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{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1987)}}

'''Ovinton J'Anthony "O.J." Mayo''', (born [[November 5]], [[1987]] in [[Huntington, West Virginia]], [[United States]]) is a student at [[Huntington High School (West Virginia)|Huntington High School]] in Huntington, West Virginia. He is considered by several media outlets to be among the best high school basketball players in the United States.[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/2005/11/30/gallery.highschoolbball/content.10.html] [http://ssbasketball.rivals.com/content.asp?SID=1132&CID=537673] He is scheduled to graduate in May 2007.

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{{BLP sources|date=June 2021}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = O. J. Mayo

| image = O.J. Mayo Dallas Mavericks 2013 (cropped).jpg

| caption = Mayo with the Mavericks in 2013

| position = Assistant coach

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 5

| weight_lb = 210

| league =

| team = Liaoning Flying Leopards C

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|11|5|mf=y}}

| birth_place = [[Huntington, West Virginia]], U.S.

| high_school =

* [[Rose Hill Christian High School|Rose Hill Christian]]<br>([[Ashland, Kentucky]])

* [[North College Hill High School|North College Hill]]<br>([[North College Hill, Ohio]])

* [[Huntington High School (West Virginia)|Huntington]]<br>(Huntington, West Virginia)

| college = [[USC Trojans men's basketball|USC]] (2007–2008)

| draft_year = 2008

| draft_round = 1

| draft_pick = 3

| draft_team = [[Minnesota Timberwolves]]

| career_start = 2008

| career_end = 2023

| career_position = [[shooting guard]]

| career_number = 32, 00, 3

| years1 = {{nbay|2008|start}}–{{nbay|2011|end}}

| team1 = [[Memphis Grizzlies]]

| years2 = {{nbay|2012|full=y}}

| team2 = [[Dallas Mavericks]]

| years3 = {{nbay|2013|start}}–{{nbay|2015|end}}

| team3 = [[Milwaukee Bucks]]

| years4 = 2018

| team4 = [[Atléticos de San Germán]]

| years5 = 2018–2019

| team5 = [[Dacin Tigers]]

| years6 = 2019

| team6 = [[Hunan Jinjian Rice Industry]]

| years7 = 2019–2020

| team7 = [[Taipei Fubon Braves]]

| years8 = 2020–2021

| team8 = [[Liaoning Flying Leopards]]

| years9 = 2021–2022

| team9 = [[UNICS Kazan|UNICS]]

| years10 = 2022–2023

| team10 = [[Zamalek SC Basketball|Zamalek]]

| cyears1 = 2024–present

| cteam1 = [[Liaoning Flying Leopards]] C (assistant coach)<ref>{{cite web |title=外援梅奥回归辽篮出任梯队外教 |url=https://finance.sina.com.cn/jjxw/2024-03-08/doc-inampumy8498633.shtml |publisher=沈阳日报 |access-date=March 14, 2025 |date=March 8, 2024}}</ref>

| highlights =

* [[Super Basketball League|SBL]] All-Star (2019)

* [[Super Basketball League|SBL]] Three Point Contest champion (2019)

* [[Super Basketball League|SBL]] scoring champion (2019)

* [[NBA All-Rookie First Team]] ({{nbay|2008|end}})

* First-team [[List of All-Pac-12 Conference men's basketball teams|All-Pac-10]] (2008)

* [[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-10]] All-Freshman team (2008)

* [[Mr. Basketball USA]] (2007)

* [[McDonald's All-American Game|McDonald's All-American]] ([[2007 McDonald's All-American Boys Game|2007]])

* 2× First-team [[Parade All-America Boys Basketball Team|''Parade'' All-American]] (2006, 2007)

* Second-team ''Parade'' All-American (2005)

* [[Bill Evans Award]] (2007)

* 2× [[Ohio Mr. Basketball]] (2005, 2006)

}}

'''Ovinton J'Anthony "O.J." Mayo''' (born November 5, 1987) is an American former professional [[basketball]] player who last played for [[Zamalek SC]] of the [[Egyptian Basketball Super League]] and [[Egyptian Basketball Federation]]. He played a single season of [[college basketball]] for the [[USC Trojans men's basketball|USC Trojans]] while earning first-team [[List of All-Pacific-12 Conference men's basketball teams|All-Pac-10]] honors. Mayo entered the [[2008 NBA draft]] and was selected by the [[Minnesota Timberwolves]] with the third overall pick. He was later traded to the [[Memphis Grizzlies]], with whom he played four seasons. Mayo signed with the [[Dallas Mavericks]] in 2012, and then with the [[Milwaukee Bucks]] in 2013.

==Early years==

The first public mention of Mayo occurred in the [[Ashland, Kentucky|Ashland]], [[Kentucky]] Daily Independent newspaper in an article called 'Phenom' in the paper's January 21, 2001 edition, when Mayo was just a sixth grader. In that article he was listed as being a "6-foot-1½ point guard with size 14 shoe". The article also mentioned that he had repeated a grade and therefore was ineligible to play varsity high school basketball as of yet.

However, he was retroactively declared ineligible when it was discovered that he had received improper benefits in violation of [[NCAA]] rules before he even played a game, and the [[USC Trojans men's basketball|Trojans]] vacated all of their 21 wins from the [[2007–08 USC Trojans men's basketball team|2007–08 season]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=4792634 | title=Mayo fallout: USC forfeits postseason play, wins | date=January 3, 2010 }}</ref> In July 2016, Mayo was [[List of people banned or suspended by the NBA|banned from the NBA]] for violating the league's anti-drug program.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/boston-celtics/oj-mayo-hit-two-year-ban-nba-drug-violation | title=O.J. Mayo hit with two-year ban from NBA for drug violation | date=July 2016 }}</ref> After a two-year hiatus, he resumed his career with [[Atléticos de San Germán]] of the [[Baloncesto Superior Nacional]] (BSN) in [[Puerto Rico]].

Mayo commuted from Huntington to Rose Hill Christian, a private school in Ashland, since student athletes can play high school varsity sports as seventh graders in Kentucky. In the seventh grade, he put up numbers that dwarfed the production of players five years his senior. In his first game for his varsity team he scored 27 points, had seven rebounds and three steals. He was a seventh grader playing against juniors and seniors in high school.

