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Line 1: {{~~short~~Short description\|American basketball player (born 2003)}}▼ {{Use mdy dates\|date=June 2023}} ▲{{short description\|American basketball player}} {{Infobox basketball biography \| name = Cason Wallace \| image = Cason Wallace - MBB v. Vanderbilt - March 01, 2023 by Brady Saylor - 0099.jpg \| image_size = \| caption = Wallace with ~~the~~ [[Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball\|Kentucky]] in 2023 \| position = [[Point guard]] / [[shooting guard]] \| height_ft = 6 \| height_in = 43 \| ~~weight_lbs~~weight_lb = 195 \| league = [[~~National Basketball Association\|~~NBA]] \| team = [[Oklahoma City Thunder]] \| number = 22 \| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|2003\|11\|7}}▼ \| birth_place = [[Dallas, Texas]], U.S.▼ \| high_school = [[Richardson High School\|Richardson]]<br />([[Richardson, Texas]])▼ \| college = [[Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball\|Kentucky]] (2022–2023)▼ \| draft_year = 2023 \| draft_round = 1 \| draft_pick = 10 \| draft_team = [[Dallas Mavericks]] \| career_start = 2023 ▲\| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|2003\|11\|7}} ▲\| birth_place = [[Dallas, Texas]], U.S. ▲\| high_school = [[Richardson High School\|Richardson]]<br />([[Richardson, Texas]]) ▲\| college = [[Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball\|Kentucky]] (2022–2023) \| years1 = {{nbay\|2023\|start}}–present \| team1 = [[Oklahoma City Thunder]] \| highlights = * [[NBA All-Rookie Team\|NBA All-Rookie Second Team]] ({{nbay\|2023\|end}}) ~~\| highlights =~~ * [[McDonald's All-American Game\|McDonald's All-American]] ([[2022 McDonald's All-American Boys Game\|2022]]) * [[Jordan Brand Classic]] (2022) }} '''Cason David Wallace''' (~~pronounced~~ {{IPAc-en\|'ˈ\|k\|eɪ\|s\|əən\|~~n\|}} or {{IPAc-en~~,_\|k\|eɪ\|'ˈ\|s\|ɒ\|n~~\|_\|ˈ\|w\|ɒ\|l\|ə\|s~~}} {{~~respelling~~respell\|KAY\|sən\|~~}} or {{respelling~~,_\|kay\|SON~~\|_\|WOL\|əss~~}};<ref>{{cite AV media\|url=https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6synLgqla94\|title=Cason Wallace checking in \|publisher=[[Oklahoma City Thunder]] \|date=2022-06-23 \|accessdate=2023-06-24 \|via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet\|author= YOKO B \|user=yoko_okc \|number=1672709382415474688 \|title=Here is footage of Cason’s explanation. Right pronunciation is Kay-sahn, he said.}}</ref> born November 7, 2003) is an American professional [[basketball player]] for the [[Oklahoma City Thunder]] of the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA).<ref>{{Cite web \|title=2022 Top Basketball Recruits \|url=https://247sports.com/Season/2022-Basketball/RecruitRankings/?InstitutionGroup=HighSchool/ \|access-date=June 6, 2023 \|website=247Sports \|language=en-US}}</ref> He was a consensus five-star [[college recruiting\|recruit]] and a top 5 player in the 2022 class.▼ ▲'''Cason Wallace''' (pronounced {{IPAc-en\|'\|k\|eɪ\|s\|ə\|n\|}} or {{IPAc-en\|k\|eɪ\|'\|s\|ɒ\|n\|_\|ˈ\|w\|ɒ\|l\|ə\|s}} {{respelling\|KAY\|sən\|}} or {{respelling\|kay\|SON\|_\|WOL\|əss}};<ref>{{cite AV media\|url=https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6synLgqla94\|title=Cason Wallace checking in \|publisher=[[Oklahoma City Thunder]] \|date=2022-06-23 \|accessdate=2023-06-24 \|via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet\|author= YOKO B \|user=yoko_okc \|number=1672709382415474688 \|title=Here is footage of Cason’s explanation. Right pronunciation is Kay-sahn, he said.