Maalik Wayns
Wayns during his tenure with the Clippers
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| No. 2 – Maccabi Rishon LeZion | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||
| League | Israeli Basketball Premier League | ||||||||||||
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| Born |
May 2, 1991 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Nationality | American / Belarusian | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school |
Roman Catholic (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
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| College | Villanova (2009–2012) | ||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2012 / Undrafted | ||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2012–present | ||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Philadelphia 76ers | ||||||||||||
| 2013 | Rio Grande Valley Vipers | ||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Los Angeles Clippers | ||||||||||||
| 2014 | Rio Grande Valley Vipers | ||||||||||||
| 2015 | Delaware 87ers | ||||||||||||
| 2015 | Atenienses de Manatí | ||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Pallacanestro Varese | ||||||||||||
| 2016 | Yenisey Krasnoyarsk | ||||||||||||
| 2016–present | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | ||||||||||||
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Maalik Benjamin Wayns (born May 2, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for Maccabi Rishon LeZion of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played high school basketball for Roman Catholic High School in Philadelphia, where he was a Parade All-American as well as a McDonald's All-American before playing college basketball for Villanova University under coach Jay Wright.
Wayns was born on May 2, 1991 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Verland and Deborah Wayns. Maalik has one sibling named V. J. Wayns.
Wayns was a member of Roman Catholic High School's varsity basketball team. As a Junior, he averaged 22.4 points, 5.1 assists, 4.8 rebounds, and 2.1 steals. Wayns was also a two-time MVP in the Philadelphia Catholic League and also first team all-city and all-state in Pennsylvania. As a Senior, Wayns averaged 19.2 points, 5.1 rebounds and 5.5 assists. He was named a third-team Parade All-American and McDonald's All-American at the end of the year.
Wayns chose to attend Villanova University to play under coach Jay Wright. On November 16, 2009, Wayns scored 16 points in 18 minutes to help Villanova defeat the University of Pennsylvania. He was named Big East All-Rookie Team and won the Big East Rookie of the Week three times. Wayns finished with 6.8 points and 1.3 assists.
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