page_title: Ben Wallace
hierarchical_section_title: Ben Wallace
caption_attribution_description: English: Washington Wizards v/s Detroit Pistons November 14, 2009 at Verizon Center in Washington, D.C.
context_page_description: Benjamin Cameron Wallace is an American retired professional basketball player. Playing most of his career in the National Basketball Association, he is often considered to be the best undrafted NBA player ever. A native of Alabama, Wallace attended Cuyahoga Community College and Virginia Union University. In his NBA career, Wallace played with the Washington Bullets/Wizards, Orlando Magic, Detroit Pistons, Chicago Bulls, and Cleveland Cavaliers.
  He won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award four times, a record he shares with Dikembe Mutombo. In nine seasons with the Pistons, Wallace made two NBA Finals appearances and won a championship with the team in 2004. The Pistons retired his jersey number 3 in 2016. Wallace was named a finalist for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2019, but narrowly missed induction.
context_section_description: Benjamin Cameron Wallace (born September 10, 1974) is an American retired professional basketball player. Playing most of his career in the National Basketball Association, he is often considered to be the best undrafted NBA player ever. A native of Alabama, Wallace attended Cuyahoga Community College and Virginia Union University. In his NBA career, Wallace played with the Washington Bullets/Wizards, Orlando Magic, Detroit Pistons, Chicago Bulls, and Cleveland Cavaliers. 
  He won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award four times, a record he shares with Dikembe Mutombo. In nine seasons with the Pistons (2000–2006; 2009–2012), Wallace made two NBA Finals appearances (2004 and 2005) and won a championship with the team in 2004. The Pistons retired his jersey number 3 in 2016. Wallace was named a finalist for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2019, but narrowly missed induction.
caption: Wallace with the Pistons in 2009
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