OF NOTE
• Transferred to UNM in May of 2026 after playing one season at UC San Diego
• Earned Honorable Mention All-Big West honors as a freshman
• Led the Tritons in rebounding while ranking second in scoring
2025-26 (FRESHMAN AT UC SAN DIEGO)
• Honorable Mention All-Big West
• Appeared in 33 games, making 12 starts
• Second on the team in scoring (11.1 ppg) while leading the team in rebounding (5.7)
• Scored in double figures in 20 games, including the last 10 games of the season
• Posted four double-doubles
• Scored a career-high 24 points (9-9 FT) vs. UC Riverside (Feb. 14) to earn Big West Player of the Week honors
• Had 23 points (10-16 FG) vs. Cal Poly in the Big West Tournament (Mar. 11)
• Big West Commissioner’s Honor Roll (with Honors)
HIGH SCHOOL
• 2025 All-CIF-ss First Team at Redondo Union High School
• All-Area Player of the Year by the Daily Breeze (South Bay)
• SABC All-Star Game MVP
• Bay League Most Valuable Player
• Averaged 16.6 points and 6.6 rebounds per game as a senior
• Led Redondo Beach to a 28-6 record and the CIF SoCal Division I Regional Final
PERSONAL
• Born June 13
• Son of Derrick Mayes and Gayle Brown-Mayes
• Father was an All-American wide receiver at Notre Dame (1992-95) and played five seasons in the NFL (1996-00), winning Super Bowl XXXI with the Green Bay Packers
• Grandfather, Roger Brown, played in the ABA, mostly for the Indiana Pacers, and was named to the ABA All-Time Team and was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2013