Matthew Mayer (born September 23, 1999) is an American college basketball player for the Illinois Fighting Illini of the Big Ten Conference. He previously played for the Baylor Bears.
| No. 24 – Illinois Fighting Illini | |
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| Position | Shooting guard / Small forward |
| League | Big Ten Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1999-09-23) September 23, 1999 (age 23) |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Westlake (Austin, Texas) |
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Mayer attended Westlake High School in Austin, Texas, where he played alongside future NCAA Division I players Brock Cunningham and Keonte Kennedy.[1] He committed to playing college basketball for Baylor over offers from Texas and Texas A&M, among others. Mayer was a consensus four-star recruit, according to major recruiting services.[2][3]
Mayer had a limited role during his first two years at Baylor. In his junior season, he improved his efficiency and became a key contributor off the bench for one of the top teams in the nation.[4] Mayer grew a mullet upon the advice of his teammate Jackson Moffatt, who had the same hairstyle.[5] Mayer averaged 8.1 points and 3.7 rebounds per game. Following the season, he declared for the 2021 NBA draft, but ultimately returned for his senior season.[6] In his senior season, Mayer started all 33 games and averaged 9.8 points and 5.0 rebounds per game. He again declared for the NBA draft after the season, but later withdrew and announced he was transferring to Illinois.[7]
| 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 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 2018–19 | Baylor | 33 | 0 | 11.8 | .331 | .308 | .660 | 2.0 | .8 | .5 | .2 | 4.6 |
| 2019–20 | Baylor | 30 | 0 | 11.6 | .422 | .378 | .690 | 1.9 | .8 | .5 | .1 | 4.8 |
| 2020–21 | Baylor | 30 | 0 | 15.7 | .489 | .395 | .592 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 1.2 | .3 | 8.1 |
| 2021–22 | Baylor | 33 | 33 | 22.8 | .409 | .324 | .700 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1.2 | .8 | 9.8 |
| Career | 126 | 33 | 15.5 | .415 | .345 | .659 | 3.2 | .9 | .9 | .4 | 6.9 | |
Baylor Bears basketball 2020–21 NCAA champions | |
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