Damien Mayo Jr.

Photo by: Madison Giltner

Position:
Guard
Class:
Junior
Height:
6-3
Weight:
210
Hometown:
St. Louis, Mo.
High School:
Link Year Prep
Prev School:
Missouri State

2024-25
Played in 31 games while making 24 starts for the Salukis in his first season in Carbondale … Averaged 24 minutes per game and finished the season averaging five points, three rebounds and two assists per game … Dished out a career-high six assists and scored 10 points in his return to Springfield against Missouri State on Jan. 15 … Scored a season-high 13 points on the road at Valparaiso on Jan. 28 … Finished the season with four games scoring in double-digits.

PRIOR TO SIU
Spent the previous two seasons at Missouri State (2022-24) where he saw action in 60 games, starting 38 games for the Bears … Started 21 games and averaged 5.1 points, 3.4 rebounds, and one assist per game in 2023-24 … Scored a season-high 13 points against Sam Houston and scored in double-digits in seven games including two of the last four games of the season … Recorded his first career double-double in a win over UIC with 10 points and 11 rebounds … The St. Louis native made 17 starts and 31 appearances as a true freshman for the Bears in 2022-23 … Scored in double-figures three times and scored a season-high 13 points in an MVC Tournament win against UIC … A standout in the classroom for the Bears, Mayo Jr. was named honorable mention on the MVC Scholar-Athlete Team his sophomore season with a 3.58 GPA in accounting … He was also named to the MVC Honor Roll and the MSU Athletics Director Honor Roll … A three-star composite recruit and Rivals three-star point guard, Mayo Jr. spent the 2021-22 season at Link Year Prep in Branson, Missouri … Was a pivotal cog for coach Frank Bennett at St. Louis Chaminade Prep, leading the team to a 21-2 run in 2020-21 … His junior year ended with district and conference titles and a Class 6 state playoff run … Averaged 13.3 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 4.6 assists per game in 2020-21 at Chaminade, posting a season-best 32-point outburst vs. Vianney in which he was 13-of-18 from the field with four three-pointers.