==High school career==

During his seventh grade year in January of 2002, Mayo was mentioned in [[Sports Illustrated]] Magazine and on CBS Sportsline.com. There were also full articles in the ''[[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]] [[The Courier-Journal|Courier-Journal]]'', the [[Huntington, West Virginia]] ''Herald-Dispatch'' and ''[[USA Today]]''.

Mayo began playing high school basketball at [[Rose Hill Christian High School]] in [[Ashland, Kentucky]]. In Kentucky, grade schoolers can play high school basketball, and Mayo averaged 23.1 points for Rose Hill's varsity team while in 7th grade. In 8th grade he was just turning 15 and tallied 27 points per game and was named a first-team all-state player by the ''[[The Courier-Journal|Louisville Courier-Journal]]''. Mayo then moved to suburban Cincinnati to live with club team coach Dwaine Barnes. (Mayo referred to him as his "grandfather" but the two aren't related.)<ref>{{cite news|last=Pucin|first=Diane|date=February 28, 2007|title=Full-court Presence|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-feb-28-sp-mayo28-story.html}}</ref> Mayo enrolled at [[North College Hill High School]] in [[North College Hill, Ohio]] in April 2003. ''[[The Cincinnati Enquirer]]'' and local television stations sent reporters to cover Mayo's first day of school at NCH.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://usctrojans.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/mayo_oj00.html |title=Player Bio: O.J. Mayo |publisher=University of Southern California Official Athletic Site |access-date=December 29, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090526032847/http://usctrojans.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/mayo_oj00.html |archive-date=May 26, 2009 }}</ref>

Mayo was selected as Mr. Basketball of Ohio for the second consecutive season, in addition to being named Associated Press Division III Player of the Year for the second consecutive season. He averaged nearly 29 points, nine rebounds, and six assists per game. He also led his team to three consecutive AP poll titles and was featured in the pages of ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' among other publications.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Davis |first=Seth |date=June 20, 2005 |title=THE NEXT ONE |url=https://vault.si.com/vault/2005/06/20/the-next-one |website=[[Sports Illustrated]]}}</ref>

After the completion of the basketball season during his eighth grade year, he moved to Cincinnati with Dwaine Barnes, a longtime family friend whom Mayo has often called his grandfather, in order to attend [[North College Hill, Ohio|North College Hill High School]] near Cincinnati, and test his mettle in a more competitive environment.

In February 2006, Mayo attracted the largest crowd to ever see a high school game in [[Cincinnati]], [[Ohio]] when 16,202 fans watched North College Hill fall to the nation's number one rated team, [[Oak Hill Academy (Virginia)|Oak Hill Academy]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.buckeyeplanet.com/forum/high-school-basketball/19085-north-college-hill-high-school-cincinnati-ohio-4.html |title=North College Hill vs Oak Hill Academy |access-date=September 1, 2008 |archive-date=May 16, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516193412/http://www.buckeyeplanet.com/forum/high-school-basketball/19085-north-college-hill-high-school-cincinnati-ohio-4.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Mayo had been considered a lock to make the leap straight from high school to the NBA, but the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the NBA and its players instituted a rule that a player must be at least a year out of high school before he can enter the NBA, effectively curtailing those plans. On July 5, 2006, it was reported by [[ESPN]] that he would attend [[University of Southern California|USC]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Katz|first=Andy|date=July 5, 2006|title=Sources: O.J. Mayo told USC staff he was committing|publisher=[[ESPN]]|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=2510229|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126211249/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=2510229|archive-date=January 26, 2021}}</ref>

==The Phenom==

In 2006, the 6' 5" 205 lbs. 18-year old junior point guard was selected as Mr. Basketball of Ohio for the second consecutive season, in addition to being named Associated Press Division III Player of the Year for the second consecutive season. He averaged nearly 30 points, six rebounds, and seven assists per game. He also led his team to consecutive AP poll titles and garnered much attention from the media, appearing in the pages of [[Sports Illustrated]] among other publications. Much like another Ohio high school star, [[LeBron James]], Mayo has drawn large enough crowds to force his team into seeking larger venues to support the growing crowds, and often attracts [[National Basketball Association]] stars such as James and [[Carmelo Anthony]] to watch his games playing for the [[D-1 Greyhounds]].

Mayo enrolled at [[Huntington High School (West Virginia)|Huntington High School]] in [[Huntington, West Virginia]] for the 2006–07 school year. He formally committed to USC in November 2006.<ref>{{cite news|last=Lawlor|first=Christopher|date=November 15, 2006|title=Mayo headed to USC|work=[[USA Today]]|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/pac10/2006-11-15-mayo-usc_x.htm|url-status=live|access-date=May 20, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410145629/https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/pac10/2006-11-15-mayo-usc_x.htm|archive-date=April 10, 2016}}</ref>

When his team played a game in Huntington, 3,500 fans packed the [[Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse]] in order to watch him play. When his team played a game at [[Cerritos College]], 6,500 fans filled a moderately sized arena to watch him play. On Martin Luther King Day in 2006, more than 10,000 fans came to [[Xavier University]]'s [[Cintas Center]] to watch Mayo and North College Hill play Cincinnati Taft. In February, the largest crowd to ever see a high school game in Cincinnati, more than 16,000, watched North College Hill fall to the nation's number one rated team, [[Oak Hill Academy (Virginia)|Oak Hill Academy]]. Mayo had been considered a lock to make the leap straight from high school to the NBA, but the recent Collective Bargaining Agreement between the NBA and its players has instituted a rule that a player must be at least a year out of high school before he can enter the NBA, thus curtailing those plans. On [[July 5]], [[2006]], it was reported by [[ESPN]] that OJ will attend the [[University of Southern California]]. [http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=2510229] On July 8, however, [[WSAZ-TV]] reported that USC was one of only three that Mayo was considering (the other two were [[Kansas State University]] and the [[University of Florida]].

