HONORS & AWARDS
• Nebraska Scholar-Athletie Honor Roll (Fall 2020)
2021-22 (JUNIOR)
• Lat Mayen started 31 games and averaged 5.9 points and 3.8 rebounds per game in 2021-22, as he missed only the opener due to an injury
• Finished the year with nine points and a team-high seven rebounds in the loss to Northwestern in the Big Ten Tournament
• Had four points and four rebounds in 29 minutes against No. 10 Wisconsin
• Reached double figures for the second time in 2021-22 with a season-high 13 points on 5-of-8 shooting at Penn State
• Totaled eight points on 4-of-6 shooting in the loss at Northwestern
• Finished with eight points on 3-of-5 shooting and three rebounds vs. Maryland
• Finished with six points, six rebounds and a career-high three steals in the win over Minnesota
• Led NU in both in rebounds (eight) and assists (three) against Rutgers, setting or tying season highs in both categories
• Reached double figures with a then-season-high 11 points and five rebounds against No. 11 Wisconsin
• Totaled nine points, including 2-of-4 from 3-point range, in the loss to Indiana
• Led NU with eight rebounds and added seven points in the loss at No. 7 Purdue
• Had six points, including 2-of-2 from 3-point range, and six rebounds in the loss to No. 25 Illinois
• Finished with eight points and matched his season high with seven rebounds in the loss to No. 13 Ohio State
• Finished with six points and a season-high seven rebounds in 26 minutes against No. 18 Auburn
• Had eight points and four rebounds in 16 minutes at NC State
• Totaled eight points and two boards in 18 minutes in the win over Idaho State
• Had nine points and five boards in 20 minutes against Creighton
2020-21 (COVID-19 SEASON)
Mayen was one of two Huskers to start all 27 games in 2020-21, as the junior college transfer averaged 8.6 points and 4.5 rebounds per game. The 6-foot-9 forward was fourth on the team in scoring, third in rebounding and led NU with 48 3-pointers while shooting 35 percent from beyond the arc. Mayen also shot a team-best 78 percent from the foul line in his first year as a Husker.
Mayen was playing some of his best basketball at the end of the year, averaging 13.3 points and 6.3 rebounds per game in his final four games while shooting 40 percent from 3-point range. The stretch began with a career-high 25 points on 9-of-11 shooting, including five 3-pointers, in a win over Rutgers and included his first career double-double with 14 points, including four 3-pointers, and a season-high 13 rebounds at No. 5 Iowa.
Mayen was forced to play center early on, as NU was without both Derrick Walker and Eduardo Andre for the first six games of the season. Mayen had 13 points in the opener against McNeese State and 12 points in a win over North Dakota State. He grabbed 12 rebounds and dished out four assists in a win over South Dakota.
It took Mayen a few games to adjust back to the stretch forward spot, but found success when Walker became eligible against Indiana on Jan. 10. Mayen had a then-season high 15 points, including five 3-pointers, and six boards against the Hoosiers, beginning a stretch of five straight double-figure efforts. In all, he averaged 11.0 ppg on 48 percent shooting and 5.4 rebounds per game, including 14 points and seven rebounds against Wisconsin and 16 points against No. 6 Illinois. He went into a little slump following the Penn State game, reaching double figures just once – a 13-point effort at Maryland on Feb. 17 – before closing with a flourish.
BEFORE NEBRASKA
Mayen spent the 2019-20 season at Chipola (Fla.) College playing for Coach Brendan Foley, helping the school to an 18-10 record. Mayen, who was the No. 18 prospect in the final JucoRecruiting Top 100, averaged 11.8 points per game on 47 percent shooting along with 8.4 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game. He shot 38 percent from 3-point range (38-99) and 81.5 percent from the foul line for the season. Inside conference play, he raised his numbers across the board, averaging 14.6 points and 9.1 rebounds per game, shooting 47 percent from the field and 39 percent from 3-point range on his way to collecting first-team All-Panhandle Conference accolades. On the year, Mayen totaled eight double-doubles in his lone season at the school, highlighted by a 20-point, 16-rebound effort against Northwest Florida State. In all, he reached double figures in 20 of his 28 appearances and totaled 11 double-
figure rebounding efforts as a sophomore.
Mayen began his collegiate career at TCU for two seasons under Coach Jamie Dixon. After redshirting his first season, he played in 17 games before a left knee injury ended his 2018-19 campaign. He averaged 2.1 points and 1.2 rebounds in 7.9 minutes played per game. His best performance of the year came in a win over West Virginia, when he had season highs in points (12), rebounds (six), field goals (three) and minutes (26). He also had eight points on 3-of-3 shooting in 11 minutes off the bench against Lipscomb.
Mayen was one of the top recruits in Australia in the 2017 class. He was a four-star recruit and the No. 2 ranked player in Australia by AUSA Hoops. He was a member of the Australian National Program, playing in the 2016 Albert Schweitzer Tournament in Germany on the U18 team and was in the U19 National Team program. Mayen averaged 12.0 points, 5.3 rebounds and 0.8 assists for Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence during the 2016-17 season, shooting 39.5 percent from 3-point range. He attended Concordia College for school and graduated in December of 2016. Mayen represented South Australia in the Australian U20 national team in 2016 and averaged 11.5 points and 7.1 rebounds per game. He played club basketball with the Sturt Sabres, helping them to a 50-3 record in his final season with the club.
PERSONAL
Lat is the son of Agok Nayiwei and was born on Aug. 16, 1998, in South Sudan. A child, youth and family studies major, Mayen earned his bachelor's degree from Nebraska in May of 2022.