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John Wall
No. -- – Washington Wizards
PositionPoint guard
Personal information
Born (1990-09-06) September 6, 1990 (age 33)
Raleigh, North Carolina
NationalityAmerican,
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight196 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High schoolWord of God Christian Academy, Raleigh, North Carolina
CollegeKentucky
NBA draft2010: 1st round, 1
Selected by the Washington Wizards
Career highlights and awards
2010 SEC Player of the Year
2010 Consensus First Team All-American
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com

2010 SEC Tournament MVP[7]

2010 SEC Tournament First Team 2009–10 SEC Player of the Year[8] 2009–10 First Team All-SEC[8] 2009–10 SEC All Freshman Team[8] 2009–10 John R. Wooden Award Finalist[9] 2009–10 Yahoo! Sports National Player of the Year[10] 2009–10 Yahoo! Sports First Team All-American[10] 2009–10 Yahoo! Sports SEC Player of the Year[11] 2009–10 Yahoo! Sports SEC Freshman of the Year[11] 2009–10 Yahoo! Sports First Team All-SEC[11] 2009–10 Sporting News First Team All-American[12] 2009–10 Sporting News National Freshman of the Year[13] 2009–10 Sporting News First Team All-Freshman[14] 2009–10 Associated Press SEC Player of the Year[15] 2009–10 Associated Press SEC Newcomer of the Year[15] 2009–10 Associated Press First Team All-SEC[15] 2009–10 CBS Sports First Team All-American[16] 2009–10 CBS Sports National Freshman of the Year[16] 2009–10 CBS Sports First Team Freshman All-American[16] 2009–10 CBS Sports SEC Player of the Year[17] 2009–10 CBS Sports SEC Freshman of the Year[17] 2009–10 CBS Sports First Team All-SEC 2009–10 Fox Sports First Team All-American[18] 2009–10 Fox Sports National Freshman of the Year[18] 2009–10 Fox Sports All-Freshman Team 2009–10 U.S. Basketball Writers Association's First Team All-America Team[19] 2009–10 U.S. Basketball Writers Association District IV Player of the Year[20] 2009–10 U.S. Basketball Writers Association District IV All-District Team[20] Named ESPN National Player of the Week (11/16 – 11/22) in first week of collegiate career. Named MVP of 2009 Cancun Challenge (11/25). Named SEC Freshman of the Week, a record, 4 straight weeks (11/23, 11/30, 12/7, and 12/14). Note: First 4 weeks of his Collegiate career.

Johnathan Hildred Wall[1] born on (September 6, 1990), in Raleigh, North Carolina is an American basketball player picked first overall by the Washington Wizards in the 2010 NBA Draft.Son of John Caroll Wall [2]

College career

Wall committed to attend the University of Kentucky (UK) on May 19, 2009.[3][4] 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.[5] 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.[6]

  • 11/17/09 – In his collegiate debut at Kentucky versus Miami University, 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, 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 one of their major rivals, 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 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, 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 – Against Hartford Wall set the UK single game assist record with 16, 11 in the 1st half, and only 1 turnover. The mark was previously held by Travis Ford, at 15, and was broken on Ford's 40th birthday. This is also the highest number of assists in one game recorded by any NCAA collegiate player this season as of 12/29/2009. Failed to break double digits in scoring (9 points) for the first time in his college career.

Records & Awards

Awards

    • 2010 SEC Tournament MVP[7]
    • 2010 SEC Tournament First Team
    • 2009–10 SEC Player of the Year[8]
    • 2009–10 First Team All-SEC[8]
    • 2009–10 SEC All Freshman Team[8]
    • 2009–10 John R. Wooden Award Finalist[9]
    • 2009–10 Yahoo! Sports National Player of the Year[10]
    • 2009–10 Yahoo! Sports First Team All-American[10]
    • 2009–10 Yahoo! Sports SEC Player of the Year[11]
    • 2009–10 Yahoo! Sports SEC Freshman of the Year[11]
    • 2009–10 Yahoo! Sports First Team All-SEC[11]
    • 2009–10 Sporting News First Team All-American[12]
    • 2009–10 Sporting News National Freshman of the Year[13]
    • 2009–10 Sporting News First Team All-Freshman[14]
    • 2009–10 Associated Press SEC Player of the Year[15]
    • 2009–10 Associated Press SEC Newcomer of the Year[15]
    • 2009–10 Associated Press First Team All-SEC[15]
    • 2009–10 CBS Sports First Team All-American[16]
    • 2009–10 CBS Sports National Freshman of the Year[16]
    • 2009–10 CBS Sports First Team Freshman All-American[16]
    • 2009–10 CBS Sports SEC Player of the Year[17]
    • 2009–10 CBS Sports SEC Freshman of the Year[17]
    • 2009–10 CBS Sports First Team All-SEC
    • 2009–10 Fox Sports First Team All-American[18]
    • 2009–10 Fox Sports National Freshman of the Year[18]
    • 2009–10 Fox Sports All-Freshman Team
    • 2009–10 U.S. Basketball Writers Association's First Team All-America Team[19]
    • 2009–10 U.S. Basketball Writers Association District IV Player of the Year[20]
    • 2009–10 U.S. Basketball Writers Association District IV All-District Team[20]
    • Named ESPN National Player of the Week (11/16 – 11/22) in first week of collegiate career.
    • Named MVP of 2009 Cancun Challenge (11/25).
    • Named SEC Freshman of the Week, a record, 4 straight weeks (11/23, 11/30, 12/7, and 12/14). Note: First 4 weeks of his Collegiate career.

