Luke Maye

Luke Maye
No. 32 – North Carolina Tar Heels
Position Forward
League Atlantic Coast Conference
Personal information
Born (1997-03-07) March 7, 1997
Cary, North Carolina
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight 240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school Hough (Cornelius, North Carolina)
College North Carolina (2015–present)
Career highlights and awards

Luke David Maye (born March 7, 1997) is an American college basketball player for the North Carolina Tar Heels.

High school career

Maye played high school basketball at William A. Hough High School, where he made the AP All-State team twice.[1]

College career

Maye committed to the University of North Carolina without knowing if he would receive a scholarship. Before he enrolled, he was informed by head coach Roy Williams that he would be on full scholarship.[2] He was seldom used as a freshman.

In Maye's sophomore season, he recorded his first 10-point game coming off the bench against Davidson in December. Despite only having three 10-point games during the regular season, Maye had three more 10-point games during the NCAA Tournament.[3] In the Elite 8 game against Kentucky, Maye hit the game-winning jump shot with 0.3 seconds left in the game, shortly after Malik Monk hit a three to tie the game at 73 with 7.2 seconds left. He also had a career-high 17 points in this game. For his performance in the South Regional, he was named to the South Regional all-tournament team and won the regional's Most Outstanding Player award. North Carolina went on to beat Oregon and Gonzaga to win the 2017 NCAA Men's Basketball National Championship. He finished the season averaging 5.5 points per game.[4]

Maye had a breakout season as a junior in the 2017–18 season. In his first nine games, he averaged 20.8 points and 10.3 rebounds per game. This is the best start by a Tar Heel since Tyler Hansbrough's senior year in 2008-09.[4] He ended up averaging 16.9 points per game and leading the team with 10.1 rebounds per game. On April 23, 2018, Maye declared for the NBA draft without hiring an agent.[5] On May 24, Maye announced his intention to return to UNC for his senior season.[6]

Personal

Luke's father Mark Maye played quarterback for the University of North Carolina football team from 1984 to 1987. Maye has three younger brothers who are all about 6'8", including Cole Maye who is a pitcher for the University of Florida. In high school, Luke also played baseball for four years.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Luke Maye Bio". GoHeels.com. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  2. 1 2 "10 things you don't know about UNC's Luke Maye". Charlotte Observer. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "Luke Maye". ESPN. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  4. 1 2 Giglio, Joe (December 4, 2017). "Luke Maye's incredible, productive, impressive start: Just don't call it a surprise". Charlotte Observer. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
  5. ↑ Giglio, Joe (March 18, 2018). "What UNC will look like next season without Joel Berry and Theo Pinson". The News & Observer. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  6. ↑ Jeff Borzello (2018-05-24). "Tar Heels' Luke Maye to withdraw name from draft, return for senior season". espn.com. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
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