# Kristy Wallace

Kristy Wallace (born 3 January 1996) is an Australian basketball player who last played for the Indiana Fever of the WNBA. She played college basketball for the Baylor Lady Bears.

## College career

Wallace played four seasons of college basketball in the United States for the Baylor Lady Bears. She earned Big 12 All-Freshman Team in 2015 and Big 12 All-Defensive Team and First-team All-Big 12 in 2018.

## Professional career

Wallace was picked in the second round of the 2018 WNBA draft by the Atlanta Dream. She later signed a two-year deal with the Canberra Capitals. A knee injury in her second game with Canberra in late 2018 saw her not play again until 2021 in the NBL1 South with the Melbourne Tigers. She joined the Southside Flyers for the 2021–22 WNBL season and won the WNBL Sixth Woman of the Year Award.
On 13 January 2023, Wallace was traded from the Atlanta Dream to the Indiana Fever.
Wallace was a member of the Australia Women's national basketball team (Opals) at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. The Opals won the bronze medal, winning over Belgium.
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.

## Career statistics
### WNBA
#### Regular season

Stats current through end of 2024 regular season
WNBA regular season statistics :
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
| 2018 | Did not appear in WNBA | Did not appear in WNBA | Did not appear in WNBA | Did not appear in WNBA | Did not appear in WNBA | Did not appear in WNBA | Did not appear in WNBA | Did not appear in WNBA | Did not appear in WNBA | Did not appear in WNBA | Did not appear in WNBA | Did not appear in WNBA | Did not appear in WNBA |
| 2019 | Did not play (knee injury) | Did not play (knee injury) | Did not play (knee injury) | Did not play (knee injury) | Did not play (knee injury) | Did not play (knee injury) | Did not play (knee injury) | Did not play (knee injury) | Did not play (knee injury) | Did not play (knee injury) | Did not play (knee injury) | Did not play (knee injury) | Did not play (knee injury) |
| 2020 | Did not play (knee injury) | Did not play (knee injury) | Did not play (knee injury) | Did not play (knee injury) | Did not play (knee injury) | Did not play (knee injury) | Did not play (knee injury) | Did not play (knee injury) | Did not play (knee injury) | Did not play (knee injury) | Did not play (knee injury) | Did not play (knee injury) | Did not play (knee injury) |
| 2021 | Did not appear in WNBA | Did not appear in WNBA | Did not appear in WNBA | Did not appear in WNBA | Did not appear in WNBA | Did not appear in WNBA | Did not appear in WNBA | Did not appear in WNBA | Did not appear in WNBA | Did not appear in WNBA | Did not appear in WNBA | Did not appear in WNBA | 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 |
| Career | 3 years, 2 teams | 92 | 42 | 19.3 | .403 | .374 | .750 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 6.1 |

#### Playoffs

WNBA playoff statistics :
| 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 |

### College

NCAA statistics :
| 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 | Career | 136 | 92 | 27.0 | .435 | .383 | .736 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 8.9 |

## National team
### Youth Level

Wallace made her international debut for the Gems at the 2014 FIBA Oceania Under-18 Championship in Fiji. Wallace would then go on to represent the Gems at the Under-19 World Championship in Russia the following year, where they finished in third place and took home the bronze medal.