Cason Wallace Explained

Cason Wallace
Position:Point guard / shooting guard
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lb:195
League:NBA
Team:Oklahoma City Thunder
Number:22
Birth Date:7 November 2003
Birth Place:Dallas, Texas, U.S.
High School:Richardson
(Richardson, Texas)
College:Kentucky (2022–2023)
Draft Year:2023
Draft Round:1
Draft Pick:10
Draft Team:Dallas Mavericks
Career Start:2023
Years1:–present
Team1:Oklahoma City Thunder
Highlights:

Cason David Wallace (;[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

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

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, to the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for the 12th overall pick, Dereck Lively II.[9]

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| 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

Playoffs

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2024| style="text-align:left;"| 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

College

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23| style="text-align:left;"| Kentucky| 32 || 32 || 32.2 || .446 || .346 || .757 || 3.7 || 4.3 || 2.0 || 0.5 || 11.7

Personal

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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Cason Wallace checking in . . 2022-06-23 . 2023-06-24 . YouTube.
  2. YOKO B . yoko_okc . 1672709382415474688 . Here is footage of Cason’s explanation. Right pronunciation is Kay-sahn, he said..
  3. Web site: 2022 Top Basketball Recruits . June 6, 2023 . 247Sports . en-US.
  4. Web site: Riddle . Greg . March 17, 2022 . Richardson's Cason Wallace is named Gatorade Texas Boys Basketball Player of the Year . October 27, 2024 . dallasnews.com.
  5. Web site: McFarland . Shawn . March 24, 2022 . The Dallas Morning News' 2021–22 boys basketball Player of the Year: Richardson's Cason Wallace . October 27, 2024 . dallasnews.com.
  6. Web site: Hale . Jon . May 31, 2022 . Can offensive game match Kentucky basketball freshman Cason Wallace's defensive work? . October 27, 2024 . courier-journal.com.
  7. Web site: Borzello . Jeff . Biancardi . Paul . Paul Biancardi . and . 2021-11-08 . Top-10 recruit Wallace chooses 'dream school' UK . 2024-07-01 . ESPN.com . en.
  8. News: Roberts. Ben. November 7, 2021. Kentucky's newest recruit will be hard to keep off the court. 'A do-everything kid.'. Lexington Herald-Leader. October 5, 2022.
  9. Web site: July 6, 2023 . Thunder Acquires Cason Wallace and Dāvis Bertāns . October 27, 2024 . nba.com.