On cover of Jan 11, 2010, Sports Illustrated
On cover of Jan 12, 2010, Sporting News
On cover of Mar 10, 2010, Slam (with team)

Records

  • Most points in a season by a UK Freshman
  • Most assists in a season, 241 by a UK Player and by a UK Freshman
  • Most assists in a game, 16, by a UK Player and by a UK Freshman
  • T-7th for most Steals in a game, 6, by a UK Player on two occasions 11/30/2009 & 12/9/2009.
  • First UK player to be #1 overall draft pick

Professional career

Because Wall was a fifth-year high school senior in 2009 and would turn 19 by the end of the year, some sources argued that he would be eligible for the 2009 NBA Draft. Draft rules stated 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".[21] However, Wall announced in April 2009 that he was not entering the 2009 NBA Draft. Wall was expected to be the first player drafted in the 2009 NBA Draft before his first season at Kentucky.[22]

On April 7, 2010, Wall announced that he would forgo his final three seasons of collegiate eligibility and enter the 2010 NBA Draft, where he was expected to be a first overall selection for the Washington Wizards.[23] On May 3, Wall signed with agent Dan Fegan.[24]

On June 23, 2010, Reebok revealed Wall as its latest signing, casting him as the face of its latest basketball shoe, the ZigTech Slash.[25]

On June 24, 2010, John Wall was drafted as the 1st overall pick by the Washington Wizards in the 2010 NBA Draft.

On June 25, 2010, Mayor Adrian Fenty of the Nation's Capital declared June 25th as John Wall Day on a plaque handed to John Wall during his Washington Wizard's presser.

See also

References

  1. ^ Lamb A. Prep basketball standout cited with breaking and entering. WRAL. May 5, 2009.
  2. ^ Hughes, Frank (June 2, 2010). "Wall is best player in draft, but Turner is better fit for Wizards". SI.com. Sports Illustrated. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  3. ^ Tipton, Jerry (May 19, 2009). "No. 1 recruit John Wall picks UK". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved May 19, 2009.[dead link]
  4. ^ Katz, Andy (May 20, 2009). "John Wall commits to Kentucky Wildcats". ESPN.com. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  5. ^ Press, Associated (October 30, 2009). "NCAA orders UK guard John Wall to sit 2 games". Retrieved November 9, 2009.[dead link]
  6. ^ Press, Associated (November 6, 2009). "Wall goes for 27 as No. 4 Kentucky Rolls Past Clarion". UK Athletics. Retrieved November 9, 2009.
  7. ^ March 14, 2010 (March 14, 2010). "Boogie time: Cats win 26th SEC Tournament Championship". Kykernel.com. Retrieved March 22, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ a b c "SEC Sports News » Men's Basketball Awards Announced". Secsports.com. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
  9. ^ "Voting Underway for Wooden Award, All-America Team – The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site". OhioStateBuckeyes.com. March 15, 2010. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
  10. ^ a b King, Jason. "Yahoo! Sports All-American Team - College Basketball - Rivals.com". Rivals.yahoo.com. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
  11. ^ a b c King, Jason. "Yahoo! Sports All-Conference teams - College Basketball - Rivals.com". Rivals.yahoo.com. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
  12. ^ "Sporting News' College Basketball All-America Team – Mike DeCourcy – College Basketball". Sporting News. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
  13. ^ "college basketball Freshman of the Year: John Wall, Kentucky – Jeff D'Alessio, Sporting News – College Basketball". Sporting News. March 8, 2010. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
  14. ^ "Sporting News' College Basketball All-Freshman Team – Mike DeCourcy, Sporting News – College Basketball". Sporting News. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
  15. ^ a b c Newberry, Paul (March 15, 2010). "Wall, Calipari lead Kentucky to sweep of AP awards – Sports Wire". MiamiHerald.com. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
  16. ^ a b c By Gary ParrishCBSSports.com Senior Writer (March 9, 2010). "National awards: Turning to Turner too obvious to miss – NCAA Division I Mens Basketball". CBSSports.com. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
  17. ^ a b By Gary ParrishCBSSports.com Senior Writer (March 8, 2010). "Conference awards: Dishing out league honors – NCAA Division I Mens Basketball". CBSSports.com. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
  18. ^ a b "2009–10 All-American teams – CBK News – FOX Sports on MSN". Msn.foxsports.com. March 9, 2010. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
  19. ^ Eaves, Michael (March 15, 2010). "Eaves On Sports (And Other Stuff): US Basketball Writers Association Announces All-America Team". Michaeleaves.blogspot.com. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
  20. ^ a b "Lexington, KY | News, Weather, Sports, Kentucky | Calipari, Wall Top USBWA District Awards". LEX18. March 9, 2010. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
  21. ^ Ford, Chad (April 22, 2009). "Buzz from the Nike Hoop Summit". ESPN. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
  22. ^ "John Wall Not Entering 2009 NBA Draft". Sports.espn.go.com. April 22, 2009. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
  23. ^ "Kentucky frosh to try for NBA". freep.com. April 7, 2010.
  24. ^ http://www.draftexpress.com/article/John-Wall-Signs-with-Dan-Fegan-and-BEST-3456
  25. ^ "Reebok Announces New Signee John Wall And New ZigTech Slash Kicks". Planetill.com. June 23, 2010.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by NBA first overall draft pick
2010 NBA Draft 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
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