Ohio State As a freshman, Gayle started 11 of 35 games for Ohio State with the
2022–23 Buckeyes, averaging 4.6 points per game. He received minimal playing time until the
2023 Big Ten tournament, assuming a larger role due to an injury to
Brice Sensabaugh. In the final two games of Ohio State's season, Gayle set backtoback career-highs in points, scoring 15 against
Michigan State and 20 against
Purdue. As a sophomore, Gayle started 35 of 36 games for the
2023–24 Buckeyes, averaging 13.5 points per game, 4.6 rebounds and 3.1 assists. On December 30, 2023, he scored a career-high 32 points against
West Virginia. With head coach
Chris Holtmann being fired during the season, Gayle entered the
NCAA transfer portal after the conclusion of the season. Gayle was popular with Ohio State fans before leaving.
Michigan On April 22, 2024, Gayle transferred from
Ohio State University to the
University of Michigan, to play under new head coach
Dusty May. As a junior, he started 25 games for the
2024–25 Wolverines before finding his role off the bench. Gayle helped lead Michigan to a Big Ten championship in the
2025 Big Ten tournament. On March 22, in the Second Round of the
2025 NCAA tournament against No. 4 seed
Texas A&M, Gayle led Michigan in a comeback win with a season-high 26 points on 4-of-6 three-point shooting. The Wolverines rallied from down ten points in the second half, and Gayle scored 12 straight points for Michigan as they captured their first lead of the half. He would go on to score 21 of his 26 points in the half, leading the Wolverines to the Sweet Sixteen. Gayle returned for his senior season with the
2025–26 Wolverines, helping lead Michigan to one of its best seasons in program history. In the
2026 NCAA tournament, he earned the moniker 'March Roddy', based on his performance the year before, and his efforts leading Michigan to the Final Four while being named to the Midwest All-Region team. In the first four games, Gayle averaged 10.3 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game off the bench. He shot 15-of-23 from the field (65.2%) and 7-of-12 on three-point attempts (58.3%). The team won the
national championship and tied the
Big Ten Conference record for single-season wins, 37. ==College statistics==