Cason Wallace

Cason Wallace (born November 7, 2003) is an American college basketball player for the Kentucky Wildcats of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). He was a consensus five-star recruit and one of the top players in the 2022 class.

Cason Wallace
Wallace with the Kentucky Wildcats in 2023
No. 22 – Kentucky Wildcats
PositionPoint guard / Shooting guard
LeagueSoutheastern Conference
Personal information
Born (2003-11-07) November 7, 2003
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight193 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolRichardson
(Richardson, Texas)
CollegeKentucky (2022–present)
Career highlights and awards

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.[1][2] He was selected to play in the 2022 McDonalds All-American Game and the Jordan Brand Classic.[3]

Recruiting

A five-star recruit, Wallace committed to the University of Kentucky to play college basketball.[4][5]

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

College
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2022–23 Kentucky 323232.2.446.346.7573.74.32.00.511.7

References
  1. "Richardson's Cason Wallace is named Gatorade Texas Boys Basketball Player of the Year". 17 March 2022.
  2. "The Dallas Morning News' 2021–22 boys basketball Player of the Year: Richardson's Cason Wallace". 24 March 2022.
  3. "Can offensive game match Kentucky basketball freshman Cason Wallace's defensive work?".
  4. "Top-10 recruit Wallace chooses 'dream school' UK". 8 November 2021.
  5. https://www.kentucky.com/sports/college/kentucky-sports/uk-recruiting/article255603661.html
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