Luke Maye

Luke's father Mark Maye played quarterback for the University of North Carolina football team from 1984-87. Maye has three younger brothers who are all about 6'8", including Cole Maye who is a pitcher for the University of Florida. In high school, Luke also played baseball for four years.

Maye played high school basketball at William A. Hough High School, where he made the AP All-State team twice.

Maye committed to the University of North Carolina without knowing if he would receive a scholarship. Before he enrolled, he was informed by Coach Roy Williams that he would be on full scholarship. He was seldom used as a freshman.

In Maye's sophomore season, he recorded his first 10-point game coming off the bench against Davidson in December. Despite only having three 10-point games during the regular season, Maye had three more 10-point games during the NCAA Tournament. In the Elite 8 game against Kentucky, Maye hit the game-winning jump shot with 0.3 seconds left in the game, shortly after Malik Monk hit a three to tie the game at 73 with 7.2 seconds left. He also had a career-high 17 points in this game. For his performance in the South Regional, he was named to the South Regional all-tournament team and won the regional's Most Outstanding Player award. North Carolina would go on to beat Oregon and Gonzaga to win the 2017 NCAA Men's Basketball National Championship.