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{{Short description|American basketball player (born 2003)}}
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{{short description|American basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Cason Wallace
| name = Cason Wallace
| image = Cason Wallace - MBB v. Vanderbilt - March 01, 2023 by Brady Saylor - 0099.jpg
| image = Cason Wallace - MBB v. Vanderbilt - March 01, 2023 by Brady Saylor - 0099.jpg
| image_size =
| image_size =
| caption = Wallace with the Kentucky Wildcats in 2023
| caption = Wallace with [[Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball|Kentucky]] in 2023
| position = [[Point guard]]
| position = [[Point guard]] / [[shooting guard]]
| height_ft = 6
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| height_in = 3
| weight_lbs = 195
| weight_lb = 195
| league = [[National Basketball Association|NBA]]
| league = [[NBA]]
| team = [[Oklahoma City Thunder]]
| team = Oklahoma City Thunder
| number = 22
| number = 22
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|11|7}}
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| birth_place = [[Dallas, Texas]], U.S.
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| high_school = [[Richardson High School|Richardson]]<br/>([[Richardson, Texas]])
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| college = [[Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball|Kentucky]] (2022–2023)
| draft_year = 2023
| draft_year = 2023
| draft_round = 1
| draft_round = 1
| draft_pick = 10
| draft_pick = 10
| draft_team = [[Dallas Mavericks]]
| draft_team = [[Dallas Mavericks]]
| career_start = 2023
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|11|7}}
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| birth_place = [[Dallas, Texas]], U.S.
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| high_school = [[Richardson High School|Richardson]]<br />([[Richardson, Texas]])
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| college = [[Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball|Kentucky]] (2022–2023)
| years1 = {{nbay|2023|start}}–present
| years1 = {{nbay|2023|start}}–present
| team1 = [[Oklahoma City Thunder]]
| 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]])
* [[McDonald's All-American Game|McDonald's All-American]] ([[2022 McDonald's All-American Boys Game|2022]])
* [[Jordan Brand Classic]] (2022)
* [[Jordan Brand Classic]] (2022)
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'''Cason David Wallace''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|eɪ|s|ən|,_|k|eɪ|ˈ|s|ɒ|n}} {{respell|KAY|sən|,_|kay|SON}};<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.

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'''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 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.

His cousin is [[NBA champion]] [[Terrel Harris]].


==High school career==
==High school career==
Wallace attended [[Richardson High School]] in [[Richardson, Texas]]. As a senior, he was the [[Gatorade Basketball Player of the Year]] for Texas and 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 | 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 | date=March 17, 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | 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=The Dallas Morning News' 2021–22 boys basketball Player of the Year: Richardson's Cason Wallace | date=March 24, 2022 }}</ref> He was selected to play in the [[2022 McDonald's All-American Boys Game|2022 McDonalds All-American Game]] and the [[Jordan Brand Classic]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/kentucky/2022/05/31/kentucky-basketball-coach-predicts-cason-wallace-go-scorer/9941708002/ | title=Can offensive game match Kentucky basketball freshman Cason Wallace's defensive work? }}</ref> A five-star recruit, Wallace committed to the [[University of Kentucky]] to play [[college basketball]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/32580446/highly-regarded-recruit-cason-wallace-chooses-dream-school-commits-kentucky-basketball | title=Top-10 recruit Wallace chooses 'dream school' UK | date=November 8, 2021 }}</ref><ref>https://www.kentucky.com/sports/college/kentucky-sports/uk-recruiting/article255603661.html {{Bare URL inline|date=October 2022}}</ref>
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 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/ |access-date=October 27, 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/ |access-date=October 27, 2024 |website=dallasnews.com}}</ref> He was selected to play in the [[2022 McDonald's All-American Boys Game|2022 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/ |access-date=October 27, 2024 |website=courier-journal.com}}</ref> A five-star recruit, Wallace committed to the [[University of Kentucky]] to play [[college basketball]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Borzello |first=Jeff |last2=Biancardi |first2=Paul |author-link2=Paul Biancardi |name-list-style=and |date=2021-11-08 |title=Top-10 recruit Wallace chooses 'dream school' UK |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/32580446 |access-date=2024-07-01 |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 newest recruit 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==
==Professional career==
===Oklahoma City Thunder (2023–present)===
===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]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/thunder/news/release-wallace-bertans-230706|title=Thunder Acquires Cason Wallace and Dāvis Bertāns|website=nba.com|date=July 6, 2023}}</ref>
The [[Dallas Mavericks]] selected Wallace with the tenth overall pick in the [[2023 NBA draft]] then traded him, along with [[Dāvis Bertāns]], 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/release-wallace-bertans-230706 |access-date=October 27, 2024 |website=nba.com}}</ref>


