He played a single season of college basketball for the USC Trojans while earning first-team All-Pac-10 honors.

By Damian Garde, Rebecca Robbins, and Adam Feuerstein. [4] On July 8, however, WSAZ-TV reported that USC was only one of three colleges that Mayo was considering: the other two being Kansas State University and the University of Florida. Will its scientific integrity survive? Mayo’s sensational game was punctuated by 27 points in the last 10 minutes. He is the program’s all-time leading scorer (2,316 career points). A native of Oakland, Maine, he became the second player in Ohio Valley Conference history to earn first-team all-conference accolades four times. [10], Mayo was selected by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association as the 2007 recipient of the Bill Evans Award for the state's boys basketball player of the year. In 8th grade he was just turning 15 and tallied 27 points per game and was named a first-team all-state player by the Louisville Courier-Journal. Redick.[15].

In February 2006, Mayo attracted the largest crowd to ever see a high school game in Cincinnati, Ohio when 16,202 fans watched North College Hill fall to the nation's number one rated team, Oak Hill Academy. Coming off a 52-8 season, the Jets already feature the frontcourt talents of Josh Duncan, Gavin Edwards, Michael Parker and Ryumo Ono. THE's first summit in Japan will discover how the country's spirit of innovation lives in research, education and collaborations with industry, and will feature the reveal of the THE Asia University Rankings 2021. I like to ask tricky questions about viral stories, and bring my readers different perspectives on the news. Mayo For ABL Season", "O.J.

He averaged nearly 29 points, nine rebounds, and six assists per game. [57], West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission, 2008 Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, 2006 high school boys basketball All-Americans, "Sources: O. J. Mayo told USC staff he was committing", "Prep hoops star Mayo suspended three games", "Mayo drug charge sent him to prison for 6 months", Ex-Mayo confidant says he gave USC star gifts including TV, cash, "USC Trojans impose postseason ban, forfeit wins on NCAA rules violations", "Mayo heads to Memphis, Love to Minnesota", "Mayo says 'energy drink' led to positive test", "Dirk Nowitzki, O.J. Four scenarios on how we might develop immunity to Covid-19, ‘We do belong here’: The scientist behind #BlackInNeuro hopes to transform a Twitter movement into a lasting community, Fear, dread, and panic: Some Covid-19 survivors feel stalked by possibility of reinfection, In the race for a Covid-19 vaccine, Pfizer turns to a scientist with a history of defying skeptics — and getting results, 64 high-income nations join effort to expand global access to Covid-19 vaccines, but U.S. and China do not, CDC study: Covid-19 complications killed 121 Americans under age 21 through July, Trump said more Covid-19 testing ‘creates more cases.’ We did the math. Runner-up in the voting was teammate Patrick Patterson. Before landing here I worked at the Huffington Post and Mashable, where I wrote about everything from beehives to earthquakes to startups. Nick Mayo, a former Messalonskee athlete and Oakland native, will play for Levanga Hokkaido in the Japan Basketball League next season. After a two-year hiatus, he resumed his career with Atléticos de San Germán of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN) in Puerto Rico. [33][34], On October 30, 2013, in his Bucks debut, Mayo recorded 13 points and 5 rebounds in a loss to the New York Knicks. Soon after the Taiwan's SBL season ended, Mayo signed with Hunan Jinjian Miye of National Basketball League[49] (NBL), the second-tier league in China. [5], In January 2007, Mayo allegedly assaulted referee Mike Lazo after being ejected from a Huntington High game vs. Capital High School at the Charleston Civic Center. Mayo was late for a game-day shootaround and was taken out of the starting lineup starting November 20, 2010. A roundup of STAT’s top stories of the day in science and medicine. I like to try to take what the defense gives you and not just concentrate on scoring the ball. Power forward Nick Mayo will begin his pro career with the Chiba Jets Funabashi, the two-time B. Others will clink beer bottles or down tequila shots. On June 26, 2008, Mayo was selected 3rd overall in the 2008 NBA draft by the Timberwolves. [16] On May 2, 2008, Mayo cut ties with BDA. Mayo 18 Points Game 4 Highlights vs Bulls (04.25.2015), Jabari Parker back in starting lineup; O.J. His parents are Alisha Mayo and Kenneth Maurice Ziegler. However, due to allegations supported by video evidence that Lazo had overreacted and faked the incident, a temporary restraining order was signed by Cabell County Circuit Court Judge Dan O'Hanlan, temporarily lifting the suspensions on Mayo and five other players suspended due to incidents at that game.