Wallace missed the 2010-11 season after suffering a severe left leg injury during a preseason workout. During the 2009-10 season, the 6'7", 233-pound forward appeared in 24 games, including 19 starts, averaging 6.3 points and 4.9 rebounds per game to finish fourth on the team in scoring average and second in rebounding. Wallace scored a career-high 16 points against Detroit and grabbed a career-high nine rebounds in games against Alabama State and St. John's.
Before transferring to DePaul and sitting out the 2008-09 campaign, Wallace started his collegiate career in 2007-08 at Ohio State, where he averaged 1.8 points and 1.3 rebounds per game in 15 appearances for the Buckeyes. He posted season highs of 10 points and eight rebounds in 16 minutes of action against Iowa.
"Eric is one of the most explosive athletes in the country. He will be an impact player that will provide leadership and production in a variety of areas. We are thrilled he has chosen to join our program," Dollar said.
Wallace averaged 14 points and eight rebounds per game at Hargrave Military Academy in 2006-07 after averaging 22 points, 10 rebounds, three steals, and two blocks per game as a junior at Robert B. Glenn High School in Winston-Salem, N.C. He earned his bachelor's degree in DePaul's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and will be enrolling in graduate school at Seattle University.
The Seattle University men's basketball team will compete as an independent in 2011-12 before joining the Western Athletic Conference July 1, 2012.