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Maldonado played college basketball at Wyoming, As a freshman he joined the Cowboys during the 2017-18 NCAA Division I season under head coach Allen Edwards in the Mountain West Conference, appearing in 29 games with 19 starts while averaging 5.3 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game in 21.2 minutes while shooting 38.8 percent from the field, 30.4 percent from three-point range, and 73.5 percent at the free throw line.

Across those 29 games as a freshman he totaled 153 points, 64 rebounds, and 40 assists while recording four double-figure scoring games including a career-high 14 points at Utah State and scoring 13 points in wins over Nevada and San Diego State while helping Wyoming finish the season 20-14 overall and advance to the postseason College Basketball Invitational semifinals.

During the 2018-19 season he appeared in 8 games with 5 starts before suffering injuries that ended his year early, averaging 13.8 points, 6.8 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game in 32.5 minutes while shooting 42.0 percent from the field, 33.3 percent from three-point range, and 62.5 percent at the free throw line while producing 110 points, 54 rebounds, and 18 assists before receiving a medical redshirt that preserved his eligibility.

In the 2019-20 season he emerged as one of the top all-around players in the Mountain West while starting all 33 games for Wyoming and averaging 15.8 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 4.0 assists per game in 35.3 minutes while shooting 42.2 percent from the field, 29.5 percent from three-point range, and 70.8 percent from the free throw line while totaling 521 points, 191 rebounds, and 131 assists as Wyoming finished 9-24 overall.

That season included multiple standout performances including 32 points in the season opener against Idaho State, 27 points against New Mexico, and 25 points at Colorado State while he also recorded double-doubles including a 15-point, 10-rebound game against Cal State Fullerton and a 17-point, 10-assist performance against Nevada.

As a redshirt junior in the 2020-21 season he started all 25 games and averaged 12.5 points, 6.8 rebounds, and 4.6 assists per game while shooting 41.9 percent from the field and 69.4 percent at the free throw line, producing 312 points, 170 rebounds, and 115 assists while leading Wyoming in rebounds and assists and earning All-Mountain West Honorable Mention recognition as the Cowboys finished 14-11 overall.

In the 2021-22 season he delivered the most productive campaign of his college career while starting all 33 games and averaging 18.5 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 6.3 assists per game in 37.3 minutes while shooting 49.5 percent from the field and 71.1 percent from the free throw line, totaling 610 points, 187 rebounds, and 207 assists while helping Wyoming finish 25-9 overall and reach the NCAA Tournament.

During that season he recorded six double-doubles and one triple-double including a 35-point performance in an overtime win over Colorado State and a triple-double against San Diego State while earning First Team All-Mountain West honors and setting a Wyoming single-season assists record with 207 while also becoming the program’s all-time assists leader.

He declared for the 2022 NBA Draft while maintaining college eligibility before returning to Wyoming for the 2022-23 season where he again started every game he played, appearing in 29 games and averaging 15.6 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 4.0 assists per game while shooting 48.1 percent from the field, 33.8 percent from three-point range, and 75.3 percent from the free throw line.

During that final collegiate season he scored 17 points in a game against UNLV on February 9, 2023 to become the fifth player in Wyoming program history to surpass 2,000 career points while continuing to rank among the Mountain West leaders in scoring and assists.

Across his six-season college career at Wyoming from 2017 through 2023 he appeared in 157 games with 144 starts while averaging 13.7 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 4.0 assists per game across 32.9 minutes while shooting 44.9 percent from the field, 28.3 percent from three-point range, and 71.5 percent at the free throw line while finishing with 2,153 points, 801 rebounds, and 630 assists, leaving the program as Wyoming’s all-time assists leader and one of the most statistically productive guards in school history.