Education
When he was 15, he and his family moved back to Adelaide where he attended Sacred Heart College.
When he was 15, he and his family moved back to Adelaide where he attended Sacred Heart College.
He played college basketball for Bryant University before starting his professional career in the National Basketball League for the Cairns Taipans in 2014. Born in Adelaide, South Australia, Maynard moved with his family to Melbourne when he was seven. He started playing representative basketball for the McKinnon Basketball Association from under 12"s where he led numerous Cougar teams in the Victorian Championship (Venture capital) division within the Victorian Junior Basketball League (VJBL) up until under 18"son
He was also a loyal eight-year player of the Moorabbin Magic.
In Year 12 at Sacred Heart College, Maynard averaged 26 points per game en route to being named Most Valuable Player of the 2010 Marist National Championships. As a freshman at Bryant in 2010-2011, Maynard was a staple in the Bulldogs" lineup, appearing in 30 games and averaging 4.7 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 22.4 minutes per game.
As a sophomore in 2011-2012, Maynard vastly improved, but his development was disrupted due to an injury which forced him to miss 11 games, including the final six of the regular season. In 19 games (18 starts), he averaged 11.4 points, 4.8 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.1 steals in 34.5 minutes per game.
As a junior in 2012-2013, Maynard solidified himself as a mainstay in the Bulldog starting lineup.
On March 2, 2013, he made his 100th career three-pointer against Saint Francis University. In 30 games (28 starts), he averaged 9.3 points, 5.2 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.1 steals in 33.0 minutes per game. As a senior in 2013-2014, Maynard earned third-team All-Nippon Electric Corporation honors.
In 31 games, he averaged 13.3 points, 4.9 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.3 steals in 35.2 minutes per game.
2014-2015 season
On 29 April 2014, Maynard signed with the Cairns Taipans for the 2014-2015 NBL season. On 16 May 2014, he signed with the McKinnon Cougars of the Big V. He appeared in six games for the Cougars in 2014, averaging 18.3 points, 5.2 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 2.0 steals per game.
After injuring his left thumb on 3 January 2015 against the Townsville Crocodiles, Maynard was ruled out for an extended period of time. Upon his return to health, however, prior to the Taipans" semi-final match-up against the Perth Wildcats, Maynard lost his spot in the line-up to 11th man Nathan Sobey.
In 19 games for the Taipans, he averaged 1.1 points and 1.2 rebounds per game.
In late April, he joined the Cairns Marlins for the 2015 Queensland Basketball League season. 2015-2016 season
On 27 July 2015, Maynard signed with the Townsville Crocodiles for the 2015-2016 NBL season. On 4 January 2016, he was ruled out for two to three weeks with an ankle injury.
He missed two games with the injury, returning to action on 21 January against the New Zealand Breakers.
In 2015-2016, Maynard proved himself capable of running the offence, setting up his teammates, getting to the rim himself, hitting the outside shot, and playing strong defence. In 25 games for the Crocodiles, he averaged 6.3 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game.
On 29 February 2016, Maynard signed with Bisons Loimaa of Finland for the rest of the 2015-2016 Korisliiga season. In August 2011, Maynard represented Australia at the 2011 Summer Universiade in China.