Ben Wallace

Position: C
Born: Sep 10, 1974
Height: 6-9 / 2,06
Weight: 240 lbs. / 108,9 kg.
College : Virginia Union

Surpassed 7,000 career rebounds and 1,500 career blocks on 01/18/06 vs. Atlanta
2005 All-Defensive Team
2004-05 NBA Defensive Player of the Year
Finished the season as the only NBA player ranked in the Top-5 in blocks and Top-25 in steals in 2005
Became the fifth player in NBA history to record 100 blocks and 100 steals in five consecutive seasons in 2005
Became the franchise’s all-time blocks leader vs. Seattle (3/16/05), surpassing Terry Tyler
2005 All-Star Reserve
2004 All-Defensive Team
2004 All-NBA Second Team
Three-time NBA All-Star
2003 All-NBA Second Team
2002-03 NBA Defensive Player of the Year
Won NBA Player of the Week honors (3/17-3/23) in 2002-03
2002 All-NBA Third Team
Named the 2001-02 NBA Defensive Player of the Year
Named to the NBA All-Defensive team in 2001-02
Named by USA Basketball as a member of the USA team that will compete at the World Basketball Championships in Indiana during the 2002 summer
One of four players in NBA history to lead the league in rebounds and blocks during the same season (01-02) - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1975-76, Bill Walton 1976-77 and Hakeem Olajuwon 1989-90
Won NBA Player of the Week honors twice (2/24 and 3/31) in 2001-02
Led NBA in rebounds and blocks in 2001-02
Set a franchise record for blocks (278) in a season (2001-02) - Bob Lanier had 247 in 1973-74
Led the 1999-2000 Magic in rebounding (8.2, 20th in the NBA)
Corralled a career-high 28 rebounds twice against the Boston Celtics on 3/24/02 and the Toronto Raptors on 4/17/01
Posted a career-high 20 points, shooting 9-of-9 from the field, and 10 rebounds in a 97-86 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on 4/29/99
Scored a career-high 10 points against the Orlando Magic on 2/5/98 and matched it against the Vancouver Grizzlies on 2/14/98
Grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds, in his first career NBA start, against the Indiana Pacers on 1/27/98
Made his NBA debut, grabbing 10 rebounds in 19 minutes, against the Orlando Magic on 11/1/96
Named First Team Division II All-America after averaging 12.5 ppg and 10.5 rpg as a senior at Virginia Union