Gerald Wallace

Position: Forward
Height: 6’7” (201 cm)
Weight: 220 lbs.(95 kgs
NBA Team: Portland Trail Blazers
School: University of Alabama

USA BASKETBALL NOTES

• Named a member of the 2010-12 USA Men’s National Team on Feb. 10, 2010.
• Participated in the 2010 USA Basketball Showcase, helped lead the USA White Team to a 114-96 victory. Recorded four points in 12 minutes of action.

NBA HONORS

• Finished third in voting for 2009-10 NBA Defensive Player of the Year.
• Named NBA All-Defensive first team in 2009-10.
• Selected in 2009-10 the Eastern Conference NBA All-Star Team, his first All-Star appearance and is the first Charlotte player named as an All-Star. Recorded 2 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist in 16 minutes of action.
• Participated in the 2010 Slam Dunk contest during the 2010 NBA All-Star Weekend.
• Finished fourth in Most Improved Player voting in 2005-06.
• Finished second to Jason Richardson in the NBA.com Slam Dunk Contest.
• Named Eastern Conference Player of the Week once in 2009-10 (week ending Nov. 29, 2009), once in 2007-08 (week ending Jan. 20), twice in 2006-07 (weeks ending March 25 and April 8) and once in 2005-06 (week ending Nov. 28).

NBA MILESTONES

• Averaged 2.5 steals and 2.09 blocks in 2005-06, leading the league in steals and becoming the first NBA player in 14 years to average more than 2.0 blocks and 2.0 steals in a season, joining future Hall of Famers David Robinson and Hakeem Olajuwon in achieving the rare feat.
• Scored a career-high and franchise-record 42 points against N.Y. on Jan. 31, 2007.
• For a third consecutive year he set a single-season Charlotte franchise records for free throws made and attempted. Recorded 422 made free throws and 544 free throws attempts in 2009-10.

NBA NOTES

• Traded to the Portland Trail Blazers on February 24, 2011.
• Completed in 2009-10 his ninth NBA season, sixth consecutive with the Charlotte Bobcats.
• Has played in 544 games, started 406 games in his career and is averaging 13.2 ppg., 6.1 rpg., 1.9 apg., 1.0 bpg., 1.5 spg., while shooting 47.9 percent from the field, 31.6 percent from 3-point and 71.2 percent from the foul line.
• Has appeared in 19 career postseason games, has averaged 4.6 ppg. and 2.3 rpg.
  
• Boasts of career highs of 42 points (New York 1/31/07), 20 rebounds (2 times), 10 assists (Philadelphia 1/26/08), 6 blocked shots (2 times) and 8 steals (Milwaukee 1/13/06).
• Helped lead the Bobcats in 2009-10 to a 44-38 regular season record, fourth place finish in the Southeast Division and the 2010 NBA Playoffs.
• Played and started in all 4 Charlotte 2009-10 Playoff games and averaged 17.5 ppg., 9.0 rpg., 2.3 apg., 1.5 bpg.and 1.2 spg., shot 47.7 percent from the field, 45.5 percent from 3-point and 65.7 percent from the foul line.
• Started and played in a career best 76 games in 2009-10, averaged a career high 41.0 minutes, 18.2 ppg., a career high 10.0 rpg., 21 apg., 1.1 bpg., 1.5 spg., shot 48.4 percent from the field, a career best 37.1 percent from 3-point and 77.6 percent from the foul line.
• Finished 2009-10 ranked 2nd in the NBA in minutes played per game, 6th in defensive rebounds per game, 9th in rebounding, 10th in free throws attempted, 12th in free throws made, 14th in steals, 16th in double-doubles (33), 16th in efficiency ranking (22.66), 28th in blocked shots per game, 28th in scoring, 34th in offensive rebounds per game, 39th in field goal percentage and 50th in field goals made.
• Set the NBA’s top steals game for the 2005-06 season with eight on Jan. 13, 2006, against Milwaukee, also a career high.
• Shot in 2008-09 a career-high 80.4 percent from the free throw line, up from his previous high of 73.1 percent set in 2007-08.
• As a rookie, played in 54 games and averaged 3.2 ppg. and 1.6 rpg. for Sacramento.
• When Sacramento drafted him as a 19-year-old rookie, that selection made him the youngest player in Sacramento Kings-Royals history.
• Chosen by the Bobcats in the Charlotte Expansion Selection on June 22, 2004.
• Selected by the Sacramento Kings in the first round with the 25th overall pick in the 2001 NBA Draft after leaving the University of Alabama following his freshman year.

COLLEGE NOTES

• Played one season at the University of Alabama before entering the NBA
• Earned Southeastern Conference All-Freshman honors after averaging 9.8 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists and team-high 1.2 steals.
• Scored in double figures 16 times with 20 or more points four times, including a career-high 27 points against Grambling State (12/401).
• Grabbed 10-plus rebounds three times, with a career-best 17 rebounds against Wofford (12/7/01).

PERSONAL NOTES

• Born July 23, 1982, in Sylacauga, Alabama.
• Full name is Gerald Jermaine Wallace.
• Has four children, Daryn, Malliyah, Mya and Kennedy.
• Is the son of Alice Castleberry.
• Has an older brother, Courtney, and a younger sister, Takova.
• Raised in Childersburg, Alabama, population 4,579.
• Has two community parks in Childersburg dedicated in his name.
• Earned 2000 Naismith and USA Today National High School Player of the Year honors after he averaged 28.7 ppg., 13.8 rpg. and 3.21 spg.
• Had his high school jersey retired at Childersburg on March 16, 2002.
• Named a 1999-2000 McDonald’s All-American and Alabama’s 2000 Mr. Basketball.
• Scored 59 points in a high school game.

• 2010 MNTX - 2010 USA Basketball Showcase USA White Team (the USA White Team defeated the USA Blue Team 114-96).