Tyrone Wallace

Wallace was born June 10, 1994 in Bakersfield, California. He is the son of Tyrone Wallace Sr. and Michelle Wallace. He has a younger brother, Da'zion Wallace, a younger sister, Diamond Wallace, and an older brother, Ryan Carolina. Wallace attended Bakersfield High School, where he became the school's all-time leading scorer (1,767 points). He was twice named the Bakersfield Californian Player of the Year and was a Second Team All-CIF selection during his senior year, also being named the 13th-best point guard in the nation by Rivals.com. Wallace attended the University of California, Berkeley. During his junior campaign, he was named First-team All-Pac-12. He was selected 60th overall in the 2016 NBA Draft by the Utah Jazz. Wallace attended the University of California, Berkeley for four years from 2012 to 2016. As a freshman, he started 23 of 33 appearances, averaging 7.2 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 28.2 minutes. As a junior, he became a full-time starter and averaged 11.3 points, 4.1 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.3 steals per game. As a junior, he made the All-Pac-12 First Team, averaging 17.1 points, 7.1 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.3 steals per contest. As a senior, he made the All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention Team with averages of 15.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1.0 steals. His single-game career highs were set at 29 points, 15 rebounds, 10 assists, four steals and four blocks.