Georgia Southern University Athletics

AS A GRAD STUDENT (2021-22)
Played in 25 games, making 11 starts, for the Eagles as a graduate student ... Averaged 4.8 points, 4.9 rebounds and 0.9 blocks per game ... Led the team with 23 blocked shots ... Shot 45.5% from the floor (46-of-101) ... Ranked eighth in the Sun Belt Conference in blocked shots per game ... Also ranked ninth in the SBC in offensive rebounds, grabbing a team-best 58 on the year ... Registered her first double-double with a career-high 15 points and a career-high 13 rebounds vs. Troy on January 27 ... Went a perfect 5-for-5 from the floor for 10 points in the Eagles' 88-59 win over Bethune-Cookman on December 19 ... Grabbed 11 rebounds against South Alabama on January 29.

PREVIOUS SCHOOL
Member of the Demon Deacons for four seasons, playing in 78 career games ... Averaged 2.5 points and 2.3 rebounds per game over her career ... Played in 20 games as a freshman in 2017-18, averaging five minutes a game ... Averaged 4.4 ppg and 13.7 minutes per game as a sophomore in 2018-19, scoring a career-high 13 points with five rebounds in the ACC Tournament against Virginia Tech ... Played in 27 games as a junior in 2019-20, averaging 1.6 ppg and 6.6 minutes per game ... Did not play in her senior season due to an injury.

HIGH SCHOOL
Played high school ball at Hamilton HS in Chandler, Ariz. ... Earned All-Chandler Unified School District (CUSD), Second Team All-State and an All-Section Honorable Mention honors ... Helped Hamilton to the state championship and earned Finals MVP for her performance in the championship game.

PERSONAL
Born Maya Marie Banks on July 8, 1999, in Plano, Texas ... Hometown is Chandler, Ariz. ... Daughter of Howard Banks and Tracey Carter ... Has one sister, Xaviara, and one brother, Xavier ... Graduated from Wake Forest with her bachelor's degree in communication in 2021.

MAJOR
Communication (Post-Bacc)