Red Wallace

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Red Wallace
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Bas-relief sculpture of Red Wallace at the Elk Lake (Pa.) High School gym which bears his name
Personal information
Born(1918-07-12)July 12, 1918
Simpson, Pennsylvania
DiedJuly 7, 1977(1977-07-07) (aged 58)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolFell Township
(Fell Township, Pennsylvania)
CollegeKeystone JC (1937–1939)
Scranton (1939–1941)
Playing career1944–1953
Number13, 23, 17
Career history
As player:
1944–1945New York Gothams
1946–1947Boston Celtics
1947Toronto Huskies
1947–1949Scranton Miners
1949–1951Paterson Crescents
1951–1952Allentown Aces
1952–1953Wilkes-Barre Barons
As coach:
1958–1959Wilkes-Barre Barons
1957–1977Elk Lake HS
Career highlights and awards
As coach:
  • EPBL champion (1959)
  • 2× PIAA state champion (1969, 1977)
Stats Edit this at Wikidata 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[]

Legend
  GP Games played  FG%  Field-goal percentage
 FT%  Free-throw percentage  APG  Assists per game
 PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season[]

Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG
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[]

  1. ^ a b "Red Wallace NBA stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Keystone Giants Hall of Fame – Mike "Red" Wallace". GoKCGiants.com. Keystone College. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
  3. ^ "Pennsylvania Basketball Coaches". PAHoops.org. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
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