Ben Wallace Biography, Age, Family, Wife, Height, Net Worth

 Ben Wallace Biography

Ben Wallace, born Benjamin Cameron Wallace is an American retired professional basketball player. He is a 4-time All-Star and 4-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year known as “Big Ben,” who was a shot-blocking and rebounding specialist for the Detroit Pistons, helping lead the team to an NBA Championship in 2004.

He is nicknamed as Big Ben and he won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award four times, a record he shares with Dikembe Mutombo. During his nine seasons with the Pistons (2000–2006; 2009–2012), Ben made two NBA Finals appearances (2004 and 2005) and won a championship with the Pistons in 2004. In 2016 the Pistons retired his number 3 jersey.

Ben Wallace Age | How Old Is Ben Wallace

Wallace was born on September 10, 1974, in White Hall, Alabama, Lowndes County United States. He is about 45 years old as of 2019. He is an American by nationality.

Ben Wallace Height | How Tall Is Ben Wallace

The retired American basketballer stands at a height of 6′ 9″ (2.06)m and he weighs ‎250 lb (113 kg).

 Ben Wallace Family | Ben Wallace Brother

Wallace was born the 10th of 11 children to, Sadie Wallace (mother) and the youngest of eight brothers, he spent his early childhood in nearby Benton, which was declared the smallest town in America back in the 1960s. One of his brother known as David Wallace is also a Basketball player. Ben was once suspended for six games, and his brother David Wallace received a year of probation and community service for punching Indiana players in the stands. His other siblings are; Sam Wallace Jr., Pete Wallace, Dennis Wallace, Shirley Wallace, James Wallace, Stephanie Wallace, James McBride Sr., Eden Wallace, and Eva L. Wallace. Wallace spent a lot of time with his siblings fishing and playing basketball. They had put up a rim on the side of their tiny, three-bedroom house, and with so many kids around, it was easy to get together games of three-on-three and four-on-four. The battles could get mighty fierce. Because he was usually the smallest kid on the court, the only way Ben ever got his hands on the rock was by rebounding it, stealing it, or saving it from going out of bounds. Incredibly, he is still the smallest boy in the family all these years later.

Ben Wallace Wife | Ben Wallace Children

Wallace is a married man. He is married to Chanda Wallace since 2001. The couple has three children, namely; Ben Jr. and Bryce (sons), and one daughter, Bailey. Back in 2014 Wallace’s wife, Chanda Wallace, created a Twitter account to blast a groupie on who allegedly got pregnant by her husband and caused him to crash his SUV when he heard the news. Apparently, Real Rap Radio host, Ms. Indydee, had been cyber attacked by Chanda Wallace following the incident.

Ben Wallace College Career

Wallace first played college basketball on the junior college level at Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland for two years. There, staples of Ben’s defensive prowess were shown as he averaged 17.0 rebounds and 6.9 blocks per game. Former basketball player Charles Oakley is Ben’s mentor, after discovering Ben in 1991 at a basketball camp, he recommended him to his previous college, Virginia Union, an NCAA Division II school, where he studied criminal justice.

Ben averaged 13.4 points per game and 10.0 rebounds per game as a member of the Virginia Union Panthers, whom he led to the Division II Final Four and a 28–3 record. As a senior, Ben was named to the First-Team All CIAA and was selected as a First Team All-American (Div. II) by the NABC. After leaving Virginia Union and going undrafted, he traveled to Italy for a tryout with the Italian team Viola Reggio Calabria.

Ben Wallace Stats | Ben Wallace Career Stats

Ben Wallace Net Worth

Wallace is a retired American professional Basketball player who has a net worth of $50 million as of 2019. Wallace earned his net worth as a center and power forward for several NBA teams including the Washington Bullets, Orlando Magic, Chicago Bulls and more recently the Detroit Pistons.

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Ben Wallace NBA

Wallace appeared only in 34 games for Washington in the 1996–97 season. He did not play many minutes. He played in 67 games and started in 16 in the following year, but did not average many points (3.1) or rebounds (4.8). He did manage to average 1.1 blocks throughout the season, his defensive play solidified his identity and his minutes increased in the lockout-shortened 1998–99 season, as he started in 16 of 46 games and averaged 6 points, 8.3 rebounds and 2 blocks per game. In Washington, Wallace was unable to make the playoffs for three consecutive years.

Orlando Magic

On August 11.1999, Wallace was traded to the Orlando Magic in a multiplayer deal for Isaac Austin. In 1999-2000 season, Wallace solidified his role as a starter, he started in all 81 matches that he played. He averaged 4.8 points, 8.2 rebounds and 1.6 blocks for the Magic as they won 41 games. Magic traded Wallace along with Chucky Atkins to Detroit Pistons in a sign and trade deal for superstar Grant Hill.

