Tharon Mayes
Personal information | |
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Born | New Haven, Connecticut |
September 9, 1968
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Hillhouse (New Haven, Connecticut) |
College | Florida State (1987–1990) |
NBA draft | 1990 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 1990–2000 |
Position | Shooting guard |
Career history | |
1990–1991 | Sioux Falls Skyforce (CBA) |
1991 | New Haven Skyhawks (USBL) |
1991 | Philadelphia 76ers |
1991 | Sioux Falls Skyforce |
1992 | Los Angeles Clippers |
1992 | Sioux Falls Skyforce |
1992–1993 | Castors Braine (Belgium) |
1993 | Purefoods TJ Hotdogs (Philippines) |
1993 | Grand Rapids Hoops (CBA) |
1994 | Fargo-Moorhead Fever (CBA) |
1994–1995 | Breogán Lugo (Spain) |
1995–1996 | Röhndofer TV (Germany) |
1996 | Florida Sharks (USBL) |
1996 | Formula Shell Zoom Masters (Philippines) |
1996 | Hapoel Tsfat (Israel) |
1997 | Yakima Sun Kings (CBA) |
1997–1998 | Covirán Sierra Nevada (Spain) |
1998–1999 | Recreativos Orenes Murcia (Spain) |
1999–2000 | Hapoel Holon (Israel) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com |
Tharon Rex Mayes (born September 9, 1968) is a retired professional basketball player. Born in New Haven, Connecticut, he was listed at 6'3" and weighed 175 lbs. Mayes played collegiate ball with the Florida State University Seminoles (1986–1990). He played the majority of his professional basketball career in the CBA for the Sioux Falls Skyforce (1990–1992), Grand Rapids Hoops (1993), Fargo-Moorhead Fever (1993–1994) and Yakima Sun Kings (1997). He participated in the NBA with brief stints with the Philadelphia 76ers (1991) and Los Angeles Clippers (1992), and also took his game overseas in Belgium for Castors Braine (1992–1993), the Philippines for Purefoods TJ Hotdogs (1993) and Formula Shell Zoom Masters (1996), Germany for Röhndofer TV (1995–1996), Spain for Breogán Lugo (1994–1995), Covirán Sierra Nevada (1997–1998) and Recreativos Orenes Murcia (1998–1999), and Israel for Hapoel Tsfat (1996–1997) and Hapoel Holon (1999–2000). After retiring, Mayes settled in Toronto and started a basketball camp.
Notable Awards
- CBA All-Rookie (1991)
- CBA All-Star (1991)
- Named one of the 20 Greatest Players in the history of the Sioux Fall Skyforce
Personal life
Mayes is the stepfather of current Florida State player Xavier Rathan-Mayes.
External links
- 1968 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Belgium
- American expatriate basketball people in Germany
- American expatriate basketball people in Israel
- American expatriate basketball people in Spain
- Basketball players from Connecticut
- CB Breogán players
- CB Granada players
- CB Murcia players
- Fargo-Moorhead Fever players
- Florida State Seminoles men's basketball players
- Grand Rapids Hoops players
- Liga ACB players
- Los Angeles Clippers players
- Philadelphia 76ers players
- Sioux Falls Skyforce (CBA) players
- Undrafted National Basketball Association players
- Yakima Sun Kings players