| Davion Mintz | |
| Position: | Point guard |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 3 |
| Weight Lbs: | 195 |
| League: | BNXT League |
| Team: | Filou Oostende |
| Number: | 9 |
| Birth Date: | 30 June 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Gastonia, North Carolina, U.S. |
| High School: | North Mecklenburg (Huntersville, North Carolina) |
| College: | |
| Draft Year: | 2022 |
| Career Start: | 2022 |
| Years1: | 2022–2024 |
| Team1: | Capital City Go-Go |
| Years2: | 2024 |
| Team2: | Metros de Santiago |
| Years3: | 2024–present |
| Team3: | Filou Oostende |
Davion Mintz (born June 30, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for Filou Oostende of the BNXT League. He played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats and the Creighton Bluejays.
Mintz attended North Mecklenburg High School. He averaged 12.3 points and 2.8 assists per game as a junior, playing alongside future NC State player C. J. Bryce.[1] As a senior, he averaged 20.7 points, 6.9 assists, 5.4 rebounds and 1.9 steals per game. Mintz led the team to a 27–3 record and earned District 9 player of the year honors from the North Carolina Basketball Coaches Association.[2] In one playoff game, he scored 43 points. In addition to his athletic achievements, Mintz was named North Mecklenburg's Student of the Year in the Class of 2016. Considered a three-star recruit, he committed to Creighton in October 2015, choosing the Bluejays over Tulsa and Kansas State.[3]
Mintz averaged 3.3 points and 1.8 assists per game as a freshman and became the starting point guard midway through the season.[4] As a sophomore, Mintz averaged 6.1 points and 3.1 assists per game.[5] He averaged 9.7 points, 3 assists and 3 rebounds per game as a junior.[6] Mintz suffered a high ankle sprain in the preseason, and announced in December 2019 that he planned to take a redshirt year.[7] He opted to transfer to Kentucky for his graduate season.[8] Mintz primarily played shooting guard but moved to point guard for his final three games, during which he averaged 15.3 points and 7.7 assists per game.[9] As a graduate student, Mintz led Kentucky in scoring and assists with 11.5 points and 3.1 assists per game, while also averaging 3.2 rebounds per game. Following the season, he declared for the 2021 NBA draft, but ultimately returned to Kentucky for his sixth season of eligibility, granted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10] Mintz averaged 8.5 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game.[11]
After going undrafted in the 2022 NBA draft, Mintz signed an Exhibit 10 deal with the Washington Wizards. He was subsequently waived during training camp.[12] On November 4, 2022, Mintz was named to the opening night roster for the Capital City Go-Go.[13]
On May 22, 2024, Mintz signed with the Metros de Santiago of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto.[14]
On August 12, 2024, Mintz signed with Filou Oostende of the BNXT League.[15]
|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2016–17| style="text-align:left;"| Creighton| 29 || 12 || 12.2 || .385 || .360 || .788 || 1.1 || 1.8 || .5 || .1 || 3.3|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2017–18| style="text-align:left;"| Creighton| 33 || 32 || 21.1 || .404 || .352 || .732 || 3.2 || 3.1 || .4 || .1 || 6.1|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19| style="text-align:left;"| Creighton| 35 || 35 || 28.9 || .416 || .347 || .723 || 3.0 || 3.0 || 1.1 || .1 || 9.7|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20| style="text-align:left;"| Creighton| style="text-align:center;" colspan="11"| Redshirt|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21| style="text-align:left;"| Kentucky| 25 || 21 || 30.8 || .397 || .378 || .656 || 3.2 || 3.1 || 1.0 || .2 || 11.5|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22| style="text-align:left;"| Kentucky| 31 || 6 || 24.7 || .382 || .344 || .701 || 2.2|| 1.8 || 0.6 || .1 || 8.5|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 153 || 106 || 23.5 || .401 || .356 || .72 || 2.5 || 2.5 || .7 || .1 || 7.8
Mintz's godfather is former NFL player Randy Moss.[16]