| Keaton Wallace | |
| Position: | Point guard / shooting guard |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 3 |
| Weight Lbs: | 185 |
| League: | NBA |
| Team: | Atlanta Hawks |
| Birth Date: | 26 February 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Richardson, Texas, U.S. |
| High School: | Richardson (Richardson, Texas) |
| College: | UTSA (2017–2021) |
| Draft Year: | 2021 |
| Career Start: | 2021 |
| Years1: | 2021–2023 |
| Team1: | Agua Caliente / Ontario Clippers |
| Years2: | 2023–2024 |
| Team2: | College Park Skyhawks |
| Years3: | –present |
| Team3: | Atlanta Hawks |
| Years4: | 2024–present |
| Team4: | →College Park Skyhawks |
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Keaton Wallace (born February 26, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the College Park Skyhawks of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the UTSA Roadrunners.
Wallace played basketball for Richardson High School in Richardson, Texas.[1] As a senior, he averaged 22.2 points, 4.6 assists and 3.9 rebounds per game, earning District 9-6A Offensive Player of the Year honors.[2]
As a freshman at UTSA, Wallace averaged 11.4 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game, and was named to the Conference USA All-Freshman Team.[3] Entering his sophomore season, he gained about 20 lbs (9.1 kg) of muscle from the start of his college career and became an improved scorer.[4] Wallace formed the highest-scoring backcourt in nation with Jhivvan Jackson.[5] On February 2, 2019, he recorded a career-high 45 points, the fourth-most in a game in program history, and seven rebounds in a 116–106 win against Marshall.[6] As a sophomore, Wallace averaged 20.2 points, five rebounds and 2.4 assists per game, receiving Second Team All-Conference USA honors.[7] He set a program single-season record with 121 three-pointers.[8]
On December 3, 2019, Wallace posted a junior season-high 31 points, nine rebounds and five assists in an 89–67 win over Texas A&M–Corpus Christi. He recorded the most free throws without a miss (15) in program history.[9] As a junior, Wallace averaged 18.8 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game, repeating on the Second Team All-Conference USA.[10] On February 5, 2021, he recorded a senior season-high 33 points and seven rebounds in an 87–80 win against FIU.[11] As a senior, Wallace averaged 16.8 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game, and was named to the Second Team All-Conference USA for a third time. He left as the second-leading scorer in program history behind Jhivvan Jackson. Wallace declared for the 2021 NBA draft, forgoing his additional year of college eligibility.[12]
After going undrafted in the 2021 NBA draft, Wallace joined the Memphis Grizzlies for the 2021 NBA Summer League.[13] He was selected with the ninth pick of the second round of the 2021 NBA G League draft by the Wisconsin Herd[14] and subsequently traded to the Agua Caliente Clippers, joining the team on October 27.[15]
On February 21, 2023, Wallace agreed to a two-way contract with the Los Angeles Clippers.[16] He was waived by the Clippers on March 1, without having played a game at the NBA level.[17] On March 4, 2023, Wallace was reacquired by the Ontario Clippers.[18]
On August 31, 2023, Wallace's rights were traded to the College Park Skyhawks[19] and on September 29, he signed with the Atlanta Hawks.[20] However, he was waived on October 8.[21] On October 29, he joined the College Park Skyhawks.[22]
On July 15, 2024, Wallace signed a two-way contract with the Hawks.[23]
|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2017–18| style="text-align:left;"| UTSA| 35 || 20 || 27.6 || .365 || .332 || .742 || 3.1 || 2.7 || .8 || .4 || 11.4|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19| style="text-align:left;"| UTSA| 32 || 32 || 34.9 || .422 || .382 || .856 || 5.0 || 2.4 || 1.3 || .7 || 20.2|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20| style="text-align:left;"| UTSA| 32 || 32 || 34.8 || .395 || .351 || .806 || 4.5 || 3.1 || 1.3 || .3 || 18.8|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21| style="text-align:left;"| UTSA| 26 || 26 || 33.6 || .420 || .319 || .788 || 5.5 || 3.4 || 1.0 || .3 || 16.8|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 125 || 110 || 32.6 || .401 || .351 || .806 || 4.4 || 2.8 || 1.1 || .4 || 16.6
Wallace's younger brother, Cason, plays as a point guard for the Oklahoma City Thunder.[24] He is a cousin of former NBA player Terrel Harris.[8]