Biography
AS A JUNIOR IN 2017-18
Voted first team All-OVC for the third consecutive season … the first Colonel ever to receive first team All-OVC honors three times … ranked third in the conference in scoring at 18.0 points-per-game … was also among the OVC's leaders in rebounding (11th / 6.7 rebounds-per-game), field goal percentage (ninth / 52.8%), free throw percentage (sixth / 83.9%), three-point field goal percentage (44.6%) and blocks (1.5 blocks-per-game) … the only player to rank in the top-10 in the OVC in all three shooting percentage categories … opened 2017-18 with 25 points and 12 rebounds in a road win at Rice, and never looked back … posted another double-double (19 points, 10 rebounds) at Ole Miss three days later … notched his third double-double of the season in an overtime win against Jacksonville on December 2, scoring 22 points to go along with 12 rebounds, six blocks and three assists … closed the season on a rampage … averaged 23.3 points-per-game over EKU's final nine games of the year, including a career-best 36-point performance against UT Martin on February 1 … knocked down a career-high seven three-pointers in that game … averaged 18.7 points-per-game during conference play and was voted OVC Player of the Week twice during the season … reached several career milestones during the 2017-18 campaign … climbed to No. 8 on EKU's all-time scoring list (1,582 points) and he will enter his senior season on pace to become the school's all-time leading scorer … is one of only six Colonels ever to record 1,500 points and 500 rebounds in a career … broke EKU's career blocks record the 2017-18 season (122).
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2016-17
Voted first team All-OVC for the second straight year after finishing the regular season ranked among the OVC's leaders in scoring (fifth / 18.5 points-per-game), rebounding (12th / 6.5 rebounds-per-game), assists (15th / 2.8 assists-per-game), blocks (third / 1.4 blocks-per-game), field goal percentage (12th / 50.4%), three-point field goal percentage (12th / 39.0%) and free throw percentage (14th / 77.4%) … was one of only three OVC players ranked in the top-15 in the conference in all three shooting percentage categories … was the only underclassman named to the ten-person first team All-OVC … scored in double figures in every game on the season, pushing his streak of double-figure scoring games to 34 … scored 20-plus points in six of EKU's first nine games, including a 30-point, 10-rebound, four-assist performance in the Colonels' 89-80 win over C-USA power Marshall on December 3 … earned OVC Player of the Week honors for that showing … during conference play, Mayo upped his averages to 19.1 points, 6.6 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.8 blocks-per-game … notably scored 17 points and dished out a career-high seven assists versus OVC regular season champion Belmont on January 14, and he went for 19 points, eight rebounds and a career-best seven blocks at Jacksonville State on January 28 … his seven blocks in that game were the most by a Colonel in almost four years … saved his best for last, averaging 25.5 points and 8.3 rebounds-per-game over EKU's final four games of the regular season … capped his sophomore campaign by scoring a career-high 31 points and grabbing nine rebounds in a win over Tennessee Tech on February 25 … in that game, he became the 35th Colonel to join the 1,000-point club … he is the first EKU player ever to reach that plateau as a sophomore … EKU's first two-time first team All-OVC selection since Mike Rose in 2007-08 and 2008-09 … named to the National Basketball Coaches Association (NABC) All-District 19 Second Team following the season.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2015-16
Voted the OVC Freshman of the Year and first team All-OVC following a spectacular season that saw him average 14.5 points, 4.9 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.1 blocks-per-game while hitting 60.7 percent from the field, 55.6 percent from three-point range and 80.2 percent from the free throw line… his field goal percentage ranked him fourth in the OVC and 18th nationally … he ranked second in field goal percentage and 18th in total points (450) among all freshmen in the country … was the only Colonel to start all 31 games on the year … scored 20-plus points on eight occasions, including a season-best 28 points on 10-of-14 shooting at SIUE on Jan. 16 … added three double-doubles, including 19 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks against Morehead State on Jan. 30 … had 11 games where he shot 70 percent or better from the field with a minimum of five shot attempts … in OVC-only games, he upped his scoring average to 16.6 points-per-game, which ranked ninth in the league … in those 16 contests he also ranked fourth in field goal percentage (61.7) and fifth in blocks (1.4/game) … named OVC Freshman of the Week nine times during the year, the second-most single-season awards in the history of the award … he is the fourth different Colonel player to be named OVC Freshman of the Year and first since Adam Leonard shared the award in 2006-07 … he is one of only two freshmen in the last five years to be named first team All-OVC, joining former Murray State guard and NBA first round draft pick Cameron Payne (2013-14).
HIGH SCHOOL
Gatorade Maine Boys Basketball Player of the Year … finalist for the Mr. Maine Basketball award … averaged 24.4 points, 13.6 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 3.0 blocks per game as a senior … shot 50.2 percent from the field, 40 percent from three-point range and 81.1 percent at the free throw line … Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Class A Player of the Year in 2015 … Morning Sentinel Boys Basketball Player of the Year … played for Peter McLaughlin at Messalonskee High School … helped the Eagles to a 14-6 record and a spot in the Eastern Maine Class A semifinals as a senior … averaged 15.1 points and 13.6 rebounds per game his junior season, while helping lead Messalonskee to the Class A quarterfinals … also led the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference in blocks at 2.5 per game … during the summer of 2014, Mayo competed in the AAU Division I 11th-Grade National Championships in Louisville where he was noticed by the EKU coaching staff … made his official visit to campus the weekend of Sept. 13, 2014 and watched the 2013-14 Colonels get their OVC Championship rings at halftime of the football game … played AAU for the Maine Athletic Club.
PERSONAL
Full name is Nicholas William Mayo … son of Scott and Jenn Mayo … has two sisters – Kelsey and Mackenzie … majoring in sport management.
Get To Know Nick Mayo ...
Why did you attend EKU?
It felt like home to me
If you could live anywhere in the world, it would be:
Australia
What is your proudest accomplishment?
Being awarded Gatorade Player of the Year my senior year
If you won the lottery, what would you do with the money?
I would buy more lottery tickets
If you could have one meal for the rest of your life, it would be?
Five lobsters, 10 pancakes, three pieces of bacon, one slice of pizza and Buffalo Wild Wings honey barbeque wings.
Favorite NBA player and team:
Blake Griffin and the Boston Celtics.
