Cason Wallace

Cason Wallace
	Wallace with Kentucky in 2023
No. 22 – Oklahoma City Thunder
Position	Point guard / shooting guard
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	November 7, 2003 (age 21); Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school	Richardson; (Richardson, Texas)
College	Kentucky (2022–2023)
NBA draft	2023: 1st round, 10th overall pick
	Selected by the Dallas Mavericks
Playing career	2023–present
Career history
2023–present	Oklahoma City Thunder
Career highlights and awards
	NBA All-Rookie Second Team (2024); McDonald's All-American (2022); Jordan Brand Classic (2022);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference

Cason David Wallace (/ˈkeɪsən, keɪˈsɒn/ KAY-sən, kay-SON;^[1]^[2] born November 7, 2003) is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA).^[3] He was a consensus five-star recruit and a top 5 player in the 2022 class.

High school career

Wallace attended Richardson High School in Richardson, Texas where he played under coach Kevin Lawson. 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.^[4]^[5] He was selected to play in the 2022 McDonald's All-American Game and the Jordan Brand Classic.^[6] A five-star recruit, Wallace committed to the University of Kentucky to play college basketball.^[7]^[8]

The Dallas Mavericks selected Wallace with the tenth overall pick in the 2023 NBA draft then traded him, along with Dāvis Bertāns, to the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for the 12th overall pick, Dereck Lively II.^[9]


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2023–24	Oklahoma City	82	13	20.6	.491	.419	.784	2.3	1.5	.9	.5	6.8
Career		82	13	20.6	.491	.419	.784	2.3	1.5	.9	.5	6.8


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2024	Oklahoma City	10	0	19.8	.390	.321	.500	1.3	1.0	.9	.2	4.2
Career		10	0	19.8	.390	.321	.500	1.3	1.0	.9	.2	4.2


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2022–23	Kentucky	32	32	32.2	.446	.346	.757	3.7	4.3	2.0	0.5	11.7

Wallace is cousin to 2012 NBA champion Terrel Harris and two-time Super Bowl champion, Super Bowl XXXII Most Valuable Player, and Pro Football Hall of Fame running back Terrell Davis.