In January 2007, Mayo allegedly assaulted referee Mike Lazo after being ejected from a Huntington High game vs. Capital High School at the [[Charleston Civic Center]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Thamel|first=Pete |author-link=Pete Thamel |date=January 30, 2007|title=A Star Player, a Video and a Suspension|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/30/sports/ncaabasketball/30preps.html|url-status=live|url-access=limited|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402211455/https://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/30/sports/ncaabasketball/30preps.html|archive-date=April 2, 2019}}</ref> In accordance with [[West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission]] rules, Mayo was suspended for two games. However, due to allegations that Lazo had overreacted and faked the incident, a temporary restraining order was signed by [[Cabell County, West Virginia|Cabell County]] Circuit Court Judge Dan O'Hanlan, temporarily lifting the suspensions on Mayo and five other players suspended due to incidents at that game.<ref>{{Cite news|title=O.J. cleared to play|work=[[The Herald-Dispatch]]|url=http://www.herald-dispatch.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070130/SPORTS02/701300302}}{{dead link|date=September 2017|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> However, shortly after, the restraining order was nullified, and Mayo was suspended for three games, a punishment that Mayo described as "fair".<ref>{{Cite news|date=February 12, 2007|title=Prep hoops star Mayo suspended three games|publisher=[[ESPN]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]|url=https://www.espn.com/sports/news/story?id=2760432|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215224635/https://www.espn.com/sports/news/story?id=2760432|archive-date=December 15, 2018}}</ref>

On [[August 27]] [[2006]], [[WSAZ-TV]] reported that Mayo will be enrolling at [[Huntington High School (West Virginia)|Huntington High School]] in [[Huntington, West Virginia]] for the 2006-07 school year.[http://www.wsaz.com/home/headlines/3755782.html]

===Awards and honors===

Mayo was selected by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association as the 2007 recipient of the Bill Evans Award for the state's boys basketball player of the year. Mayo led the state in scoring for the 2006–2007 season at 28.4 points per game. Runner-up in the voting was teammate [[Patrick Patterson (basketball)|Patrick Patterson]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=March 11, 2007|title=OJ Mayo Named Top Player in WV|publisher=[[WSAZ-TV]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]|url=http://www.wsaz.com/sports/headlines/6429482.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929090803/http://www.wsaz.com/sports/headlines/6429482.html|archive-date=September 29, 2007}}</ref>

On March 17, 2007, Mayo led Huntington High School to its third consecutive Class AAA basketball championship in the state of [[West Virginia]] with 103–61 rout of South Charleston. Mayo finished with a triple-double: 41 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 assists.<ref>{{Cite news|date=March 17, 2007|title=It's A 3-Peat For HHS|publisher=[[WSAZ-TV]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]|url=http://www.wsaz.com/sports/headlines/6555882.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071114040134/http://www.wsaz.com/sports/headlines/6555882.html|archive-date=November 14, 2007}}</ref>

He graduated in May 2007 and signed a [[National Letter of Intent|letter of intent]] to enroll at USC. He scored a 29 on the [[ACT (test)|ACT]], placing him in the 95th percentile nationally.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Saxon|first=Mark|date=July 4, 2007|title=Head Start at USC|work=[[Orange County Register]]|url=http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/sports/college/abox/article_1754225.php|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080313000612/http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/sports/college/abox/article_1754225.php|archive-date=March 13, 2008}}</ref>

==College career==

[[File:Russell Westbrook guarding OJ Mayo cropped.jpg|thumb|right|O. J. Mayo playing for [[USC Trojans men's basketball|USC]] in a game against [[UCLA]]'s [[Russell Westbrook]] and [[Kevin Love]]]]

Mayo had given [[Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball|Kansas State]] a soft verbal commitment to play for them,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=16836&sport=2 |title=O.J. Mayo Recruiting Profile |work=Yahoo! Sports |date=November 15, 2006 |access-date=December 29, 2010 |archive-date=May 24, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090524160117/http://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=16836&sport=2 |url-status=dead }}</ref> but retracted it when head coach [[Bob Huggins]] announced he would take the same position at West Virginia. [[Frank Martin (basketball)|Frank Martin]], by whom Mayo was recruited, was named head coach. Former teammate at [[North College Hill High School]] [[Henry Walker (basketball)|Bill Walker]] opted to stay and play for Martin.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Guy |first=That Big 12 |title=Bill Walker: Draft Casualty or Legend in the Making? |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/30524-bill-walker-draft-casualty-or-legend-in-the-making |access-date=June 29, 2024 |website=Bleacher Report |language=en}}</ref>

Mayo enrolled at the [[University of Southern California]] (USC) in the summer of 2007, taking two classes. While waiting for the season to begin, he played pickup basketball at the UCLA men's gym against [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] players such as [[Kobe Bryant]], [[Sam Cassell]], [[Kevin Garnett]], [[Mike Dunleavy Jr.]], [[D. J. Augustin]], [[Jason Kidd]], [[Adam Morrison]], and [[JJ Redick|J. J. Redick]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Bolch|first=Ben|date=August 27, 2007|title=Mayo's L.A. summer of anonymity ends|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-aug-27-sp-mayo27-story.html}}</ref>

Mayo earned [[List of All-Pacific-12 Conference men's basketball teams|All-Pac-10]] first team honors for the 2007–08 season. In the [[2008 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball tournament]], the Trojans lost to [[UCLA Bruins|UCLA]], featuring [[Kevin Love]] and [[Russell Westbrook]], in the semi-finals. Both Mayo and Love were selected to the All-Pac-10 tournament team. In his [[2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|NCAA Tournament]] debut with the Trojans, Mayo scored 20 points as USC was beaten by [[Kansas State Wildcats|Kansas State]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kansas State 80-67 USC (20 Mar, 2008) Box Score - ESPN (UK) |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore/_/gameId/284000008 |access-date=June 29, 2024 |website=ESPN |language=en}}</ref>

Mayo did not return for his sophomore season, opting to instead enter the 2008 NBA draft.