}}</ref> born November 7, 2003) is an American [[basketball player]] for the [[Oklahoma City Thunder]] of the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA).<ref>{{Cite web \|title=2022 Top Basketball Recruits \|url=https://247sports.com/Season/2022-Basketball/RecruitRankings/?InstitutionGroup=HighSchool/ \|access-date=June 6, 2023 \|website=247Sports \|language=en-US}}</ref> He was a consensus five-star [[college recruiting\|recruit]] and a top 5 player in the 2022 class. ~~He was traded in a draft night trade to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Davis Bertāns and the 12th overall pick. His cousin is [[NBA champion]] [[Terrel Harris]].~~ ==High school career== Wallace attended [[Richardson High School]] in [[Richardson, Texas]] where he played under coach Kevin Lawson. As a senior, he was the [[Gatorade Basketball Player of the Year]] for Texas and ~~the~~ ''[[The Dallas Morning News]]'' boys basketball Player of the Year after averaging 19.9 points, 7.4 rebounds and 6.1 assists per game.<ref>{{cite web \|last=Riddle \|first=Greg \|date=March 17, 2022 \|title=Richardson's Cason Wallace is named Gatorade Texas Boys Basketball Player of the Year \|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/high-school-sports/basketball/2022/03/17/richardsons-cason-wallace-is-named-gatorade-texas-boys-basketball-player-of-the-year/ \| ~~title=Richardson's Cason Wallace is named Gatorade Texas Boys Basketball Player of the Year \|~~ access-date=~~March~~October 1727, ~~2022~~2024 \|website=dallasnews.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last=McFarland \|first=Shawn \|date=March 24, 2022 \|title=The Dallas Morning News' 2021–22 boys basketball Player of the Year: Richardson's Cason Wallace \|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/high-school-sports/basketball/2022/03/24/the-dallas-morning-news-2021-22-boys-basketball-player-of-the-year-richardsons-cason-wallace/ \| ~~title~~access-date=~~The~~October ~~Dallas~~27, ~~Morning News' 2021–22 boys basketball Player of the Year: Richardson's Cason Wallace~~2024 \| ~~date~~website=~~March 24, 2022~~ dallasnews.com}}</ref> He was selected to play in the [[2022 McDonald's All-American Boys Game\|2022 ~~McDonalds~~McDonald's All-American Game]] and the [[Jordan Brand Classic]].<ref>{{cite web \|last=Hale \|first=Jon \|date=May 31, 2022 \|title=Can offensive game match Kentucky basketball freshman Cason Wallace's defensive work? \|url=https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/kentucky/2022/05/31/kentucky-basketball-coach-predicts-cason-wallace-go-scorer/9941708002/ \| ~~title~~access-date=~~Can~~October ~~offensive~~27, ~~game match Kentucky basketball freshman Cason Wallace's defensive work?~~2024 \|website=courier-journal.com}}</ref> A five-star recruit, Wallace committed to the [[University of Kentucky]] to play [[college basketball]].<ref>{{~~cite~~Cite web \|last=Borzello ~~url~~\|first=~~https://www.espn.com/mens~~Jeff \|last2=Biancardi \|first2=Paul \|author-~~college~~link2=Paul Biancardi \|name-~~basketball/story/_/id/32580446/highly~~list-~~regarded-recruit-cason-wallace-chooses-dream-school~~style=and \|date=2021-~~commits~~11-~~kentucky-basketball~~08 \| title=Top-10 recruit Wallace chooses 'dream school' UK \|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/32580446 \|access-date=~~November~~2024-07-01 ~~8, 2021~~\|website=ESPN.com \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|last=Roberts\|first=Ben\|date=November 7, 2021\|url=https://www.kentucky.com/sports/college/kentucky-sports/uk-recruiting/article255603661.html\|title=Kentucky's ~~{{Bare~~newest ~~URL~~recruit ~~inline~~will be hard to keep off the court. 