Hall of Fame
Shane Maynard helped usher in the “Golden Era” of West Liberty basketball, shattering a 25-year-old school scoring record while earning multiple conference and regional honors.
A Beckley, W.Va. native and one of three freshman starters for first-year head coach Jim Crutchfield, Shane and his teammates exploded onto the WVIAC scene. A 21-win season was capped by a run to the 2005 WVIAC Tournament final and Shane was voted WVIAC Freshman of the Year.
That was just the first step on a spectacular career path. Maynard was a 3-time All-WVIAC selection, 2-time NCAA D2 All-East Region pick and a 3-time Neal Baisi Award winner as the top West Virginia native in the WVIAC. He broke Spencer Johnson’s 25-year-old school scoring record with 2,221 points and hit double-figures in 106 of his 120 career games. Shane had 50 games with 20+ points topped by a career-high 41 points in a 101-94 win against Pitt-Johnstown as a junior.
Shane entered the coaching profession after earning a master’s degree at Western Kentucky. He coached at multiple institutions and even accepted an invitation to Romania to work with that nation’s basketball association in 2016. At the time of his passing, Shane was owner/operator of Versatility Basketball Academy in West Palm Beach, Fla.
