Outlook

JaQuaylon Mays possesses explosive jumping ability and long arms ... Heady point guard ... Athletic and a playmaker ... Mid-range shooter with a good feel for the game ... Can finish at the rim ... Good on ball defender.

Career 2018-20

Was part of a program that was 56-12, matching the most wins over a two-year span with the 1973-75 JCCC teams … Played in 63 games, 54 as a starter … Scored 769 points for an average of 12.2 per game … Shot 49 percent from the field, 40.1 from 3-point range and 69 at the line … Tallied 302 rebounds (4.8), 198 assists (3.1) and 112 steals (1.8) … His 40.1 3-point percentage ranks 14^th all-time at JCCC.

Sophomore Year 2019-20

Named NJCAA Division II second-team All-American ... Also earned first-team All-Kansas Jayhawk Division II Conference and was selected the Most Valuable Player … Played and started 30 games … Led the team in scoring with 506 points, for an average of 16.9 per game … Also averaged 6.4 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 2.2 steals … Shot 53 percent from the field and 71.9 percent at the free throw line, going 100-for-139 … Led the conference in totals steals with 67 and average steals per game … Ranked second in the conference in scoring average and total points (509), second in made free throws, second in assists average and total assists (138), sixth in field goal percentage and eighth in free throw percentage … Scored in double figures a team-best 27 times, including 11 games of 20 or more … Also had three games in double figures for rebounds … Set a new career high with 23 points in the Cavaliers second game, leading the team to a 95-82 win at Southeast (11-5-19) … Was selected the Kansas Jayhawk D-II Player of the Week six times, the most of any player in the conference … In week 3 averaged 13.7 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 2.7 steals in three JCCC victories … Had 15 points, five boards, three assists and four steals in an 87-42 win over Graceland JV to open the week (11-12-19), and followed with 11 points, three rebounds, two assists and three steals in a 92-54 win over Ottawa JV (11-15-19) and 15 points, five boards, six assists in an 81-64 win over Quakerdale Prep (11-16-19) … Scored 15 points and dished out a career high nine assists in a 105-69 win over Washburn JV (11-22-19) … Was the week 6 recipient after averaging 27.3 points, 6.3 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 2.3 steals … Poured in a career high 30 points in a 91-79 loss to No. 5-ranked North Central Missouri to open the week (12-3-19) … Followed with 29 points in a win over Sunrise Christian while flirting with a triple-double, finishing with nine assists and eight rebounds (12-6-19) … Capped the week with 23 points in a one-point loss at Iowa Western (12-7-19) … … Was the Player of the Week in four consecutive weeks from week 9-12 … In Week 9 he helped JCCC to an 86-82 overtime wat Metropolitan by recording his first career double-double with 21 points and a career high 14 rebounds (1-8-20) … In week 10 he powered the No. 5 Cavaliers to a pair of wins, averaging 18.0 points, 9.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 3.5 steals, while shooting 59 percent and 82 percent t the line … Began the week with 20 points, nine boards, six assists and five steals in an 84-66 win over Southeast (1-14-20) … Capped the week with a double-double of 16 points and 10 rebounds in a 107-48 blowout over Ottawa JV (1-16-20) … Averaged 18.7 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 2.7 steals to earn the week 11 honor … Opened the week with 15 point and eight rebounds in a loss at No. 1 North Central Missouri (1-20-20) … Followed with 13 points and four rebounds in a 66-58 win at Highland to open conference play (1-22-20), and capped the week with 28 points and seven boards in a double overtime setback to Fort Scott (1-25-20) … Earned his sixth and final honor in week 12 after averaging 24.7 points, 7.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 3.0 steals while leading the fifth-ranked Cavaliers to a pair of wins … Opened with a double-double of 23 points and 11 rebounds in a 79-72 win over Labette (1-29-20) … Closed out the week with 25 points, four rebounds and five assists in a 73-57 win at Hesston (2-1-20) … Was a perfect 10-of-10 at the free throw line and finished with 21 points, nine assists and seven boards in a 98-91 win over Kansas City Kansas in the regular season final game (2-22-20) … Tallied 17 points and nine assists in a 73-68 win over Highland in the Region VI semifinals (3-3-20) … Capped his career with 14 points and six rebounds in a 75-68 loss to Kansas City Kansas in the Region VI Championship Game (3-6-20) ... Earned JCCC student-athlete academic honors in the fall 2019 semester.

