In Wallace's junior season of college, his first with the Gamecocks, he averaged 23.9 ppg.[3] He scored a school record 54 points against Georgia on December 21, 1956 (John Roche would later score 56 in 1971) and owns four of the top six single-game scoring outputs in USC history.[4] His career average of 28.0 ppg is the highest in school history, and his career rebound average of over 12 per game is the second highest.[5]
Wallace was selected by the Boston Celtics in the 1957 NBA draft in the fifth round (40th pick overall) but never played professionally.[6] After college, he played two seasons with the industrial league Phillips 66ers. He later coached at Cardinal Newman High School in South Carolina for nine seasons, leading the team to two state titles.[7]
He would later become the first men's basketball player in USC history to have his jersey number retired.[3] Wallace died of heart failure in Columbia, South Carolina, on August 17, 2006, at the age of 72.[8] Survivors included his wife, Janet, children Leigh Ann and Thomas, and three grandchildren.[2]
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grady, wallace, grady, wallace, january, 1934, august, 2006, american, basketball, player, south, carolina, gamecocks, 1955, 1956, senior, 1957, wallace, national, collegiate, athletic, association, ncaa, scoring, with, points, game, which, edged, future, nais. Grady A Wallace January 20 1934 August 17 2006 was an All American basketball player for the South Carolina Gamecocks in 1955 56 and 1956 57 As a senior in 1957 Wallace led the National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA in scoring with 31 3 points per game ppg which edged out future Naismith Basketball Hall of Famers Elgin Baylor 29 7 and Wilt Chamberlain 29 6 1 Grady WallacePersonal informationBorn 1934 01 20 January 20 1934Floyd County Kentucky U S DiedAugust 17 2006 2006 08 17 aged 72 Columbia South Carolina U S Listed height6 ft 4 in 1 93 m Listed weight165 lb 75 kg Career informationHigh schoolBetsy Layne Betsy Layne Kentucky CollegePikeville 1953 1955 South Carolina 1955 1957 NBA draft1957 5th round 40th overall pickSelected by the Boston CelticsPositionForwardNumber14 42Career highlights and awardsConsensus second team All American 1957 First team All ACC 1957 Second team All ACC 1956 NCAA season scoring leader 1957 No 42 retired by South Carolina GamecocksStats at Basketball Reference comWallace was born in Mare Creek now called Stanville Kentucky the son of Rufus and Sudie Smith Wallace 2 He was raised in Betsy Layne in Floyd County and attended Betsy Layne High School from 1949 to 1953 He spent two years at Pikeville Junior College in his home state of Kentucky before enrolling at the University of South Carolina 1 In Wallace s junior season of college his first with the Gamecocks he averaged 23 9 ppg 3 He scored a school record 54 points against Georgia on December 21 1956 John Roche would later score 56 in 1971 and owns four of the top six single game scoring outputs in USC history 4 His career average of 28 0 ppg is the highest in school history and his career rebound average of over 12 per game is the second highest 5 Wallace was selected by the Boston Celtics in the 1957 NBA draft in the fifth round 40th pick overall but never played professionally 6 After college he played two seasons with the industrial league Phillips 66ers He later coached at Cardinal Newman High School in South Carolina for nine seasons leading the team to two state titles 7 He would later become the first men s basketball player in USC history to have his jersey number retired 3 Wallace died of heart failure in Columbia South Carolina on August 17 2006 at the age of 72 8 Survivors included his wife Janet children Leigh Ann and Thomas and three grandchildren 2 See also editList of NCAA Division I men s basketball season scoring leadersReferences edit a b Price Tom 2001 Tales from the Gamecocks Roost United States Sports Publishing LLC pp 123 125 ISBN 1 58261 342 7 a b Web Page Under Construction a b Spear Bob February 24 2008 Grady Wallace Scoring s silent partner thestate com Archived from the original on July 8 2011 Retrieved August 19 2010 Compton Sheldon August 24 2006 Basketball legend Grady Wallace dies at age 71 Pikeville Medical Center Archived from the original on October 2 2011 Retrieved August 19 2010 University of South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame Grady Wallace 1968 USC Association of Lettermen 2009 Retrieved August 19 2010 1957 NBA Draft basketball reference com Sports Reference LLC 2010 Retrieved August 19 2010 LeMaster Steve July 14 2013 Betsy Layne to honor Wallace as first inductee into Hall of Fame FloydCountyTimes com Archived from the original on March 4 2014 Retrieved February 25 2014 August Obits 2006 Grady A Wallace Floyd County Times 2006 Retrieved August 19 2010 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Grady Wallace amp oldid 1171015468, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
