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2014-15 Men's Basketball Roster

23 Devante Wallace

  • Class Senior
  • Position Guard
  • Height 6-5
  • Weight 185
  • Hometown Baltimore, Md.
  • Highschool Dunbar

Biography

150292014-15: Notched a career-best 32 points (11-17 FG) and connected on 7-of-11 3-point attemps vs. Bakersfield (11/14/14) ... Nine points (3-7 3pt FG), team-high eight rebounds at Clemson on Nov. 28 ...  Posted 11-straight points for HPU in the second half during a 76-68 win over UNCG on Dec. 1 ... 11 points, four rebounds, two assists vs. William & Mary ... Registered 12 points (5-7 FG) vs. Ferrum on Dec. 17 ... Eight points, game-high 11 rebounds at James Madison ... Nine points, five rebounds, five steals vs. Thomas on Dec. 28 ... Eight points, 12 rebounds (five offensive) at Winthrop ... 23 points (5-9 3pt FG), 11 rebounds vs. Charleston Southern ... Posted 12 points, three rebounds at Gardner-Webb ... Team-high 16 points (4-7 3pt FG), seven rebounds vs. Longwood on Jan. 19...Tallied 13 points (5-8 FG), team-high eight rebounds at PC • 10 points (4-7 FG) vs UNC Asheville on Jan. 24...Posted a game-high 19 points and made 7-of-10 field goals (5-7 3pt FG) at Liberty on Jan. 29... Notched 11 points (3-3 3pt FG) vs. Winthrop on Feb. 11...Registered 11 points (3-4 3pt FG) vs. Gardner-Webb on Feb. 18...Eight points, 10 rebounds at UNC Asheville on Feb. 26...Notched 10 points, team-high eight rebounds at CSU on Feb. 28.

2013-14: Named an All-Big South Honorable Mention after leading the league in three-point shooting  ... Played in all 31 games with 25 starts ... Averaged 12.6 points per game and 4.6 rebounds in 28.2 minutes per game ... Led the league shooting 49.1 percent from three-point range ... Also led league shooting 59.3 from deep against conference opponents ... His 49.1 percent three-point shooting percentage ranks second all-time in a single-season at HPU ... Led the team shooting 88.9 percent from the free-throw line ... Went 5-for-8 from the floor for 12 points in HPU's win over Ferrum on Nov. 12 ... Went 4-for-7 from beyond the arc en route to 17 points and posted four assists win a road win over William & Mary on Nov. 20 ... Grabbed eight rebounds in win over Wofford on Nov. 24 ... Scored 10 points while grabbing six rebounds against James Madison on Dec. 14 ... First career double-double with 15 points and a career-high 12 rebounds at Morgan State on Dec. 18 ... Led HPU in scoring for the first time with 10 points against No. 2 Syracuse on Dec. 20 ... Scored 13 points on 5-of-8 shooting at Arkansas on Dec. 28 ... Recorded 13 points, seven rebounds, two assists and two blocks in win over Lees-McRae on Jan. 3 ... Scored 12 points on 5-of-9 shooting while also grabbing six boards against Radford on Jan. 10 ... Posted career-best 21 points while nailing four treys in career-high 33 minutes of action against Longwood on Jan. 15 ... Drained four three-pointers and scored 16 points against Liberty on Jan. 18 ... Had 11 points and six boards to go along with a pair of assists and blocks in a career-high 41 minutes at VMI on Jan. 22 ... Knocked down four three-pointers and scored 20 points in win over UNC Asheville on Jan. 25 ... Went 8-of-9 from beyond the arc and shot 10-of-13 from the floor for a career-high 28 points in 31 minutes on the court in win at Presbyterian on Jan. 28 ... Went 6-of-8 from the floor and 3-of-3 from long range for 17 points while also swiping three steals in win at Coastal Carolina on Feb. 5 ... Scored 18 points with six boards in win at Radford on Feb. 15 ... Tallied 18 points for second consecutive game while knocking down six three-pointers in win over Charleston Southern on Feb. 17 ... Totaled 12 points in win over Liberty on Feb. 19 ... Hit five three-pointer's for 20 points in win at Longwood on Feb. 22 ... Scored 16 points with five boards, two blocks and two assists in win over VMI on Feb. 26 ... Recorded a double-double of 18 points and 10 rebounds on 6-of-9 shooting including four threes in win over Campbell on Feb. 28 ... Named Big South Player of the Week on March 2 after averaging 17 points, 7.5 rebounds and two blocks in the Panthers' final two games of the regular-season and helping the team clinch the Big South regular-season championship ... Posted eight points, four rebounds, three assists, three steals and a pair of blocks in Big South Quarterfinals against Winthrop on March 7 ... Nailed four treys and went 8-of-8 from the line en route to 20-point performance in NIT First Round game against Minnesota on March 18.

