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Mayer's Career & Season Game-By-Game Stats (PDF)

2022-23 Graduate Student

• Third-team All-Big Ten (coaches and media)
• Second on team in scoring (12.5 ppg, 24th in B1G), third in rebounding (5.3 rpg, 25th in B1G), and first in blocks (1.2 bpg, sixth in B1G)
• Team-leading 67 treys (8th in B1G at 2.0 per game) on 33.0% 3FG shooting (67-203)
• Scored in double figures in 20 of last 23 regular-season games (Dec. 6-March 5), averaging 15.6 points (359) during that stretch.
• Led UI in points (16) and rebounds (6) in comeback effort from 24-point deficit at No. 5 Purdue (March 5)
• Team-highs in points (24) and rebounds (7) in 2OT win over Michigan on Senior Night (March 2)
• Team-high 22 points, plus seven rebounds, two assists and two steals vs. Minnesota (Feb. 20)
• Led team in points (24), rebounds (8), and blocks (5) at No. 14 Indiana (Feb. 18)
• Team-high 21 points on 7-9 FG with 4-6 threes and four assists at Iowa (Feb. 4)
• Career-high 26 points with career-high tying five 3-pointers in win at Wisconsin (Jan. 28)
• First career double-double with 19 points and season-high 10 boards in win at Minnesota (Jan. 16)
• 19 points and career-high six blocks in win over Michigan State (Jan. 13)
• Team-high 17 points with seven boards and three blocks at Northwestern (Jan. 4)
• 21 points on 9-12 FG and three blocks vs. Alabama A&M (Dec. 17)
• Erupted at Madison Square Garden for 21 points on 8-10 FG, including perfect 5-of-5
  from 3-point range, with three blocks in win over No. 2 Texas (Dec. 6)

Career at Baylor

• Played four years at Baylor where he helped the Bears to the 2021 national championship and back-to-back Big 12 titles and NCAA Tournament No. 1 seeds in 2021 and 2022
• Played in 126 career games at Baylor, totaling 865 points, 400 rebounds, 112 assists and 109 steals

2021-22 Senior (at Baylor)

• Honorable mention All-Big 12
• Started 33 games, posting career best averages of 9.8 points and 5.0 rebounds
• Second on team with 41 steals and third with 33 three-pointers
• Scored in double figures 17 times
• Season-high 22 points on 8-12 FG with four 3-pointers in NCAA first round vs. Norfolk State (3/17/22)
• Career-best 12 rebounds vs. No. 5 Kansas (2/26/22)
• 16 points vs. TCU (2/19/22)
• First 20-point game at West Virginia (1/18/22), hitting career-high five triples with four steals
• 16 points vs. Oklahoma State (1/15/22)
• Preseason All-Big 12 Team
• Naismith and Wooden Award Preseason Watch Lists

2020-21 Junior (at Baylor)

• Played in all 30 games during Baylor’s NCAA title run
• Fifth on the team in scoring, averaging 8.1 points
• Shot nearly 49% from the field and 40% from 3-point range
• Averaged 3.7 rebounds and collected 36 steals
• Scored in double figures 11 times
• 12 points in Final Four vs. No. 6 Houston (4/3/21)
• Game-high 17 points with six boards in NCAA second round vs. Wisconsin (3/21/21)
• Season-best nine rebounds in NCAA first round vs. Hartford (3/19/21)
• Season high 19 points in just 21 minutes vs. No. 17 Oklahoma State (3/4/21)
• 18 points at No. 6 West Virginia (3/2/21)
• 16 points and six boards vs. Oklahoma (1/6/21)

2019-20 Sophomore (at Baylor)

• Appeared in all 30 games, averaging 4.8 points
• Scoring average improved to 8.9 ppg over the last seven games before the 2020 season was cut short due to COVID-19
• Shot 37.8% from 3-point range
• Scored in double figures five times
• Season-high 19 points (6-7 FG) vs. Kansas State (2/25/20)
• 13 points and season-high eight rebounds in 17 minutes vs. No. 14 West Virginia (2/15/20)

2018-19 Freshman (at Baylor)

• Played in 33 games as a true freshman, averaging 4.6 points and 2.0 rebounds
• Scored in double figures five times on the season
• 17 points in Big 12 debut at TCU (1/5/19)
• 12 points and season-high seven boards vs. Ole Miss (11/23/18)
• Season-high 18 points with five boards vs. Nicholls State (11/16/18)

High School

• Four-star, top-100 recruit in Class of 2018, ranked No. 93 by 247Sports and No. 95 by ESPN
• Led Austin Westlake to a 36-4 record and Class 6A state semifinals appearance as a senior
• High school coach was Robert Lucero

Personal

• Born Sept. 23, 1999 in Dallas
• Pursuing a strategic brand management graduate certificate
• Earned a bachelor’s degree from Baylor in health, kinesiology and leisure studies
• Parents are John and Ellen Mayer
• Has an older brother, Johnny
• Proudest sports accomplishment was winning the 2021 NCAA Championship
• In addition to basketball, grew up playing baseball and football
• Hobbies include playing clash royale, videogames, and ping pong
• Favorite athletes are Luka Doncic and Mike Tyson
• Favorite teams are the Dallas Mavericks and Texas Rangers
• Favorite artist is Morgan Wallen
• Favorite food is New York strip steak cooked by his dad
• Lists his AAU coach from middle school, Coach Dion of ATX Lockdown, as the person who most influenced his basketball career
• Chose Illinois because, “The championship culture and opportunity to come in here, impact winning and play a big role in our team’s success.”