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UNC Basketball: Luke Maye lights it up off the bench for Wisconsin Herd

By Blake Cockrum

CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA - FEBRUARY 23: Fans cheer Luke Maye #32 of the North Carolina Tar Heels after he made a three-point basket against the Florida State Seminoles during the second half of their game at the Dean Smith Center on February 23, 2019 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. North Carolina won 77-59. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA - FEBRUARY 23: Fans cheer Luke Maye #32 of the North Carolina Tar Heels after he made a three-point basket against the Florida State Seminoles during the second half of their game at the Dean Smith Center on February 23, 2019 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. North Carolina won 77-59. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) /
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 Former UNC basketball standout Luke Maye scores 25 points off the bench for G-League’s Wisconsin Herd

Wisconsin Herd power forward Luke Maye turned 23 years old on Saturday night, and it’ll be a birthday that he won’t soon forget. The former North Carolina standout scored 25 points off the Wisconsin bench, helping his team to a 136-122 victory over the Capital City Go-Go.

Maye hit 9-of-13 shots for the game, and 5-of-8 from three-point range. He had nine rebounds, two assists, one block and one steal in 27 minutes of play. Former St. Bonaventure point guard Jaylen Adams added a game-high 30 points, and the Wisconsin duo fueled the Herd to a comeback win after trailing by double-digits at halftime.

Maye is averaging 10.7 points 7.5 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game this season. He’s hitting 42.6 percent of his shots from the floor, and 35.1 percent from beyond the arc. He’s started 15 of 34 games this season, and played a key role in helping the Herd to a league-best 33-10 record.

Maye is in his first season of professional basketball after playing for four years at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. After going undrafted in the 2019 NBA Draft, Maye was signed by the Milwaukee Bucks to compete on their Summer League squad. He was waived by the Bucks four months later, but assigned to their G-League affiliate in Oshkosh.

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