Red Wallace
![]() Bas-relief sculpture of Red Wallace at the Elk Lake (Pa.) High School gym which bears his name | |
Personal information | |
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Born | Simpson, Pennsylvania | July 12, 1918
Died | July 7, 1977 | (aged 58)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Fell Township (Fell Township, Pennsylvania) |
College | Keystone JC (1937–1939) Scranton (1939–1941) |
Playing career | 1944–1953 |
Number | 13, 23, 17 |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1944–1945 | New York Gothams |
1946–1947 | Boston Celtics |
1947 | Toronto Huskies |
1947–1949 | Scranton Miners |
1949–1951 | Paterson Crescents |
1951–1952 | Allentown Aces |
1952–1953 | Wilkes-Barre Barons |
As coach: | |
1958–1959 | Wilkes-Barre Barons |
1957–1977 | Elk Lake HS |
Career highlights and awards | |
As coach: | |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Michael John "Red" Wallace (July 12, 1918 – July 7, 1977) was an American professional basketball player.[1] He played for the Boston Celtics during the 1946–47 Basketball Association of America season, the first in the league's existence, before he was traded to the Toronto Huskies for Charlie Hoefer.[1] He also played for various teams in the American Basketball League prior to his stint in the BAA.
In college, Wallace played for two seasons at Keystone College, which at the time was a junior college, before finishing his career at the University of Scranton.[2] In his post-playing career, Wallace coached teams in the Eastern Professional Basketball League, winning the league championship in 1958–59 with the Wilkes-Barre Barons.[2] He also coached the Elk Lake (Pa.) High School boys' basketball team and won two state championships.[3]
BAA career statistics
[edit]Legend | |||||
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GP | Games played | FG% | Field-goal percentage | ||
FT% | Free-throw percentage | APG | Assists per game | ||
PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Regular season
[edit]Year | Team | GP | FG% | FT% | APG | PPG |
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1946–47 | Boston | 24 | .246 | .438 | .8 | 5.5 |
1946–47 | Toronto | 37 | .291 | .574 | 1.0 | 11.5 |
Career | 61 | .278 | .541 | 1.0 | 9.1 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Red Wallace NBA stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
- ^ a b "Keystone Giants Hall of Fame – Mike "Red" Wallace". GoKCGiants.com. Keystone College. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
- ^ "Pennsylvania Basketball Coaches". PAHoops.org. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
- 1918 births
- 1977 deaths
- American expatriate basketball people in Canada
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball coaches from Pennsylvania
- Basketball players from Pennsylvania
- Boston Celtics players
- Continental Basketball Association coaches
- Guards (basketball)
- High school basketball coaches in the United States
- Junior college football players in the United States
- Junior college men's basketball players in the United States
- Keystone College alumni
- Paterson Crescents players
- Sportspeople from Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
- Scranton Royals men's basketball players
- Toronto Huskies players
- Wilkes-Barre Barons players