member of the '93–94 squad from the outset, a team that was ranked 20th entering the season. Wallace again started every game for the Orange and averaged 15.0 points and 9.0 rebounds per game. Entering the 1994 Big East tournament, Syracuse was ranked 13th in the country and 2nd in the Big East, behind a Connecticut team led by freshman guard Ray Allen and first-team All-American forward Donyell Marshall. In spite of a 30-point performance from junior shooting guard Lawrence Moten, Syracuse was bounced from the tournament in the first round by Seton Hall, losing 81–80 in overtime. Syracuse headed to the NCAA Tournament as the 4th seed in the West region. The team advanced to the Sweet Sixteen where they would fall to the region's top seeded Missouri Tigers 98–88 in overtime. Wallace had a disappointing game, scoring only six points on 2–8 shooting from the field, a performance that served as offseason motivation heading into his junior year. Junior year at Syracuse (1994–95) Syracuse entered the '94–95 season as the 8th-ranked team in America, before suffering a shocking 110–104 Preseason NIT overtime loss to George Washington in their first game. The Orange subsequently rattled off 14 consecutive wins and ultimately finished the regular season with a record of 21–8. The 1995 Big East tournament would end with another first round overtime loss, this time to Providence by a score of 71–69. Syracuse headed to the NCAA Tournament as the 7th seed in the Midwest region. After narrowly defeating Southern Illinois 96–92 in the First Round, the Orange faced off against Corliss Williamson, Scotty Thurman and the defending NCAA Champion Arkansas Razorbacks in the Second Round. In the game, Wallace led all scorers with 29 points on 9–12 shooting from the field. Senior guard Lawrence Moten – who had passed Derrick Coleman as Syracuse's all-time leading scorer and passed Terry Dehere as the Big East's all-time leading scorer earlier that season – would score 21. But the Orange fell in overtime 96–94. Arkansas would advance to the NCAA Final yet again, this time losing to the Tournament's Most Outstanding Player, Ed O'Bannon, and the UCLA Bruins. Senior year at Syracuse (1995–96) Though Wallace was projected to be a top-15 selection in the 1995 NBA draft following his junior year, he opted to return to Syracuse as the team's bona fide leader. The Orange began the '95–96 season unranked, but