Maalik Wayns
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| Born | May 2, 1991 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Villanova (2009–2012) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2012: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2012–2021 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 18, 2, 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 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 | Varese | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Enisey | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Joventut Badalona | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Universo Treviso Basket | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Levallois Metropolitans | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Tsmoki-Minsk | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Mahram Tehran BC | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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| Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||
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Maalik Benjamin Wayns (born May 2, 1991) is an American-Belarusian former basketball player and coach. 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. He is now head coach at Camden High School in Camden, New Jersey.
Early life
[edit]Wayns was born on May 2, 1991, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Verland and Deborah Wayns. Maalik has one sibling named V. J. Wayns.
High school career
[edit]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.
College career
[edit]Freshman
[edit]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.
Sophomore
[edit]Wayns scored 15 points and 6 assists against Bucknell University on November 12, 2010. He 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. He recorded his first double-double against Boston University on November 17, 2010, scoring 12 points and dishing 12 assists. He had a career-high 19 points against UCLA on November 24, 2010, along with 6 rebounds as Villanova won 82–70.
Junior
[edit]As a junior in 2011–12, Wayns earned second-team All-Big East honors after averaging 17.6 points per game.
Professional career
[edit]2012–13 season
[edit]After going undrafted in the 2012 NBA draft, Wayns joined the Orlando Magic for the Orlando Summer League and the Golden State Warriors for the Las Vegas Summer League. On July 31, 2012, he signed with the Philadelphia 76ers.[1] On January 6, 2013, he was waived by the 76ers[2] but was re-signed to a 10-day contract two days later.[3] He was not re-signed when that contract expired.[4] On January 21, 2013, he was acquired by the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA Development League.[5]
On March 9, 2013, Wayns signed a 10-day contract with the Los Angeles Clippers.[6] On March 19, he signed a second 10-day contract with the Clippers,[7] and on March 29, he signed with the Clippers for the remainder of the season.[8]
2013–14 season
[edit]In July 2013, Wayns joined the Clippers for the 2013 NBA Summer League and later joined the team for training camp, where he made the final roster on a non-guaranteed contract for the 2013–14 season. On January 5, 2014, he was waived by the Clippers,[9] and three days later, he signed another 10-day contract with the Clippers.[10] On January 16, he was waived by the Clippers.[11] On February 17, 2014, he was reacquired by the Rio Grande Valley Vipers.[12]
2014–15 season
[edit]After playing three games for the Washington Wizards during the 2014 NBA Summer League, Wayns signed a one-year deal with Žalgiris Kaunas of the Lithuanian Basketball League on July 30, 2014.[13] On October 13, 2014, he parted ways with Žalgiris due to injury before appearing in a game for them.[14]
On January 12, 2015, Wayns' returning player rights were traded by Rio Grande Valley to the Delaware 87ers in exchange for the returning player rights to Hamady N'Diaye.[15] On February 3, 2015, he officially joined the 87ers.[16] On April 6, 2015, after the end of the 2014–15 D-League season, Wayns signed with Atenienses de Manatí of Puerto Rico for the rest of the 2015 BSN season.[17]
2015–16 season
[edit]On August 14, 2015, Wayns signed with Pallacanestro Varese of the Italian Serie A for the 2015–16 season.[18]
2016–17 season
[edit]On August 1, 2016, Wayns signed with Enisey Krasnoyarsk of Russia for the 2016–17 season.[19]
On November 24, 2016, Wayns signed with the Israeli team Maccabi Rishon LeZion.[20]
2017–18 season
[edit]On August 28, 2017, Wayns signed with the Dallas Mavericks.[21] On October 14, 2017, he was waived by the Mavericks.[22] On October 25, 2017, he signed with Spanish club Joventut Badalona for the rest of the 2017–18 ACB season.[23]
2019–20 season
[edit]On August 27, 2019, he has signed with Tsmoki-Minsk of VTB United League.[24] On February 2, 2020, Wayns signed with Mahram Tehran BC of the Iranian Basketball Super League.[25]
The Basketball Tournament (TBT)
[edit]In the summer of 2017, Wayns competed in The Basketball Tournament on ESPN for Team FOE, a Philadelphia based team coached by NBA forwards Markieff and Marcus Morris. In two games, Wayns averaged 10.0 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists as Team FOE advanced to the Super 16 Round in Brooklyn, New York. FOE ended up losing 72–67 in the Super 16 against Boeheim's Army, a team composed of Syracuse University basketball alum. Wayns also competed for FOE in 2016 as well. In three games that summer, he averaged 18.0 points, 4.7 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game.[26]
Coaching career
[edit]As of the 2021–22 season, Wayns serves on the Student Athlete Development[27] staff for the Villanova Men's Basketball team. In his role, Wayns focuses on off-court development of student-athletes.
