Rienk Mast Season 2023-24

Honors and Awards

• Third-Team All-Big Ten (Coaches, 2024)
•  Honorable-Mention All-Big Ten (Media, 2024)
• Netherlands Senior National Team (2023)
• First-Team Missouri Valley Conference (2023)
• First-Team NABC All-District 16 (2023)
• Second-Team Missouri Valley Conference (2022)
• Second-Team NABC All-District 16 (2022)
• Missouri Valley Conference Most Improved Team (2022)
• Missouri Valley Conference All-Freshman Team (2021)
• NABC Honors Court (2022)
• NU Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall, 2023)
• Three-Time MVC Honor Roll (2020, 2021, 2022)
• Two-Time MVC Scholar-Athlete: (2022, 2023)
• MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award (2021)
• Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2024)

2023-24 (Junior)
Rienk (pronounced RINK) Mast is an All-Big Ten performer who started 32 games in leading Nebraska to 23 wins and an NCAA Tournament berth • Averaged 12.3 points, 7.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game • Topped NU in rebounds and assists and was third in scoring, while his six double-doubles were the most by a Husker since 2007-08 • Reached double figures 20 times in 2023-24 • Had 15 points, including a trio of 3-pointers, in the loss to No. 13 Illinois in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals • Finished the regular season with 12 points five rebounds and three assists at Michigan • Picked up his sixth double-double of the season at Ohio State with 14 points and 12 rebounds • Had four 20-point games, including 21 points at No. 14 Illinois and 20 points and eight rebounds in the win over No. 6 Wisconsin • Was dominant in the win over Ohio State with a career-high 34 points on 13-of-17 shooting, including six 3-pointers, along with 10 rebounds, four assists and two blocked shots • Shined vs. No. 1 Purdue with 18 points - including 14 in the first half - four rebounds and three assists while holding two-time National Player of the Year Zach Edey to 15 points • Missed the North Dakota and South Carolina State games following a procedure on his knee on Dec. 18 • Totaled 19 points and 12 boards in the 62-46 win at Kansas State • Grabbed 14 rebounds, dished out six assists and had eight points in the win over Michigan State • Totaled 19 points on 8-of-12 shooting and nine rebounds against Cal State Fullerton • Recorded his third double-double of the year against Oregon State with 15 points and 13 rebounds • Became the first Husker since Aleks Maric in 2008 to have a game with at least 20 points and 15 rebounds when he finished with 20 points and 16 rebounds against Florida A&M • Trained with the Huskers for most of the summer before joining the Netherlands National Team for the FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament • Played in all three games, averaging 6.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game as he was second on the team in rebounding.

Before Nebraska
Mast spent four years at Bradley University, totaling 1,001 points and 657 rebounds in three seasons after redshirting in 2019-20 because of an injury. Last season, Mast earned first-team All-MVC honors, leading Bradley in scoring (13.8 ppg) and rebounding (8.0 rpg) while shooting 51 percent from the floor and 35 percent from 3-point range. He ranked second in the MVC in rebounding, fourth in field goal percentage and 11th in scoring, as he finished third in voting for MVC Player of the Year.  Mast, who also averaged 2.4 assists per game, totaled nine double-doubles, including 14 points and 12 rebounds in Bradley’s NIT loss to Wisconsin. He had a career-high 30-point effort against Northern Iowa in the MVC Tournament, one of 26 double-figure scoring efforts last season. 

Mast earned third-team All-MVC and second-team NABC All-District 16 honors in 2021-22, averaging 11.6 points and 8.4 rebounds per game as he topped the conference and ranked in the top 50 nationally in rebounding. He totaled nine double-doubles and had 18 double-figure contests in 2021-22. Mast had five 20-point games, including a season-high 23 points and 13 rebounds against Evansville and 20 points and 14 rebounds in a win over Indiana State to garner MVC Player of the Week. He was named to the MVC All-Freshman Team in 2020-21, as he played in 28 games and averaged 8.6 points and 5.8 rebounds per game. His year was highlighted by a 24-point, 10-rebound effort against Southern Illinois in the MVC Tournament. In that game he was 10-of-16 from the floor, including four 3-pointers. 

Before coming to the United States, Mast earned all-star team honors at the 2017 FIBA European Under-16 Championship after leading the Netherlands to a second-place finish in Division B. He also served as captain a year later at the 2018 European Under-18 Championship, helping Holland to the Division B title. Mast played for Donar in the top division of the Dutch Basketball League and was named the league’s Youth Player of the Year and Most Improved Player following the 2018-19 season. While at Donar, he was teammates with former Huskers Lance Jeter and Jason Dourisseau. Mast attended Topsport Talent School before coming to the United State to play collegiately.

Personal
The son of Erik Mast and Willy Reinalda-Mast, Rienk was born on July 19, 2001 in Groningen, Netherlands. He has one brother (Jelte). Rienk graduate from Bradley with a degree in physics in May of 2023 and is working on a master's degree in applied science from Nebraska.