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Jersey Number 5
Zeke Mayo
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Lawrence, Kan.
- High School:
- Lawrence HS
- Prev School:
- South Dakota State
Bio
Get to Know Zeke ...
What's the significance behind your jersey number?
- I wore it growing up in all of the sports I participated in.
- My father put me into the sport at 5 years old, so my dad would be my biggest influence.
- I have to have a Starbucks coffee or energy drink before every game.
Tell us about your favorite basketball moment as a player or fan.
- I’m a 2x conference champion at my previous school.
Who do you model your game off of?
- I model my game after Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
Who's your favorite basketball player?
- My favorite player is Damian Lillard.
OVERVIEW
Played one season at Kansas in 2024-25 … A 2025 All-Big 12 Third Team and All-Big 12 Newcomer Team selections (2025) … A Lawrence, Kansas, product who had an outstanding career at South Dakota State before transferring to Kansas following the 2023-24 season … A two-time All-Summit League selection who was the league’s player of the year in 2024 ... Scored his 1,000th point while at South Dakota State and his 2,000th point while at Kansas … Started 119 of 136 games played while in college, including 32 of 34 at Kansas in 2024-25 … Concluded career with 2,071 points, 664 rebounds, 404 assists, 125 steals and 320 three-point field goals made … Is only the Jayhawk in the Bill Self era, since 2003-04, to record three straight games of 25+ points (Ochai Agbaji, 2021-22) … Will graduate from Kansas with a degree in liberal arts and sciences.
CAREER HONORS
All-Big 12 Third Team [2025]
Big 12 All-Newcomer Team [2025]
Big 12 co-Newcomer of the Week (12.16.24)
Big 12 co-Newcomer of the Week (11.11.24)
Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Watch List (1 of 20)
NABC All-District 12 First Team [2024]
Summit League Player of the Year [2024]
Summit League All-Tournament Team [2024]
All-Summit League First Team [2024]
Summit League Peak Performer of the Week (2x)
Summit League Peak Performer of the Month (Feb. 2024)
NABC All-District 12 First Team [2023]
All-Summit League First Team [2023]
Lou Henson National Award Player of the Week (Feb. 2023)
Summit League Peak Performer of the Week (3x)
Summit League All-Newcomer Squad [2022]
2024-25 (SENIOR)
A 2025 All-Big 12 Third Team and All-Big 12 Newcomer Team selections … A two-time Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (12/16/24 and 11/11/24) … Started 32 of 34 games played … Led Kansas with 89 threes made and was fifth in the Big 12 with 2.6 threes made per game … Ranked second in the conference in three-point field goal percentage at 42.2%, which was 19th nationally … Ranked second on the team and 14th in the Big 12 in scoring at 14.6 ppg … Was second on the team with 100 assists … Had 10 games of 20 or more points, including three straight contests with 26 vs. N.C. State (12/14), 25 vs. Brown (12/22) and 27 vs. West Virginia (12/31), becoming just the second player to record 25-plus points in three-consecutive games in the Bill Self era (2003-04) … Led KU in scoring in 12 contests, in assists seven times and in steals seven times … Scored a season-high 27 points versus West Virginia (12/31) … Pulled down a season-high 10 rebounds versus Michigan State (11/12) … Made five or more threes in seven games.
2023-24 (JUNIOR AT SOUTH DAKOTA STATE)
Was the 2024 Summit League Player of the Year … A 2024 First Team All-Summit League performer … Lou Henson Award finalist for best mid-major player in Division I men’s basketball … Averaged 18.8 points, 5.7 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game … Shot 46.6% from the field, 39.1% from three-point range and 82.8% at the free throw line … Posted three double-doubles on the season and had 16 games with 20-plus points … Scored in double digits in all but two games … Had season highs of 35 points on 23 field goal attempts versus North Dakota State (2/1) … Dished out seven assists on three occasions … Corralled 12 rebounds against George Mason (11/) … Led SDSU with 18 points on 5-for-11 shooting, in NCAA Tournament loss to Iowa State … Was a Summit League Peak Performer of the Week twice and was The Summit League’s Peak Performer of the month in February … Closed his SDSU career seventh in scoring with 1,576 points and in the top-five all-time in free throw percentage, minutes per game and three-pointers made … Joined Nate Wolters (2013 NBA Draft pick) as only Jackrabbits to surpass 1,500 points, 500 rebounds, 300 assists and 100 steals ever in Yellow and Blue.
2022-23 (SOPHOMORE AT SOUTH DAKOTA STATE)
All-Summit League First Team selection … NABC All-District 12 First Team honoree … Led SDSU in points (18.2), rebounds (6.2) and assists (3.4) … Averaged 21.1 ppg, 6.0 rpg and 4.1 apg in league play … Finished the year with top 10 single season marks all-time at SDSU including fourth-best free throw percentage (90.4%), sixth in minutes per game (35.7), seventh in three-pointers (83) and ninth in field goal attempts (465) … Set a career-high 41 points in a 90-85 victory over North Dakota State (2/4) … Performance earned him Lou Henson National Award Player of the Week and one of three Summit League Peak Performer of the Week accolades during the season … Registered four double doubles with 10-plus rebound efforts including career high of 13 twice … Posted four 30-plus point performances … Had a game-winning basket with second remaining versus Eastern Washington (12/10), completing a 23-point comeback.
2021-22 (FRESHMAN AT SOUTH DAKOTA STATE)
Named to the 2022 Summit League All-Newcomer Squad and was the only freshman recognized with the honors … Appeared in all 35 games and started in 21 on the season … Averaged 9.6 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.1 assists … Scored in double digits in 20 games and 11 of the 18 Summit League contests … Shot 46.7% from the field, 41.5% from three-point range and 93.3% at the free throw line … Set a then-career-high mark of 21 points twice in games against South Dakota (1/8) and Omaha (2/12) … Had 17 points on 6-of-7 shooting against Washington State (12/11) … Had a nine-assist outing versus Omaha on (1/13) … Ended season with 11 points in NCAA Tournament versus Providence in Buffalo, N.Y.
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Lawrence (Kan.) High School in May 2021 … Co-recipient of the 2021 DiRenna Award which recognizes the top boys' basketball player in the Kansas City area … Named the Lawrence Journal-World's Player of the Year, the Sunflower League Player of the Year and a first-team all-conference selection … Also earned all-state honors from the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association, Topeka Capital Journal and Wichita Eagle … Averaged 21.2 points and 6.8 rebounds per game his senior season … Earned second-team all-state honors in the largest class in Kansas in 2019-20 … Also selected as the 2019-20 Lawrence Journal-World Boys Player of the Year … A National Honor Society member.
PERSONAL
Father, Reggie, played basketball at Dodge City (Kan.) Community College and Tennessee Tech ... Liberal Arts & Sciences major who is expected to graduate in May 2025.
Bill Self Press Conference
Friday, August 15
Bill Self Summer Press Conference
Monday, July 21
Fans Wanna Know with Bryson Tiller, Presented by the University of Kansas Health System
Wednesday, July 09
Fans Wanna Know with Jayden Dawson, Presented by the University of Kansas Health System
Monday, July 07
