Nick Mayo

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Nick Mayo
Nick Mayo.jpg
Mayo at the 2019 PIT
No. 24–Hiroshima Dragonflies
Position Power forward
League B.League
Personal information
Born (1997-08-18) August 18, 1997 (age 27)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school Messalonskee
(Oakland, Maine)
College Eastern Kentucky (2015–2019)
NBA draft 2019: undrafted
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019–2020 Chiba Jets Funabashi
2020–2021 Levanga Hokkaido
2021–present Hiroshima Dragonflies
Career highlights and awards
  • B1 League champion (2024)
  • 4× First-team All-OVC (2016–2019)
  • OVC Freshman of the Year (2016)

Nicholas William Mayo (born August 18, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for Hiroshima Dragonflies of the B.League. He played college basketball for the Eastern Kentucky Colonels and left as the program's all-time leading scorer.

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High school career

Mayo played basketball for Messalonskee High School in Oakland, Maine. As a senior, he averaged 24.4 points, 13.6 rebounds, 3.1 assists and three blocks per game, leading his team to the Eastern Maine Class A semifinals. Mayo was named Maine Gatorade Player of the Year and was a finalist for the Mr. Maine Basketball award. [1]

College career

Mayo was a four-year starter at Eastern Kentucky. He was named first-team All-Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) four times, joining Ralph Crosthwaite as the only players to ever achieve the feat. Mayo scored 2,316 career points, making him Eastern Kentucky's all-time leading scorer and ranking fifth in OVC history. He also became his school's all-time leader in blocks. [2] As a senior, Mayo averaged 23.7 points, 8.7 rebounds, and 1.8 blocks per game, and led the OVC in free throw percentage (86.4%). [3]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2019 NBA draft, Mayo joined the Miami Heat for 2019 NBA Summer League. [4] On July 19, 2019, he signed his first professional contract with Chiba Jets Funabashi of the Japanese B.League. [5] In 19 games, he averaged 14.6 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. [6] Mayo signed with Levanga Hokkaido of the B.League on July 29, 2020. [7] He was named player of the week on November 17, after recording 37 points, six rebounds and three assists in a win against the Niigata Albirex BB. [8] Mayo signed with the Hiroshima Dragonflies in September 2021. [9]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

B.League

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2019–20 Chiba 19624.4.507.333.8365.6.91.1.914.6
Career19624.4.507.333.8365.6.91.1.914.6

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2015–16 Eastern Kentucky 313129.8.607.556.8024.91.1.61.114.5
2016–17 Eastern Kentucky 313135.2.504.390.7746.52.8.91.418.5
2017–18 Eastern Kentucky 313134.3.526.446.8396.72.2.81.518.0
2018–19 Eastern Kentucky 313034.8.462.331.8648.72.31.21.823.7
Career12412333.5.514.387.8246.72.1.91.418.7

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References

  1. ↑ Clark, Ernie (March 20, 2015). "Nick Mayo of Messalonskee wins Gatorade boys basketball honor". Bangor Daily News . Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  2. ↑ Lazarczyk, Travis (March 12, 2019). "Nick Mayo preps for the next step after his college basketball career". Kennebec Journal . Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Nick Mayo Signs Professional Contract with Japanese Team". Eastern Kentucky Colonels . July 25, 2019. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  4. ↑ Hutchinson, Nathan (July 10, 2019). "Mayo making an impact with Heat". Richmond Register . Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  5. ↑ Odeven, Ed (July 20, 2019). "Jets sign former Eastern Kentucky standout Nick Mayo". The Japan Times . Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Nick Mayo signs with new team in Japan Basketball League". Kennebec Journal . June 29, 2020. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
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  8. ↑ "Mayo's 37-point game gives him Player of the Week award". Asiabasket. November 17, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  9. ↑ "#10 チャールズ・ジャクソン選手、#24 ニック・メイヨ選手新入団会見を実施！". Hiroshima Dragonflies. September 3, 2021. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
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