- Eric Maynor
Infobox NCAA Athlete
name = Eric Maynor
college =Virginia Commonwealth University
sport =Basketball
position =Point guard
class = Senior
career_start = 2006
jersey = 3
height_ft = 6
height_in = 3
weight_lb = 175
nationality = USA
birth_date = birth date and age|1987|6|11
birth_place = Fayetteville,North Carolina
highschool =Westover High School
former_school(s)=
awards = 2007 All-CAA Team
2007 CAA Tournament MVP
2008 CAA Player of the Year
2008 All-CAA first teamEric Maynor is an American basketball
point guard for the VCU Rams. He is a senior, and averaged 17.9 points, and 5.4 assists a game in the 2007-2008 season.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 the2007 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 along side DJ White, Michael Beasley, and Massachusetts finest Tyler McNally.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, falling in the semi-finals of the conference tounament. He was selected as the CAA Player of the Year and selected to the All-CAA first team. [ [http://www.caasports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=43048&SPID=3455&DB_OEM_ID=8500&ATCLID=1406497 Maynor is CAA Player of the Year] ] The Rams failed to reach the NCAA Tournament and went on to play in the NIT, where they lost in the first round.
References
External links
[http://www.vcuathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=62451&SPID=6846&DB_OEM_ID=14500&ATCLID=813821&Q_SEASON=2007 Player page on VCUathletics.com]
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