Brandon Wallace

Brandon Travares Wallace (born March 14, 1985) is an American professional basketball player.

Brandon Wallace

Wallace at Akita Municipal Gymnasium
Personal information
Born	March 14, 1985 Statesboro, Georgia
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school	Silver Bluff (Aiken, South Carolina)
College	South Carolina (2003–2007)
NBA draft	2007 / Undrafted
Playing career	2007–2013
Position	Small forward / Power forward
Career history
2007	Utah Flash
2008	Iowa Energy
2008	Los Angeles D-Fenders
2008	Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi
2008–2009	Basket Kwidzyn
2009	Hapoel Holon
2009–2010	Turów Zgorzelec
2010–2011	Bakersfield Jam
2011	Akita Northern Happinets
2011–2012	Bakersfield Jam
2012	Toros de Aragua
2012–2013	Fort Wayne Mad Ants
Career highlights and awards
South Carolina Mr. Basketball (2003)

High school

Born in Statesboro, Georgia, Wallace spent his high school years at Silver Bluff, where he averaged 21.9 points, 15.7 rebounds, 4.5 assists, and 4.3 blocks per game during his senior season. He led his team to a 24-7 record that year, culminating in an exciting state championship game, where he hit the game-winning shot at the final second. It was the first state title in Silver Bluff history. Wallace was rewarded with Player of the Year Honors by the Augusta Chronicle and also made the McDonald's All-American team. Other high school honors bestowed upon Wallace include the Region Five Class AA Player of the Year (2001 and 2002) and Best Defensive Player. Wallace was recruited by Maryland, Auburn, and the University of South Carolina. He chose the latter.[1]

Prep/High School Awards & Honors

• South Carolina Gatorade Player of the Year - 2003
• South Carolina Mr. Basketball - 2003

College career

At the University of South Carolina, Wallace steadily improved his game. Freshman year, he merely averaged 3.7 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 1.0 bpg and 0.6 spg. Sophomore year, he averaged 5.7 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 0.9 apg, 1.0 spg, and 1.7 bpg. He led the team in blocks (55) and slam dunks (30.) Junior year, he averaged 7.6 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 2.3 apg, 1.9 bpg and 0.8 spg. As a senior year, he posted a stat line of 9.9 ppg, 9.4 rpg, 1.9 apg, 1.3 spg and 2.9 bpg. Wallace set the school record for blocked shots (249), good for ninth all-time in the SEC. He also ranks fifth in SEC history in blocks per game and sixth in rebounds.[1]

College statistics

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2003-04	South Carolina	34	4	13.4	.397	.263	.583	3.32	0.79	0.56	1.03	3.68
2004-05	South Carolina	33	21	23.3	.433	.176	.600	4.52	0.94	1.00	1.67	5.67
2005-06	South Carolina	38	35	30.2	.500	.239	.556	5.89	2.29	0.79	1.79	7.63
2006-07	South Carolina	30	30	36.5	.470	.220	.527	9.40	1.93	1.27	2.73	9.90
Career		135	90	25.7	.460	.223	.558	5.69	1.50	0.89	1.78	6.66

Professional career

Despite a successful four year collegiate career, Wallace was not selected in the 2007 NBA draft. Nevertheless, he was invited to play for the Boston Celtics Las Vegas Summer League team. After just one Summer League game, the Boston Celtics signed the former high school standout to a 2-year partially guaranteed contract.[2] Wallace played small forward for the Celtics, and earned a roster spot on the 2007–08 Celtics roster after competing with Dahntay Jones and Jackie Manuel who were both waived.[3] On December 18, 2007, however, he was waived by the Celtics before appearing in a game.[4] He was selected in the second round of the NBA D League draft by the Bakersfield Jam.

European career

On August 4, 2008, it was reported that Wallace had signed with a Turkish team.

After being released, Brandon continued the season in Poland (Kwidzyn) averaging 7.8 ppg and 5.6 rpg. Brandon was also selected to the All-Star team.

On October 23, 2009, Brandon Wallace signed with Israeli state cup holder (and 2008 champion) Hapoel Holon.

Personal life

Wallace has two sons, one born in November 2007 and the other born July 2011

Career statistics

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 Summer League Stats

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2008-09	CHA	5	2	13.2	.350	1.000	1.000	1.80	0.80	0.20	0.20	3.60
2009-10	WAS	4	1	12.7	.500	.000	.400	1.75	0.25	0.50	0.00	3.50
Career		9	3	13.0	.406	.500	.625	1.78	0.56	0.33	0.11	3.56

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2007-08	SBL/UTA/IWA	31	18	30.2	.447	.167	.627	6.61	2.68	1.13	2.13	8.35
2008-09	Kwidzyn	13		19.0	.567	.333	.679	5.8	1.3	1.0	1.2	7.7
2009-10	Holon	6		22.5	.438	.250	.500	7.5	1.0	1.7	1.7	5.8
2009-10	Zgorzelec	3	0	19.3	.600	.600	.500	4.33	0.67	1.00	1.00	6.00
2010-11	BAK	39	22	26.1	.460	.360	.586	6.79	2.18	0.92	1.49	9.87
2011-12	Akita	6	6	14.7	.441	.000	.583	4.3	0.3	0.3	1.2	6.2
2011-12	BAK	6	3	19.9	.312	.222	.333	3.83	1.33	0.67	0.67	4.00
2011-12	Apollon/Toros	6	2	21.9	.500	.143	.900	6.50	0.67	1.33	1.33	9.67
2012-13	FWN	44	19	24.0	.440	.362	.595	6.36	1.23	0.66	1.41	7.95

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2007-08	SBL	2	2	36.9	.440	.333	.500	13.50	1.50	0.50	3.00	12.00
2009-10	Turow	6		25.7	.326	.200	.700	7.2	1.2	1.2	0.2	6.8
2010-11	BAK	3	0	21.1	.263	.000	.167	5.67	0.67	0.67	0.00	3.67
2012-13	BAK	2	2	36.7	.474	.333	.500	8.50	1.50	0.50	1.00	10.50

References

1. "Player Bio: Brandon Wallace :: Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on November 8, 2007. Retrieved October 26, 2007.
2. Marc J. Spears, Reassigned in a flash, The Boston Globe
3. Marc J. Spears, Wallace in, Jones and Manuel out, The Boston Globe, October 26, 2007.
4. Peter May, Rookie Wallace gets cut loose, The Boston Globe, December 19, 2007

External links

• Profile at Eurobasket.com