Ben Wallace - Notable Alumnus of VUU

Ben Wallace as a student
and VUU teammates
Stats
NUM POS HT WT DOB GRAD YRS
3 F-C 6' 9" 240 9/10/1974 1996 7


Career Highlights from www.nba.com
  • Named to the All-NBA Second team in 2002-03
  • Named the 2002-03 NBA Defensive Player of the Year
  • Won NBA Player of the Week honors (3/17-3/23) in 2002-03
  • Named the 2001-02 NBA Defensive Player of the Year
  • Named to the NBA All-Defensive team in 2001-02
  • Named by USA Basketball as a member of the USA team that will compete at the World Basketball Championships in Indiana during the 2002 summer
  • One of four players in NBA history to lead the league in rebounds and blocks during the same season (01-02) - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1975-76, Bill Walton 1976-77 and Hakeem Olajuwon 1989-90
  • Won NBA Player of the Week honors twice (2/24 and 3/31) in 2001-02
  • Led NBA in rebounds and blocks in 2001-02
  • Set a franchise record for blocks (278) in a season (2001-02) - Bob Lanier had 247 in 1973-74
  • Led the 1999-2000 Magic in rebounding (8.2, 20th in the NBA)
  • Corralled a career-high 28 rebounds twice against the Boston Celtics on 3/24/02 and the Toronto Raptors on 4/17/01
  • Posted a career-high 20 points, shooting 9-of-9 from the field, and 10 rebounds in a 97-86 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on 4/29/99
  • Scored a career-high 10 points against the Orlando Magic on 2/5/98 and matched it against the Vancouver Grizzlies on 2/14/98
  • Grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds, in his first career NBA start, against the Indiana Pacers on 1/27/98
  • Made his NBA debut, grabbing 10 rebounds in 19 minutes, against the Orlando Magic on 11/1/96
  • Named First Team Division II All-America after averaging 12.5 ppg and 10.5 rpg as a senior at Virginia Union



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