Maalik Benjamin Wayns (born May 2, 1991) is an American-Belarusian basketball coach and former professional player.
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 a member of Roman Catholic High School's varsity basketball team.
Wayns was also a two-time MVP in the Philadelphia Catholic League and also first team all-city and all-state in Pennsylvania.
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.
As a junior in 2011–12, Wayns earned second-team All-Big East honors after averaging 17.6 points per game.
[24] On February 2, 2020, Wayns signed with Mahram Tehran BC of the Iranian Basketball Super League.
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.
[27] As of the 2021–22 season, Wayns serves on the Student Athlete Development[28] staff for the Villanova Men's Basketball team.