Mason Athletics recognized Green Machine Ensembles director and associate professor of music Michael Nickens, “Doc Nix,” during the men’s basketball game vs. Massachusetts on Wednesday at EagleBank Arena.
As part of Black and African Heritage Month, the game featured the National Black Anthem, “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” sung by Bobby Lacy II, as well as performances by Doc Nix, the Green Machine’s Emerald Desire, a video presentation, and halftime acknowledgment of Doc Nix by Interim Athletic Director Nena Rogers.