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Tharon Mayes
Personal information
Born (1968-09-09) September 9, 1968 (age 56)
New Haven, Connecticut
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High schoolHillhouse (New Haven, Connecticut)
CollegeFlorida State (1987–1990)
NBA draft1990: undrafted
Playing career1990–2000
PositionShooting guard
Number25, 8
Career history
1990–1991Sioux Falls Skyforce
1991New Haven Skyhawks
1991Philadelphia 76ers
1991Sioux Falls Skyforce
1992Los Angeles Clippers
1992Sioux Falls Skyforce
1992–1993Castors Braine
1993Purefoods TJ Hotdogs
1993Grand Rapids Hoops
1994Fargo-Moorhead Fever
1994–1995Breogán Lugo
1995–1996Rhöndorfer TV
1996Florida Sharks
1996Formula Shell Zoom Masters
1996Hapoel Tsfat
1997Yakima Sun Kings
1997–1998Covirán Sierra Nevada
1998–1999Recreativos Orenes Murcia
1999–2000Hapoel Holon
2000San Diego Stingrays
Career NBA statistics
Points99 (4.1 ppg)
Rebounds16 (0.7 rpg)
Assists35 (1.5 apg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference

Tharon Rex Mayes (born September 9, 1968) is an American former professional basketball player. Born in New Haven, Connecticut, USA, he was listed at 6'3" tall and weighed 175 lbs.

Career

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Mayes played collegiate ball with the Florida State University Seminoles (1987–1990). He scored 1260 points (16.4 ppg) for Florida State and had a total of 132 steals. Scoring 23.3 points per game in the 1989-90 campaign, he put up the third-best season scoring average in FSU history. In the team's media guide, Mayes was described as "a defensive terror because of his lightning-quick hand".[1] In January 1990, he was suspended indefinitely after an altercation with a parking meter patrolman.[2]

He played the majority of his professional basketball career in the CBA for the Sioux Falls Skyforce (1990–1992), Grand Rapids Hoops (1993), Fargo-Moorhead Fever (1993–1994) and Yakima Sun Kings (1997). In 1990–91, Mayes scored 25.1 points per contest for the Skyforce,[3] making him the third leading scorer of the CBA season.[4] His 1354 points this season were the most in a single season in franchise history.[5] He participated in the NBA with brief stints with the Philadelphia 76ers (1991) and Los Angeles Clippers (1992). In the NBA, Mayes saw action in a total of 24 games, averaging 4.1 points a game.[6]

He also played overseas in Belgium for Castors Braine (1992–1993), in the Philippines for Purefoods TJ Hotdogs (1993) and Formula Shell Zoom Masters (1996), in Germany for Rhöndorfer TV (1995–1996; with 17.7 ppg in 23 appearances, he was the team's leading scorer),[7] in Spain for Breogán Lugo (1994–1995; 38 games: 22.6 ppg), Covirán Sierra Nevada (1997–1998; 28 games: 15.9 ppg) and Recreativos Orenes Murcia (1998–1999; 12 games: 14.2 ppg),[8] and in Israel for Hapoel Tsfat (1996–1997) and Hapoel Holon (1999–2000; 9 games: 12.2 ppg).[9]

After retiring, Mayes settled in Toronto and started a basketball camp. In 2003, he decided to come back to Florida State University with the goal to finish his degree in criminology.[10] Mayes worked in youth programs in Toronto, Florida, Boston and in his hometown, where he became the sports director of the Boys & Girls Club of New Haven in 2009.[11]

Notable awards

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  • CBA All-Rookie (1991)
  • CBA All-Star (1991)
  • Named one of the 20 Greatest Players in the history of the Sioux Fall Skyforce[5]

Personal life

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Mayes is the stepfather of the former Florida State player Xavier Rathan-Mayes.[12]

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References

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  1. ^ "1,000 POINT SCORERS" (PDF). Florida State Men's Basketball Media Guide 2019-20. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  2. ^ "Florida State Guard Suspended Through February". UPI. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  3. ^ "Tharon Mayes minor league basketball Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  4. ^ "1990 Continental Basketball Association (CBA) sports Leaders on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "30 To 30". Sioux Falls Skyforce. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  6. ^ "Tharon Mayes". NBA Stats. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  7. ^ "Top-Scorer Basketball-Saison 95/96". Basketball in Deutschland. 1996. Archived from the original on May 31, 2004. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  8. ^ "Tharon Rex Mayes: TEMPORADA A TEMPORADA". acb.com. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  9. ^ "Hapoel Holon 1999-2000". basket.co.il. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  10. ^ "Catching Up With Former Seminole Men's Basketball Star Tharon Mayes". Florida State Seminoles. August 1, 2003. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  11. ^ Staff, David Borges, Register (August 15, 2012). "BASKETBALL: Former NBA player Tharon Mayes serves as a role model (video/photos)". New Haven Register. Retrieved April 17, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ "Men's college basketball: David Borges preseason AP Top 25 ballot". The Middletown Press. October 21, 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
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