2012-13: Played in 21 games as a sophomore, averaging 5.0 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.5 assists ... Shot 37.9 percent from the field (36-for-95) and 35.6 from three-point range (21-for-59) ... Missed the first 10 games of the season with a foot injury... Made his return to the lineup against Chattanooga on Dec. 28, scoring 13 points with three three-pointers ... Scored seven points with five rebounds against Austin Peay on Dec. 29 ... Grabbed a career-high nine rebounds along with 11 points on 4-for-7 shooting at Winthrop on Jan. 5 ... Dished season-high four assists with no turnovers against Gardner-Webb on Jan. 12 ... Scored five points with eight rebounds against Liberty on Jan. 16 ... Went 3-for-4 from beyond the arc to score nine points with three assists and two rebounds at Longwood on Feb. 13 ... Tied his career high with four assists at VMI on Feb. 19 ... Scored eight points against Morgan State on Feb. 23 ... Went 3-for-3 from three-point range to score nine points at UC Irvine in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament on March 20. 

2011-12: Moved into the starting lineup over the last eight games of the season, averaging 7.5 points and 5.0 rebounds and helping the team to a 5-3 record over that span ... Shot 43.2 percent from the floor and 40.0 percent from three-point range in the last eight games ... Scored 13 points with three treys in his first start in an overtime win over Gardner-Webb on Feb. 4 ... Scored 16 points, going 5-for-11 from the floor and 4-for-7 from beyond the arc, with a season-high seven rebounds as HPU went on the road to beat Coastal Carolina on Feb. 9 ... Named Big South Freshman of the Week on Feb. 13 ... Grabbed seven rebounds in HPU's BracketBuster game at Stephen F. Austin and had six rebounds in two other games ... Finished the season with 12 points, including three treys, against UNC Asheville in the Big South Tournament on Feb. 29 ... Opened the season with 14 points and four rebounds against Bridgewater on Nov. 12 ... Scored a season-high 18 points on 8-for-10 shooting against Averett on Dec. 10 ... In 31 games, averaged 4.4 points and 2.8 rebounds in 15.4 minutes, shooting 39.8 percent from the floor as a freshman.

Prep: A first-team All-Metro player as a senior at Dunbar High ... Led Dunbar to the Maryland 1A Championship his senior year and was named Most Outstanding Player ... Averaged 18 points, five rebounds and two assists his senior year ... Scored 30 points in the 1A Regional Championship ... Had 23 points, 10 rebounds, four steals and three assists in Dunbar’s win over Williamsport for the Class 1A state title at Comcast Center ... Team won two straight state championships, going 24-3 in Wallace's junior year and 19-5 his senior year ... Played AAU basketball for the Baltimore Stars.

Personal: Intends to major in Business Administration ... Son of Steven Wallace and Wilma Gettis ... Has one brother, Steven Jr. ... Grew up in Raleigh, N.C., before moving to Baltimore during high school ... Born July 29, 1992.

CAREER HIGHS...
Points: 32 vs. CSU Bakersfield (11/14/14)
3-Pointers: 8 vs. Presbyterian College (1/28/14)
Rebounds: 12, 2x, last vs. Winthrop (01/03/15)
Assists: 4, 3x, last vs. William & Mary (11/24/13)
Blocks: 3 vs. Citadel (11/26/11)
Steals: 5 vs. Thomas (Ga.) (12/28/14)
Minutes: 52 vs. CSU Bakersfield (11/14/14)

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2011-12Freshman

    Guard
    6'5" 180 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2012-13Sophomore

    Guard
    6'5" 180 lbs
    5
  • 23

    2013-14Junior

    Guard
    6'5" 185 lbs
    23
  • 23

    2014-15Senior

    Guard
    6'5" 185 lbs
    23