John Wall

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Basketball player
John Wall
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Player information
Full name Johnathan Hildred Wall Jr.
birthday 6th September 1990 (age 29)
place of birth Raleigh , North Carolina , USA
size 193 cm
position Point guard
college Kentucky
NBA draft 2010 , 1st pick, Washington Wizards
Club information
society Washington Wizards
league NBA
Jersey number 2
Clubs as active
2010–0000 United StatesUnited States Washington Wizards

Johnathan Hildred Wall Jr. (born September 6, 1990 in Raleigh , North Carolina ) is an American basketball player who has played for the Washington Wizards in the NBA since 2010 . The 1.93 meter high wall was selected first in the NBA draft 2010 and is used in the position of point guard . He has been voted NBA All-Star five times in his career . He received his first All-NBA team nomination in 2017 .

High school and college

Wall during his college years

John Wall attended the Word of God Christian Academy , a private high school in Raleigh , North Carolina , which is considered very Christian . In the guard position he was the best player of his class and accordingly he moved to the prestigious College University of Kentucky in 2009 to play under coach John Calipari . One of his teammates became DeMarcus cousins , with whom Wall formed a quick-witted duo. In his first game he led the Wildcats with 19 points and converted the game-winning throw 5 seconds before the end. In numerous other games, he demonstrated his great potential and won numerous awards. However, it was not enough for participation in the Final Four. During his first and only year, Wall scored 16.6 points, 6.5 assists and 4.3 rebounds per game.

NBA career

After the season, he left university and was selected number one by the Washington Wizards in the 2010 NBA Draft . There he doesn't play with the number 11 as he did in college, but with the 2, since the number 11 has already been banned from the Wizards for Elvin Hayes and is therefore no longer awarded. In 2010 he took part in the NBA Summer League. There he made an average of 23.5 points, 7.8 assists and 4 rebounds. In his sixth NBA game, he scored a triple-double . He is the third youngest player in NBA history to score a triple double.

On February 19, 2011, Wall took part in the T-Mobile Rookie Challenge 2011 as part of the NBA All-Star Weekend, which the rookies won with 148: 140, and was voted MVP of the game thanks to his 22 assists .

For his playful performance in his first year as a professional, Wall was named to the 2011 NBA All-Rookie First Team , as well as second in the election for the NBA Rookie of the Year Award behind Blake Griffin .

In his sophomore year, Wall started in all 66 games for the Wizards. However, there was no performance explosion, and its statistical values ​​stagnated. Nevertheless, Wall was invited to the Rising Stars Challenge .

John Wall (2013)

Due to a knee injury, Wall suspended some games at the beginning of the 2012-2013 season. On March 22nd against the Los Angeles Lakers , Wall distributed 16 assists, setting a career record. Three days later, he set another career record with 47 points in the win against the Memphis Grizzlies . He closed the season with 18.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 7.6 assists per game.

On July 31, 2013, Wall extended his contract with the Wizards for five years. He is said to earn 80 million US dollars. In 2014, John Wall was invited to the NBA All-Star Game for the first time . As part of the NBA All-Star Weekend 2014, Wall won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest . With the Wizards, he was able to qualify for the play-offs for the first time in 2014 , where they failed in the semifinals at the Indiana Pacers . In 2015 Wall was invited to the NBA All-Star Game for the second time. Despite the fact that Wall played his best season individually with almost 20 points and 10 assists on average, the Wizards could not qualify for the 2016 playoffs.

On December 6, 2016, Wall scored a career record of 52 points against the Orlando Magic . However, the game was lost by the Wizards. A few days later he became the franchise leader in steals after getting 7 steals against the Charlotte Hornets . His fourth All-Star nomination followed in February. Wall led, despite operations on both knees in the offseason, the Wizards with career highs in points and assists as well as steals to fourth place in the conference and thus also in the playoffs. This season he also qualified for the All-NBA third team.

In his eighth season he had to sit out some games due to knee problems and could not build on his performance from the previous year. Due to a knee operation, he could not participate in the NBA All-Star Game. However, he returned in March and led the Wizards to the playoffs. In the following season, Wall completed only 32 season games before injuring his left heel. After the operation on the heel, Wall first suffered an infection at the operated site. Treatment for the infection revealed a rupture of the Achilles tendon that Wall sustained in a fall in his home.

Achievements and Awards

Wall in 2016

NBA statistics

Legend
  GP Matches played (Games Played)   GS  Games from the beginning (Games started)  MPG  Graduated minutes per game (Minutes per game)
 FG%  Throw rate from the field (field goal percentage)  3P%  Throwing quota three-point throws (3-point field-goal percentage)  FT%  Free throw rate (free-throw percentage)
 RPG  Rebounds per game (rebounds per game)  APG  Assists per game (assists per game)  SPG  Steals per game (steals per game)
 BPG  Blocks per game (blocks per game)  PPG  Points per game (points per game)  FAT  Career record

Regular season

season team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2010-11 Washington 69 64 37.8 .409 .296 .766 4.6 8.3 1.8 0.5 16.4
2011-12 Washington 66 66 36.2 .423 .071 .789 4.5 8.0 1.4 0.9 16.3
2012–13 Washington 49 42 32.7 .441 .267 .804 4.0 7.6 1.3 0.8 18.5
2013-14 Washington 82 82 36.3 .433 .351 805 4.1 8.8 1.8 0.5 19.3
2014–15 Washington 79 79 35.9 .445 .300 .785 4.6 10.0 1.7 0.6 17.6
2015–16 Washington 77 77 36.2 .424 .351 .791 4.9 10.2 1.9 0.8 19.9
2016–17 Washington 78 78 36.4 .451 .327 .801 4.2 10.7 2.0 .6 23.1
2017-18 Washington 41 41 34.4 .420 .371 .726 3.7 9.6 1.4 1.1 19.4
2018–19 Washington 32 32 34.5 .444 .302 .697 3.6 8.7 1.5 0.9 20.7
total 573 561 35.9 .433 .324 .781 4.3 9.2 1.7 0.7 19.0

Playoffs

season team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014 Washington 11 11 38.2 .366 .219 .765 4.0 7.1 1.6 0.7 16.3
2015 Washington 7th 7th 39.0 .391 .176 .846 4.7 11.9 1.4 1.4 17.4
2017 Washington 13 13 39.0 .452 .344 .839 3.7 10.3 1.7 1.2 27.2
2018 Washington 6th 6th 39.0 .441 .190 .851 5.7 11.5 2.3 1.3 26.0
total 37 37 38.8 .419 .267 .822 4.3 9.8 1.7 1.1 21.9

Web links

Commons : John Wall  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ basketball standout cited with breaking and entering  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as broken. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.wral.com  
  2. ↑ Super-Rookie Wall on Magic's footsteps Message on sport1.de from November 11, 2010
  3. ↑ Third youngest player with a triple double ( memento of the original from July 11, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / m.espn.go.com
  4. ^ NBA Rookie Challenge 2011 MVP
  5. ^ Dwight Howard highlights reserves
  6. ↑ Wall leads East to All-Star dunk triumph ( Memento of the original from February 22, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.nba.com
  7. ↑ All-Star Starter Released
  8. ↑ John Wall Injury Update
personal data
SURNAME Wall, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wall, Johnathan Hildred Jr.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American basketball player
DATE OF BIRTH September 6, 1990
PLACE OF BIRTH Raleigh , North Carolina, United States