PLAYER PROFILES
JOSEPH
least 26 wins in each of his three varsity seasons (including a 27-3 record during his junior year in 2016-17) … scored a career-high 18 points in his first start during his sophomore season (2015-16), hitting five three-pointers in Sierra Canyon’s 69-52 win over Maranatha at Cerritos College in a Fairfax State Preview Classic contest … during his sophomore season, Sierra Canyon went 26-5 overall and 10-0 in league play … that season, Sierra Canyon lost in the CIF Southern Section Open Division final to eventual state champion Chino Hills High School … as a freshman at Sierra Canyon, his team posted a 26-4 overall record and 10-0 mark in league games.
WALLACE 6-2 / 185 Freshman / Guard Woodland Hills, California Sierra Canyon HS
PERSONAL
Full name: Joseph Ahmad Wallace … born in Woodland Hills, Calif. ... is the son of Joe and Firouzeh Wallace … has one younger brother, Elijah, and three sisters – Cheyanne, Mikah and Isabella … his father played college basketball at Washington State before competing professionally in Spain … sister, Cheyanne Wallace, plays on the women’s basketball team at Loyola Marymount … sister, Mikah Maly-Karros, played college basketball at Loyola Marymount and UC Irvine … undeclared major.
30 HIGH SCHOOL
Three-year varsity basketball letterwinner at Sierra Canyon High School (Chatsworth, Calif.) under head coach Ty Nichols … graduated from high school in three years after having enrolled at Sierra Canyon for the eighth grade … played alongside UCLA teammate Cody Riley while at Sierra Canyon … helped his high school program to at
THOMAS
All-Academic selection since Mustafa Abdul-Hamid and Malcolm Lee in 2009-10 … scored in double figures in 20 games and tallied a team-leading 10 double-doubles … reached the 20-point plateau in three games … finished with at least 10 rebounds in 12 games … scored a season-high 22 points in the team’s win over Cal Poly (Nov. 15), connecting on a career-high 10 field goals in 12 shot attempts … secured Pac-12 Player of the Week honors for the week of Nov. 30-Dec. 6, averaging 18.0 points and 10.5 rebounds per game in a pair of wins over No. 1 Kentucky and Long Beach State … recorded his second career double-double in UCLA’s 87-77 win over Kentucky (Dec. 3), finishing with 21 points and 11 rebounds … also had 15 points and 10 rebounds in the team’s 83-76 victory against Long Beach State (Dec. 6) … twice grabbed a career-high 16 rebounds – had 12 points and 16 boards in a win over Arizona State (Jan. 9) and grabbed 16 rebounds in a loss at California (Feb. 25) … had a career-high five blocks, also totaling 12 points and 10 rebounds, in a season-opening overtime loss to Monmouth (Nov. 13) … shot 75.6 percent from the free throw line (34-45), making each of his final 16 free throw attempts (last missed in the first half against Arizona on Jan. 7, 2016) … did not play in UCLA’s win over Louisiana-Lafayette due to a stomach virus (Dec. 15).
WELSH 7-0 / 255 Senior / Center Redondo Beach, California Loyola HS
40 CAREER
Has averaged 8.4 points and 6.8 rebounds per game in 99 career contests (61 starts) … will enter his senior season in 2017-18 with career totals of 831 points, 677 rebounds, 114 blocked shots and 33 steals … has shot 56.4 percent from the field in three seasons at UCLA … enters the 2017-18 campaign ranking No. 5 on UCLA’s all-time blocks list (114), No. 9 on the career field goal percentage list (56.4 pct) and No. 20 on the school’s career rebounds list (670).
