2008-09 Men's Basketball
Roster
Blake Wallace
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Redshirt
- Hometown:
- Irvine, CA
- High School:
- Sevite HS
- Prev School:
- Irvine Valley College
AT USF 2008-09 (8.5 PPG, 4.1 RPG, 1.2 APG, 0.4BPG): Made important contributions in first season in theGreen and Gold... ranked fourth on the team in scoring (8.5) andwas second in rebounds (4.1)... opened Dons career with a flourish,scoring season-high 21 points with seven rebounds at Hawaii(11/14/08) in the opening round of the Verizon Wireless TipoffClassic... captured all-tournament honors, averaging 16.5 pointsand 5.5 rebounds as the Dons downed the host Rainbow Warriors andTexas State (11/16/08)... averaged 10.6 points and 5.0 rebounds infirst 11 games before a shoulder injury... turned in a monster gameagainst No. 19 Gonzaga (2/14/09) scoring 19 points on 6-of-9 fromthe field, including a season best 5-for-6 from beyond the arc...turned in first USF double-double with 12 points and a career-high11 rebounds against Long Beach State (12/6/08)... ranked fifthamong West Coast Conference leaders in 3-point accuracy duringleague contests, converting on .425 (17-40)... led the team inscoring twice and was the top rebounder in six contests... reacheddouble digit scoring in 11 games.
AT IRVINE VALLEY(2007-08): Averaged 12.9 points, converting on .597 fromthe field, .469 from 3-point range to go along with and 7.3rebounds as a sophomore for the Lasers... helped Irvine Valley to aNo. 1 in California ranking for much of the season... the Lasersposted a 27-5 record, 2007-08, a 10 victory improvement over theprevious year.
AT PEPPERDINE (2006-07): Initiallysigned on to play at West Coast Conference rival Pepperdine...averaged 4.7 points and 2.1 rebounds for the Waves as a freshman...elevated game during West Coast Conference play, averaging 5.7points and 2.5 rebounds per game... scored a career-high 13 pointsagainst Saint Mary's (2/24/07)... turned in an 11-point,seven-rebound effort against USF (1/15/07)... reached double-digitscoring four times.
PREP CAREER: A highlydecorated prep player at Servite High School, averaged 20 points,nine rebounds and three blocks a game as a junior, earning secondteam Division III-AA All-CIF Southern Section selection... namedthird team All-Orange County by the Orange County Register...selected to Cal-Hi's All-State Underclassman Team, averaging 15.2points, 10 rebounds and 2.4 blocks a contest en route to beingnamed second team All-CIF as a sophomore... participated at theAdidas All-America Camp in 2004 and 2005. Scout.com ranked him thethird-best small forward on the west coast and 23rd in the countryin addition to being a four-star recruit.
PERSONAL: Blake is a Sociology major.