===Improper benefits and rules violation===

On May 11, 2008, [[ESPN.com|ESPN]] reported that a former "confidant", Louis Johnson, revealed on ESPN's TV show ''[[Outside the Lines]]'' that Mayo received numerous gifts in violation of NCAA rules. The report stated that Mayo received the gifts from [[Rodney Guillory]] before and during his tenure at USC. Guillory is said to have received the money from the [[Bill Duffy Associates Sports Management]] (BDA).<ref>{{Cite news|date=May 11, 2008|title=Ex-Mayo confidant says he gave USC star gifts including TV, cash|publisher=[[ESPN]]|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=3390695|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201114001029/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=3390695|archive-date=November 14, 2020}}</ref>

In April 2009, the NCAA combined its investigations of Mayo and former running back [[Reggie Bush]] into a single probe of the Trojans' athletic program.<ref>{{Cite news|date=April 9, 2009|title=Report: NCAA combining USC probes|publisher=[[ESPN]]|url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/news/story?id=4055102|url-status=live|access-date=April 9, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212221505/https://www.espn.com/college-sports/news/story?id=4055102|archive-date=December 12, 2019}}</ref>

On January 3, 2010, USC announced that it had determined Mayo was ineligible for the 2007–2008 season because he had received improper benefits, and had thus forfeited his amateur status before ever playing a game for USC. As a result, USC vacated all 21 of its wins from the 2007–08 season, dropping its record to 0–12. A vacated game does not count as a win for the other team, but is officially treated as having never happened. USC also withdrew from postseason consideration (including the Pac-10 conference tournament) for the 2009–10 season.<ref>{{cite news|date=January 3, 2010|title=USC Trojans impose postseason ban, forfeit wins on NCAA rules violations|publisher=[[ESPN]]|url=https://www.espn.com/los-angeles/ncb/news/story?id=4792634|url-status=live|access-date=December 29, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210322022819/https://www.espn.com/los-angeles/ncb/news/story?id=4792634|archive-date=March 22, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://ncaafootball.fanhouse.com/2009/06/11/in-internet-era-vacated-wins-are-real-punishment/ |title=In Internet Era, Vacated Wins Do Sting |publisher=NCAAFB FanHouse |access-date=December 29, 2010 |archive-date=June 15, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090615082834/http://ncaafootball.fanhouse.com/2009/06/11/in-internet-era-vacated-wins-are-real-punishment |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Professional career==

===Memphis Grizzlies (2008–2012)===

[[File:OJ Mayo Grizzlies 2008.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Mayo during his rookie season in 2008.]]

On June 26, 2008, Mayo was selected 3rd overall in the [[2008 NBA draft]] by the [[Minnesota Timberwolves|Timberwolves]]. Later that day, he was traded, along with [[Marko Jarić]], [[Antoine Walker]], and [[Greg Buckner]], to the [[Memphis Grizzlies]] in exchange for [[Kevin Love]], [[Mike Miller (basketball, born 1980)|Mike Miller]], [[Brian Cardinal]], and [[Jason Collins]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Ford|first=Chad|date=June 26, 2008|title=Mayo heads to Memphis, Love to Minnesota in blockbuster trade|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/draft2008/news/story?id=3463045|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428024418/https://www.espn.com/nba/draft2008/news/story?id=3463045|archive-date=April 28, 2021}}</ref> Mayo was a part of the [[USA Basketball Men's Select Team|Select Team]] that helped get the [[United States men's national basketball team|U.S. national team]] ready for the [[2008 United States men's Olympic basketball team|2008 Summer Olympics]] in Beijing.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|date=July 16, 2008|title=Durant, Rose, Mayo among U.S. select team roster|agency=[[Associated Press]]|url=https://www.espn.com/olympics/olybb/news/story?id=3492274|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181025150133/https://www.espn.com/olympics/olybb/news/story?id=3492274|archive-date=October 25, 2018}}</ref> Mayo was the runner-up for the 2008–09 [[NBA Rookie of the Year Award]], finishing second behind [[Chicago Bulls]] point guard [[Derrick Rose]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2008-09 NBA Awards Voting |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/awards_2009.html |access-date=June 29, 2024 |website=Basketball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>

On November 1, 2009, Mayo scored a career-high 40 points against the Denver Nuggets on 17 of 25 shooting.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Grizzlies vs Nuggets, November 1, 2009 |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200911010DEN.html |access-date=June 29, 2024 |website=Basketball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>

Mayo was late for a game-day shootaround and was taken out of the starting lineup starting November 20, 2010.<ref name="O.J. Mayo suspended 10 games">{{cite news|date=January 27, 2011|title=O.J. Mayo suspended 10 games|publisher=[[ESPN]]|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=6065824|url-status=live|access-date=January 29, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414021117/https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=6065824|archive-date=April 14, 2021|quote=He blamed an over-the-counter supplement that he didn't know was banned by the NBA for the positive test, but a team spokesman said Mayo declined to say which supplement he used.}}</ref><ref name="ap">{{cite news|date=January 29, 2011|title=Mayo says 'energy drink' led to positive test|work=[[The Herald-Dispatch]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]|url=https://www.herald-dispatch.com/sports/o-j-mayo-says-energy-drink-led-to-positive-test/article_54ab9aa9-1110-5a5e-b5c2-c9e55af36b33.html|access-date=January 29, 2011|quote=His troubles this season started Nov. 20 when he was late for a game-day shootaround, leading coach Lionel Hollins to take him out of the starting lineup against the Miami Heat.}}</ref> On a return flight to Memphis from Los Angeles, Mayo was involved in a fight with teammate [[Tony Allen (basketball)|Tony Allen]] over a debt from an in-flight card game.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 14, 2011 |title=Details of Allen vs. Mayo fight emerge |url=https://www.espn.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/23648/details-of-allen-vs-mayo-emerge |access-date=June 29, 2024 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref> On January 27, the NBA suspended Mayo for 10 games following a positive test for the steroid [[Dehydroepiandrosterone|dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA)]], which violates the league's anti-drug program. Mayo blamed an over the counter supplement that he didn't know was banned by the NBA for the positive test, but he declined to say which supplement he used.<ref name="O.J. Mayo suspended 10 games"/> He later said an unnamed [[energy drink]] he bought at a [[Filling station#Other goods and services commonly available|gas station]] contained the banned substance.<ref>{{cite news|date=January 27, 2011|title=O.J. Mayo suspended 10 games|publisher=[[ESPN]]|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=6065824|url-status=live|access-date=January 29, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512124448/http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=6065824|archive-date=May 12, 2012|quote=He blamed an over-the-counter supplement that he didn't know was banned by the NBA for the positive test, but a team spokesman said Mayo declined to say which supplement he used.}}</ref><ref name="ap" />

