Cason Wallace
No. 22 – Oklahoma City Thunder | |
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Position | Point guard / Shooting guard |
League | NBA |
Personal information | |
Born | Dallas, Texas, U.S. | November 7, 2003
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Richardson (Richardson, Texas) |
College | Kentucky (2022–2023) |
NBA draft | 2023: 1st round, 10th overall pick |
Selected by the Dallas Mavericks | |
Career history | |
2023–present | Oklahoma City Thunder |
Career highlights and awards | |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball Reference |
Cason Wallace (pronounced /ˈkeɪsən ˈwɒləs/;[1] born November 7, 2003) is an American basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA).[2] He was a consensus five-star recruit and a top 5 player in the 2022 class. Cason Wallace was traded in a draft night trade to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Davis Bertāns and the 12th overall pick.
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.[3][4] He was selected to play in the 2022 McDonalds All-American Game and the Jordan Brand Classic.[5] A five-star recruit, Wallace committed to the University of Kentucky to play college basketball.[6][7]
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 Davis Bertans, to the Oklahoma City Thunder.[8]
Career statistics
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 |
College
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2022–23 | Kentucky | 32 | 32 | 32.2 | .446 | .346 | .757 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 11.7 |
References
- ^ Cason Wallace checking in. Oklahoma City Thunder. June 23, 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2023 – via YouTube.
- ^ "2022 Top Basketball Recruits". 247Sports. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
- ^ "Richardson's Cason Wallace is named Gatorade Texas Boys Basketball Player of the Year". March 17, 2022.
- ^ "The Dallas Morning News' 2021–22 boys basketball Player of the Year: Richardson's Cason Wallace". March 24, 2022.
- ^ "Can offensive game match Kentucky basketball freshman Cason Wallace's defensive work?".
- ^ "Top-10 recruit Wallace chooses 'dream school' UK". November 8, 2021.
- ^ https://www.kentucky.com/sports/college/kentucky-sports/uk-recruiting/article255603661.html [bare URL]
- ^ "Dallas Mavericks trade No. 10 pick, Davis Bertans to Oklahoma City Thunder for No. 12 pick". National Basketball Association. June 22, 2023.
External links
- Articles with bare URLs for citations from October 2022
- 2003 births
- Living people
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Dallas
- Dallas Mavericks draft picks
- Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball players
- McDonald's High School All-Americans
- Point guards
- Shooting guards
- Richardson High School alumni