![]() ![]() Washington was unable to make the playoffs for three straight years. ![]() He did manage to average 1.1 blocks throughout the season, however, and his defensive play solidified his identity and his minutes increased significantly in the lockout-shortened 1998–99 season, as he started in 16 of 46 games and averaged 6 points, 8.3 rebounds and 2 blocks per game. The following year, he appeared in 67 games and started in 16, but did not average many points (3.1) or rebounds (4.8). Wallace appeared in only 34 games for Washington in the 1996–97 season and did not play many minutes. Washington Bullets / Wizards (1996–1999) ![]() Professional career Viola Reggio Calabria (1996) Īfter leaving Virginia Union and going undrafted, he travelled to Italy for a tryout with the Italian team Viola Reggio Calabria, where he played only a game in the 1996–97 Italian Basketball Cup against Faber Fabriano on 29 August 1996. As a senior, Wallace was named by the head coaches of Virginia Union's conference, the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association, to the All-CIAA first team, and was also selected as a first-team Division II All-American by the National Association of Basketball Coaches. Wallace averaged 13.4 points per game and 10.0 rebounds per game as a member of the Virginia Union Panthers, whom he led to the Division II Final Four and a 28–3 record. ![]() He then transferred to Virginia Union, an NCAA Division II school, where he studied criminal justice. There, staples of Wallace's defensive prowess were shown as he averaged 17.0 rebounds and 6.9 blocks per game. Wallace first played college basketball on the junior college level at Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland for two years. Former NBA player Charles Oakley was Wallace's mentor, having discovered Wallace at a 1991 basketball camp, and later recommended Wallace to his previous college, Virginia Union. He attended Central High School in Hayneville where he received all-state honors in basketball, baseball, and football (as a linebacker). Wallace currently is the basketball operations and team engagement advisor for the Pistons.īen Camey Wallace was born on September 10, 1974, in White Hall, Alabama, a small town in Lowndes County. 3 in 2016 Wallace was also inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in the class of 2021. In nine seasons with the Pistons (2000–2006 2009–2012), Wallace made two NBA Finals appearances ( 20) and won a championship with the team in 2004. Wallace won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award four times, a record he shares with Dikembe Mutombo. In his NBA career, he also played with the Washington Bullets/Wizards, Orlando Magic, Chicago Bulls, and Cleveland Cavaliers. A native of Alabama, Wallace attended Cuyahoga Community College and Virginia Union University. He is regarded by many to be the greatest undrafted player in NBA history, and was known for his shot-blocking, rebounding, and overall defensive play. First-team Division II All-American – NABC (1996)īen Camey Wallace (born September 10, 1974) is an American basketball executive and former professional player who played most of his career in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Detroit Pistons.5× NBA All-Defensive First Team ( 2002– 2006).Basketball operations and team engagement advisor ![]()
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