Despite playing in all 66 games of the shortened 2011–12 season, Mayo did not start in any games for the Grizzlies, playing as a [[sixth man]]. When he was asked if being a reserve hurt his value, he answered, "I would say so, I would probably say so. What do you think?"<ref>{{cite web|last=Tomasson|first=Chris|title=O.J. Mayo Struggling as a Sixth Man|url=http://www.aolnews.com/2010/12/07/o-j-mayo-struggling-as-a-sixth-man/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130117093705/http://www.aolnews.com/2010/12/07/o-j-mayo-struggling-as-a-sixth-man/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 17, 2013|work=aolnews.com|access-date=September 12, 2012}}</ref>

===Dallas Mavericks (2012–2013)===

The Grizzlies did not sign a qualifying offer sheet for Mayo, making him an [[unrestricted free agent]]. On July 19, Mayo officially signed with the Mavericks.<ref>[http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=10571 Dallas Mavericks sign O.J. Mayo]</ref>

On December 8, Mayo tied his career-high of 40 points in a game against the [[Houston Rockets]]. Two days later, he tied a career high of playing 52 minutes in a double-overtime loss to the Boston Celtics. On December 28, 2012, Mayo had a career high of 5 steals against the [[Denver Nuggets]]. On March 6, Mayo recorded a new career high of 12 assists against the [[Houston Rockets]].<ref>{{cite news|date=March 6, 2013|title=Dirk Nowitzki, O.J. Mayo carry Mavericks past Rockets|publisher=[[ESPN]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=400278628|url-status=live|access-date=November 1, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222051857/https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=400278628|archive-date=December 22, 2017}}</ref> After Nowitzki, the Mavericks' all-time leading scorer, returned, Mayo saw his scoring average dip. Mayo said, "I'm a scorer and can shoot the ball a little bit, but I like to be a playmaker. I like to try to take what the defense gives you and not just concentrate on scoring the ball. Find other guys."<ref>{{cite news|last=MacMahon|first=Tim|date=March 25, 2013|title=His scoring is down, but O.J. Mayo getting the point|publisher=[[ESPN]]|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/dallas/mavericks/post/_/id/4695204/his-scoring-is-down-but-o-j-mayo-getting-the-point|access-date=November 1, 2014}}</ref>

Mayo finished the season with averages of 15.3 points, 4.4 assists and 3.5 rebounds while playing a team-high 35.5 minutes per game. His production dropped considerably after the [[All-Star break (NBA)|All-Star break]], when star player Nowitzki re-emerged after missing the first 27 games. On April 18, 2013, he announced he would decline the player option on his contract for the following season and become a free agent.<ref>{{cite news|last=MacMahon|first=Tim|date=April 18, 2013|title=O.J. Mayo to opt out of deal|publisher=[[ESPN]]|url=https://www.espn.com/dallas/nba/story/_/id/9186648/oj-mayo-dallas-mavericks-opt-contract|access-date=April 18, 2013}}</ref>

===Milwaukee Bucks (2013–2016)===

On July 13, 2013, Mayo signed a three-year, $24 million contract with the [[Milwaukee Bucks]].<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.nba.com/bucks/release/bucks-sign-free-agent-oj-mayo|title=Bucks Sign Free Agent O.J. Mayo|date=July 13, 2013|access-date=November 1, 2014|publisher=[[Milwaukee Bucks]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126193500/https://www.nba.com/bucks/release/bucks-sign-free-agent-oj-mayo|archive-date=November 26, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=July 13, 2013|title=O.J. Mayo signs for 3 years, $24M|publisher=[[ESPN]]|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/9475449/milwaukee-bucks-sign-oj-mayo-3-year-24-million-deal|access-date=November 1, 2014}}</ref> The signing was essentially a trade of starting shooting guards, as [[Monta Ellis]] departed Milwaukee to sign with Dallas.<ref>{{Cite news|date=November 9, 2013|title=Ex-Maverick O.J. Mayo makes big mistake; Monta Ellis booed vigorously in Dallas win|work=[[The Dallas Morning News]]|url=http://sportsday.dallasnews.com/dallas-mavericks/mavericksheadlines/2013/11/09/ex-maverick-o.j.-mayo-makes-big-mistake-monta-ellis-booed-vigorously-in-dallas-win|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181008122522/http://sportsday.dallasnews.com/dallas-mavericks/mavericksheadlines/2013/11/09/ex-maverick-o.j.-mayo-makes-big-mistake-monta-ellis-booed-vigorously-in-dallas-win|archive-date=October 8, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Gardner|first=Charles F.|date=November 8, 2013|title=O.J. Mayo, Monta Ellis take new sides in Bucks, Mavericks matchup|work=[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]]|url=https://archive.jsonline.com/sports/bucks/oj-mayo-monta-ellis-take-new-sides-in-bucks-mavericks-matchup-b99138081z1-231242251.html/}}</ref>

On October 30, 2013, in his Bucks debut, Mayo recorded 13 points and 5 rebounds in a loss to the [[New York Knicks]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/games/20131030/MILNYK/gameinfo.html|title=Notebook: Knicks 90, Bucks 83|last=Zagoria|first=Adam|work=NBA.com|date=October 30, 2013|access-date=November 1, 2014}}</ref> Mayo later missed time during the 2013–14 season due to issues with his conditioning<ref>{{Cite news|last=Leibowitz|first=Ben|date=March 24, 2014|title=Rudy Gay Zings OJ Mayo over Weight Gain During Terrible Milwaukee Bucks Season|work=[[Bleacher Report]]|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2003701-rudy-gay-zings-oj-mayo-over-weight-gain-during-terrible-milwaukee-bucks-season|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410141831/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2003701-rudy-gay-zings-oj-mayo-over-weight-gain-during-terrible-milwaukee-bucks-season|archive-date=April 10, 2019}}</ref> as he appeared in a career-low 52 games.<ref>[https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/mayooj01.html O.J. Mayo 2013-14 Game Log]</ref>

Mayo bounced back for the Bucks in 2014–15, recording seven 20-plus point games on the season.<ref>[https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/mayooj01/gamelog/2015/ O.J. Mayo 2014-15 Game Log]</ref> In Game 4 of the Bucks' first round playoff match-up against the [[Chicago Bulls]], Mayo scored 18 points and hit a clutch three-pointer with 1:42 left in the game to give the Bucks a six-point lead.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tiwwpv3zwrU THE JUICE! O.J. Mayo 18 Points Game 4 Highlights vs Bulls (04.25.2015)]</ref>

