| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 9, 1968 New Haven, Connecticut |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Hillhouse (New Haven, Connecticut) |
| College | Florida State (1987–1990) |
| NBA draft | 1990: undrafted |
| Playing career | 1990–2000 |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Number | 25, 8 |
| Career history | |
| 1990–1991 | Sioux Falls Skyforce |
| 1991 | New Haven Skyhawks |
| 1991 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 1991 | Sioux Falls Skyforce |
| 1992 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| 1992 | Sioux Falls Skyforce |
| 1992–1993 | Castors Braine |
| 1993 | Purefoods TJ Hotdogs |
| 1993 | Grand Rapids Hoops |
| 1994 | Fargo-Moorhead Fever |
| 1994–1995 | Breogán Lugo |
| 1995–1996 | Rhöndorfer TV |
| 1996 | Florida Sharks |
| 1996 | Formula Shell Zoom Masters |
| 1996 | Hapoel Tsfat |
| 1997 | Yakima Sun Kings |
| 1997–1998 | Covirán Sierra Nevada |
| 1998–1999 | Recreativos Orenes Murcia |
| 1999–2000 | Hapoel Holon |
| 2000 | San Diego Stingrays |
| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 99 (4.1 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 16 (0.7 rpg) |
| Assists | 35 (1.5 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
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
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
- 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
Mayes is the stepfather of the former Florida State player Xavier Rathan-Mayes.[12]
External links
References
- ↑ "1,000 POINT SCORERS" (PDF). Florida State Men's Basketball Media Guide 2019-20. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
- ↑ "Florida State Guard Suspended Through February". UPI. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
- ↑ "Tharon Mayes minor league basketball Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
- ↑ "1990 Continental Basketball Association (CBA) sports Leaders on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
- 1 2 "30 To 30". Sioux Falls Skyforce. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
- ↑ "Tharon Mayes". NBA Stats. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
- ↑ "Top-Scorer Basketball-Saison 95/96". Basketball in Deutschland. 1996. Archived from the original on 2004-05-31. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
- ↑ "Tharon Rex Mayes: TEMPORADA A TEMPORADA". acb.com. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
- ↑ "Hapoel Holon 1999-2000". basket.co.il. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
- ↑ "Catching Up With Former Seminole Men's Basketball Star Tharon Mayes". Florida State Seminoles. 2003-08-01. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
- ↑ Staff, David Borges, Register (2012-08-15). "BASKETBALL: Former NBA player Tharon Mayes serves as a role model (video/photos)". New Haven Register. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Men's college basketball: David Borges preseason AP Top 25 ballot". The Middletown Press. 2016-10-21. Retrieved 2021-04-17.