Lat Mayen

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Lat Mayen
No. 11–Adelaide 36ers
Position Forward
League NBL
Personal information
Born (1998-08-16) 16 August 1998 (age 26)
South Sudan
NationalitySouth Sudanese / Australian
Listed height206 cm (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight94 kg (207 lb)
Career information
High school Concordia College
(Adelaide, South Australia)
College
NBA draft 2023: undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2017 BA Centre of Excellence
2022 Cairns Marlins
2022–2024 Cairns Taipans
2023 Bendigo Braves
2024 Wellington Saints
2024–present Adelaide 36ers
Career highlights and awards

Lat Nai Mayen Nai (born 16 August 1998) [1] is a South Sudanese-Australian professional basketball player for the Adelaide 36ers of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for three different colleges between 2018 and 2022, finishing with a two-year stint with the Nebraska Cornhuskers. He began his professional career with the Cairns Taipans of the NBL in 2022.

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Early life and career

Mayen was born in South Sudan [2] and grew up in Adelaide, South Australia, where he attended Concordia College and graduated in 2016. [2] He represented South Australia at the 2016 Australian Under 20 nationals and played club basketball with the Sturt Sabres. [2]

In 2016, Mayen debuted for the BA Centre of Excellence in the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL). [3] In nine games, he averaged 12.0 points and 5.3 rebounds per game. [4] He returned to the Centre of Excellence in 2017 and averaged 14.1 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.3 assists in eight SEABL games. [5]

College career

Mayen moved to the United States to play college basketball for the TCU Horned Frogs. [6]

After redshirting the 2017–18 season, [2] Mayen joined TCU for the 2018–19 season. He played in 17 games before suffering a season-ending knee injury. He averaged 2.1 points and 1.2 rebounds in 7.9 minutes played per game. [2]

For the 2019–20 season, Mayen joined Chipola College of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). He helped the school to an 18–10 record and averaged 11.8 points, 8.4 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game. He was subsequently named first-team All-Panhandle Conference. [2]

For the 2020–21 season, Mayen joined the Nebraska Cornhuskers. [2] He was forced to play out of position at centre early in the season as Nebraska was without Derrick Walker and Eduardo Andre for the first six games of the year. [7] He was one of two Huskers to start all 27 games and finished with averages of 8.6 points and 4.5 rebounds per game. [2] He averaged 13.3 points and 6.3 rebounds per game in his final four games, which included a game with a career-high 25 points against Rutgers. [2] He led led Nebraska with 48 made 3-pointers. [7]

In the 2021–22 season, Mayen battled a back injury early in the season [7] but managed to start 31 games and averaged 5.9 points and 3.8 rebounds per game. [2] He had two double-digit scoring games in 2021–22, [7] including a season-high 13 points against Penn State. [2] Mayen had been touted as a sharp shooter upon joining the Huskers, but finished his career shooting 33% from 3-point range with 77 total 3-pointers. [7]

Despite having a year of eligibility remaining, Mayen decided to not return to Nebraska for the 2022–23 season to begin his professional career. [8]

Professional career

In May 2022, Mayen joined the Cairns Marlins of the NBL1 North. [9] In 15 games during the 2022 season, he averaged 20.1 points, 7.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game. [10]

On 29 June 2022, Mayen signed a two-year deal with the Cairns Taipans of the National Basketball League (NBL). [11] In 16 games during the 2022–23 season, he averaged 2.9 points and 2.3 rebounds per game. [12]

In March 2023, Mayen joined the Bendigo Braves of the NBL1 South. [13] In 20 games during the 2023 season, he averaged 19.9 points, 8.1 rebounds 2.25 assists per game. [14]

Mayen returned to the Taipans for the 2023–24 NBL season. [15] In 27 games, he averaged 6.9 points and 3.5 rebounds per game. [12]

Mayen joined the Wellington Saints for the 2024 New Zealand NBL season. [16] He left the team mid season after making the final Olympic trial group for South Sudan. [17] In 10 games, he averaged 15.7 points, 5.0 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.0 steals per game. [12]

On 16 April 2024, Mayen signed with the Adelaide 36ers for the 2024–25 NBL season. [18] During his 36ers debut on 22 September, he recorded an NBL career-high 23 points in a loss to the Sydney Kings. [19]

National team

In 2016, Mayen played for Australia at the FIBA Oceania U18 Championship. [1] He also played for Australia at the 2016 Albert Schweitzer Tournament in Germany. [2]

Mayen was selected by the South Sudan men's national basketball team in an extended squad in the lead up to the 2024 Summer Olympics. [20]

Personal life

Mayen is a cousin of fellow basketball players, Yuat Alok and Kouat Noi. [21] [22]

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  14. ↑ "Lat Mayen – 2023 Stats". NBL1.com.au. Archived from the original on 27 January 2024.
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  17. ↑ "Lat Mayen To Chase Olympic Dream". Saints.co.nz. 14 June 2024. Archived from the original on 14 June 2024.
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