 straight starting nods at forward... shot 4-of-7 from the field and 3-of-4 from three point range and totaled 15 points in the team's loss at Cal State Fullerton (Nov. 29)... hauled in a career-high nine rebounds and scored five points in the team's opening win of the season at home over UC Santa Barbara (Dec. 3)... shot 5-of-11 from the field and totalled 12 points at Providence (Dec. 23)... rattled off double figures in scoring for four straight games at mid-season... string included 14 points on 5-of-11 shooting from the field at home against Portland (Jan. 10)... recorded 10 points at San Francisco (Jan. 16)... finished with 11 points and five rebounds at Santa Clara (Jan. 17)... rounded out the four-game streak with 12 points, his last double-figure scoring game of the year, on 5-of-10 shooting... grabbed eight rebounds.

High School: A 1997 graduate of Bishop Amat High School in La Puente, CA... enjoyed an incredible career while at the school... earned three varsity letters, all in basketball... was an all-CIF selection as a senior prep... led the team averaging 19.8 points per game... finished the season with a 10.1 rebounds per game average... as a guard, finished the season averaging an incredible 4.0 blocks per contest... shot .550 from the field, .360 from three-point range, and .710 from the free-throw line as a senior... earned most valuable player honors during his senior campaign in the Del Rey League... among his many accolades, he was selected to the all-San Gabriel Valley first team by the San Gabriel Tribune... earned most valuable player honors in the San Gabriel all-star game... was a first-team selection for his efforts in the Crescenta Valley and Covina Christmas tournaments... the Arroyo Tournament committee named him the tournament MVP.

Personal: Born October 6, 1979 in Walnut, Calif... he is the son of Henry and Tayja Mashack...has one brother, Brandon, and one sister, Danielle...a business major...lists singing as his favorite hobby...chose Loyola Marymount because he loves the school's environment...chose LMU over San Jose State, San Diego State, Georgetown, and DePaul...loves to eat soul food...Full Name: Elton W. Mashack.