 He played college basketball for Bryant University before playing professionally in the National Basketball League for the Cairns Taipans and Townsville Crocodiles.Born in Adelaide, South Australia, Maynard moved with his family to Melbourne when he was seven.He started playing representative basketball for McKinnon Basketball Association from under 12s, leading numerous Cougar teams in the Victorian Championship (VC) division within the Victorian Junior Basketball League (VJBL) up until under 18s.