2014-15
Played in all 36 games, making three starts … averaged 3.8 points, 3.8 rebounds and a team-leading 1.1 blocks in 15.7 minutes per game as a freshman … shot 47.0 percent from the field (62-132) … totaled a season-high 14 points in the team’s seasonopening win versus Montana State (Nov. 14) … also scored in double figures (12 points) against UAB at the Battle 4 Atlantis Tournament (Nov. 28) … grabbed a season-high nine rebounds in 17 minutes off the bench at Colorado (Jan. 2) … twice registered a seasonhigh four blocks – versus Washington State (March 1) and against SMU (March 19) in a second-round NCAA Tournament game … started at center against Oregon State (Jan. 22) and Oregon (Jan. 24) in place of an injured Tony Parker … also started in UCLA’s home game versus Washington State (March 1).
2016-17
Played in 32 games (32 starts) … averaged 10.8 points per game … led the Bruins in both rebounding (8.7 rpg) and blocked shots (43 blocks, 1.3 bpg) for the second consecutive season … finished his junior year ranking seventh in the Pac-12 in rebounding (8.7), fifth in defensive rebounds per game (6.5) and fifth in overall field goal percentage (58.5 pct) … recorded the second-highest field goal percentage on the team, making 151 of 258 shots … captured second-team Pac-12 All-Academic honors for the second straight year … became just the third men’s basketball player in school history to have earned Pac-12 All-Academic Team honors in multiple seasons (joining George Zidek and Alfred Aboya in that category) … scored in double figures in 21 of 32 games played … scored a season-high 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in a two-point loss at Oregon (Dec. 28) … totaled nine double-doubles and had 10 games with at least 10 rebounds … recorded a career-high-tying 16 rebounds in UCLA’s 10270 home victory against USC (Feb. 18), finishing that game with 16 points … totaled a season-high eight field goals in four games – versus Portland (Nov. 24), Oregon (Dec. 28), Washington State (Feb. 1) and USC (Feb. 18) … had three double-doubles in Pac12 play and one double-double in the Pac-12 Tournament (vs. USC, March 9) … did not play in four consecutive games in December due to a bruised right knee (Dec. 10-21).
HIGH SCHOOL
Three-year varsity basketball letterwinner at Loyola High School of Los Angeles under head coach Jamal Adams … ranked the No. 17 player, nationally, in his high school class by Scout.com … also was rated the No. 36 player in the country by ESPN.com and No. 41 by Rivals.com … was listed as the No. 5 center in the nation in his class by Scout. com … earned 2014 McDonald’s All-America honors and played in the McDonald’s All-America Game on April 2, 2014, at the United Center in Chicago … as a senior at Loyola, averaged 15.3 points, 11.2 rebounds, 2.7 blocks and 1.4 assists per game in all 31 contests … shot 59 percent overall from the field and 70 percent from the free throw line … helped guide the Cubs to a 27-4 overall record in 2013-14 … earned secondteam MaxPreps California all-state honors, in addition to being named an a Los Angeles Times All-Area Team selection and CIF Southern Section All-Open Division Team selection … secured first-team All-Mission League honors as a junior and senior, being named the Mission League Player of the Year as a senior … averaged 12.6 points, 10.9 rebounds and 2.8 blocks per game as a junior (2012-13) … helped lead Loyola to a 25-8 overall record and Mission League title as a junior ... shot 65 percent from the field as a junior, recording 88 blocks in 31 games (2.8 bpg) … registered 3.6 points and 3.9 rebounds per game in 31 varsity contests as a sophomore (2011-12) … shot 52 percent from the field as a sophomore, recording 18 blocks (0.6 bpg) … played club basketball for the Los Angeles Rockfish.
2015-16
Played in 31 games, making 26 starts … averaged 11.2 points per game … led the Bruins in both rebounding (8.5 rpg) and blocked shots (32 blocks, 1.0 bpg) … finished his sophomore campaign ranking seventh in the Pac-12 in rebounding (8.5), second in offensive rebounds per game (3.2) and third in field goal percentage (59.0 pct) … led the Bruins in field goal percentage, making 157 of 266 shots … improved his overall shooting by 12 percentage points from his freshman season (47 percent to 59 percent) … secured second-team Pac-12 All-Academic honors, becoming UCLA’s first Pac-12 52