Tiki Mayben
DOB: April 27, 1987


at UMass

Tiki Mayben - 2006/07
Guard, 2005-07, #10
6' 2", 180, Troy, NY / Troy HS


Point guard Tiki Mayben joins the UMass basketball team for the 2006-07 season after attending the school in 2005-06 where he worked to meet academic standards which made him eligible.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2006-07: Played in 31 of the Minutemen's 33 games, starting the first 12 ... Averaged 5.6 assists over the first 10 games of the season, but numbers dwindled over the rest of the year, ending with a 4.1 ApG average ... The 4.1 ApG average would give him 4th in the Atlantic 10 rankings ... Starts with a fury in the season-opener versus Dartmouth (11/11), scoring 12 points and dishing 11 assists (tying a Mullins Center record) ... The 11 assists versus Dartmouth would be the team's high all season ... Averaged 5.25 assists over the next four games ... Scored 10 points and tallied 9 assists and 4 rebounds versus Boston College (12/2) ... The 9 assists versus BC were the team's second-highest on the season ... Dished 8 assists in 18 minutes of play versus Central Connecticut (12/9) ... His two 3-point shots, but dished no assists for the first time all season, at Louisville (12/13) ... Scored 10 points versus Yale (12/28), but lost starting job to Chris Lowe, and would not start again rest of season ... Did not play (coach's decision) at La Salle (1/6) ... Dished 6 assists in home games versus George Washington (1/10) and Duquesne (1/21) ... Dished 5 assists in only 7 minutes of play at Rhode Island (1/24) ... Dished 8 assists versus St. Bonaventure (2/21), 5 versus La Salle (2/28), and 5 at West Virginia (3/15).

Mayben back on the court. (8/8/2006) Picture

Tiki Mayben - 2005/06
2005-06: Sat out the season while attending UMass where he took classes to meet academic standards.

Starting over just the ticket for Tiki Mayben. (4/23/2006) External link
Mayben A Steal For Minutemen. (1/6/2006)
Student's life for Mayben. (9/27/2005)

BEFORE UMASS: Led Troy High School as a senior with 21.9 points per game and 10.0 assists ... Led the Flying Horses to the Section 2 Class AA Semifinals ... Invited to compete for the 2004 USA East Team in the USA Youth Developmen Festical ... Coming out of high school, rated the nation's ninth-best point guard and 58th-best overall player by Rivals.com ... Ranked the 33rd-best player by Hoopmasters.com ... Played AAU basketball for the Albany City Rocks along with current Minuteman Rashaun Freeman under Coach Jim Hart ... Starred for the City Rocks, earning a starting spot as young as 15-year old ... Originally signed to attend Syracuse in 2004.

Tiki Mayben no longer interested in Syracuse (8/11/2005)
Tiki Mayben: Ahead of his time (4/21/2005)
Mayben's AAU team produced a highlight video of him. External link

Tiki Mayben at Troy HS, courtesey of CityRocks.org

PERSONAL: Emmanuel Lateek Mayben ... Son of Anita Mayben ...


Career Statistics
  Total 3-Pointers   Rebounds  
Season GP GS Min Avg FG FGA % FG FGA % FT FTA % Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk St Pts Avg
2006-07 31 12 544 17.5 36 98 .367 5 34 .147 12 33 .364 8 35 43 1.4 57 1 127 82 1 24 89 2.9
at UMass 31 12 544 17.5 36 98 .367 5 34 .147 12 33 .364 8 35 43 1.4 57 1 127 82 1 24 89 2.9


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