On November 17, 2022, Wayns was hired as the new head coach of Camden High School's boys basketball team, succeeding Rick Brunson, who departed to join the New York Knicks coaching staff.[28]
Career statistics
[edit]| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
NBA
[edit]Source[29]
Regular season
[edit]| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–13 | Philadelphia | 21 | 1 | 7.9 | .264 | .200 | .867 | .2 | 1.0 | .1 | .0 | 2.7 |
| 2012–13 | L.A. Clippers | 6 | 0 | 6.2 | .438 | .333 | 1.000 | .3 | 1.2 | .5 | .0 | 3.3 |
| 2013–14 | L.A. Clippers | 2 | 0 | 4.5 | .500 | – | – | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .0 | 1.0 |
| Career | 29 | 1 | 7.3 | .300 | .226 | .895 | .3 | 1.0 | .3 | .0 | 2.7 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "Sixers Sign Rookie Free Agent Maalik Wayns". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 31, 2012. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
- ^ Sixers Recall Arnett Moultrie From D-League And Waive Maalik Wayns
- ^ Sixers Sign Maalik Wayns To 10-day Contract
- ^ Sixers Sign Guard Shelvin Mack to 10-Day Contract
- ^ 2012–13 RGV Vipers Transactions
- ^ "MAALIK WAYNS SIGNED TO 10-DAY CONTRACT". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. March 9, 2013. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
- ^ "MAALIK WAYNS SIGNED TO SECOND 10-DAY CONTRACT". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. March 19, 2013. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
- ^ "MAALIK WAYNS SIGNED FOR REMAINDER OF SEASON". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. March 29, 2013. Archived from the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
- ^ Clippers waive guard Maalik Wayns
- ^ Clippers sign guard Wayns to 10-day contract
- ^ CLIPPERS SIGN FORWARD HEDO TURKOGLU; Team Also Re-Signs Darius Morris And Releases Maalik Wayns
- ^ Vipers Acquire Maalik Wayns
- ^ "Zalgiris puts Wayns at point". Euroleague.net. July 30, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
- ^ "Maalik Wayns, Zalgiris Kaunas part ways". Sportando.com. October 13, 2014. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
- ^ Vipers Acquire Rights to Hamady N'Diaye in Trade with Delaware
- ^ Delaware 87ers acquire Maalik Wayns
- ^ "Llega nuevo refuerzo a Manatí". elnuevodia.com (in Spanish). April 7, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
- ^ "Pallacanestro Varese announces Maalik Wayns". Sportando.com. August 14, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
- ^ "Маалик Уэйнс перешёл в "Енисей"". basket-enisey.ru (in Russian). August 1, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
- ^ "Maalik Wayns inks with Maccabi Rishon LeZion". November 24, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
- ^ "Mavericks announce their training camp roster". mavsmoneyball.com. August 28, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
- ^ Dallas Mavericks waive PJ Dozier, Jameel Warney, Maalik Wayns
- ^ "Maalik Wayns, nou jugador del Divina Seguros Joventut". penya.com (in Spanish). October 25, 2017. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
- ^ "Tsmoki-Minsk lands Maalik Wayns". Sportando. August 27, 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
- ^ Maghsoodlou, Mohammad Amin (February 2, 2020). "Mahram tabs Maalik Wayns, ex Tsmoki-Minsk". Eurobasket. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
- ^ "Player card of Maalik Wayns on MyStatsOnline.com".
- ^ "Maalik Wayns Coaching Profile". Villanova.com. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
- ^ "Former Villanova standout, 76er Maalik Wayns named new Camden High School basketball coach Profile". CourierPostOnline.com. November 17, 2022. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
- ^ "Maalik Wayns NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
- Villanova bio
- Eurobasket.com profile
- FIBA.com profile