Are Ben Wallace and Rasheed related?

Rasheed Wallace is an American basketball coach and former professional player.

Rasheed is a native of Philadelphia and he played college basketball at the University of North Carolina before declaring for the draft in 1995, where he went on to play 16 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Rasheed was originally elected by the Washington Bullets (now known as the Washington Wizards) as the fourth pick in the 1995 NBA draft.

Rasheed was named to the All-Rookie second team following his first season.

Rasheed was then traded to the Portland Trail Blazers after the season and he was a key member of the Trail Blazers team that made it to the Western Conference Finals in 1999, 2000 and was an NBA All-Star in 2000 & 2001.

Rasheed averaged a career best 19.4 points per game in 2002 for the Trail Blazers.

Ben Wallace and Rasheed Wallace have one thing in common; their surname, and it has led to speculations that they may be related.

Are Ben Wallace and Rasheed related? Ben Wallace (full name Ben Camey Wallace) is in no way related to Rasheed Wallace.

Rasheed Wallace has two siblings; Malcolm and Muhammed.

It’s only a coincidence that Ben Wallace is also a basketball executive and former professional player who played most of his career in the National Basketball Association with the Detroit Pistons, just like Rasheed.