Nick Mayo Explained

Nick Mayo
Number:24
Position:Power forward
Height Ft:6
Height In:9
Weight Lbs:240
Team:Hiroshima Dragonflies
League:B.League
Nationality:American
Birth Date:18 August 1997
High School:Messalonskee
(Oakland, Maine)
College:Eastern Kentucky (2015–2019)
Draft Year:2019
Career Start:2019
Years1:2019–2020
Team1:Chiba Jets Funabashi
Years2:2020–2021
Team2:Levanga Hokkaido
Years3:2021–present
Team3:Hiroshima Dragonflies
Highlights:
  • 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.

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

B.League

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20| style="text-align:left;"| Chiba| 19 || 6 || 24.4 || .507 || .333 || .836 || 5.6 || .9 || 1.1 || .9 || 14.6|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 19 || 6 || 24.4 || .507 || .333 || .836 || 5.6 || .9 || 1.1 || .9 || 14.6

College

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2015–16| style="text-align:left;"| Eastern Kentucky|| 31 || 31 || 29.8 || .607 || .556 || .802 || 4.9 || 1.1 || .6 || 1.1 || 14.5|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2016–17 | style="text-align:left;"| Eastern Kentucky|| 31 || 31 || 35.2 || .504 || .390 || .774 || 6.5 || 2.8 || .9 || 1.4 || 18.5|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2017–18 | style="text-align:left;"| Eastern Kentucky || 31 || 31 || 34.3 || .526 || .446 || .839 || 6.7 || 2.2 || .8 || 1.5 || 18.0|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19| style="text-align:left;"| Eastern Kentucky|| 31 || 30 || 34.8 || .462 || .331 || .864 || 8.7 || 2.3 || 1.2 || 1.8 || 23.7|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career|| 124 || 123 || 33.5 || .514 || .387 || .824 || 6.7 || 2.1 || .9 || 1.4 || 18.7

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Clark . Ernie . Nick Mayo of Messalonskee wins Gatorade boys basketball honor . . August 12, 2020 . March 20, 2015.
  2. Web site: Lazarczyk . Travis . Nick Mayo preps for the next step after his college basketball career . . August 12, 2020 . March 12, 2019.
  3. Web site: Nick Mayo Signs Professional Contract with Japanese Team . . August 12, 2020 . July 25, 2019.
  4. Web site: Hutchinson . Nathan . Mayo making an impact with Heat . . August 12, 2020 . July 10, 2019.
  5. Web site: Odeven . Ed . Jets sign former Eastern Kentucky standout Nick Mayo . . August 12, 2020 . July 20, 2019.
  6. Web site: Nick Mayo signs with new team in Japan Basketball League . . August 12, 2020 . June 29, 2020.
  7. Web site: Carchia . Emiliano . Levanga Hokkaido adds Nick Mayo . Sportando . August 12, 2020 . July 29, 2020.
  8. Web site: Mayo's 37-point game gives him Player of the Week award . Asiabasket . November 18, 2020 . November 17, 2020.
  9. Web site: #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 . November 27, 2022 . September 3, 2021.