Darrell Walker Biography
Darrell Walker (born March 9, 1961) is an American college basketball coach and retired professional player. He is currently head men's coach at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Walker played in National Basketball *ociation (NBA) for 10 seasons, winning an NBA championship with the Chicago Bulls in 1993. He played college basketball for Westark Community College and the Arkansas Razorbacks.
Playing career
After graduating from Chicago's Corliss High School, Walker played college basketball at Westark Community College (now the University of Arkansas–Fort Smith) and the University of Arkansas. He was selected by the New York Knicks with the 12th pick in the first round of the 1983 NBA draft. Over a ten-year career, he played for five teams—the Knicks, the Denver Nuggets, the Washington Bullets, the Detroit Pistons, and the Chicago Bulls. Walker is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.
Walker was selected to the 1984 NBA All-Rookie team, and was among the league leaders during his career in *ists and steals. His best season was in 1989–90 with the Washington Bullets when he averaged 9.5 points, 8.8 rebounds and 8.0 *ists per game. He won an NBA *le with the Chicago Bulls in his final season.
Coaching career
Walker has served as head coach for two different teams—the Toronto Raptors and the Washington Wizards. He was the Raptors' second coach, following Brendan Malone, and led the team for a season and a half. In 2000, he replaced the fired Gar Heard in Washington for half a season (the first coaching "call-up" in history, having previously been the coach of the Rockford Lightning of the CBA), but was then replaced by Leonard Hamilton the next year. Later that same year, he was named the interim head coach of the Washington Mystics of the WNBA, replacing Nancy Darsch who resigned during the season. He remained in Washington as director of player personnel and later head scout before joining the Hornets as *istant coach.
In March 2012, Walker became an *istant coach with the New York Knicks, where he was on staff until 2014.
Walker was named the head coach at Clark Atlanta University in 2016. In two seasons with the Panthers, Walker guided the team to a 45–18 overall record a SIAC conference tournament championship, and two appearances in the NCAA Division II tournament.
On March 27, 2018, Walker was named the head men's basketball coach at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
Career playing statistics
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Regular season
Playoffs
Head coaching record
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WNBA
College
References
External links
- Basketball-Reference.com: Darrell Walker (as player)
- Basketball-Reference.com: Darrell Walker (as NBA coach)
- Basketball-Reference.com: Darrell Walker (as WNBA coach)
