PERSONAL

Born Nov . 7 … Parents are Kimberly and Mike Wallace … Has a brother , Keaton who played college basketball at UT Arlington … Major is exploratory studies in communication … He lists his brother as his life ’ s greatest influence … Away from the court he likes to watch Netflix … SpongeBob SquarePants is his favorite TV show … Dunked for the first time in eighth grade … Lists Shai Gilgeous-Alexander as his favorite former Wildcat and LeBron James as his all-time favorite player … Superpower he would most like to have is teleportation … Likes chicken and shrimp alfredo … Can play the saxophone and piano … Picked Kentucky over Tennessee , Texas and UT Arlington .

HIGH SCHOOL A consensus five-star prospect … Ranked as the No . 7 overall player by Rivals … Ranked No . 8 overall by 247Sports and 20th by ESPN … Averaged 19.9 points , 7.4 boards and 6.1 assists per game as a senior at

Richardson … 2022 Texas Gatorade Player of the Year and The Dallas Morning News ’ Player of the Year … Repeated as the District ’ s MVP … Was a McDonald ’ s All American and a selection to the Jordan Brand Classic … Averaged 15.7 points , 7.0 rebounds , 5.6 assists , 1.4 blocks and 1.3 steals in the 2021 Nike EYBL … Shot

51.2 % from the field and 37 % from 3-point range and was tabbed the Circuit ’ s Most Valuable Player of Nike EYBL Session I … Also earned All- Peach Jam honors … Led the NBPA Top 100 Camp in assists ( 5.0 ) and steals ( 3.0 ) per game while posting 10.3 points and 4.3 rebounds … Topped 1,000 career points during his junior season … Earned District

Defensive Player of the Year as a sophomore … Tabbed the Newcomer of the Year as a freshman … Graduated with honors … Was a member of the Student- Athlete Leadership Team … Volunteered locally as a youth tutor and basketball coach … Also competed in football , soccer , basketball and track .