John Wallace (basketball)

American basketball player, born 1974
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroAmerican basketball player, born 1974
A.K.A.John Gilbert Wallace
A.K.A.John Gilbert Wallace
PlacesUnited States of America
isAthlete Basketball player
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth9 February 1974, Rochester
Age50 years
The details

Biography

John Gilbert Wallace (born February 9, 1974) is a retired American professional basketball player. The 6'8 forward played seven seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), in addition to stints in Greece and Italy.
He was selected with the 18th pick in the 1996 NBA draft by the New York Knicks.
A 1992 graduate of Greece Athena High School in Rochester, NY, Wallace led Syracuse University to the NCAA Men's College Basketball championship game during his senior season in 1996, where they lost to the Kentucky Wildcats. After his college graduation, Wallace played seven seasons in the NBA, with the New York Knicks, Toronto Raptors, Detroit Pistons, Phoenix Suns and the Miami Heat.
John Wallace is an Executive Board Member of Heavenly Productions Foundation, a 501c-3 charity based in Armonk, New York whose mission is to help children in need and in distress.

Stats

Professional

SeasonTeamGPMPGRPGAPGPPG
1996-97Knicks6811.62.30.54.8
1997-98Raptors8228.84.51.314.0
1998-99Raptors4816.93.61.08.6
1999-00Knicks6013.32.30.46.5
2000-01Pistons4013.22.10.65.9
2001-02Suns4610.71.80.65.0
2003-04Heat379.91.60.44.3
Career7 Seasons38116.12.80.77.6

College

SeasonCollegeGPMPGRPGAPGPPG
1992-93Syracuse2929.87.61.311.1
1993-94Syracuse3032.69.01.715.0
1994-95Syracuse3033.08.22.616.8
1995-96Syracuse3836.38.72.422.2
Career4 Seasons12733.18.42.016.7

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