Mason Cox - Wikipedia Mason Cox Mason Cox Cox with Collingwood in March 2017 Full name Mason Cox Nickname ( s ) American Pie Date of birth ( 1991 - 03 - 14 ) March 14, 1991 ( age 27 ) Place of birth Highland Village, Texas, United States Original team ( s ) Oklahoma State University ( Big 12 ) Draft No. 60 pick, 2015 rookie draft Height 211 cm ( 6 ft 11 in ) Weight 110 kg ( 243 lb ) Position ( s ) Ruckman / forward Club information Current club Collingwood Number 46 Playing career Years Club Games ( Goals ) 2015 -- Collingwood 44 ( 52 ) Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2018 season. Career highlights Neale Daniher Trophy ( 2018 ) Sources : AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com Mason Cox ( born March 14, 1991 ) is an American professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League ( AFL ). Playing as a ruckman and key forward, he first played Australian rules football in April 2014 before making his AFL debut just two years later in April 2016. Cox had previously played basketball for Oklahoma State University in the Big 12 Conference. On debut, he became the tallest player in the history of the AFL, overtaking Aaron Sandilands in height. Contents 1 Early life 2 AFL career 3 Statistics 4 References 5 External links Early life Cox was born in Highland Village, a suburb of Dallas, Texas to parents Jeanette and Phil. He attended high school in Flower Mound, Texas. Cox was a student at Edward S. Marcus High School, and was part of the school 's state championship winning soccer team. Boston Celtics player Marcus Smart attended the same school and he and Cox would later be teammates at college. Cox studied engineering at Oklahoma State University, graduating in 2014. While studying, he started playing basketball as a hobby. He initially joined the Oklahoma State Cowgirls ' `` scout team '' to simulate Brittney Griner, former Baylor University basketball player. After being noticed by former head coach, Travis Ford, he was asked to join the university 's men 's basketball team as a walk - on. He played a total of 57 minutes for the Cowboys, scoring seven points. AFL career Cox was invited to attend the 2014 US International Combine for potential Australian rules footballers, in Los Angeles in April 2014. After impressive performances in the skills testing he traveled to Australia for a second combine and on May 30, 2014, was signed by the Collingwood Football Club. AFL teams Port Adelaide, North Melbourne, Richmond, and Fremantle were also reported as having shown interest in recruiting Cox. Cox played for the Collingwood reserves team in the Victorian Football League ( VFL ) throughout the 2015 season whilst learning the game and improving his skills. After playing well in the opening two games of the 2016 VFL season, he made his AFL debut on April 25, 2016 in the annual Anzac Day match against Essendon. Within the first 80 seconds of the match, he took his first mark and scored the game 's first goal with his first kick in the AFL. Collingwood went on to win the match by 69 points. On September 11, 2017, despite interest from other clubs, Cox signed a three - year contract extension, keeping him at Collingwood until the end of 2020. Cox continued his good form in the 2018 season, kicking a career - high 5 goals in the Queen 's Birthday match at the MCG and was awarded the Neale Daniher trophy as Best on Ground. Mason Cox is seeking permanent resident status on a path towards Australian citizenship to fulfill his desire to live the rest of his life in Australia. Statistics Statistics are correct to the end of the 2018 season Legend G Goals B Behinds K Kicks H Handballs D Disposals M Marks T Tackles H / O Hit - outs Season Team # Games H / O H / O Totals Averages ( per game ) 2015 Collingwood 46 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2016 Collingwood 46 11 17 7 50 32 82 30 24 79 1.6 0.6 4.6 2.9 7.5 2.7 7.2 2017 Collingwood 46 9 10 5 38 32 70 29 23 145 0.6 4.2 3.6 7.8 3.2 2.6 16.1 2018 Collingwood 46 24 25 12 148 89 237 119 38 164 1.0 0.5 6.2 3.7 9.9 5.0 1.6 6.8 Career 44 52 24 236 153 389 178 85 388 0.6 5.4 3.5 8.8 4.1 1.9 8.8 References Jump up ^ Walsh, Courtney ( April 26, 2016 ). `` Collingwood lean on their American Pie Mason Cox in Anzac Day thrashing '', The Australian. Retrieved May 22, 2016. Jump up ^ official Bio Jump up ^ http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-04-28/taller-than-sandi-cox-shines-at-international-combine Jump up ^ `` Mason