On November 19, 2015, Mayo made his season debut for the Bucks after missing the first 11 games of the season due to a strained right hamstring he suffered in the final preseason game.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Gardner|first=Charles F.|date=November 19, 2015|title=Jabari Parker back in starting lineup; O.J. Mayo to make season debut|work=[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]]|url=https://archive.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/351794831.html}}</ref> On December 5, he had a season-best game after coach Jason Kidd started him at point guard, largely due to the Bucks being down on point guards due to injury. In 35 minutes of action, he recorded 17 points and 5 assists in a 106–91 win over the New York Knicks.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Armas|first=Genaro C.|date=December 6, 2015|title=Carter-Williams leads Bucks to 106–91 win over Knicks|agency=[[Associated Press]]|url=http://www.nba.com/games/20151205/NYKMIL/gameinfo.html|url-status=dead|access-date=December 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151206133859/http://www.nba.com/games/20151205/NYKMIL/gameinfo.html|archive-date=December 6, 2015}}</ref> On February 9, 2016, he returned to action against the Boston Celtics after missing 11 games with a left hamstring injury.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Rovito|first=Rich|date=February 10, 2016|title=Middleton's free throw lifts Bucks over Celtics 112–111|agency=[[Associated Press]]|url=http://www.nba.com/games/20160209/BOSMIL/gameinfo.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160213015450/http://www.nba.com/games/20160209/BOSMIL/gameinfo.html|archive-date=February 13, 2016}}</ref> On March 10, he was ruled out for the rest of the season after he suffered a fractured right ankle.<ref>{{Cite press release|title=Medical Update on O.J. Mayo|publisher=[[Milwaukee Bucks]]|date=March 10, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190120215722/https://www.nba.com/bucks/release/medical-update-oj-mayo|archive-date=January 20, 2019|url=https://www.nba.com/bucks/release/medical-update-oj-mayo}}</ref>

On July 1, 2016, Mayo was dismissed from the NBA for a drug violation. He was eligible for reinstatement around the start of the [[2018–19 NBA season]].<ref>{{cite magazine|date=July 1, 2016|title=O.J. Mayo dismissed from NBA for violating anti-drug program|magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]]|url=https://www.si.com/nba/2016/07/01/milwaukee-bucks-oj-mayo-dismissed-disqualified-drug-program|url-status=live|access-date=July 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111205733/https://www.si.com/nba/2016/07/01/milwaukee-bucks-oj-mayo-dismissed-disqualified-drug-program|archive-date=November 11, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Zillgitt|first1=Jeff|last2=Neuharth-Keusch|first2=AJ|date=July 1, 2016|title=O.J. Mayo dismissed and disqualified from NBA for violation of drug policy|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/2016/07/01/oj-mayo-dismissed-nba-anti-drug/86603780/|url-status=live|access-date=July 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416234654/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/2016/07/01/oj-mayo-dismissed-nba-anti-drug/86603780/|archive-date=April 16, 2021}}</ref>

===Atléticos de San Germán (2018)===

On April 4, 2018, Mayo was reported to sign with [[Atléticos de San Germán]] of the [[Baloncesto Superior Nacional]].<ref>{{cite web|title=OJ Mayo signs in Puerto Rico with Atleticos de San German|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/america/puerto-rico/270344/oj-mayo-signs-in-puerto-rico-with-atleticos-de-san-german.html|date=April 4, 2018|website=Sportando.basketball|access-date=April 4, 2018}}{{Dead link|date=April 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> On June 27, he was released.

Mayo started 18 of his 21 appearances with the team, shooting just 39.0 percent from the field and 34.7 percent from beyond the arc. He averaged 13.4 points, 3.9 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.1 steals.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Proballers |title=O.J. Mayo, Basketball Player |url=https://www.proballers.com/basketball/player/47559/o-j-mayo |access-date=June 29, 2024 |website=Proballers |language=en}}</ref>

===Dacin Tigers (2018–2019)===

On October 22, 2018, Mayo was reported to sign with [[Dacin Tigers]] of the [[Super Basketball League]] in Taiwan.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Long|first1=Po-an|last2=Yeh|first2=Joseph|date=October 23, 2018|title=Taiwanese basketball team signs former NBA third overall pick|work=[[The China Post]]|agency=[[Central News Agency (Taiwan)|Central News Agency]]|url=https://focustaiwan.tw/news/aeas/201810230006.aspx|url-status=live|access-date=October 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190117120642/https://chinapost.nownews.com/20181023-445900|archive-date=January 17, 2019}}</ref> Mayo finished the 2018–19 SBL season with averages of 22.7 points, 7.3 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.6 steals in 36 total games played (33 in the regular season and 3 in the playoffs), averaging 28.2 minutes per game and shooting 47.7% from the field (36.2% from the 3-point line).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://basketball.asia-basket.com/team/Taiwan/Dacin-Tigers-Taipei/1620?Page=3|title=DACIN TIGERS TAIPEI basketball team|website=asia-basket.com|access-date=April 30, 2019}}</ref>

===Hunan Jinjian Rice Industry (2019)===

Soon after the Taiwan's SBL season ended, Mayo signed with [[Hunan Jinjian Rice Industry]] of [[National Basketball League (China)|National Basketball League]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Hunan signs O.J. Mayo, ex Dacin Tigers|url=https://www.asia-basket.com/China/news/578376/Hunan-signs-O.J.-Mayo,-ex-Dacin-Tigers|date=May 8, 2019|website=asia-basket.com|access-date=May 8, 2019}}</ref> (NBL), the second-tier league in China.

