Education
Wallace attended, where he became his school"s all-time scoring leader with 1,767 career points. He was also a two-time Bakersfield Californian Player of the Year, and in his senior season in 2012, he was a Second Team All-CIF selection. He was rated the 13th best point guard in the nation by Rivals.com and given a 4-star rating.
Wallace chose to attend the University of California, Berkeley over several other schools, including Pac-12 rivals Oregon and Arizona Saint Coach Mike Montgomery made him a starter just 10 games into his freshman year, and Wallace responded, averaging 7.2 points and 4.4 rebounds per game the rest of the season.
The Bears would make the National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament that year, upsetting a higher-ranked University of Nevada, Las Vegas team before falling in the second round to Syracuse.
Wallace continued to make strides in his sophomore year, as he started every game but one and led the team in steals (44) and 3 pointers (43).
By his junior season, Wallace had become a star, as he averaged 17.1 points, 7.1 rebounds, and 4 assists per game. He was named first-team All-Pac-12, and was a finalist for the Bob Cousy Award, given to the nation"s top point guard.
One of his many highlights included hitting a 3 pointer at the buzzer to give Cal a 70-69 victory over University of Southern California.
On April 23, 2015, Wallace announced he would forgo the National Basketball Association Draft and return to Cal for his senior season.