Keaton Wallace
Keaton Wallace (born February 26, 1999) is an American basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks in the NBA. He grew up in Richardson, Texas, and starred at Richardson High School, where he averaged 22.2 points as a senior and earned District Offensive Player of the Year.
Wallace played college basketball at UTSA from 2017 to 2021. As a freshman he averaged 11.4 points per game and earned a spot on the Conference USA All-Freshman Team. He grew into a top scorer, forming a high-scoring backcourt with Jhivvan Jackson. He had a 45-point game against Marshall in 2019, set a UTSA single-season record with 121 three-pointers, and earned multiple All-Conference USA honors. He finished his UTSA career as the second-leading scorer in program history.
Undrafted in 2021, Wallace joined the NBA’s Summer League with the Memphis Grizzlies and then played in the G League. He began his pro career with teams that would become the Agua Caliente/Ontario Clippers. In 2023 he signed a two-way contract with the Los Angeles Clippers but was waived before playing an NBA game; he was reacquired by the Ontario Clippers. His rights were later traded to the College Park Skyhawks, and in 2024 he signed with the Atlanta Hawks. He started the 2024-25 season on a two-way contract, then made his NBA debut on October 27, 2024.
Key NBA moments include a career-high 27 points on January 15, 2025, against the Chicago Bulls, and his first career triple-double on April 13, 2025, with 15 points, 11 rebounds and 15 assists against the Orlando Magic. He appeared in 31 games (five starts) for Atlanta that season, averaging 5.4 points, 1.6 rebounds and 2.6 assists. On October 18, 2025, the Hawks converted his two-way deal into a standard contract.
Wallace’s younger brother, Cason, is a point guard for the Oklahoma City Thunder, and he is related to former NBA player Terrel Harris.
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