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John Wallace (basketball)

John Wallace
Personal information
Born (1974-02-09) February 9, 1974 (age 43)
Rochester, New York
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight 225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school Greece Athena
(Rochester, New York)
College Syracuse (1992–1996)
NBA draft 1996 / Round: 1 / Pick: 18th overall
Selected by the New York Knicks
Playing career 1996–2005
Position Small forward
Number 44, 22
Career history
1996–1997 New York Knicks
19971999 Toronto Raptors
1999–2000 New York Knicks
2000–2001 Detroit Pistons
2001–2002 Phoenix Suns
2002–2003 Panionios
2003–2004 Miami Heat
2005 Snaidero Udine
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points 2,091 (7.6 ppg)
Rebounds 1,061 (2.8 rpg)
Assists 281 (0.7 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

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.

His son John Wallace Jr. also went to Greece Athena and played basketball. No one is certain if he too went pro.


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