Brother of Drake Maye takes over North Carolina high school basketball team

As Drake Maye enters his second season with the New England Patriots, his brother will also embark on a new journey. Beau Maye will take over the boys basketball program of William Amos Hough High, his high school alma mater.

The North Carolina-based squad finished the 2024-25 season with a 13-13 record and reached the first round of the Class 4A state basketball tournament. Unfortunately, they lost to the McDowell Titans, 64-59, to bow out of the competition.

That finish is a massive improvement from their 7-18 record in the 2023-24 season. However, it’s a far cry from their 17-10 record in 2022-23 and 19-10 in the Huskies’ 2019-20 campaign. Hence, Hough High brought in the brother of Drake Maye to boost their competitiveness.

Coincidentally, Beau Maye averaged 15 points and eight rebounds per game for Hough High during the 2019-20 season. Those numbers earned him all-conference honors. However, as Charlotte Observer’s Langston Wertz Jr. wrote, Maye had nine knee surgeries throughout his basketball career.

However, those setbacks did not stop him from playing for the University of North Carolina as a walk-on during the 2022-23 season. In addition to playing basketball for the Tar Heels, Maye graduated with a 4.3 grade point average.

While Beau Maye carved his niche in basketball, his brother, Drake Maye, played football for the Tar Heels. He was the ACC Player of the Year two years before the New England Patriots selected him third overall in the 2024 draft. The quarterback followed in their father’s footsteps, as Mark Maye played quarterback for the Tar Heels.

Beau Maye will start in Hough this fall after graduating from his master’s degree in North Carolina. Meanwhile, Hough High athletic director Lori DeMarcus feels that Maye is a perfect fit for the boys basketball program. In addition to loving the school, Beau Maye lives only eight minutes away from campus.