2019-20: Redshirted
• Redshirted for Creighton's BIG EAST champion team that finished 24-7 after battling ankle injuries throughout the season.
• Announced he would
transfer to Kentucky on April 9th.
Summer 2019: Australia Trip
• Started all three games in Australia, averaging 13.3 points per game and dishing a team-high 13 assists.
2018-19: Junior at Creighton
• Started all 35 games in the backcourt, averaging 9.7 points, 3.0 assists and 3.0 rebounds in 28.8 minutes per game.
• Ranked second on the team with 40 steals, third with 60 free throws made and fourth with 43 three-pointers made.
• Developed a defensive stopper’s mentality while splitting time between point guard and off-guard roles.
• Team’s active leader in career assists with 259.
• Poured in a career-high 21 points and made 5-of-8 trifectas vs. No. 21 Marquette (Jan. 9).
• Opened his junior year with 10 points and five rebounds in a win over Western Illinois (Nov. 6).
• Scored 12 points vs. Ohio State (Nov. 15).
• Finished with seven points, five rebounds and four assists vs. Boise State (Nov. 19).
• Secured seven rebounds and added three steals at Oklahoma (Dec. 18).
• Contributed 15 points at No. 24 Nebraska (Dec. 8).
• Dished a season-best six assists and scored 13 points in win vs. UMKC (Dec. 27).
• Scored 16 points and added four rebounds and two steals at St. John’s (Jan. 16).
• Scored 17 points in road win at Georgetown (Jan. 21), adding five rebounds, three assists and two steals.
• Had 14 points, six assists and six rebounds vs. Butler (Jan. 25).
• Grabbed season-high eight rebounds and scored 19 points, including CU’s first eight in overtime, while playing all 45 minutes at No. 14 Villanova (Feb. 6).
• In that game against Villanova (Feb. 6), he became the first Bluejay in the last 25 years to never leave the floor in an overtime game.
• Scored 16 points and added six rebounds and five assists vs. Seton Hall (Feb. 17).
• Had 12 points in road win at DePaul (Feb. 20).
• His six steals in win at No. 10 Marquette (March 3) were the most by a Bluejay since 2008.
2017-18: Sophomore at Creighton
• Started all but one game (Nebraska, Dec. 9) at point guard.
• Averaged 6.1 points, 3.2 rebounds and a team-high 3.1 assists per game.
• Led the BIG EAST and ranked 15th nationally in assist-to-turnover ratio (102/36). Also led the BIG EAST in assist-to-turnover ratio (59/22) in league play only.
• Helped CU to a win over UCLA with 10 points and career-high six rebounds (Nov. 20).
• Scored 10 points at No. 23 Seton Hall (Dec. 28), making 4-of-5 field goal attempts.
• Tied his season-high with 17 points at Georgetown (Jan. 6), setting a personal best with four three-point baskets.
• Had a season-high seven assists and tied his season-best with six rebounds in win over No. 19 Seton Hall (Jan. 17).
• Iced win at St. John’s with two free throws with 13 seconds left in a 68-63 win on Jan. 23.
• Owned seven assists with no turnovers at No. 1 Villanova (Feb. 1).
• In 10 games vs. ranked teams he had 38 assists and only 10 turnovers.
• Finished with 10 points, six assists and career-high nine rebounds vs. Villanova (Feb. 24).
• Had 14 points and six assists vs. Providence in the BIG EAST Tournament (March 8).
• Had 10 points, five rebounds and three assists in NCAA Tournament game vs. Kansas State (March 16) in his hometown of Charlotte.
2016-17: Freshman at Creighton
• Started 12-of-29 appearances, averaging 3.3 points, 1.8 assists and 1.1 rebounds per game.
• Averaged 1.7 points in 5.8 minutes per game during Creighton’s first 19 games before averaging 4.5 points in 17.4 minutes per game in CU’s final 16 contests.
• In first game without injured teammate Maurice Watson Jr., had 17 points, eight assists and four rebounds off the bench vs. Marquette (Jan. 21).
• Started 12 of the last 14 games.
• Only Creighton reserve under Greg McDermott with a game of at least 17 points and eight assists.
• Made first career start on Jan. 28 vs. DePaul, when he had four points, two assists and a rebound in an 83-66 victory, becoming Creighton’s first freshman point guard to start since Isacc Miles on March 4, 2007.
• Scored eight points in second half of win at No. 16 Butler (Jan. 31), adding three assists.
• Had eight points, two assists and two rebounds in BIG EAST Tournament debut vs. Providence (March 8).
North Mecklenburg High School
• Four-year starter in high school who scored well over 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 with Greg McDermott in the crowd.
• 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 12.3 points, 4.2 rebounds and 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.
• Coached by Duane Lewis.
• 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.
Awards & Honors
2017-18 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
Personal
• Son of Sean and Sandy Mintz.
• Has siblings DaSean, Damare and Danali.
• A business marketing major.
• Nickname is DayDay.
• Favorite part of the Australia trip was bonding with the new guys and exploring all the cities.
• Most famous celebrity he’s met is Randy Moss.
• Favorite snack is fruit snacks.
• Stephen Curry is his favorite current athlete.
• Loves the BIG EAST because it is so competitive.
• Favorite BIG EAST city is Washington, D.C., because his family gets to come to the game and they tour the city.
• Career goal is NBA, then travel the world and give back as much as he can to his family and community.
• Favorite TV show is Power.
• Wishes he could have witnessed Kobe Bryant’s 81-point game.
• Favorite spot on campus is Skutt Student Center.
• Favorite class is sports marketing.
• Best gift ever was a flight home for his 21st birthday.
• Favorite sports memory is scoring 41 points in front of his dad.