'A do-everything kid.'\|work=[[Lexington Herald-Leader]]\|access-date=October 5, 2022}} {{Closed access}}</ref> ==Professional career== ===Oklahoma City Thunder (2023–present)=== The [[Dallas Mavericks]] selected Wallace with the tenth overall pick in the [[2023 NBA draft]] then traded him, along with [[Dāvis Bertāns~~\|Davis Bertans~~]], to the [[Oklahoma City Thunder]] in exchange for the 12th overall pick, [[Dereck Lively II]].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=July 6, 2023 \|title=Thunder Acquires Cason Wallace and Dāvis Bertāns \|url=https://www.nba.com/thunder/news/~~dallas~~release-~~mavericks-trade-10th-pick-davis~~wallace-bertans-to230706 \|access-~~oklahoma-city-thunder-for-12th-pick\|title~~date=~~Dallas~~October ~~Mavericks trade No. 10 pick~~27, ~~Davis~~2024 ~~Bertans to Oklahoma City Thunder for No. 12 pick~~\|~~publisher~~website=~~National Basketball Association\|date=June 22, 2023~~nba.com}}</ref> ==Career statistics== {{NBA player statistics legend}} ===NBA=== ====Regular season==== {{NBA player statistics start}} \|- \| style="text-align:left;"\| {{nbay\|2023}} \| style="text-align:left;"\| [[2023–24 Oklahoma City Thunder season\|Oklahoma City]] \| 82 \|\| 13 \|\| 20.6 \|\| .491 \|\| .419 \|\| .784 \|\| 2.3 \|\| 1.5 \|\| .9 \|\| .5 \|\| 6.8 \|- class="sortbottom" \| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"\|Career \| 82 \|\| 13 \|\| 20.6 \|\| .491 \|\| .419 \|\| .784 \|\| 2.3 \|\| 1.5 \|\| .9 \|\| .5 \|\| 6.8 {{S-end}} ====Playoffs==== {{NBA player statistics start}} \|- \| style="text-align:left;"\| [[2024 NBA playoffs\|2024]] \| style="text-align:left;"\| [[2023–24 Oklahoma City Thunder season\|Oklahoma City]] \| 10 \|\| 0 \|\| 19.8 \|\| .390 \|\| .321 \|\| .500 \|\| 1.3 \|\| 1.0 \|\| .9 \|\| .2 \|\| 4.2 \|- class="sortbottom" \| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"\|Career \| 10 \|\| 0 \|\| 19.8 \|\| .390 \|\| .321 \|\| .500 \|\| 1.3 \|\| 1.0 \|\| .9 \|\| .2 \|\| 4.2 {{S-end}} ===College=== Line 48 ⟶ 70: \| 32 \|\| 32 \|\| 32.2 \|\| .446 \|\| .346 \|\| .757 \|\| 3.7 \|\| 4.3 \|\| 2.0 \|\| 0.5 \|\| 11.7 {{S-end}} ==Personal== Wallace is cousin to [[2012 NBA Finals\|2012]] [[NBA champion]] [[Terrel Harris]] and two-time [[Super Bowl]] champion, Super Bowl XXXII Most Valuable Player, and [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] running back [[Terrell Davis]]. ==References== Line 54 ⟶ 79: ==External links== [https://ukathletics.com/sports/mbball/roster/player/cason-wallace-2/ Kentucky Wildcats bio] [https://web.archive.org/web/20221215102822/https://www.usab.com/basketball/players/mens/w/wallace-cason.aspx USA Basketball bio] {{Oklahoma City Thunder current roster}} Line 67 ⟶ 92: [[Category:Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball players]] [[Category:McDonald's High School All-Americans]] [[Category:Oklahoma City Thunder players]] [[Category:Point guards]] [[Category:Shooting guards]]▼ [[Category:Richardson High School alumni]] ▲[[Category:Shooting guards]] [[Category:21st-century American sportsmen]]