Mark Worthington
July 23, 2020
James Maye
- Nationality: USA/DOM
- Date of Birth: 29/01/81
- Place of Birth: Kennesaw, Georgia (USA)
- Position: SF
- Height (CM): 201
- Weight (KG): 98
- Junior Assoc:
- College: UNC Greensboro (2002–2006)
- NBL DEBUT: 15/10/10
- AGE AT DEBUT: 29
- LAST NBL GAME: 24/10/10
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 29
- NBL History: Gold Coast 2011
- Championships: 0
- None
BIO: James Maye was born in Kennesaw, Georgia (USA).
NBL EXPERIENCE
James Maye made his NBL debut with the Gold Coast Blaze at 29 years of age. He scored 11 points in his first game.
James Maye played one season in the NBL. He averaged 7.5 points, 3 rebounds, and 0.5 assists in 2 NBL games.
NBL TOTAL STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11 | 30 | Gold Coast | 13-15 (6) | 2 | 42.0 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 40% | 1 | 6 | 17% | 2 | 4 | 50% | 44% | 43% | 11 | Totals | 2 | 42 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 40.0% | 1 | 6 | 16.7% | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 45% | 43% | 11 |
NBL PER GAME STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11 | 30 | Gold Coast | 13-15 (6) | 2 | 21.0 | 7.5 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 7.5 | 40% | 0.5 | 3.0 | 17% | 1.0 | 2.0 | 50% | 44% | 43% | 11 | Total | 2 | 21.0 | 7.5 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 7.5 | 40.0% | 0.2 | 16.7% | 0.5 | 3.0 | 50.0% | 45% | 43% | 11 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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NBA EXPERIENCE
NBDL - Colorado 14ers (2009)
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Norway - Asker Aliens (2004) | Greece - PAOK (2004–05) | Puerto Rico - Indios de Mayaguez (2010), Grises de Humacao (2011, 2014), Mets de Guaynabo (2013), Vaqueros de Bayamon (2013), Leones de Ponce (2016) | Poland - Enea Basket Poznan (2010), Enea Zastal Zielona Gora (2011) | Argentina - Obras Sanitarias (2012), Quilmes (2012), Ferro Carril Oeste (2016) | Venezuela - Toros de Aragua (2013, 2014) | Mexico - Halcones Rojos de Veracruz (2014) | Dominican Republic - Reales de La Vega (2017)
Maye joined Asker Aliens for the 2004 BLNO season, playing his first season in Norway as he began a pro run that quickly moved across multiple international leagues and summer competitions.
Maye joined PAOK for the 2004–05 Greek season and split his year between the Greek Basket League and ULEB Cup play, appearing in 21 Greek league games (5.5 points and 2.8 rebounds per game) and 14 ULEB Cup games (5.8 points and 3.4 rebounds per game) while averaging 19.7 minutes domestically and 24.8 minutes in Europe.
Maye joined Indios de Mayaguez for the 2010 Baloncesto Superior Nacional season in Puerto Rico, where he earned Honorable Mention recognition in the league awards and was also selected to the BSN All-Imports Team that season alongside Tim Pickett, James Mays, LeRoy Hickerson, and Lee Nailon, with the group coached by Julio Toro, while Mayaguez teammate Alejandro Carmona was named to the league’s Second Team.
Maye moved to Poland in 2010 with Enea Basket Poznan and returned to the Polish league in 2011 with Enea Zastal Zielona Gora, with his 2011 calendar also including a stint in Puerto Rico with Grises de Humacao as he continued to rotate through leagues that ran in different windows.
Maye played in Argentina in 2012, suiting up for Obras Sanitarias and later Quilmes during the same year as his South American schedule expanded beyond the Caribbean circuit.
Maye returned to Puerto Rico in 2013 with Mets de Guaynabo and Vaqueros de Bayamon, and he also played in Venezuela with Toros de Aragua in 2013 as part of another multi-league year.
Maye joined Halcones Rojos Veracruz for the 2013–14 LNBP season in Mexico after David Huertas was injured, arriving on a roster coached by Eddie Casiano that included players such as Filiberto Rivera, Edward Santana, and Mike Mitchell, before he was replaced during the season by Leroy Hickerson, and he later returned to Toros de Aragua in Venezuela and to Grises de Humacao in Puerto Rico in 2014.
Maye added further stops in 2016 with Ferro Carril Oeste in Argentina and Leones de Ponce in Puerto Rico, then joined Reales de La Vega for the 2017 season in the Dominican Republic to close out the recorded international portion of his playing career.
COLLEGE
Maye played college basketball at UNC Greensboro during the 2002–03 season, where he competed from 2002 to 2006 as a four-year contributor for the Spartans.
In the 2002–03 season, UNC Greensboro finished 7–20 overall (3–15 Southern Conference) under head coach Fran McCaffery, and Maye appeared in 27 games as a freshman, starting 18, while averaging 9.0 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game.
During that freshman campaign, he shot 42.6% from the field and 35.8% from three-point range, converting 34 three-pointers on the season, while also recording 23 steals and 10 blocked shots across 27 appearances.
In 2003–04, UNC Greensboro improved to 13–15 overall (8–10 Southern Conference), and Maye played in 28 games with 24 starts, increasing his production to 13.8 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per game while shooting 44.7% from the field and 37.5% from beyond the arc.
Across that sophomore season, he totaled 387 points and 154 rebounds, ranked among the team leaders in scoring, and added 31 steals and 14 blocked shots while logging over 28 minutes per contest.
In the 2004–05 season, the Spartans finished 15–12 overall (10–8 Southern Conference), and Maye started all 27 games, averaging 17.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.7 assists, and 1.1 steals per game while shooting 45.5% from the field and 39.2% from three-point range.
He recorded 460 total points that season, including multiple 20-point performances, and finished among the Southern Conference leaders in scoring while converting 60 three-pointers and shooting 82.0% from the free-throw line.
As a senior in 2005–06, UNC Greensboro posted a 13–17 overall record (8–10 Southern Conference), and Maye again started all 30 games, averaging 18.7 points, 5.6 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 1.4 steals per game while playing over 31 minutes per game.
He finished his senior campaign with 562 total points, ranking among the top single-season scoring totals in program history, while shooting 44.3% from the field, 37.9% from three-point range, and 81.5% from the free-throw line.
Across his four-year UNC Greensboro career from 2002 to 2006, Maye appeared in 112 games with 99 starts, scoring 1,652 total points (14.8 points per game), collecting 548 rebounds (4.9 per game), dishing out 164 assists (1.5 per game), and recording 107 steals.
He finished his collegiate career ranked among UNC Greensboro’s all-time leaders in career points and three-point field goals made, and he earned All-Southern Conference recognition during his upperclassman seasons after leading the Spartans in scoring in both his junior and senior years.
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