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John Wall
Wall in a game for the Kentucky Wildcats
CollegeKentucky
ConferenceSEC
SportBasketball
PositionPoint Guard
Jersey #11
ClassFreshman
NicknameThe Great Wall, The Messiah's Son, J-Wall, J-Weezy, God, The Peoples Champ
Career2009–present
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight195 lb (88 kg)
NationalityAmerican
Born (1990-09-06) September 6, 1990 (age 34)
Raleigh, North Carolina
High schoolWord of God Christian Academy,
Raleigh, North Carolina

John Wall (born on September 6, 1990 in Raleigh, North Carolina) is an American basketball player. He is a freshman at Kentucky.

High school career

As a fifth-year senior in 2009, Wall was ranked as one of the best high school basketball players in his class and was ranked by most as the best point guard in the class. Rivals.com rated him the #1 player in the country, Scout.com rated him #2,[1] and he was rated #5 in the ESPNU100.[2] Wall led Word of God Christian Academy to the North Carolina Class 1A state championship against United Faith Christian Academy but they were defeated 56-53 after one of the United Faith players hit a 40 foot shot at the buzzer.[3] He scored 11 points in the game. He was selected to participate in the 2009 Nike Hoop Summit in Portland. He scored 13 points to go along with 11 assists and 5 steals.[4] He was also selected to play in the 2009 Jordan Brand Classic at Madison Square Garden.[5]

College career

Wall committed to attend the University of Kentucky on May 19, 2009.[6][7] He was suspended by the NCAA from Kentucky's first exhibition game and first regular season game for travel benefits he received from his AAU coach, Brian Clifton, who was a certified agent at the time.[8] In his first action as a Wildcat, in an exhibition game against Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Wall led his team with 27 points and 9 assists in 28 minutes of playing time.[9]

11/17/09 - In his collegiate debut at Kentucky versus Miami of Ohio, Wall made the game winning shot with .5 seconds left on the clock to help then # 5 ranked Kentucky win. He finished with 19 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals.

11/19/09 - In his 2nd career game, against Sam Houston State, Wall topped his debut performance with 21 points, 4 rebounds, and 6 assists in a 102-92 winning effort.

11/21/09 - In his 3rd career game, against Rider University, Wall scored 21 points, grabbing 6 rebounds, 11 assists, and having only 2 turnovers.

11/24/09 - In his 5th career game, against Stanford Wall scored a career high 23 points, hitting 2 free throws with 2.4 seconds left to send the game in to overtime.

12/05/09 - In his 7th career game Wall and the Wildcats faced their rival, The University of North Carolina, who was ranked #10 at the time. Wall battled cramping throughout the game but was able to lead his team to victory despite the fact that they squandered a double digit lead in the second half, with the final score being 68-66. Wall contributed 16 points, 7 assists, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals.

12/09/09 - In his first game in Madison Square Garden, against then-ranked #12 University of Connecticut, Wall scored a team-high 25 points, to go with 6 steals, and scored 12 of UK's last 15 points for a 64-61 victory, moving Kentucky to #3 on the AP polls.

12/12/09 - Against UK's rebuilding rival Indiana University, Wall scored a career-low 11 points and turned the ball over once, while playing all but one minute of the game. This game marked the third time in Wall's 9-game career that he scored at least 10 points and had at least 8 assists, which leaves him 2 games away from tying a UK record, which was set by Wayne Turner.

12/29/09 - Wall broke the UK record for most assists in a game.

Current Stats

Season
Averages		 MIN PTS REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P% PPS
2009-10 35.1 18.1 4.1 7.1 4.3 1.64 2.8 .6 2.0 .540 .787 .368 1.63
Season
Totals		 GP MIN FG FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OFF
REB		 DEF
REB		 TOT
REB		 AST TO STL BLK PF
2009-10 9 316 54 100 48 61 7 19 163 6 31 37 64 39 25 5 18

Game log, and ESPN Profile Page, [1]

Awards

Named ESPN National Player of the Week (11/16 - 11/22) by ESPN, [2]. 1st week of collegiate career.

Named MVP of 2009 Cancun Challenge (11/25), [3].

Named SEC Freshman of the Week, a record, 4 straight weeks (11/23 [4] 11/30, [5] 12/7, [6]), and 12/14, [7]. Note: These were the first 4 weeks of his Collegiate career.

Professional career speculation

Because Wall was a fifth-year senior in 2009 and would turn 19 by the end of the year, some sources argued that he was eligible for the 2009 NBA Draft. Draft rules state that American players must turn 19 during the year of the draft and must be a year removed from their regular high school class. NBA spokesman Tim Frank told sportswriter Chad Ford that the league was not sure if Wall met the second criterion, and that league officials would need to "do [their] due diligence to determine his eligibility".[10] However, Wall announced in April 2009 that he was not entering his name for the draft.[11] Some scouts have said that Wall is expected to be the #1 pick of the draft whenever he declares.[12]

References

  1. ^ Wall #2 by Scout
  2. ^ Wall #5 by ESPNU
  3. ^ Wall Loses Championship Game on Buzzer Beater
  4. ^ Nike Hoop Summit Stats
  5. ^ Big men shine in Jordan Brand Classic
  6. ^ Tipton, Jerry (2009-05-19). "No. 1 recruit John Wall picks UK". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
  7. ^ Katz, Andy (May 20, 2009). "John Wall commits to Kentucky Wildcats". ESPN.com. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  8. ^ Press, Associated (30 October 2009). "NCAA orders UK guard John Wall to sit 2 games". Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  9. ^ Press, Associated (6 November 2009). "Wall goes for 27 as No. 4 Kentucky Rolls Past Clarion". UK Athletics. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  10. ^ Ford, Chad (April 22, 2009). "Buzz from the Nike Hoop Summit". ESPN. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
  11. ^ John Wall Not Entering 2009 NBA Draft
  12. ^ DraftExpress NBA Draft Prospect Profile
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