Freshman Year 2018-19

Selected Kansas Jayhawk Division II All-Conference third-team … Played in 33 games, 24 as a starter … Averaged 8.0 points, 3.4 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.4 steals … Shot 42.8 percent from the field and 42.7 from 3-point range … Tallied 45 steals with ranked seventh in the Kansas Jayhawk D-II Conference ... Scored in double figures 13 times on the season, twice hitting 20 points … Pulled down a season-high 11 rebounds to go along with five points in a 103-60 win over MCC-Penn Valley (12-8-18) … Reached double digits for the first time with 11 points in a 94-74 win over Southwestern (12-15-18) … Followed with a season-high 20 points in an 86-75 loss to Neosho County (12-16-18) … Hit 7-of-11 shots, including two 3-pointers, and was 4-of-4 at the free throw line … Had 14 points and eight rebounds in an 83-69 win at Southeast (1-13-19) …  Hit a season-high three 3-points and finished with 11 points in a 110-63 win over Ottawa JV (1-19-19) …  Knocked down 6-of-11 shots with two treys, and was 5-of-5 at the line to finish with 19 points in a 75-67 win over No 4-ranked Highland (1-28-19) … Had 14 points and matched his season-high of three treys in an 82-68 loss at No.3 -ranked Highland (2-9-19) … Poured in 12 points and has seven rebounds in an 86-72 win over Labette in the Region VI D-II Tournament semifinals (3-2-19) … Averaged 12.8 points 2.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.3 steals in the national tournament … His 51 total points scored rank eighth all-time by a JCCC player in tournament play … His 10 total assists tie for ninth and his nine total steals tie for second all-time … Began the tournament with 13 points, three rebounds, five assists and two steals in JCCC’s 96-69 win over Pitt (3-19-19) … Followed with a team-high 20 points along with five rebounds, two assists and three steals in a 73-72 win over Lakeland in the quarterfinals (3-20-19) … His three steals tie the fourth-best game in team tournament play … His 20 points tied his best single game effort of the season … Had 13 points, two assists and two steals in the 64-58 national championship loss to Kirkwood (3-23-19).

High School 

Was a two-year starter for coach Alex Bahe at Lincoln Southwest High School, Lincoln, Neb. … Graduated 2018 … Was the sixth man on the boys team at Vermillion High School in Vermillion, South Dakota his junior year … Earned Nebraska Class A All-State honorable mention his senior year … Was a first-team All-City selection as a senior … Selected to play in the Med Express/Fraternal Order of Police High School All-Star Game in Omaha following his senior year … Averaged 16.8 points, 5.6 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.5 steals as a senior … Had averages of 10.3 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.1 steals his junior campaign … Set the single-season scoring mark at Lincoln Southwest with 404 points his senior year … Also set the single game steals record with eighth in a 72-45 win over North Platte to finish the regular season his senior year … Poured in a game-high 32 points in his final prep game in the District semifinals.

Personal 

Born JaQuaylon Shereef Mays on Feb. 22, 2000, in Fort Smith, Ark. … Nickname is Q … Son of Ashley Mays … Major is undecided … Favorite food is pizza … Favorite fast food restaurant is Pizza Hut ... Favorite restaurant is Olive Garden ... Favorite TV show is Martin … Favorite sports movies are Like Mike and More Than a Game … Favorite book is Fab Five … Favorite cartoon character is Riley Freeman of the Boondocks... Favorite music entertainer is Lil Wayne … Favorite athlete is LaBron James … Favorite sports team is the Los Angeles Lakers … Best player he has played against is former Duke All-American and New Orleans Pelicans No 1 draft pick Zion Williamson.