===Taipei Fubon Braves (2019–2020)===

On October 17, 2019, the [[Taipei Fubon Braves]] officially announced that they signed Mayo for the upcoming [[ASEAN Basketball League]] (ABL) season.<ref>{{Cite press release|url=https://aseanbasketballleague.com/fubon-braves-sign-nba-veteran-o-j-mayo-for-abl-season/|title=Fubon Braves Sign NBA Veteran O.J. Mayo For ABL Season|publisher=[[ASEAN Basketball League]]|access-date=October 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191022233616/https://aseanbasketballleague.com/fubon-braves-sign-nba-veteran-o-j-mayo-for-abl-season/|archive-date=October 22, 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Liaoning Flying Leopards (2020–2021)===

Mayo signed with the [[Liaoning Flying Leopards]] of the [[Chinese Basketball Association]] (CBA) and made his debut in the [[2019–20 Chinese Basketball Association season|2019–20 CBA season]] on June 23, 2020, scoring 28 points in a 102–106 loss to the [[Guangzhou Loong Lions]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=June 24, 2020|title=O.J. Mayo scores 28 points to help Liaoning defeat Shanghai in CBA|publisher=[[China Internet Information Center]]|agency=[[Xinhua News Agency]]|url=http://www.china.org.cn/china/Off_the_Wire/2020-06/24/content_76200431.htm|url-status=live|access-date=June 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200625064113/http://www.china.org.cn/china/Off_the_Wire/2020-06/24/content_76200431.htm|archive-date=June 25, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=June 23, 2020|title=O.J. Mayo makes CBA debut as Liaoning lose again in CBA|website=[[People's Daily]]|publisher=[[Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party]]|agency=[[Xinhua News Agency]]|url=http://en.people.cn/n3/2020/0623/c90000-9703474.html|url-status=live|access-date=June 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201120200954/http://en.people.cn/n3/2020/0623/c90000-9703474.html|archive-date=November 20, 2020}}</ref>

On July 17, 2020, Mayo scored 44 points in a win against [[Ty Lawson]]'s [[Fujian Sturgeons]], while shooting 8–10 from the three-point line.<ref>{{cite news|last1=huaxia|date=July 17, 2020|title=Han pockets double-double as Liaoning smashes Fujian in CBA|work=Xinhuanet|publisher=[[People's Republic of China]]|agency=[[Xinhua News Agency]]|editor-last=huaxia|url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-07/17/c_139220940.htm|url-status=live|access-date=July 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727004815/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-07/17/c_139220940.htm|archive-date=July 27, 2020}}</ref> On July 26, Mayo won the CBA Player of the Month award for the month of July.<ref>{{cite news|date=July 29, 2020|title=Zhou, Mayo named CBA's Player of the Month|publisher=[[China Internet Information Center]]|agency=[[Xinhua News Agency]]|url=http://www.china.org.cn/sports/2020-07/29/content_76325621.htm|url-status=live|access-date=July 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516083801/http://www.china.org.cn/sports/2020-07/29/content_76325621.htm|archive-date=May 16, 2021}}</ref> Over 15 regular season games, Mayo averaged 28.4 points, 7.1 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 2.5 steals per game, shooting 57% from the field (43.5% from three) in 35.9 minutes of average playing time.<ref name=bbrcba>{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/international/players/oj-mayo-1.html|title=O.J. Mayo International Stats|website=[[Basketball-Reference.com]]|access-date=July 30, 2020}}</ref>

On November 13, 2020, Mayo set a new career-high of 48 points in a win against the [[Qingdao Eagles]].<ref>{{cite news|date=November 13, 2020|title=CBA Roundup: Liaoning leads with 11th win, Haddadi powers Sichuan past Shenzhen|website=Xinhuanet|publisher=[[People's Republic of China]]|agency=[[Xinhua News Agency]]|editor-last=huaxia|url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-11/13/c_139514430.htm|url-status=live|access-date=December 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202173924/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-11/13/c_139514430.htm|archive-date=December 2, 2020}}</ref> He also had 8 rebounds and 6 assists.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Proballers |title=O.J. MAYO |url=https://www.proballers.com/basketball/player/47559/o-j-mayo#:~:text=On%20November%2013%2C%202020%2C%20O.J.,%2C%206%20assists%2C%202%20steals. |website=Proballers }}</ref>

===UNICS (2021–2022)===

On September 20, 2021, Mayo signed a one-year contract with the Russian team [[BC UNICS|UNICS Kazan]] of the [[VTB United League]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/o-j-mayo-officially-signs-with-unics-kazan/|title=O.J. Mayo officially signs with Unics Kazan|last=|first=|date=September 20, 2021|website=|newspaper=Sportando|language=En|access-date=September 20, 2021|last1=Maggi |first1=Alessandro }}</ref> On February 7, 2022, Mayo scored a buzzer-beating game-winner against arch-rivals [[PBC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]] to give UNICS the win after triple overtime.<ref>{{Cite web |title=O.J. Mayo sinks a game-winner to fuel UNICS past CSKA in triple-OT drama |url=https://basketnews.com/news-165518-oj-mayo-sinks-a-game-winner-to-fuel-unics-past-cska-in-triple-ot-drama.html |access-date=December 7, 2022 |website=basketnews.com |language=en}}</ref> He averaged 7.2 points on 35.4% shooting in nine games.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Proballers |title=O.J. Mayo, Basketball Player |url=https://www.proballers.com/basketball/player/47559/o-j-mayo |access-date=December 7, 2022 |website=Proballers |language=en}}</ref>

=== Zamalek (2022–2023) ===

In December 2022, Mayo joined the Egyptian club [[Zamalek SC Basketball|Zamalek]] of the [[Egyptian Basketball Super League]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=OJ Mayo To Continue Career In Egypt |url=https://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/269600/OJ-Mayo-To-Continue-Career-In-Egypt |access-date=December 7, 2022 |website=basketball.realgm.com}}</ref>

== National team career ==

Mayo was a part of the [[USA Basketball Men's Select Team|Select Team]] that helped get the [[United States men's national basketball team|U.S. national team]] ready for the [[2008 United States men's Olympic basketball team|2008 Summer Olympics]] in Beijing.<ref name=":0" />

==Career statistics==

{{NBA player statistics legend|leader=y}}

===NBA===

====Regular season====

{{NBA player statistics start}}

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2008}}

| style="text-align:left;"| [[2008–09 Memphis Grizzlies season|Memphis]]

| style="background:#cfecec;"| '''82'''* || style="background:#cfecec;"| '''82'''* || '''38.0''' || .438 || .384 || '''.879''' || '''3.8''' || 3.2 || 1.1 || .2 || '''18.5'''

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2009}}

| style="text-align:left;"| [[2009–10 Memphis Grizzlies season|Memphis]]

| style="background:#cfecec;"| '''82'''* || style="background:#cfecec;"| '''82'''* || '''38.0''' || '''.458''' || .383 || .809 || '''3.8''' || 3.0 || '''1.2''' || .2 || 17.5

