Davion Mintz
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HEIGHT 6-3 WEIGHT 195 CLASS Graduate POSITION Guard HOMETOWN Charlotte , N . C . HIGH SCHOOL North Mecklenburg
2020-2021
Graduate : Southeastern Conference First-Year Academic Honor Roll member ... Declared for the 2021 NBA Draft but decided to return to school and take advantage of the COVID-19 extra season of eligibility , his sixth year in college … One of 30 candidates for the Senior CLASS Award , which recognizes student-athletes who display excellence in the community , in the classroom , with their character and in competition … One of three team captains … Added valuable leadership both on and off the court on a young and inexperienced team … Led the team in scoring with 11.5 points per game … Led the Wildcats in scoring a team-high nine times … Tied for the team lead with 17 double-figure scoring games … Led UK with 56 3-pointers on 37.8 % shooting , including 29 of 64 over the last eight games … Finished with 77 assists , the top mark on the team … Emerged as Kentucky ’ s top scoring threat and go-to option late in games over the second half of the season … Team-high-tying two games with 20 or more points … Finished strong to close the
season , averaging 16.7 points over the last six games with 24 combined 3-pointers on 47.1 % shooting … Hit multiple 3-pointers in 11 of the last 12 games … Moving to the primary point guard spot for the last three games , dished out a combined 23 assists , the best three-game stretch of his career … Posted 16 points on 6-of-10 shooting with four 3-pointers and a career-hightying eight assists in the SEC Tournament loss to Mississippi State … Ended the regular season with 20 points in 28 minutes vs . South Carolina , making 7 of 13 from the floor and setting a career high with six 3-pointers on 11 attempts … Made five 3-pointers in less than a three-and-a-half minute span early in the second half vs . South Carolina to break the game open … Also dished out seven assists vs . South Carolina … Tied a career high and set a season high with eight assists at Ole Miss in his first game as the primary point guard … Scored a season high and career-high-tying 21 points vs . Florida at home on 7-of-14 shooting to go along with a season-high three steals … Fueled by five 3-pointers , totaled 15 points in the upset win at No . 19 / 20 Tennessee … Recorded 18 points with four 3-pointers in addition to five boards at Vanderbilt … Hit a crucial 3-pointer with 33 seconds to go to break a 77-77 tie in the 82-80 home win vs . Auburn … Made three treys and scored 11 points in the loss vs . Arkansas , nearly winning the game with a go-ahead 3-pointer in the game ’ s final seconds … Totaled 18 points on 6-of-12 shooting with four 3-pointers in the narrow loss at No . 18 / 17 Missouri … Solid all-around game at No . 9 / 8 Alabama with 12 points , five rebounds and four assists … Played a key part in the runaway victory at Florida with 13 points four assists and two steals … Scored 11 points and hit the game-winning 3-pointer with 47 seconds left in the home victory vs . Vanderbilt … Nearly willed Kentucky to a victory at rival Louisville with 19 points on 6-of-12 shooting , including four 3-pointers … Also grabbed seven rebounds and recorded two steals vs . the Cardinals … Making 6 of 11 shots , including three treys , scored 17 points in the loss vs . No . 22 / 21 North Carolina , plus grabbed a season-high eight rebounds … Dished out six assists vs . Georgia Tech … Scored 12 points in the narrow defeat vs . No . 7 / 5 Kansas … Began his UK career with 10 points and three assists in the rout of Morehead State , his first game since March 2019 at Creighton after missing the 2019-20 season with an injury .
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year starter in high school who scored more than 1,000 career points ... Named North Mecklenburg ’ s Senior Male Athlete of the Year in 2015-16 , as well as the Class of 2016 Student of the Year ... Three-time MECKA 8 Conference All-League and Lake Norman Weekly All- Area Team pick ... As a senior , named First Team All-State by the North Carolina Basketball Coaches Association ... Also tabbed Player of the Year in his district , as well as the 2016 Huntersville Herald Weekly Boys basketball Player of the Year ... Averaged 20.7 points , 6.9 assists , 5.4 rebounds and 1.9 steals per game as a senior as he helped his team to a 27-3 record ... Had 41 points and eight assists in his final regular-season game vs . Mallard Creek ... Topped that total a week later in a conference tournament semifinal , when he scored 43 points and drained 10 three-pointers against Vance ... Finished with 25 points , 11 assists and 10 rebounds in a win against Richmond Senior in the second round of the state playoffs ... Led North Mecklenburg to a conference title as a junior , when he averaged
2.8 assists per game ... His junior year team finished 23-4 and was ranked No . 1 in the state after a 13-0 start ... Averaged 9.3 points , 2.9 assists and 2.1 rebounds per game as a sophomore ... Played quarterback on the JV football team as a high school freshman ... Earned honor roll accolades in the classroom , where he was a member of the Top 100 Young Black High School Students of Charlotte and a North Carolina Boys State Delegate .
PERSONAL
Born June 30 in Gastonia , North Carolina ... Pursuing a graduate degree in kinesiology and health promotion ... Parents are Sean and Sandy Mintz … Has three siblings , Da ’ Sean , Damare and Danali ... Godfather is NFL legend Randy Moss ... Chose his jersey number because it means complete and is one of his favorite numbers ... Favorite movies are Home Alone and Home Alone 2 : Lost in New York ... Listens to Ehip-Hop the preacher motivation talks and hip-hop , R & B and gospel before games ... His most prized possession is his dog ... Hidden talent is the ability to solve the Rubik ’ s Cube .
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