Cox bio, stats ''. espn.go.com. ESPN Inc. Retrieved April 30, 2016. Jump up ^ `` American Mason Cox kicks goal with first touch in AFL ''. Seven Sport. April 25, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2016. Jump up ^ Magelssen, Tommy ( April 26, 2016 ). `` Former Flower Mound Marcus soccer standout, Oklahoma State basketball player Mason Cox makes debut for ' Dallas Cowboys ' of Australian rules football ''. The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved May 1, 2016. ^ Jump up to : Hines, Kelly ( April 27, 2016 ). `` Former OSU basketball player Mason Cox scores opening goal in Australian Football League debut ''. Tulsa World. Retrieved May 1, 2016. ^ Jump up to : Quayle, Emma ( May 21, 2014 ). `` Could Mason Cox be the next really big thing ? ''. The Age. Fairfax Media. ^ Jump up to : Hines, Kelly ( April 28, 2014 ). `` Does OSU 's Mason Cox have a future in Australian Rules Football ? ''. Tulsa World. Retrieved May 1, 2016. Jump up ^ Hines, Kelly ( February 15, 2014 ). `` OSU walk - on Mason Cox in spotlight after big game against Texas ''. Tulsa World. Retrieved May 4, 2016. Jump up ^ Twomey, Callum ( April 28, 2014 ). `` Taller than Sandi : Basketballer shines at US combine ''. Jump up ^ Higgins, Ben ( May 30, 2014 ). `` Collingwood snares 211cm US prodigy Mason Cox as an international rookie ''. Herald Sun. Retrieved April 25, 2016. Jump up ^ Chiarelli, Simon ( May 30, 2014 ). `` Magpies sign 211cm US athlete ''. collingwoodfc.com.au. BigPond. ^ Jump up to : `` Mason Cox ''. Inside Football. Archived from the original on April 25, 2016. Jump up ^ Baldwin, Adam ( April 25, 2016 ). `` Collingwood 's American import Mason Cox boots first goal with first kick on ANZAC Day ''. Fox Sports. Jump up ^ King, Travis ( April 25, 2016 ). `` Ruthless Pies smash Bombers in Anzac Day fizzer ''. AFL.com.au. BigPond. Jump up ^ Laughton, Max ( September 11, 2017 ). `` American ruck / forward Mason Cox signs new three - year deal at Collingwood, rebuffing interest from other clubs ''. Fox Sports. Jump up ^ `` ' It is a remarkable story ' : American recruit Mason Cox shows why Collingwood has invested so much ''. Fox Sports Australia. June 12, 2018. Jump up ^ Ralph, Jon ( November 7, 2017 ). `` Mason Cox wants to become Australian citizen - and cement place in Collingwood line - up ''. Herald Sun. Jump up ^ `` Mason Cox ''. AFL Tables. Retrieved October 28, 2018. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mason Cox. Mason Cox 's profile on the official website of the Collingwood Football Club Mason Cox 's playing statistics from AFL Tables Mason Cox 's profile at OSU Cowboys Collingwood Football Club -- current squad 2 De Goey 3 Wells 4 Grundy 5 Elliott 6 Goldsack 7 Treloar 8 Langdon 10 Pendlebury ( c ) 12 Scharenberg 13 Adams 14 Aish 15 Dunn 16 Mayne 17 C. Brown 18 Varcoe 19 Greenwood 20 Reid 21 Phillips 22 Sidebottom 24 Thomas 25 Crisp 26 Daicos 28 Murphy 30 Moore 31 Appleby * 32 Hoskin - Elliott 33 Wills 34 T. Brown 35 Stephenson 36 Sier 37 Maynard 38 Howe 39 Crocker 41 Mihocek * 44 Madgen * 45 Lynch * 46 Cox Beams Keane * Roughead Tohill * Coach : Buckley * denotes rookie listed players 2015 AFL rookie draft First round 1. Jack Sinclair 2. Aaron vandenBerg 4. Billy Evans 5. Roarke Smith 6. Billy Gowers 7. Josh Glenn 8. Michael Manteit 9. Reilly O'Brien 10. Kane Lucas 11. Jayden Short 12. Shaun McKernan 13. Ethan Hughes 14. Tom Read 15. Braydon Preuss 16. Nathan Krakouer 17. Sean McLaren 18. Jared Hardisty Second round 19. Ahmed Saad 20. Mitch White 22. Hugh Beasley 23. Jordan Kelly 24. Brad Walsh 25. Adam Saad 26. Brenden Abbott 27. Keenan Ramsey 28. Corey Adamson 29. Jason Castagna 30. Kurt Aylett 31. Tanner Smith 32. Cameron Delaney 33. Will Fordham 34. Tom Logan 35. Nic Newman 36. Jermaine Miller - Lewis Third round 37. Brenton Payne 40. Daniel Pearce 41. Tom Fields 42. Keegan Brooksby 43. Tony Armstrong 44. Anthony Wilson 45. Patrick Brophy 46. Kane Lambert 47. Jake Long 48. Sean Hurley 49. Padraig Lucey 50. Max Warren 51. Johann Wagner 52. Lewis Melican 53. Lachlan Langford Fourth round 54. Adam Schneider 56. Cian Hanley 57. Brett Goodes 58. Fraser Russell 59. Tyrone Downie 60. Mason Cox 61. Matthew Arnot 62. Conor McKenna 63. Robin Nahas 65. Sam Grimley Fifth round 67. Greg Broughton 68. Ivan Soldo Sixth round 71. Andrew Raines Ninth round 75. Matthew Hammelmann 76. 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Question: who is the american who plays for collingwood
Answer: Mason Cox