Rasheed Wallace

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Personal information
Born	September 17, 1974 (age 46) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight	230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school	Simon Gratz (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
College	North Carolina (1993–1995)
NBA draft	1995 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4th overall
Selected by the Washington Bullets
Playing career	1995–2010, 2012–2013
Position	Power forward / Center
Number	30, 36
Coaching career	2013–present
Career history
As player:
1995–1996	Washington Bullets
1996–2004	Portland Trail Blazers
2004	Atlanta Hawks
2004–2009	Detroit Pistons
2009–2010	Boston Celtics
2012–2013	New York Knicks
As coach:
2013–2014	Detroit Pistons (assistant)
2019–present	Jordan HS
Career highlights and awards
NBA champion (2004) 4× NBA All-Star (2000, 2001, 2006, 2008) NBA All-Rookie Second Team (1996) Consensus second-team All-American (1995) First-team All-ACC (1995) ACC All-Freshman team (1994) No. 30 honored by North Carolina Tar Heels Mr. Basketball USA (1993) USA Today’s High School Player of the Year (1993) 2× First-team Parade All-American (1992, 1993) McDonald’s All-American (1993)
Career NBA statistics
Points	16,006 (14.4 ppg)
Rebounds	7,404 (6.7 rpg)
Blocks	1,460 (1.3 bpg)
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Rasheed Abdul Wallace (born September 17, 1974) is an American former professional basketball player who played 16 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). A native of Philadelphia, Wallace played college basketball at the University of North Carolina before moving on to the NBA in 1995.

Originally selected by the Washington Bullets (now known as the Washington Wizards) as the fourth pick in the 1995 NBA draft, Wallace was named to the All-Rookie second team following his first season. He was then traded to the Portland Trail Blazers after the season. With Portland he was a key member of the Trail Blazers team that made it to the Western Conference Finals in 1999 and 2000, and was an NBA All-Star in 2000 and 2001. Wallace averaged a career best 19.4 points per game in 2002 for the Trail Blazers.

During the 2003–04 season Portland traded him to the Atlanta Hawks where he played one game before he was traded to the Detroit Pistons. With the Pistons, Wallace won the NBA championship in 2004, and reached the NBA Finals in the following season before losing to the San Antonio Spurs in seven games. Individually, Wallace was an NBA All-Star in 2006 and 2008. After the 2008–09 season, Wallace left the Pistons as a free agent and signed with the Boston Celtics, where he played until retiring in 2010. He returned to sign a one-year deal to play for the New York Knicks in 2012. On April 17, 2013, Wallace announced his second retirement.

Early life and education

Wallace began his basketball career while attending Simon Gratz High School. He was named USA Today’s High School Player of the Year after his senior season and was selected first-team All America by Basketball Times. Wallace was also a two-time Parade All-American first teamer. Despite playing just 19 minutes per game, Wallace averaged 16 points, 15 rebounds, and seven blocks his senior year. In addition to basketball, Wallace played baseball and also ran track and high jumped as a teenager. He played in the Roundball Classic, scoring 30 points in a losing effort. Wallace, along with Randy Livingston and Jerry Stackhouse, were considered the top three players in the 1993 class.

College career

University of North Carolina coach Dean Smith recruited Wallace to Chapel Hill, North Carolina for his college years. Smith was a revered mentor both to Wallace and Wallace’s eventual Detroit coach Larry Brown. Wallace has indicated that this North Carolina bond with Brown helped him adjust quickly to the Pistons system. During his brief time at North Carolina, Wallace had success in the national spotlight. He was named a second-team All-American by the AP his second year at UNC.

Wallace and fellow future NBA player Jerry Stackhouse helped lead the Tar Heels to the NCAA Final Four in 1995. He left North Carolina to enter the 1995 NBA draft after his sophomore season, being selected with the fourth pick overall by the Washington Bullets.