Joe Wallace joined San José State men’s basketball as the director of operations in the summer of 2015. Wallace oversees team travel, while assisting with day-to-day opponent scouting and coaching.
Wallace joined the Spartans after spending the 2013-14 season as an assistant coach at the College of Charleston. He was the director of basketball operations for one season prior to being promoted to an assistant coach for the Cougars.
As an assistant, Wallace organized on-campus recruiting trips, completed scouting reports of opponents and helped transition the program into its inaugural season into the Colonial Athletic Association.
Prior to his time at the College of Charleston, Wallace spent six seasons at the University of Tulsa. He was the director of player development and graduate manager from 2006 through 2009, before becoming the director of basketball operations from 2010 through 2012. With Wallace on staff, the Golden Hurricane were CBI champions in 2008 and twice played in the NIT postseason tournament in 2009 and 2010.
Wallace received his degree in social science education in 2005 from West Liberty University in West Liberty, W. Va., where he was a two-year football letterwinner.
Joe and his wife Cory currently live in San Jose, Calif.