Santa Clara Athletics Hall of Fame
Santa Clara volleyball reached new heights under Wallace's 20-year tenure as head coach, including 13 NCAA Tournament appearances, three WCC Championship titles and 11 top-three finishes in the WCC standings. The Broncos captured the WCC Championship title in 2000 (27-5), 2005 (27-5) and 2007 (19-12).
In 2005, Wallace led the Broncos to their most successful season in the program's history. After winning the conference championship, SCU put together a magical run through the NCAA Tournament with wins over Sacramento State (3-1), heavily-favored No. 5 Stanford on their home floor (3-1), No. 14 Pepperdine (3-0) and No. 5 Arizona (3-2) to advance to the Final Four in San Antonio, Texas, where the 11th-ranked Broncos' run came to an end against top-seeded Nebraska. Santa Clara finished the season ranked fourth nationally, their highest ranking ever, as Wallace earned a pair of National Coach of the Year honors.
Wallace concluded his career as the program's all-time winningest coach with a 367-230 record (.615). He coached a total of 10 All-Americans, 12 AVCA All-Region selections and 92 All-WCC honorees, including three WCC Players of the Year and five WCC Freshmen of the Year.
