Damien Mayo Jr.

Photo by: Madison Giltner

Position:
Guard
Class:
Fifth Year
Height:
6-3
Weight:
205
Hometown:
St. Louis, Mo.
High School:
Link Year Prep
Prev School:
Missouri State

2025-26
Played in 31 games while making 25 starts for the Salukis in his second season in Carbonadale ... Averaged 25.5 minutes per game and finished the season averaging 9.1 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game ... He scored a career high in points on March 1 against Evansville with 23, while also grabbing 3 rebounds ... He led the team in 3-point percentage, shooting 37% from beyond the arc.
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.