Eastern Washington University men's basketball player Mason Peatling hit a significant milestone last Saturday (Jan. 25), hitting the 1,000-point mark in his career in an 81-78 overtime home victory over Southern Utah.
 
He is now just the sixth player in school history to have at least 1,000 points and 525 rebounds in his career. Coming to Eastern from Melbourne, Australia, Peatling is only the second player to couple that with 50 blocked shots. Fellow Australian Venky Jois had 1,803 points, 1,015 rebounds and 240 blocks in his career from 2013-16.
 
Peatling has now played 105 games in his career to rank 21st in school history, and he becomes the 22nd player all-time at Eastern to hit the 1,000-point mark. His .557 shooting percentage in his career currently ranks seventh, his 580 rebounds are eighth and his 92 blocked shots are fifth.
 
The Eagle senior hit the mark with his second basket of overtime, which gave Eastern the lead for good versus Southern Utah. Peatling finished with 30 points, 11 rebounds, five blocked shots and five assists, and hit a key 3-pointer at the end of regulation to send the game to OT. He made 11-of-16 shots from the field and 7-of-11 from the free throw line in the game for his fifth double-double of the season and 13th of his career.
 
"Mason had a terrific game – a monster game," said Eastern head coach Shantay Legans. "He showed in this game why he is the best post player in this league. He made 11 field goals, had 11 rebounds, drew 10 fouls, made his free throws, had five assists and had five blocks. That's what a senior should do, and I'm proud of him."
 
Peatling will add to his totals tonight (Jan. 27) when the Eagles host Northern Colorado to close out a relatively light January schedule, with tipoff at 6:05 p.m. at Reese Court in Cheney, Wash. The game will feature a pair of teams with identical 12-6 records overall and 5-2 league marks.
 
 

More on Mason Peatling . . .

 
Forward Mason Peatling, one of just two Eagle seniors on this year's team, is averaging 15.8 points, 7.7 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.4 blocks. Peatling was sidelined a year ago with a foot injury when the Eagles were just 1-9, but since then Eastern is 27-15 (15-9 last year, 12-6 this season).
 
In an 81-78 overtime win against Southern Utah on Jan. 27, he had a monster game with 30 points, 11 rebounds, five blocked shots and five assists, making 11-of-16 shots from the field and 7-of-11 free throws for his fifth double-double of the season. In helping EWU rally from an 11-point deficit, he hit a key 3-pointer at the end of regulation to send the game to OT. His back-to-back buckets in the extra period gave EWU the lead for good. One game earlier he had a double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds against Montana State on Jan. 18.
 
His 54 points against Multnomah on Dec. 13 broke a nearly 50-year conference record of 53 points and shattered the previous school record of 45. His 24 field goals made were league and EWU records, and his 30 attempts were the most all-time at Eastern.
 
In his now 105-game career (83 as a starter), Peatling has averaged 9.5 points and 5.5 rebounds with a total of 115 assists, 69 steals and 92 blocks. He now has 13 double-doubles in his career with a record of 12-1.
 
 

Where Mason Peatling Ranks . . .

 
Games Played
 1.  138 - Bogdan Bliznyuk - 2015-18
 2.  135 - Cody Benzel - 2016-19
 3.  130 - Ty Gibson - 2016-19
 8.  121 - Jeffrey Forbes - 2010-12
 9.  119 - Marc Axton - 2002-05
10. 118 - Alvin Snow - 2001-04
11. 117 - Jesse Hunt - 2016-19
12. 116 - Brandon Moore - 2007-10
13. 113 - Kevin Winford - 2010-12
13. 113 - Paul Butorac - 2004-07
13. 113 - John Garrison - 1987-91
16. 111 - Brian Sullivan - 1988-91
17. 109 - Chris White - 1998-01
17. 109 - Dave Henley - 1979‑82
19. - 108 - Melvin Bradley - 1982‑85
20. - 106 - Ron Cox - 1974‑77
21. - 105 - Mason Peatling - 2017-20
22. - 104 - Terry Reed - 1977‑80
 
Scoring (1000-Point Club - Total of 22)
 1. 2,169 - Bogdan Bliznyuk - 2015-18
16. 1,091 - Tony Chrisman - 1982‑85
17. 1,084 - Dick Eicher - 1949‑51
18. 1,028 - Felix Von Hofe - 2014-17
19. 1,022 - Jeffrey Forbes - 2010-13
20. 1,006 - Parker Kelly - 2012-15
21. 1,002 - Dave Henley - 1979-82
22. - 1,000 - Mason Peatling - 2017-20
Peatling is only the sixth player in school history to have at least 525 rebounds and 1,000 points.
 
Field Goal Percentage
(Min. 5 Attempts Per Game)
 1. 64.4 - Martin Seiferth - 2013-14
 2. 62.9 - Ron Cox - 1974‑77
 3. 59.3 - Paul Butorac - 2004-07
 4. 58.3 - Venky Jois - 2013-present
 5. 58.2 - Adam Dean - 1995-96
 6. 57.0 - Chris Hester - 2002-03
 7. 55.7 - Mason Peatling - 2017-20
 8. 55.1 - Chris White - 1998-01
 9. 55.0 - Gene Glenn - 1977-78
10. 54.8 - Nate Perkins - 1986-89
10. 54.8 - Tony Chrisman - 1982-85
 
Rebounds
 1. 1273 - Ron Cox - 1974‑77
 2. 1139 - Dave Hayden - 1970‑73
 3. 1015 - Venky Jois - 2013-16
 4. 858 - Randy Buss - 1970‑72
 5. 831 - Bogdan Bliznyuk - 2015-18
 6. 690 - Brandon Moore - 2007-10
 7. 620 - Chris White - 1998-01
 8. 580 - Mason Peatling - 2017-19
 9. 540 - Laron Griffin - 2010-12
Peatling is only the sixth player in school history to have at least 525 rebounds and 1,000 points.
 
Blocked Shots
 1. 240 - Venky Jois - 2013-16
 2. 112 - Martin Seiferth - 2013-14
 3. 99 - Paul Butorac - 2004-07
 4. 94 - Jacob Wiley - 2017
 5. 92 - Mason Peatling - 2017-19
 6. 87 - Brandon Moore - 2007-10