DeMario Mayfield

He transferred to Charlotte in search of more playing time and averaged 11.2 points and 7.0 rebounds per game as a sophomore.

However, he never suited up for the team because he was arrested in Athens, Georgia, on the charge of conspiracy to commit armed robbery on May 27.

Former Georgia football player Ricardo James Crawford was also arrested with Mayfield, and the two were found by police with guns, gloves and masks, and were also charged with possession of marijuana.

[4] Mayfield accepted a plea deal in which he had to serve 10 and a half months in a diversion center, which he described as like a “jail/work camp", and another year on probation.

[5] Mayfield's mentor Patrice Davis became an assistant coach at Abilene Christian University in the summer.

He recommended the troubled basketball player to Angelo State coach Chris Beard, who added him to the roster.

[6] Mayfield became the first Angelo State player to record a triple-double on December 16, 2014, when he scored 14 points, pulled down 10 rebounds and dished out 13 assists in a win over Arlington Baptist College.

[5] On July 16, 2015, Mayfield signed his first professional contract with Al Nift of the Iraqi Basketball League.

[12] After a stint with Serie A2 club Basket Torino from 2022-2023, Mayfield returned to Den Bosch for the 2023-24 season.

[16] In his first game in the qualification for the 2019 FIBA World Cup, Mayfield contributed 24 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals in a win over Iran in November 2017.

Mayfield playing for Charlotte
Mayfield with Iraq at the 2017 William Jones Cup