Hall of Fame
At the time of his induction, Nick Mayo was EKU’s all-time leading scorer with 2,316 points. Mayo was a four-time First-Team All-Ohio Valley Conference player, the OVC Freshman of the Year in 2015-16 and also named that season to the OVC All-Newcomer Team. He was selected to the Lou Henson Award Watch List for top the mid-major player in the nation for three straight seasons. In 2017-18, Mayo was on the watch list for the Karl Malone Award, recognizing the top power forward in the nation. He was a first team selection for the All-District 19 unit as a senior after being a second team all-district pick his first three seasons. Mayo was also the school’s sixth all-time leading rebounder with 834 rebounds and the seventh all-time leading free throw percentage shooter with a career 82.3 percent mark at the time of his induction. He led EKU in scoring as a sophomore (18.5), junior (18.0) and senior (18.7). Mayo was listed among EKU’s top-10 career leaders in best scoring average for one season (18.7), most field goals made (829), most field goals attempted (1,612) and most blocks (177). He played professionally in Japan for the past five seasons as of 2024.