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2010}}

| style="text-align:left;"| [[2010–11 Memphis Grizzlies season|Memphis]]

| 71 || 17 || 26.3 || .407 || .364 || .756 || 2.4 || 2.0 || 1.0 || '''.4''' || 11.3

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2011}}

| style="text-align:left;"| [[2011–12 Memphis Grizzlies season|Memphis]]

| style="background:#cfecec;"| 66* || 0 || 26.8 || .408 || .364 || .773 || 3.2 || 2.6 || 1.1 || .3 || 12.6

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2012}}

| style="text-align:left;"| [[2012–13 Dallas Mavericks season|Dallas]]

| style="background:#cfecec;"| '''82'''* || style="background:#cfecec;"| '''82'''* || 35.5 || .449 || '''.407''' || .820 || 3.5 || '''4.4''' || 1.1 || .3 || 15.3

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2013}}

| style="text-align:left;"| [[2013–14 Milwaukee Bucks season|Milwaukee]]

| 52 || 23 || 25.9 || .407 || .370 || .864 || 2.4 || 2.2 || .5 || .3 || 11.7

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2014}}

| style="text-align:left;"| [[2014–15 Milwaukee Bucks season|Milwaukee]]

| 71 || 15 || 23.9 || .422 || .357 || .827 || 2.6 || 2.8 || .8 || .3 || 11.4

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2015}}

| style="text-align:left;"| [[2015–16 Milwaukee Bucks season|Milwaukee]]

| 41 || 24 || 26.6 || .371 || .321 || .775 || 2.6 || 2.9 || '''1.2''' || .2 || 7.8

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career

| 547 || 325 || 30.9 || .429 || .373 || .820 || 3.1 || 2.9 || 1.0 || .3 || 13.8

{{S-end}}

====Playoffs====

{{NBA player statistics start}}

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| [[2011 NBA Playoffs|2011]]

| style="text-align:left;"| [[2010–11 Memphis Grizzlies season|Memphis]]

| '''13''' || '''2''' || '''27.8''' || '''.388''' || '''.408''' || .793 || 3.2 || 2.4 || .8 || '''.3''' || '''11.3'''

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| [[2012 NBA Playoffs|2012]]

| style="text-align:left;"| [[2011–12 Memphis Grizzlies season|Memphis]]

| 7 || 0 || 23.3 || .274 || .292 || .778 || '''3.6''' || 2.1 || '''1.3''' || .1 || 8.9

|-

| style="text-align:left;"| [[2015 NBA Playoffs|2015]]

| style="text-align:left;"| [[2014–15 Milwaukee Bucks season|Milwaukee]]

| 6 || 0 || 26.0 || .333 || .316 || '''1.000''' || 3.3 || '''3.0''' || 1.2 || .2 || 9.0

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career

| 26 || 2 || 26.2 || .348 || .359 || .824 || 3.3 || 2.5 || 1.0 || .2 || 10.1

{{S-end}}

===College===

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|-

| align="left" | [[2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2007–08]]

| align="left" | [[2007–08 USC Trojans men's basketball team|USC]]

| 33 || 32 || 36.8 || .442 || .409 || .803 || 4.5 || 3.3 || 1.5 || 0.4 || 20.7

|}

=== Others ===

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|-

| style="text-align:left" | 2018–2019

| style="text-align:left" | [[Super Basketball League|SBL]]-[[Dacin Tigers|Dacin]]

| 33 || 33 || 28 || .433 || .368 || .814 || 7.3 || 4.3 || 1.6 || 0.2 || 22.6

|}

==Personal life==

Mayo's brother, Todd, played basketball for the Marquette Golden Eagles.<ref>{{cite news|date=July 30, 2014|title=Todd Mayo Leaves Marquette|publisher=[[ESPN]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/11288782/todd-mayo-leaves-marquette-golden-eagles-pursue-professional-basketball-career|url-status=live|access-date=February 18, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161110051734/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/11288782/todd-mayo-leaves-marquette-golden-eagles-pursue-professional-basketball-career|archive-date=November 10, 2016}}</ref> He was selected by the [[Westchester Knicks]] in the [[2014 NBA Development League Draft]] and played for them until being waived on January 28, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title=Westchester Knicks Waive Todd Mayo|url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4920871|work=OurSportsCentral.com|date=January 28, 2015|access-date=February 18, 2015}}</ref>

=== Legal issues ===

On March 9, 2007, Mayo and three other men were cited by the [[Cabell County, West Virginia|Cabell County]] Sheriff's Department for misdemeanor simple possession of marijuana. Officers found the cannabis in a car in which Mayo was a passenger and, since no one claimed possession, all occupants were ticketed. Charges against Mayo were dropped on March 12, 2007, after one of the other passengers in the vehicle took responsibility for the marijuana.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mayo's marijuana citation dismissed by magistrate |url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/highschool/news/story?id=2796613 |access-date=January 25, 2024 |agency=Associated Press |publisher=ESPN |date=March 13, 2007}}</ref>

==See also==

{{Portal|Sports}}

* [[2006 high school boys basketball All-Americans]]

* [[List of people banned or suspended by the NBA]]

==References==

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==External links==

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*Mayo's high school career and recruitment are being followed on [http://bearcatnews.com/recruiting/bio/222/ Bearcatnews.com]

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*A Sporting News article on Mayo [http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=7676 Aug 2005]

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20151126080218/http://www.usctrojans.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/mayo_oj00.html USC bio]

*[http://www.citybeat.com/2004-04-14/cover.shtml Article about Mayo and North College Hill's basketball team (by writer Jeff Hillard from Cincinnati Citybeat Magazine, 2004)]

*[http://www.nba.com/news/cba_050621.html NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement announcement.]

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*Was named a [http://all-americans.parade.com/past_players/2005_boys_basketball.html second team 2005 Parade Magazine All American]

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*A USA Today article from January, 2002 [http://www.usatoday.com/sports/preps/basketba/2002-01-18-mayo.htm article]

{{Mr. Basketball USA}}

*An article from December 9th, 2005 Huntington ''Herald-Dispatch'' [http://www.hdonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051209/SPORTS02/512090316]

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*An article dated December 31st, 2005 from DraftExpress[http://www.draftexpress.com/viewarticle.php?a=1156]

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