Ben Wallace Pistons

Detroit Pistons: 2000–06

In the 2000-2001 season, Wallace had his most productive season but Pistons could not make the playoffs. His solid defensive play earned him the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award, while also being named to the All-Defensive First Team and the All-NBA Third Team. In 2002–03 season would result in another Defensive Player of the Year Award for Ben, as he increased his rebounding to 15.4 a game. Pistons won 50 games and the Central Division again and defeated Orlando in a seven-game first round series that included coming back from a 3-1 deficit. pistons were swept by the defending Eastern Conference Champion New Jersey Nets in the Conference Finals. Ben increased his rebounding to 16.3 per game in the playoffs and reached 20 or more rebounds four times.

NBA Champion (2004) and Return to the Finals

In 2003-2004 Wallace continued to rank among the league leaders in rebounding (12.4 a game) and blocks (3.2 a game). He lost three consecutive Defensive Player of the year award to Ron Artest, but he increased his scoring average to 9.5 points per game. He was again named to the All-NBA Second Team. Pistons won the series in 6 games to advance to the Finals with Ben scoring 12 points and grabbing 16 rebounds in the closing game of the series. Wallace averaged 10 points and 11.3 rebounds throughout the 2005 playoffs.

Final Season in Detroit: 2005–2006

In the 2005-2006 season, Pistons returned with a vengeance despite the disappointing final loss with Ben winning another consecutive Defensive Player of The Year Award. This was his 5th consecutive selection to the All-Defensive First Team and another selection to the All-NBA Third Team. Ben was named an All-Star for the fourth straight season. He led the league in total offensive rebounds with 301. Detroit dominated throughout the season and earned the top speed in the conference. He eventually signed with younger Chicago Bulls and ended an era of Detroit Pistons that had relied on him as a defensive and rebounding anchor. Without Ben, the Pistons fell to 3rd in points per game played in the 2007 and 2008 playoffs.

Return to Pistons
On August 7. 2009, Ben agreed to re-sign with Pistons as a free agent to a year deal. Formerly, he wore jersey number 3 with the Pistons but he changed his jersey to number 6 when he returned allowing Rodney Stuckey to keep that number. On December 22. 2010 Ben played his 1,000th game in a 115-93 win over Toronto Raptors hence becoming the 95th player in NBA history. He played his 1,055th game on February 14. 2012 passing the record held by Avery Johnson for most games by an undrafted player. The Pistons retired Ben’s No.3 jersey on January 16. 2016.

Ben Wallace Bulls

Ben agreed to a four-year, $60 million deal with the Chicago Bulls. Bulls coach Scott Skiles had a strict of ”no-headband” policy, but he exempted Ben when his teammates voted in his favor allowing him to keep the signature band. In about two-year run he played in Bulls, Wallace battled with knee injuries and averaged 5.7 points,9.7 rebounds,1.9 assists and 2.0 blocks per game.

Ben Wallace Cavaliers

In the 2007-2008 season, after playing for 50 games with Bulls; Wallace was traded to Cavaliers with his teammates in a three-team trade involving Joe Smith, Seattle Wally Szczerbiak and Delonte West, the Bulls received Cavaliers Shannon Brown, Larry Hughes, Cedric Simmons, and Drew Gooden. Coach Mike Brown moved Ben to the power forward position because Cavaliers had already featured Zydrunas Ilgauskas as the team’s starting center. Ben had a significant impact on the Cavaliers. He was traded on June 25. 2009 to Phoenix Suns with Sasha Pavlovic.

Ben Wallace Highlights And Awards

NBA champion (2004)
4 times NBA All-Star (2003–2006)
3 times All-NBA Second Team (2003, 2004, 2006)
2 times All-NBA Third Team (2002, 2005)
4 times NBA Defensive Player of the Year (2002, 2003, 2005, 2006)
5 times NBA All-Defensive First Team (2002–2006)
NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2007)
2 times NBA rebounding leader (2002, 2003)
NBA blocks leader (2002)
Detroit Pistons all-time leader in blocks
No. 3 retired by Detroit Pistons
First-team Division II All-American – NABC (1996)

 Ben Wallace Fight

Ben Wallace And Rasheed Wallace

Head To Head Comparison Between Ben Wallace And Rasheed Wallace.
 NBA Timeline
Ben Wallace:1997 to 2012
Rasheed Wallace:1996 to 2013
NBA Championships and Seasons
NBA Championships Ben Wallace 1
Rasheed Wallace 1
NBA Seasons Ben Wallace 16
Rasheed Wallace 16
playoffs Played

Ben Wallace 8
Rasheed Wallace 14
All-Star Games

Ben Wallace 4
Rasheed Wallace 4

Honors and Awards
All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)
Ben Wallace 5
Rasheed Wallace 0
All-Defensive 1st Team
Ben Wallace 5
Rasheed Wallace 0
All-Defensive Teams
(Total Selections)
Ben Wallace 6
Rasheed Wallace 0
Defensive Player
of The Year
Ben Wallace 4
Rasheed Wallace 0
Rebounds Leader
Ben Wallace 2
Rasheed Wallace 0
Blocks Leader
Ben Wallace 1
Rasheed Wallace 0

