Luke Maye

Luke Hofacker

No. 32 – North Carolina Tar Heels
Position	Power forward
League	Atlantic Coast Conference
Personal information
Born	(1997-03-07) March 7, 1997 Cary, North Carolina
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school	Hough (Cornelius, North Carolina)
College	North Carolina (2015–2019)
Career highlights and awards
NCAA champion (2017) Third-team All-American – AP, SN (2018) First-team All-ACC (2018) Second-team All-ACC (2019) ACC Most Improved Player (2018) 2× Second-team Academic All-American (2018, 2019)
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

Luke David Maye (born March 7, 1997) is an American college basketball player for the North Carolina Tar Heels of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

High school career

Maye played high school basketball at William A. Hough High School, where he made the AP All-State team twice.

College career

Freshman season (2015–16)

Maye committed to the University of North Carolina without knowing if he would receive a scholarship. Before he enrolled, he was informed by head coach Roy Williams that he would be on full scholarship. He was seldom used as a freshman.

Sophomore season (2016–17)

In Maye's sophomore season, he recorded his first 10-point game coming off the bench against Davidson in December. Despite only having three 10-point games during the regular season, Maye had three more 10-point games during the NCAA Tournament. In the Elite 8 game against Kentucky, Maye hit the game-winning jump shot with 0.3 seconds left in the game, shortly after Malik Monk hit a three to tie the game at 73 with 7.2 seconds left. He also had a career-high 17 points in this game. For his performance in the South Regional, he was named to the South Regional all-tournament team and won the regional's Most Outstanding Player award. North Carolina went on to beat Oregon and Gonzaga to win the 2017 NCAA Men's Basketball National Championship. He finished the season averaging 5.5 points per game.

Junior season (2017–18)

Maye had a breakout season as a junior in the 2017–18 season. In his first nine games, he averaged 20.8 points and 10.3 rebounds per game. This is the best start by a Tar Heel since Tyler Hansbrough's senior year in 2008-09. He ended up averaging 16.9 points per game and leading the team with 10.1 rebounds per game. On April 23, 2018, Maye declared for the NBA draft without hiring an agent. On May 24, Maye announced his intention to return to UNC for his senior season.

Senior season (2018–19)

Coming into the season Maye was nominated for many preseason awards including preseason ACC player of the year.

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2015–16	North Carolina	33	0	5.4	.390	.286	.429	1.7	.2	.1	.1	1.2
2016–17	North Carolina	35	1	14.1	.479	.400	.579	3.9	1.2	.4	.2	5.5
2017–18	North Carolina	37	37	32.2	.486	.431	.624	10.1	2.4	1.0	1.0	16.9
2018–19	North Carolina	36	36	30.9	.430	.288	.774	10.4	2.3	.6	.6	14.9
Career		141	74	21.1	.460	.361	.675	6.7	1.6	.5	.5	9.9

Personal life

Luke's father Mark Maye played quarterback for the University of North Carolina football team from 1984 to 1987. Maye has three younger brothers who are all about 6'8", including Cole Maye who is a pitcher for the University of Florida. In high school, Luke also played baseball for four years.