Eric Maynor

Eric Maynor

Maynor with the Thunder
No. 6   Oklahoma City Thunder
Point guard/Shooting guard
Personal information
Date of birth	June 11, 1987 (1987-06-11)
Place of birth	Raeford, North Carolina
Nationality	American
High school	Hoke County High School Raeford, North Carolina, Westover, Fayetteville, North Carolina
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
College	VCU
NBA Draft	2009 / Round: 1 / Pick: 20th overall
Selected by the Utah Jazz
Pro career	2009–present
Career history
Utah Jazz (2009) Oklahoma City Thunder (2009-Present)
Career highlights and awards
2008, 2009 CAA Player of the Year 2007, 2008, 2009 First Team All-CAA 2007, 2009 CAA Tournament MVP 2009 SI.com Second Team All-American 2009 AP Honorable Mention All-American
Stats at NBA.com

Eric Demarqua Maynor (born June 11, 1987) is an American professional basketball player at point guard for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the NBA. He played college basketball for the VCU Rams. As a senior he averaged 22.4 points, 6.2 assists, 3.6 rebounds and 1.7 steals per game in the 2008-2009 season.

High school career

Maynor started at Hoke County High School, then transferred to Westover High School his senior year to play alongside his best friend and AAU teammate De'shaune Griffin. Maynor led the team to the North Carolina state championship game, scoring 25 points on March 14, 2005 in a loss to North Mecklenburg High School.

College career

2006–07

On March 15, 2007, Maynor scored 22 points, including the game-winning shot, in VCU's victory over Duke in the first round of the 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. Maynor's last-minute heroics are also what helped VCU to overcome George Mason in the 2007 CAA championship game.

Over the 2007 summer, Maynor was selected to represent the United States in the Pan American Games. He played alongside D. J. White and Michael Beasley. Maynor was also named one of the top 25 preseason candidates for the men's 2007–08 John R. Wooden Award, the nation's most prestigious college basketball honor.

2007–08

Maynor helped VCU win the CAA regular-season title, though the team fell in the semi-finals of the conference tournament to William & Mary. He was selected as the CAA Player of the Year and selected to the All-CAA first team. The Rams failed to reach the NCAA Tournament and went on to play in the NIT, where they lost in the first round against UAB.

2008–09

During the 2008–09 season, Eric Maynor became VCU's all-time leader in assists and made free-throws. On February 28, 2009, Maynor became the leading scorer in VCU history with a floater against Georgia State. As of March 10, 2009, he had scored a school record 1,929 points. Maynor also led VCU to a second CAA title during his career, scoring 25 points in a 71–50 victory over George Mason on March 9, 2009 at the Richmond Coliseum. The Rams went on to the 2009 NCAA Tournament but lost to UCLA when Maynor missed a buzzer-beater to win the game.

NBA career

Utah Jazz

Maynor was drafted 20th overall by the Utah Jazz in the 2009 NBA Draft. He signed a two-year contract with the Jazz on July 1, 2009 and made $1.3 million his rookie season. Although he was to back up Deron Williams, Maynor had a positive outlook at the situation. When asked in an interview with RealCollegeBasketball.com what he thought about coming off the bench in Utah, Maynor replied, "Feel real good about it... I'm getting a chance to learn from some of the best".

Oklahoma City Thunder

On December 22, 2009, Maynor, along with Matt Harpring, was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder for the rights to Peter Fehse. On January 7, 2012, the Thunder reported that Maynor had torn his right ACL in the 4th quarter of Oklahoma City's 98-95 win over the Houston Rockets and would miss the remainder of the season.

NBA career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2009–10	Utah	26	2	14.0	.391	.208	.758	1.5	3.1	.5	.1	5.2
2009–10	Oklahoma City	55	0	16.5	.434	.362	.692	1.7	3.4	.5	.2	4.5
2010-11	Oklahoma City	82	0	14.6	.402	.385	.729	1.5	2.9	.4	.1	4.2
Career		163	2	15.1	.411	.353	.725	1.5	3.1	.5	.1	4.5

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2010	Oklahoma City	6	0	12.7	.300	.167	.818	1.5	1.5	.2	.2	3.7
2011	Oklahoma City	17	0	12.9	.377	.360	.789	1.3	2.2	.5	.0	4.8
Career		23	0	12.9	.361	.323	.800	1.3	2.0	.4	.0	4.5

External links

• Player page on VCUathletics.com