Lee Mayberry
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 12, 1970 Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 172 lb (78 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Will Rogers (Tulsa, Oklahoma) |
| College | Arkansas (1988–1992) |
| NBA draft | 1992: 1st round, 23rd overall pick |
| Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks | |
| Playing career | 1992–1999 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Number | 11 |
| Career history | |
| 1992–1996 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 1996–1999 | Vancouver Grizzlies |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 2,546 (5.1 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 642 (1.3 rpg) |
| Assists | 1,767 (3.6 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Medals | |
Orva Lee Mayberry Jr. (born June 12, 1970) is an American former professional basketball player who spent seven seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Milwaukee Bucks and Vancouver Grizzlies.[1] He played college basketball for the Arkansas Razorbacks.
Early career
Mayberry played high school basketball at Will Rogers High School in Tulsa, where he led them to a state championship in 1988.
Mayberry played collegiately at the University of Arkansas and scored 1,940 points for the Razorbacks. Mayberry was a teammate of Todd Day and Oliver Miller, who also had lengthy NBA careers, and helped lead Arkansas to the 1990 Final Four in Denver, Colorado, where they lost in the national semifinals to Duke.
Professional career
Mayberry was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 1st round (23rd overall) of the 1992 NBA draft, where Arkansas teammate Todd Day would also be drafted.[2] Mayberry played from 1992 to 1996 for the Bucks, where he played in 328 consecutive games, never missing a regular season game. On November 19, 1994, Mayberry scored a career-high 22 points in a loss against the Seattle SuperSonics.[3]
During the 1996 offseason, Mayberry signed with the Vancouver Grizzlies. Three seasons later he was traded to the Orlando Magic in a three-way trade, and was subsequently released.[4]
Mayberry also played for the US national team in the 1990 FIBA World Championship, winning the bronze medal.[5]
Career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| * | Led the league |
NBA
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992–93 | Milwaukee | 82 | 4 | 18.3 | .456 | .391 | .574 | 1.4 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 5.2 |
| 1993–94 | Milwaukee | 82* | 6 | 18.0 | .415 | .345 | .690 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 5.3 |
| 1994–95 | Milwaukee | 82* | 50 | 21.3 | .422 | .407 | .699 | 1.0 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 5.8 |
| 1995–96 | Milwaukee | 82 | 20 | 20.8 | .420 | .397 | .603 | 1.1 | 3.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 5.1 |
| 1996–97 | Vancouver | 80 | 38 | 24.4 | .403 | .376 | .630 | 1.7 | 4.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 5.1 |
| 1997–98 | Vancouver | 79 | 32 | 23.2 | .375 | .350 | .745 | 1.4 | 4.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 4.6 |
| 1998–99 | Vancouver | 9 | 0 | 14.0 | .368 | .200 | .800 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 2.2 |
| Career | 496 | 150 | 20.8 | .415 | .377 | .659 | 1.3 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 5.1 | |
College
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988–89 | Arkansas | 32 | - | 31.3 | .500 | .446 | .736 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 12.9 |
| 1989–90 | Arkansas | 35 | - | 32.3 | .507 | .504 | .792 | 2.9 | 5.2 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 14.5 |
| 1990–91 | Arkansas | 38 | - | 32.0 | .484 | .383 | .634 | 3.4 | 5.5 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 13.2 |
| 1991–92 | Arkansas | 34 | - | 34.3 | .492 | .389 | .744 | 2.3 | 5.9 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 15.2 |
| Career | 139 | - | 32.5 | .495 | .424 | .724 | 2.9 | 5.2 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 14.0 | |
Post-NBA
In 2012, Mayberry was inducted into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame.[6] In an interview posted on January 10, 2012 Mayberry reviewed his playing days with the Razorbacks.
An article also disclosed that Mayberry was currently "...living in Tulsa, scouting for the Golden State Warriors of the NBA".[7]
In 2014, Mayberry was hired by the University of Arkansas as an assistant coach for the men's basketball team, for head coach Mike Anderson, who was an assistant coach during Mayberry's playing days at Arkansas. After the 2017 season, Mayberry left the University of Arkansas, and accepted an assistant head coaching position at Watson Chapel High School, in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Mayberry was appointed as assistant coach for Oral Roberts University's women’s basketball team in 2018. Mayberry now coaches the boys basketball team at Cascia Hall Highschool in Tulsa.[8]
Personal life
Mayberry's wife, Marla, is Senior Pastor of Antioch Baptist Church in Tulsa. He has four daughters who have played collegiate basketball. Wyvette played basketball for Tulsa University before transferring to Kansas for her junior and senior years.[9] Taleya played for Tulsa University and later played professionally in China, Germany, Bulgaria and Iceland;[10] she is now an assistant coach at Tulsa.[11] Kaylan played point guard and was team captain at Oral Roberts and Maya played at Oral Roberts and at Tulsa, where she is now Director of Player Development. A younger daughter plays high school basketball for Booker T. Washington.
References
- ^ "VHS tape provided education on Hogs". Arkansas Online. August 14, 2020. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
- ^ "Mayberry Is Signed By Bucks". Tulsaworld.com. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
- ^ "Seattle SuperSonics at Milwaukee Bucks Box Score, November 19, 1994". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
- ^ "Lee Mayberry Statsm". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
- ^ "1990 USA Basketball". Archived from the original on June 7, 2002. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
- ^ Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame
- ^ "January 10, 2012: Lee Mayberry : Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
- ^ TJ Eckert (July 4, 2018). "ORU Women's Basketball Hires a Local Legend". Ktul.com.
- ^ https://kuathletics.com/kansas-womens-basketball-signs-wyvette-mayberry/
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (January 2, 2015). "Dóttir fyrrum NBA-leikmanns spilar með kvennaliði Vals". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved December 28, 2017.
- ^ https://tulsahurricane.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/coaches/taleya-mayberry/1474
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
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