==Career statistics==
==Career statistics==
{{NBA player statistics legend}}
{{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===
===College===
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| 32 || 32 || 32.2 || .446 || .346 || .757 || 3.7 || 4.3 || 2.0 || 0.5 || 11.7
| 32 || 32 || 32.2 || .446 || .346 || .757 || 3.7 || 4.3 || 2.0 || 0.5 || 11.7
{{S-end}}
{{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==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[https://ukathletics.com/sports/mbball/roster/player/cason-wallace-2/ Kentucky Wildcats bio]
*[https://ukathletics.com/sports/mbball/roster/player/cason-wallace-2/ Kentucky Wildcats bio]
*[https://www.usab.com/basketball/players/mens/w/wallace-cason.aspx USA Basketball bio]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20221215102822/https://www.usab.com/basketball/players/mens/w/wallace-cason.aspx USA Basketball bio]


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Latest revision as of 17:52, 27 October 2024

Cason Wallace
Wallace with Kentucky in 2023
No. 22 – Oklahoma City Thunder
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (2003-11-07) November 7, 2003 (age 21)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolRichardson
(Richardson, Texas)
CollegeKentucky (2022–2023)
NBA draft2023: 1st round, 10th overall pick
Selected by the Dallas Mavericks
Playing career2023–present
Career history
2023–presentOklahoma City Thunder
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Cason David Wallace (/ˈkeɪsən, keɪˈsɒn/ KAY-sən, kay-SON;[1][2] born November 7, 2003) is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA).[3] He was a consensus five-star recruit and a top 5 player in the 2022 class.

High school career

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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 Dallas Morning News boys basketball Player of the Year after averaging 19.9 points, 7.4 rebounds and 6.1 assists per game.[4][5] He was selected to play in the 2022 McDonald's All-American Game and the Jordan Brand Classic.[6] A five-star recruit, Wallace committed to the University of Kentucky to play college basketball.[7][8]

Professional career

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Oklahoma City Thunder (2023–present)

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The Dallas Mavericks selected Wallace with the tenth overall pick in the 2023 NBA draft then traded him, along with Dāvis Bertāns, to the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for the 12th overall pick, Dereck Lively II.[9]

Career statistics

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Legend
  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

NBA

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Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2023–24 Oklahoma City 82 13 20.6 .491 .419 .784 2.3 1.5 .9 .5 6.8
Career 82 13 20.6 .491 .419 .784 2.3 1.5 .9 .5 6.8

Playoffs

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2024 Oklahoma City 10 0 19.8 .390 .321 .500 1.3 1.0 .9 .2 4.2
Career 10 0 19.8 .390 .321 .500 1.3 1.0 .9 .2 4.2

College

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2022–23 Kentucky 32 32 32.2 .446 .346 .757 3.7 4.3 2.0 0.5 11.7

Personal

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Wallace is cousin to 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

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  1. ^ Cason Wallace checking in. Oklahoma City Thunder. June 23, 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2023 – via YouTube.
  2. ^ YOKO B [@yoko_okc] (June 24, 2023). "Here is footage of Cason's explanation. Right pronunciation is Kay-sahn, he said" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ "2022 Top Basketball Recruits". 247Sports. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  4. ^ Riddle, Greg (March 17, 2022). "Richardson's Cason Wallace is named Gatorade Texas Boys Basketball Player of the Year". dallasnews.com. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  5. ^ McFarland, Shawn (March 24, 2022). "The Dallas Morning News' 2021–22 boys basketball Player of the Year: Richardson's Cason Wallace". dallasnews.com. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  6. ^ Hale, Jon (May 31, 2022). "Can offensive game match Kentucky basketball freshman Cason Wallace's defensive work?". courier-journal.com. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  7. ^ Borzello, Jeff and Biancardi, Paul (November 8, 2021). "Top-10 recruit Wallace chooses 'dream school' UK". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  8. ^ Roberts, Ben (November 7, 2021). "Kentucky's newest recruit will be hard to keep off the court. 'A do-everything kid.'". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved October 5, 2022. Closed access icon
  9. ^ "Thunder Acquires Cason Wallace and Dāvis Bertāns". nba.com. July 6, 2023. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
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