Kenny Walker (basketball)
Walker at an autograph signing in 2012 | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | August 18, 1964 Roberta, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Crawford County (Roberta, Georgia) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Kentucky (1982–1986) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1986: 1st round, 5th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Drafted by | New York Knicks | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1986–1997 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Small forward | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 34, 7, 15 | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 1986–1991 | New York Knicks | ||||||||||||||
| 1991–1992 | Granollers | ||||||||||||||
| 1993 | Teamsystem Fabriano | ||||||||||||||
| 1993 | Cáceres | ||||||||||||||
| 1993–1995 | Washington Bullets | ||||||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | Isuzu Motors Lynx Gigacats / Isuzu Gigacats | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights | |||||||||||||||
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| Career NBA statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Points | 3,128 (7.0 ppg) | ||||||||||||||
| Rebounds | 1,793 (4.0 rpg) | ||||||||||||||
| Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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Kenneth Walker (born August 18, 1964) is an American former professional basketball player. He played primarily for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "Sky" Walker, he won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest in 1989. He is currently a radio host for WVLK in Lexington, Kentucky.
Walker played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats. He was a first-team consensus All-American as a senior in 1986, and twice he was named the player of the year in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). He was selected by the Knicks in the first round of the 1986 NBA draft with the fifth overall pick.