All-American Sean Wallis to Return For Fifth Season

St. Louis, Mo., April 27, 2009 – Senior All-America point guard Sean Wallis of the two-time NCAA Division III defending National Champion Washington University in St. Louis men’s basketball team has elected to return to the Danforth Campus for a fifth season, as announced Monday by head coach Mark Edwards.

Wallis applied for and was granted an NCAA medical red shirt following the 2007-08 season, in which he appeared in just three games before suffering a season-ending injury at Maryville University on Nov. 20, 2007.

"I am really excited about the opportunity to play another year of collegiate basketball. The chance to be a part of the special group of guys here at Washington University for another year was too good to pass up," said Wallis. "I know the rest of my teammates and I are looking forward to competing at the highest level we can next season and defending our title once again."

This past season, Wallis averaged 11.1 points and a UAA-best and third in all NCAA Divisions 8.1 assists per game and shot a team-best 83.5 percent from the foul line. He was a finalist for the coveted Bob Cousy Award and was a first-team all-University Athletic Association (UAA) and second-team D3hoops.com All-America honoree.

Wallis was named the Most Outstanding Player of the Wheaton Sectional and the Final Four after averaging 14.5 points and 7.0 assists per game during the Bears’ run to the 2009 National Championship.

Wallis is averaging 10.0 points and 6.5 assists per game in his career, while shooting 83.0 percent from the foul line. He has also set a few records along the way, achieving a new single-season assists mark of 251 in 2008-09 and the all-time Washington University assist record of 566.