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  • Ben Wallace
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2008 Playoffs Statistics

PPG
3.2
RPG
6.50
APG
1.2
EFF
+ 9.69
Born: Sep 10, 1974
Height: 6-9 /  2,06
Weight: 240  lbs. / 108,9  kg.
College: Virginia Union
Years Pro: 12

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Background

DRAFTED:
Not Drafted by an NBA franchise

HOW ACQUIRED:
Acquired along with Joe Smith from the Chicago Bulls and Wally Szczerbiak and Delonte West from the Seattle SuperSonics on Feb. 21, 2008. In exchange, the Cavaliers sent Larry Hughes, Drew Gooden, Cedric Simmons and Shannon Brown to the Bulls and Ira Newble and Donyell Marshall to the Sonics. In addition, Cleveland acquired Chicago’s 2009 second round pick and Seattle acquired Adrian Griffin from the Bulls.

2007-08 SEASON:
For the Bulls, played in 50 games (50 starts)…averaged 5.1 points, 8.8 rebounds and 1.6 blocks in 32.6 minutes per game…posted three double-doubles on the season…grabbed double figures in rebounds in 21 games.

PROFESSIONAL CAREER:
During the 2006-07 season, played in 77 games (77 starts) with the Chicago Bulls…averaged 6.4 points, 10.7 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 2.0 blocks and 1.4 steals per game…ranked second in offensive rebounds per game (3.9), sixth in rebounds per game, 10th in blocks per game and 17th in steals per game…finished with 48 games of 10 or more rebounds, including two games with 20 or more rebounds…scored in double figures in 17 games and posted 13 double-doubles…posted season highs of 19 points on two occasions (March 20 vs. Los Angeles Clippers and March 13 vs. Boston)…at Cleveland on Feb. 22, posted 14 points, nine rebounds, a season-high seven blocks, five assists and two steals…scored 10 points and grabbed an NBA-season-high 27 rebounds versus Milwaukee on Dec. 15…missed two games with a lower back strain (one on Inactive List and one DND), one game with a left knee contusion and two with sinusitis…during the 2005-06 season, played and started in all 82 games…averaged 7.3 points, 11.3 rebounds, 2.2 blocks and a career-high 1.8 steals per game…ranked fourth in the NBA in rebounds, ninth in blocks and 10th in steals…was the only player in the NBA to rank in the Top 10 in rebounds, blocks and steals…led the NBA with 301 offensive rebounds…led the team in rebounds 59 times…posted 17 double-doubles…posted 15 or more rebounds on 17 occassions and 20 or more rebounds in three games…during the 2004-05 season, played and started in 74 games…averaged a career-high 9.7 points, 12.2 rebounds, 2.38 blocks, a career-high 2.1 assists and 1.4 steals per game…ranked second in the NBA in rebounds and fifth in blocks…posted 29 double-doubles…scored a career-high 22 points at New Orleans on Dec. 4…misssed two games due to family reasons and six games due to NBA suspension…during the 2003-04 season, played and started in 81 games…averaged 9.5 points, 12.4 rebounds, 3.04 blocks and 1.77 steals…ranked second in the NBA in blocks, third in rebounds and tied for seventh in steals…was the only player in the NBA to rank in the top 10 in rebounds, steals and blocks…posted a career-best 34 double-doubles…during the 2002-03 season, played and started in 73 games…averaged 6.9 points, 15.4 rebounds, 3.2 blocks, 1.6 assists and 1.4 steals per game…led the NBA in rebounds and ranked second in blocks…led the league in offensive rebounds (293) and total rebounds (1,126)…grabbed 20 or more rebounds in 16 games…notched his second career triple-double with 12 points, 19 rebounds and 10 blocks versus Miami on Nov. 20…during the 2001-02 season, played and started in 80 games…averaged 7.6 points, 13.0 rebounds, a career-high 3.5 blocks, 1.7 steals and 1.4 assists…led the NBA in both rebounds and blocks…became one of four players in NBA history to lead the league in rebounds and blocks in the same season (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1975-76, Bill Walton in 1976-77 and Hakeem Olajuwon in 1989-90)…recorded his first triple-double with 10 points, 17 rebounds and 10 blocks at Milwaukee on Feb. 24…became the shortest player in league history to lead the NBA in blocked shots…during the 2000-01 season, played and started in 80 games…averaged 6.4 points, 13.2 rebounds, 2.3 blocks, 1.5 assists and 1.34 steals per game…ranked second in the NBA in rebounds and 10th in blocks…led the NBA in total rebounds (1,052), defensive rebounds (749) and blocked shots (186)…set a career high with 28 rebounds at Toronto on April 17…during the 1999-2000 season, played and started in 81 games with the Magic…averaged 4.8 points, 8.2 rebounds and 1.6 blocks…during the 1998-99 season, played in 46 games (16 starts)…averaged 6.0 rebounds, 8.3 rebounds, 2.00 blocks and 1.1 steals…ranked 12th in the NBA in blocks and 17th in rebounds…shot a career-high .578 from the field…during the 1997-98 season, played in 67 games (16 starts)…averaged 3.1 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game…shot .518 from the field…appeared in 34 games during the 1996-97 season…averaged 1.1 points and 1.7 rebounds per game.

NBA PLAYOFF CAREER:
Has played in 103 career playoff games…has averaged 8.6 points on .478 shooting, 12.9 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game…during the 2007 Playoffs, played in 10 games for the Bulls and averaged 8.7 points on .566 shooting, 9.5 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game…during the 2006 Playoffs, played in 18 games for the Pistons and averaged 4.7 points, 10.5 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game…averaged a double-double during the 2005 Playoffs for the Pistons…in 25 games, averaged 10.0 points, 11.3 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per game…was a member of the 2004 NBA Champion Detroit Pistons during the 2004 Playoffs…played in 23 games and averaged 10.3 points, 14.3 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per game…during the 2003 Playoffs, played in 17 games for the Pistons…averaged 8.9 points on .486 shooting, 16.3 rebounds and 3.1 blocks per game…played in 10 games and averaged 7.3 points, 16.1 rebounds and 2.6 blocks per game during the 2002 Playoffs.

NOTABLES:
Won an NBA Championship in 2004 with the Detroit Pistons…named the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year four times (2002, 2003, 2005, 2006)…a four-time NBA All-Star selection (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006)…named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team five times (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006)…named All-NBA Second Team in 2003, 2004 and 2006…named All-NBA Third Team in 2002 and 2005…named NBA All-Defensive Second Team in 2007…named NBA’s Player of the Week five times in his career (twice in 2001-02, once in 2002-03 and twice during the 2003-04 season).

COLLEGE CAREER:
Averaged 13.4 points on .523 shooting and 10.0 rebounds in his final two seasons at Virginia Union…as a senior, was named First Team All-CIAA, All-CIAA Tournament, VA-SID All-State and All-South Atlantic Region…selected as a First Team All-American (Div. II) by the NABC…played his first two seasons at Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland.
Personal

  • He and his wife, Chanda, have two sons, Ben Jr. and Bryce, and one daughter, Baile
  • Is the 10th of 11 children in his family
  • Majored in criminal justice in college
  • Has participated in various holiday events and Read To Achieve outings
  • In high school, he lettered in football, baseball, basketball and track.

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