 Wallace with theIndiana Fever in 2024 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1996-01-03)3 January 1996 (age 29) Loganholme, Queensland, Australia |
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Listed weight | 157 lb (71 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | John Paul College (Brisbane, Queensland) |
| College | Baylor (2014–2018) |
| WNBA draft | 2018: 2nd round, 16th overall pick |
| Drafted by | Atlanta Dream |
| Playing career | 2012–present |
| Position | Guard |
| Career history | |
| 2012–2013 | Brisbane Spartans |
| 2014 | BA Centre of Excellence |
| 2018–2020 | Canberra Capitals |
| 2021 | Melbourne Tigers |
| 2021–2022 | Southside Flyers |
| 2022 | Atlanta Dream |
| 2022–2024 | Melbourne Boomers |
| 2023–{{WNBA Year|2024}} | Indiana Fever |
| 2025 | Tokomanawa Queens |
| Career highlights | |
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Kristy Wallace (born 3 January 1996) is an Australian basketball player who last played for theIndiana Fever of theWNBA. She playedcollege basketball for theBaylor Lady Bears.
At the2024 Summer Olympics she earned a bronze medal with theAustralian team.[1]
Wallace played four seasons of college basketball in the United States for theBaylor Lady Bears.[2] She earnedBig 12 All-Freshman Team in 2015 and Big 12 All-Defensive Team and First-team All-Big 12 in 2018.[3]
Wallace was picked in the second round of the2018 WNBA draft by theAtlanta Dream. She later signed a two-year deal with theCanberra Capitals.[4] A knee injury in her second game with Canberra in late 2018 saw her not play again until 2021 in theNBL1 South with theMelbourne Tigers.[5] She joined theSouthside Flyers for the2021–22 WNBL season and won theWNBL Sixth Woman of the Year Award.[6]
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On 13 January 2023, Wallace was traded from theAtlanta Dream to theIndiana Fever.[7]
Wallace was a member of theAustralia Women's national basketball team (Opals) at the2024 Summer Olympics inParis.[8] The Opals won the bronze medal, winning over Belgium.[9]
Wallace announced on February 25, 2025, that she would not play during the 2025 WNBA season. Her contract was suspended with Wallace not eligible to return during the season and the Fever retaining her rights.[10]
In August 2025, Wallace helped theKnox Raiders win theNBL1 South championship[11] and theNBL1 National championship.[12]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Did not appear in WNBA | ||||||||||||
| 2019 | Did not play (knee injury) | ||||||||||||
| 2020 | |||||||||||||
| 2021 | Did not appear in WNBA | ||||||||||||
| 2022 | Atlanta | 29 | 18 | 20.8 | .407 | .368 | .786 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 6.6 |
| 2023 | Indiana | 37 | 9 | 19.7 | .401 | .435 | .750 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 6.6 |
| 2024 | Indiana | 26 | 15 | 17.2 | .402 | .293 | .667 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 4.7 |
| 2025 | Did not play (personal decision) | ||||||||||||
| Career | 3 years, 2 teams | 92 | 42 | 19.3 | .403 | .374 | .750 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 6.1 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Indiana | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | .000 | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 1 year, 1 team | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | .000 | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–15 | Baylor | 33 | 6 | 22.5 | .408 | .371 | .657 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 7.8 |
| 2015–16 | Baylor | 37 | 20 | 27.4 | .397 | .386 | .765 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 8.1 |
| 2016–17 | Baylor | 37 | 37 | 28.2 | .427 | .389 | .689 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 7.6 |
| 2017–18 | Baylor | 29 | 29 | 30.1 | .502 | .384 | .797 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 12.9 |
| Career | 136 | 92 | 27.0 | .435 | .383 | .736 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 8.9 | |
Wallace made her international debut for theGems at the2014 FIBA Oceania Under-18 Championship in Fiji.[15] Wallace would then go on to represent the Gems at theUnder-19 World Championship in Russia the following year, where they finished in third place and took home the bronze medal.
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