Totals Stats
Total Points
Ben Wallace 6,254

Rasheed Wallace 16,006

Total Rebounds
Ben Wallace 10,482

Rasheed Wallace 7,404

Total Assists
Ben Wallace 1,437

Rasheed Wallace 1,994

Total Steals
Ben Wallace 1,369

Rasheed Wallace 1,090

Total Blocks
Ben Wallace 2,137

Rasheed Wallace 1,460

Total Games
Ben Wallace 1,088

Rasheed Wallace 1,109

Percentages
Field Goal Percentage
Ben Wallace .474

Rasheed Wallace .467

3-Point Percentage
Ben Wallace .137

Rasheed Wallace .336

Free Throw Percentage
Ben Wallace .414

Rasheed Wallace .721

Best Season (no game minimum)
Points Per Game
Ben Wallace 9.7 (2005)

Rasheed Wallace 19.3 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game
Ben Wallace 15.4 (2003)

Rasheed Wallace 8.2 (2002)

Assists Per Game
Ben Wallace 2.4 (2007)

Rasheed Wallace 2.8 (2001)

Ben Wallace Now

Ben Wallace has featured in Naismith Memorial Basket Hall of Fame to be considered for enshrinement into the 2019 Class.

Ben Wallace Hall Of Fame

The 13 finalists from the North American and Women’s Committees named by Naismith Memorial Basket Hall of Fame to be considered for enshrinement into the 2019 Class, featured the first-time finalist including NBA Defensive Player of the Year Ben Wallace and Paul Westphal.

Ben Wallace Gym

Wallace Gym is one of the newer gyms in the area. The gym hosts some AAU and summer league basketball games. Wallace Pro-Am is played at the gym in the summer. There is standing room around the gym if the bleacher seating fills up.

Ben Wallace Bmx

He is an accomplished BMX rider in various disciplines and has a trophy cabinet bursting with prizes he has won over the years, in the park, dirt and on the mini ramp. His bike is in a league of its own, starting with a custom Mongoose frame with a one of kind powder coated paint job. Basically, whatever you put in front of him, Ben will kill it.

Ben Wallace Draft

Ben is the only undrafted player in NBA history to be voted a starter for the NBA-All-Star Game.

Ben Wallace Twitter

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BEN WALLACE INTERVIEW

THE SLAM LEGEND OF THE WEEK: BEN WALLACE

Attacking a paint occupied by big man Ben Wallace and his monster afro was a fearful endeavor. It took courage and an understanding that, well, it was probably not going to end well for you.

Your layup might end up pinned against the glass or flying in the opposite direction to spark a fast break. It might, if you were especially unlucky, end up on a fan’s lap sitting in the third row. That was the risk you took when you tested one of the greatest defenders in NBA history.

It’s rare that a player is so dominant on one end of the floor that you could care less about what they do on the other. That’s not to say Ben Wallace couldn’t put the ball in the basket (start believing that and you might get posterized), it’s just that on any given night, he could be the best player on the court without doing so.

“Anybody in this League can score the basketball,” Ben told SLAM back in 2005. “But what can you do when you’re not scoring? That’s the big thing for me. I don’t need to score to impact the game. I can impact the game in many other ways.”

And the fans, including all of us SLAM, loved that about Wallace. Here’s a player who never averaged 10 points for an entire season, but was a four-time All-Star, appeared on multiple mag covers, and had little kids rocking afro wigs to his games. Truth is, he didn’t have to touch the ball on offense to put on an electrifying show. With his athleticism, energy and intensity, Wallace made defense and rebounding entertaining as hell.

“Nobody can score without the ball. If you’re a scorer, you’re going to need a guy like me to get the rebound for you,” Wallace said in that ’05 interview. “If nobody rebounds for you, you can’t score. I rebound the basketball. I just take pleasure in getting wins and seeing everybody out there just having fun.”

At merely 6-9, “Big” Ben was usually matched up against guys much taller than him. It didn’t matter. Wallace didn’t back down from anyone. He led the League in rebounding twice (2001-02, 2002-03) and still holds the Pistons all-time record for total blocks (1,486). Along with Dikembe Mutombo, Wallace is the only player to claim four Defensive Player of the Year awards. And of course, he was the anchor of Detroit’s epic 2004 championship squad, helping to keep opposing center Shaquille O’Neal in check during the Finals.

One’s respect for the illustrious and lengthy (16 years) career Wallace put together only grows when you consider how it began. Coming out of Virginia Union University in Richmond (the same school Charles Oakley attended), Wallace wasn’t on any NBA radars. But he had assured his 10 siblings that he would one day make it to the League, and so Wallace kept on working. He was eventually signed by Washington in 1996 and landed in Detroit, where his jersey now hangs from the rafters, via trade four years later.

Ben Wallace did not simply realize his dream of lacing ’em up in the NBA. He became the most accomplished un-drafted player EVER. And really, that should tell you everything you need to know about the legend.

A true will to win and passion for the game led him to greatness, and to be an inspiration for hoopers everywhere.

Source: slamonline.com