| Maalik Wayns
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| College | Villanova University |
| Conference | Big East |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Position | Point guard |
| Class | Junior |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | May 2, 1991 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| High school | Roman Catholic High School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Competitor for United States | ||
| FIBA Americas U18 Championship | ||
| Silver | 2008 Formosa | Team competition |
Maalik Wayns (born May 2, 1991) is an American college basketball point guard who attends Villanova University near his home town of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Wayns 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. [1]
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Wayns was born on May 2, 1991 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Verland and Deborah Wayns. Maalik has one sibling named V.J.[2]
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 Parade All-American and McDonald's All-American at the end of the year.[3]
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.
Wayns was named Big East Rookie of the Week on on December 19, 2009.
Wayns was named to the Big East All-Rookie Team and won Big East Rookie of the Week three times. Wayns finished with 6.8 points and 1.3 assists.
Wayns scored 15 points with 6 assists against Bucknell University on November 12, 2010. [4]
Wayns had a career night against the Marist Red Foxes on November 16, 2010, as he scored 17 points to go with 4 assists and 7 rebounds and 1 steal as 'Nova won 84-47.
Wayns had his first double-double against Boston University on November 17, 2010, scoring 12 points and dishing 12 assists.
Wayns had a career-high 19 points against UCLA on November 24, 2010 along with 6 rebounds as Villanova won 82-70. [5]