Clyde Mayes

Clyde Clauthen Mayes Jr. (born March 17, 1953) is an American former professional basketball player. He played in both the National Basketball Association (NBA) and in Europe for various teams. His international career took him to Italy, France and Spain over the course of 12 years. At tall and weighing 225 pounds, Mayes primarily played the power forward position. In the fall of 1971, Mayes enrolled at Furman University, also located in Greenville. National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) rules at the time prohibited college freshmen from competing on their schools' varsity sports teams, so Mayes had to play for the Furman freshman basketball team. They qualified for the 1973 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament but lost to Syracuse in the first round, 83–82.

The following season, Mayes was the star on a team that finished 22–9, including 11–1 in conference play, en route to conference regular season and tournament championships. In 2010, The Charlotte Observer listed Mayes as one of the five best men's basketball players in the Southern Conference during the 1970s.

Professional After Mayes' collegiate career ended, the Milwaukee Bucks selected him as the 22nd overall pick in the 1975 NBA draft. He played in 65 games for the Bucks as a rookie in . Just prior to the start of the season he was waived. For the remainder of the season, Mayes was temporarily signed and released by three different teams—the Indiana Pacers, Buffalo Braves and Portland Trail Blazers—and appeared in no more than five games for any of them. He decided that he would have greater success overseas, and so starting in the 1977–78 basketball season Mayes found himself playing in Italy.

Over the course of the next 12 seasons, Mayes played for teams in Italy, France and Spain. In 1983–84 he was named an All-Star in Legadue Basket while playing for Alpe Bergamo.

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