2024-25: Started 24 out of 34 games played for Old Dominion and averaged 9.1 points per game and 8.0 rebounds per game while blocking 25 shots and swiping 28 steals… Scored a season high 21 points against Coastal Carolina on 61.5% shooting from the field in 35 minutes played… Grabbed a season high 14 rebounds in a 64-56 win over Oakland… Scored 10+ points in 10 games and grabbed 10+ rebounds in seven games this season.
AT SHELTON STATE CC (2021-23): Helped compile a 60-6 record in her two years at Shelton State…Ranked 13th nationally, Shelton State reached the second round of the 2023 NJCAA Division I Championship. The Pleasant Grove, Alabama native led her team in both offensive rebounds (173, 4.9 per game) and total rebounds (340, 9.7 per game)...She shot 52.9 percent from the field and 52.5 percent at the free-throw line, netting 326 points (9.3 ppg)...Her other season totals included 55 assists, 26 steals and 45 blocks…The recipient of Shelton State's Women's Basketball Hustler Award, she was also named to the ACCC All-North Division Second Team, the ACCC All-Tournament Team, and played in the NJCAA WBCA All-Star Game.
PREP: Was a two-sport athlete at Pleasant Grove, where she also lettered in volleyball ... Made it to regionals her sophomore and junior seasons ... Played in the Mississippi vs. Alabama All-Star Game as a senior in 2021 ... Eclipsed 1,000 career points ... Graduated Top 10 in her class and was the President of the National Honor Society.
PERSONAL: Full name is Maya Simone Cunningham ... Born on April 8, 2003 ... Daughter of Melinda A. Cunningham and Jerald Hodge ... Has two older sisters, Moneisha Cunningham and Premiese Cunningham ... Majoring in criminal justice with a minor in psychology ... Hobbies include reading comic books, watching anime and cartoons.