De'Teri Mayes (2019) - Hall of Fame - Murray State University Athletics

De'Teri Mayes

Induction:
2019
Class:
1998

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De'Teri Mayes became on of the top players for Murray State men's basketball from 1996-98.
When he finished with the Racers in 1998, Mayes was the top scorer among all two-year players in MSU history.
Out of Montgomery, Ala., he was recruited by Coach Mark Gottfried and assistant coach Tom Kelsey.
Mayes displayed a rare combination of talent and energy as he led the Racers to a pair of OVC regular-season and OVC Tournament titles in 1996 and 1997.
In those two seasons, the Racers made what was at the time, their ninth and 10th NCAA appearances with games against Duke and Rhode Island.
The Racers had a program-record 29 wins in the 1997-98 season and a top-25 national ranking for the first time in 26 years.
In the 1997-98 season, he was the 10th leading scorer in the nation at 21.5 points per game.
In 1997-98, was was named the OVC Player of the Year and the OVC Male Athlete of the Year.
Until Jonathan Stark topped it in 2018, Mayes' two-year MSU scoring record of 1,340 points had stood for 20 years.
As of 2020, his 21.26 career scoring average is still tops all-time at MSU.
Having played in only 63 games, he is still the 22nd leading scorer in Murray State history as of 2020.
His 186 made 3-point baskets is eighth at MSU and his .427 3-point percentage is third.
As a professional, Mayes had a 14-year career in Austria (with the Union Swans and Kaptenberg Bulls) where he was named the Player of the Year five times (2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010) and a league all-star 11 times, including 10-straight seasons.
He won four Austrian pro championships (2005, 2006, 2007, 2010).
Played for the Austrian National Team in three seasons (2005, 2006, 2008).
His jersey number 13 was retired by the Union Swans in 2011.