Eric Maynor # 3
Guard
Height: 6-3
Senior
Westover
Raeford, N.C.

General: Top-flight point guard...Catalyst of Rams' offense...Deft on-ball defender... Has proved himself to be a clutch performer... Will enter 2008-09 season with 1,193 points, 20th on school’s all-time list... His 464 career assists rank fourth in Rams’ history.

2007-08 (JUNIOR): Named Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Year... All-CAA First Team... CAA Preseason Player of the Year... CAA All-Tournament Team... CAA All-Academic Team... One of 16 finalists for the Bob Cousy Award, given annually to the nation’s top point guard...Named Selected to Mid-Major All-America Team by collegeinsider.com... Named to collegehoops.net High Major All-America Second Team... Selected as one of 50 preseason candidates for John R. Wooden Award... Named First Team All-State by Richmond Times-Dispatch... Started all 32 games, averaging 34.8 minutes per contest... Led team and ranked second in the CAA in points per game (17.9)... Led league for the second straight year and ranked 38th nationally in assists per game (5.5)... Shot .459 (196-of-427) from the field and .394 (50-of-127) from 3-point range... Recorded two double-doubles... Topped 20 points 13 times... Scored 22 points and dished nine assists in NIT contest with UAB (March 19).... Pumped in 26 points, including 13-of-15 shooting from the free throw line, in victory at Northeastern (Feb. 20)... Scored 21 points, grabbed seven rebounds and handed out 10 assists without registering a turnover in road win at Delaware (Feb. 9)... Scored 16 points at Georgia State (Feb. 6) to become VCU’s 27th member of the 1,000-point club... Torched rival-Old Dominion for 26 points on 10-of-16 shooting, while handing out 10 assists (Jan. 19)... Erupted for career-high 30 points and seven assists in victory at Bradley (Dec. 22)... Had 15 points, nine assists and four steals against William & Mary (Dec. 5)... Helped lead Rams past Maryland at BB&T Classic with 25 points, five assists and eight rebounds (Dec. 2)... Scored 27 points, including 22 in the second half against Miami ( Fla. ) (Nov. 16).

Headlines
Maynor Mentioned with CAA Legends (Richmond Times-Dispatch, Oct. 23, 2008)
Q & A With VCU's Eric Maynor (Si.com, Sept. 15, 2008)
Maynor Intends to Finish the Job (Richmond Times-Dispatch, April 23, 2008)
• Main Man. Eric Maynor Continues to be Mr. Clutch for VCU (SI.com, Feb. 7, 2008)
• Maynor's Shot That Felled Duke Still Echoes (Washington Post, Oct. 12, 2007)
• Everything is Different Now for VCU's Eric Maynor (USA Today, March 17, 2007)

SUMMER 2007: Selected to U.S. Pan American Games team... Played at total of 10 minutes over two games against Uruguay and Panama being sidelined with a hip injury.

2006-07 (SOPHOMORE):
Named to Mid-Major All-America Team by collegeinsider.com... Selected First Team-All CAA... Named CAA Tournament Most Outstanding Performer ... Hit game-winning 15-foot jumper with 1.8 seconds remaining to give VCU a 79-77 win over Duke in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Buffalo, N.Y. (March 16)... Played in all 35 games, starting 34...Averaged 13.9 points, 6.4 assists and 4.2 rebounds per contest... Ranked fifth in the nation in assists per game (6.4)... Broke school season record for total assists with 224 and his assists-per-game averaged ranks third in school history.... Averaged 18 points and eight assists in two NCAA Tournament contests, including 22 point, eight assist performance in victory over Duke... Scored 20 points, including nine straight in the final 2:22 to lead Rams to 65-59 win over George Mason in CAA Tournament Championship (March 6)... Registered six games with 10 or more assists, including a career-high 15 in 28 minutes of play in a 100-71 Homecoming rout of Georgia State (Feb. 3)... Narrowly missed out on a triple-double, scoring eight points with 10 rebounds and 10 assists at George Mason (Jan. 24)... Scored 16 points and dished out 12 assists in 46 minutes of a, 84-80 double-overtime win at Towson (Jan. 3)... Poured in 27 points on 10-of-20 shooting against Appalachian State (Dec. 30)... Erupted for career-high 28 points, knocking down 11-of-18 field goals – including 3-of-4 from 3-point range – in a 102-84 win over Houston (Dec. 2). Also handed out 11 assists in that contest.

2005-06 (FRESHMAN):
Appeared in all 29 games with four starts, including final three games of season...Named CAA Rookie of the Week on Feb. 27...Career highs with 18 points and seven assists in start at William & Mary...16 points and five assists in CAA Tournament against Hofstra...Averaged 10.0 points and 3.0 assists in final seven contests...Shot 49% from floor in final seven games (23-47)...Shot 85% from free throw line in final six games (22-26)...Averaged 2.6 assists in 18 CAA contests.

Personal:
Lettered for four years in basketball at Westover High School...State runner-up during senior season...Most Outstanding Player in state championship game...Eastern Regional MVP...District and conference player of the year...Averaged 18 points and nine assists during senior campaign... Majoring in interdisciplinary studies... Son of George Maynor and Barbara Johnson...Born June 11, 1987.

ERIC MAYNOR - CAREER STATISTICS
Year GP-GS Min.
FG-FGA
Pct.
3FG-ATT
Pct.
FT-FTA
Pct.
Off-Def-Tot
Avg.
PF-FO
Ast.
TO
Blk.
Stl.
Pts.-Avg.
2005-06
29-4 15.7
49-114
.430
3-15
.200
34-41
.829
8-30-38 1.3
40-1
65
48
0
22
135-4.7
2006-07
35-34
34.7
161-380 .424
23-59
.390
140-180
.778
22-126-148
4.2
75-0
224
73
7
48
485-13.9
2007-08
32-32
34.8
196-427
.459
50-127
.394
131-172
.762
24-110-134
4.2
61-0
175
96
7
40
573-17.9
TOTALS
96-70
29.0
406-921
.441
76-201
.378
305-393
.776
54-266-320
3.3
176-1
464
217
14
110
1193-12.4




 

 

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