CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Luke Maye will have yet another opportunity to prove his doubters wrong. The North Carolina All-America forward signed as an undrafted free agent with the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday, UNC announced on social media.

Maye, who committed to UNC as a walk-on before earning a scholarship for his freshman season, entered Tar Heel lore with his game-winning buzzer beater against Kentucky in the 2018 NCAA Tournament’s Elite Eight. He capped that weekend in Memphis not only with a Final Four berth, but also Regional MVP honors.

Despite that success, no one expected Maye’s meteoric rise during his junior season. The Huntersville, N.C. native earned third-team All-America and first-team All-ACC honors after averaging 16.9 points and 10.1 rebounds. He delivered quite the encore as a senior, scoring 14.9 points and grabbing 10.5 rebounds in 2018-19. Maye is the fourth Tar Heel ever to average a double-double in points and rebounds in consecutive seasons.

His 750 rebounds over the past two seasons are the most in school history for consecutive seasons and his 942 rebounds are good for 10th all-time at UNC.

“I knew his father was a great individual, when he was in school and a quarterback for us, and he comes to camp,” UNC head coach Roy Williams said in March. “I'll miss the years - sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth grade - but I kept telling his dad: don't be in a hurry because I think he's going to be good enough.

“The thing with me was he had great hands and he could shoot the ball and a brain that he used and a work ethic. So I'll take all those qualities all the time. But I did have confidence and faith in him and still do. And I hope to do it for a long time… He's just a remarkable young man. And I'm very lucky to coach him.”

The savvy stretch-four played in 59 wins in ACC play, tying Nate Britt and Isaiah Hicks for the most ACC wins by a Tar Heel. He finished his career with a 14-3 record in NCAA Tournament play with a national championship and a pair of Final Four appearances.

Maye has been even more successful off the court than he has been on it. He is a two-time Academic All-America and ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year and was selected as Senior CLASS award winner, which is given annually to the most outstanding senior student-athlete, in Division I men’s basketball this spring.