Eric Maynor

Eric Maynor is a professional basketball player currently signed as a point guard for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was born on June 11, 1987 in Raeford, North Carolina.

Maynor was drafted out of Virginia Commonwealth University by the Utah Jazz in the first round, as their 20th overall pick in the 2009 NBA Draft. He was signed a two-year contract coming off the bench as backup to Deron Williams.

On December 22, 2009, Maynor was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder.

As a senior led Westover High School team to a North Carolina state championship scoring 25 points on March 14, 2005.

College Career

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU)

2006 - 2007

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. This shot, popularized by the CBS call, has been known as the Duke Dagger. 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 also selected to represent the United States in the Pan American Games. Played alongside DJ 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 - 2008

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 - 2009

During the 2008-09 season, Eric Maynor became VCU's all-time leader in assists and made free-throws. On February 28th, Eric Maynor became the leading scorer in VCU history with a floater against Georgia State. As of March 10th, 2009, he had scored a school record 1,929 points. Eric also lead VCU to a second CAA title during his career, scoring 25 points in a 71-50 victory over George Mason on March 9th, 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

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 will make $1.3 million his rookie season. Although he will be backing up Deron Williams, Eric is looking at things positively. When asked in an interview with RealCollegeBasketball.com what he thinks about his situation in Utah, Eric 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.