Kristy Wallace Net Worth, Salary, Bio, Husband and Professional Career

Kristy Wallace might not have made a splash in the league, but she has stood out for her performance while playing for the Australian National team and basketball clubs. That's why she also appeared in the Paris Olympics 2025, earning the Bronze medal last year. Moreover, she started early in the international basketball scene and represented Australia on various international platforms even during her high school days.

It is worth noting that she suffered a big setback at Baylor after suffering a torn ACL. However, the Indiana Fever player bounced back from that injury and continued to play in the WNBL and the WNBA. Today, we will go through the journey that Kristy Wallace went through to establish her separate identity in the Australian basketball world.

Kristy Wallace Early Life

Kristy Wallace was born on January 3, 1996, in Loganholme, Queensland, Australia. She grew up in a difficult environment since her mother left her father and married again to Merilyn Covery. There, she started a new family, although Kristy has not revealed much information about the relationship she had with the new dynamics in her family. In such conditions, she developed a knack for basketball under the supervision of her father, John.

He pushed her for perseverance and focus that led her so far in the league. She found inspiration in legends like Lauren Jackson and started honing her basketball skills. Even the Australian sports facilities made sure that Kristy Wallace's talent did not go to waste and trained her while she was playing at Baylor University.

Kristy Wallace Personal Information

Kristy Wallace has played for an array of teams in the Women's National Basketball League and the Women's National Basketball Association. Before exploring her sports adventures, let's go through the profile of Kristy Wallace.

Kristy Wallace Personal Life

Kristy Wallace is famous for keeping her persona grounded and close to family. That's why she takes breaks from professional basketball regularly to connect with her roots. Even when she opted not to play in the 2025 season, Wallace said to the WNBA media, “This has not been an easy decision for me, but one that I make knowing it is what is in my best interest at this time".

Wallasce praising the Fever, later added, "I would like to thank the Fever organization for working with me throughout this process, giving me both time and consideration, and for their support of my decision. I look forward to cheering the team on from afar during this upcoming season.” Moreover, she loved spending time with her family, playing basketball, and spending time with family, friends, and siblings.

Kristy Wallace Boyfriend

Kristyl Wallace is reportedly dating a boy from her homeland. He is spotted in various of her Instagram pics, including the wedding images of one of her school friends, and then spotted with her during a beach pic in Australia. However, the details of that boy are not known yet. At first, there were rumors that Kristy was dating former AFL player and human rights activist Joel Wilkinson. But it turns out that the couple did not confirm anything, and they were not dating.

Kristy Wallace Parents

Kristly Wallace's parents are John and Geraldine Wallace and Merilyn Covery. Talking about her father John in an ESPN interview, “At a young age, he shaped me to work hard. It didn't necessarily have to be basketball. It could be anything at all. He encouraged me to work my butt off and step my game up in anything I did.”

Even her sister Nikki is active in professional basketball. She was a standout in Australian rules football and was picked up by the Brisbane Lions before the first 2017 AFLW season. Apart from Sam Nikki, Kristy Wallace has Kate, Brooke, and Milly, along with step-siblings Travis, Makaylee, and Cody as siblings.

Kristy Wallace Contract

On her first entry into the league while playing for the Atlanta Dream, Kristy Wallace inked a 3-year, $199,170 contract with the Atlanta Dream, including an average annual salary of $66,390. However, she did not play for long with the team. She was traded to the Indiana Fever on January 13, 2023, for Danielle Robinson. That's why she continued with the same contract as the Dream one since its duration was not over yet.

On May 12, 2024, the Fever squad exercised a $80,823 option for Kristy Wallace during the 2024 season. Currently, she has refused to play in the 2025 season for unexplained reasons. However, the Indiana Fever has still maintained the right to retain her.

Kristy Wallace Salary

Since Kristy Wallace is not expected to play in the 2025 season, there is no availability of salary that she is expected to receive in the upcoming season. Therefore, we have curated the salaries that Kristy Wallace has received in the past while playing in the WNBA, as per Spotrac data:

Kristy Wallace Net Worth

Kristy Wallace’s net worth is estimated at $1.0 million in 2025. She earned her expected net worth amount from WNBA contracts, WNBL salaries, and the endorsements, sponsorships that she landed with local Australian brands. Moreover, there are chances that she might have a deal with Ford, flaunting her car on her Instagram profile. However, she hasn't publicly revealed any information about them yet. The 5 feet 11 inches guard is also a program mentor for the She Hoops Leadership and Confidence Scholarship.

