Red Wallace

Michael John "Red" Wallace (July 12, 1918 – July 7, 1977) was an American professional basketball player and coach. He played for the Boston Celtics during the 1946–47 Basketball Association of America season, the first in the league's existence, before he was traded to the Toronto Huskies for Charlie Hoefer. He won EPBL championship with the Barons in 1955 and 1956.

In college, Wallace played for two seasons at Keystone College, which at the time was a junior college, before finishing his career at the University of Scranton. In his post-playing career, Wallace coached teams in the EPBL, winning the league championship in 1958–59 with the Wilkes-Barre Barons. Wallace also coached the Elk Lake (Pa.) High School boys' basketball team and won two state championships.

BAA career statistics Legend GP Games played FG% Field-goal percentage FT% Free-throw percentage APG Assists per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

Regular season Year Team GP FG% FT% APG PPG 1946–47 Boston 24 .246 .438 .8 5.5 1946–47 Toronto 37 .291 .574 1.0 11.5Career 61 .278 .541 1.0 9.1