No. 22–College Park Skyhawks | |
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Position | Point guard / shooting guard |
League | NBA G League |
Personal information | |
Born | Richardson, Texas, U.S. | February 26, 1999
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Richardson (Richardson, Texas) |
College | UTSA (2017–2021) |
NBA draft | 2021: undrafted |
Playing career | 2021–present |
Career history | |
2021–2023 | Agua Caliente / Ontario Clippers |
2023–present | College Park Skyhawks |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Keaton Wallace (born February 26, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the College Park Skyhawks of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the UTSA Roadrunners.
Wallace played basketball for Richardson High School in Richardson, Texas. [1] As a senior, he averaged 22.2 points, 4.6 assists and 3.9 rebounds per game, earning District 9-6A Offensive Player of the Year honors. [2]
As a freshman at UTSA, Wallace averaged 11.4 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game, and was named to the Conference USA All-Freshman Team. [3] Entering his sophomore season, he gained about 20 lbs (9.1 kg) of muscle from the start of his college career and became an improved scorer. [4] Wallace formed the highest-scoring backcourt in nation with Jhivvan Jackson. [5] On February 2, 2019, he recorded a career-high 45 points, the fourth-most in a game in program history, and seven rebounds in a 116–106 win against Marshall. [6] As a sophomore, Wallace averaged 20.2 points, five rebounds and 2.4 assists per game, receiving Second Team All-Conference USA honors. [7] He set a program single-season record with 121 three-pointers. [8]
On December 3, 2019, Wallace posted a junior season-high 31 points, nine rebounds and five assists in an 89–67 win over Texas A&M–Corpus Christi. He recorded the most free throws without a miss (15) in program history. [9] As a junior, Wallace averaged 18.8 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game, repeating on the Second Team All-Conference USA. [10] On February 5, 2021, he recorded a senior season-high 33 points and seven rebounds in an 87–80 win against FIU. [11] As a senior, Wallace averaged 16.8 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game, and was named to the Second Team All-Conference USA for a third time. He left as the second-leading scorer in program history behind Jhivvan Jackson. Wallace declared for the 2021 NBA draft, forgoing his additional year of college eligibility. [12]
After going undrafted in the 2021 NBA draft, Wallace joined the Memphis Grizzlies for the 2021 NBA Summer League. [13] He was selected with the ninth pick of the second round of the 2021 NBA G League draft by the Wisconsin Herd [14] and subsequently traded to the Agua Caliente Clippers, joining the team on October 27. [15]
On February 21, 2023, Wallace agreed to a two-way contract with the Los Angeles Clippers. [16] He was waived by the Clippers on March 1, without having played a game at the NBA level. [17] On March 4, 2023, Wallace was reacquired by the Ontario Clippers. [18]
On August 31, 2023, Wallace's rights were traded to the College Park Skyhawks [19] and on September 29, he signed with the Atlanta Hawks. [20] However, he was waived on October 8. [21] On October 29, he joined the College Park Skyhawks. [22]
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 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2017–18 | UTSA | 35 | 20 | 27.6 | .365 | .332 | .742 | 3.1 | 2.7 | .8 | .4 | 11.4 |
2018–19 | UTSA | 32 | 32 | 34.9 | .422 | .382 | .856 | 5.0 | 2.4 | 1.3 | .7 | 20.2 |
2019–20 | UTSA | 32 | 32 | 34.8 | .395 | .351 | .806 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 1.3 | .3 | 18.8 |
2020–21 | UTSA | 26 | 26 | 33.6 | .420 | .319 | .788 | 5.5 | 3.4 | 1.0 | .3 | 16.8 |
Career | 125 | 110 | 32.6 | .401 | .351 | .806 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 1.1 | .4 | 16.6 |
Wallace's younger brother, Cason, plays as a point guard for the Oklahoma City Thunder. [23] He is a cousin of former NBA player Terrel Harris. [8]
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