Kristy Wallace Career

Kristly Wallace has been a potential prospect for the WNBA who had a breakout performance in her rookie season in comparison to her present performances. As a bench performer, Wallace's points tally was not as great as her second season in the league. However, her contributions in both scoring and rebounding departments have kept her relevant in the WNBA. Today, we will explore how Kristy Wallace navigated her journey in the basketball world that started from John Paul College High School till the Indiana Fever in the WNBA league.

Kristy Wallace High School Career

Kristy Wallace went to the John Paul College high school in Australia. She earned great success as a high school baller in Australia and even clinched the two Australian school national championships under coach Peter Foster. That's how she maintained an undefeated record for both seasons in her high school. 2013 was the luckiest year for her since she earned the 2013 Female Player of the Year for Basketball Australia and Basketball Queensland.

Wallace also won the MVP of the Australian School Championships in 2013. During her high school career, she even represented the Australian junior team at an international level. Kristy won the 2013 FIBA Pacific Games as part of Australia's 19 & Under team, where she also accumulated the tournament MVP honors. Australia had also won that championship.

Kristy Wallace College Career

After her early high school training in Australia, Kristy Wallace moved to the United States to play for Baylor University. She appeared in the collegiate games while representing the Baylor Bears from 2014 to 2018. In her freshman season as a baller at Baylor, Wallace attended 32 games and started in six of those games. Her performance was so all-around that Kristy earned the Big 12 All-Freshman team honors in her rookie season in college.

In her Sophomore season, Kristy recorded double-figure points in 17 games, eventually tallying 8.1 points and 3.3 rebounds per game on the season. Moreover, her contribution to the team increased as she started in 20 of the 27 games that she played that season. At the end of her sophomore season, Wallace received the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll for the improvement that she showed.

As the junior season kicked off, Kristy focused more on playmaking and tallied 5.6 assists per game. The Baylor Bears had even made her the center of the team, making her start all 37 games. After dishing out 7.6 points, 5.6 assists, 3.9 rebounds, and 1.3 steals per game, Kristy won the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Spring 2017) and was named to the Academic All-Big 12 Second Team.

In her last year of collegiate basketball at Baylor, she even co-led the squad, but could not play more than 29 games due to a torn ACL that ended her ambitions for the rest of the season. It was her best season in terms of offensive and defensive prowess as she tallied 13.3 points and 5.0 rebounds per game. Also, Wallace dished out a career-high 27 points, seven rebounds, and four assists against Texas University in college. Here are the stats that she put up in her college as per Baylor University data:

Apart from training in her collegiate career at Baylor, Kristy also trained her basketball skills at the BA Centre of Excellence in Australia.

Kristy Wallace Professional Career

In 2018, the Atlanta Dream picked Kristy Wallace as the overall 16th pick from the second round of the draft class. However, she dropped from the team and then signed a two-year deal with the Canberra Capitals of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). Her association with Canberra could not last long since she sustained a knee injury in the fall of 2018 in Canberra.

She could not return to the court till 2021 and returned to the court while playing for the Melbourne Tigers in the NBL1 South. She got back on track after injury recovery and joined the Southside Flyers in the 2021-22 WNBL season. Eventually, she won the WNBL Sixth Woman of the Year Award. After performing well in Australia, she returned to the United States and then played for the Atlanta Dream team for a single season.

Later on, she was traded to the Indiana Fever on January 13, 2023.

Wallace also played with the Australian women's national basketball team in the 2024 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal with her team. Here are the stats that she has put up in her WNBA career, as per ESPN stats:

She declared on February 25, 2025, that she would not play during the 2025 WNBA season for the Indiana Fever team. Her team has not let go of her retaining rights yet. During the 2022-2024 season, Wallace also played for the Melbourne Boomers in WNBL.

Kristy Wallace Awards and Achievements

Most of Kristy Wallace's awards belong to her collegiate basketball career, which she sustained during her junior and senior seasons. Moreover, her stint at the WNBL conditioned her performance as a baller, and that's why when she made a return after injury, Wallace grabbed the WNBL Sixth Woman of the Year award in 2022. Moreover, she won the bronze medal with the Australian team at the Paris Olympics 2025, the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup, and the Women's Asia Cup in 2021.

She also won the gold at the FIBA Under-18 Oceania Championship in 2014 and bronze at the FIBA Under-19 World Championship in 2015 with the Australian National women's basketball team.