Zeke Mayo Explained

Zeke Mayo
Team:	Kansas Jayhawks
Position:	Point guard
League:	Big 12 Conference
Height Ft:	6
Height In:	4
Weight Lb:	185
Birth Date:	18 December 2002
High School:	Lawrence (Lawrence, Kansas)
College:	South Dakota State (2021–2024) Kansas (2024–present)
Highlights:	Summit League Player of the Year (2024) 2× First-team All-Summit League (2023, 2024) Summit League All-Newcomer team (2022)

Zeke Mayo (born December 18, 2002) is an American college basketball player for the Kansas Jayhawks of the Big 12 Conference. He previously played for the South Dakota State Jackrabbits.

High school career

Mayo attended Lawrence High School in Lawrence, Kansas. As a senior, he averaged 21.2 points and 6.8 rebounds per game.^[1] He was named the co-recipient of the DiRenna Award as the top player in the Kansas City area before committing to play college basketball at South Dakota State University.^[2]

College career

As a freshman, Mayo made an immediate impact, starting in 21 games and averaging 9.6 points per game.^{[3] [4]} Following the departures of Baylor Scheierman and Douglas Wilson, Mayo emerged as the team's leading scorer.^[5] As a junior, he was named Summit League Player of the Year.^{[6] [7]} He finished the season averaging 18.8 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 3.5 assists per game before entering the transfer portal and the 2024 NBA draft.^{[8] [9]}

Mayo announced his commitment to Kansas on April 2, 2024.^{[10] [11]}

Career statistics

College

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22| style="text-align:left;"| South Dakota State| 35 || 21 || 27.1 || .467 || .415 || .933 || 2.9 || 2.1 || .8 || .0 || 9.6|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23| style="text-align:left;"| South Dakota State| 32 || 32 || 35.7 || .426 || .369 || .904 || 6.2 || 3.4 || 1.0 || .2 || 18.2|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2023–24| style="text-align:left;"| South Dakota State| 35 || 34 || 35.9 || .466 || .391 || .828 || 5.7 || 3.5 || 1.1 || .2 || 18.8|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 102 || 87 || 32.8 || .450 || .388 || .870 || 4.9 || 3.0 || 1.0 || .1 || 15.5

External links

• South Dakota State Jackrabbits bio

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hartley . Maddie . ‘Special kid’: This NCAA Tournament upset hopeful is led by Lawrence High’s Zeke Mayo . Kansas City Star.
2. Web site: April 16, 2021 . Lawrence's Mayo, Miege's Mitchell share 2021 DiRenna Award . April 1, 2024 . KSHB 41 Kansas City News . en.
3. Web site: January 27, 2022 . Freshman Zeke Mayo carves out role with Jackrabbits . April 1, 2024 . Keloland . en-US.
4. Web site: Patzwald . Evan . November 9, 2022 . Zeke Mayo ready to step up as a leader . April 1, 2024 . The Collegian.
5. Web site: Holtan . Andrew . February 7, 2023 . College men's basketball: Taking over — the development of Zeke Mayo . April 1, 2024 . Brookings Register . en.
6. Web site: March 7, 2024 . Zeke Mayo named Summit League player of the year . April 1, 2024 . Sioux Falls Live . en.
7. Web site: Holtan . Andrew . March 7, 2024 . Zeke Mayo named Summit League MVP . April 1, 2024 . Brookings Register . en.
8. Web site: Lawrence native Mayo to pursue NBA Draft, transfer portal . April 1, 2024 . LJWorld.com . en-US.
9. Web site: Remien . Bert . March 26, 2024 . South Dakota State's Zeke Mayo Makes Decision on Future . April 1, 2024 . ESPN Sioux Falls . en.
10. Web site: KU basketball lands transfer commitment from Zeke Mayo, Summit League player of year . Kansas City Star.
11. Web site: Vecenie . Sam . Former South Dakota State guard Zeke Mayo commits to Kansas . April 3, 2024 . The Athletic . en.