Hot Prospect: Eric Maynor

Posted by admin on May 29, 2009

VCU ● Senior ● Guard ● 6-3 ● 175 ● 6/11/87
22.4 ppg ● 3.6 rpg ● 6.2 apg (2008-09)

Highlights: Top-flight point guard…Catalyst of Rams’ offense…Deft on-ball defender… Has proved himself to be a clutch performer… Concluded his career with 72 consecutive starts… Finished as VCU’s all-time leader in points (1,953) and assists (674).

2008-09 (Senior): Named Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Year… All-CAA First Team… CAA Preseason Player of the Year… CAA Tournament Most Outstanding Performer… CAA All-Tournament Team… Earned VaSID State Player of the Year and Richmond Times Dispatch State Player of the Year accolades… Named to Sports Illustrated’s All-America Second Team… Selected to NaismithLives.com’s All-America Third Team… Garnered Associated Press Honorable Mention All-America honors… Selected as a finalist for the Bob Cousy Award, given annually to the nation’s top point guard… Named CAA Player of the Week on four occasions… Chosen as one of 50 preseason candidates for John R. Wooden Award… Started all 34 games for the Rams, averaging 35.5 minutes per outing… Finished tops in the CAA in scoring (22.4 ppg) and led the league for the third straight year in assists per game (6.2)… Shot a team-best .815 from the free throw line and connected on a team-high 198 free throws… Scored at least 20 points on 23 occasions, while registering over 30 points six times… Posted 21 points and seven assists, while connecting on 10-of-13 from the charity stripe against UCLA in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (March 19)… Scored 28 points and registered a career-high 14 free throws at Nevada (Feb. 20)… Poured in 30 points with 10 assists and one turnover against Delaware (Feb. 18)… Notched back-to-back 30-point outings against Hofstra (Jan. 31) and Northeastern (Jan. 27)… Dished out a season-high 12 assists in a win over UNC Wilmington (Jan. 5)… Scored 27 of his career-high 35 points in the second half and overtime at East Carolina (Nov. 25)… Registered 29 points in a home win against South Dakota State (Nov. 19).

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).

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)… 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.

Utah Jazz material?

2 Comments

rad on May 29, 2009 said:

This guy and Blair are my favorites; I can only hope they are around when the Jazz pick.

tman11 on May 29, 2009 said:

this kid is who i want to see the jazz make a run for. He is a big spark off the bench, i like the back up piont guard off the bench to bring a scring threat to the team. a guy that will go out there get some steals and run the fast break. like a mo williams kind of kid come out drop a frew three push the ball not slow it down at all. I mena with Dwill in the line up he might see 10 12 minutes if that a game and hardly any thing his first season. get a kid thats a spark off the bench thats why i like Price so much he goes in and the tempo of the game changes completely maynor has that same style.

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