Wally Walker
Walker with the Portland Trail Blazers in 1976 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 18, 1954 Millersville, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 191 lb (87 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Penn Manor (Millersville, Pennsylvania) |
| College | Virginia (1972–1976) |
| NBA draft | 1976: 1st round, 5th overall pick |
| Drafted by | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Playing career | 1976–1985 |
| Position | Small forward |
| Number | 42 |
| Career history | |
| 1976–1977 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 1977–1982 | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 1982–1984 | Houston Rockets |
| 1984–1985 | Simac Milano |
| Career highlights | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 3,968 (7.0 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 1,759 (3.1 rpg) |
| Assists | 844 (1.5 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Walter Frederick Walker (born July 18, 1954) is an American former professional basketball player. He is best known for his National Basketball Association (NBA) career – both as a player and as a front office executive for the Seattle SuperSonics. He was the No. 5 overall pick of the 1976 NBA draft: selected one pick ahead of Adrian Dantley, and three before Robert Parish. He was a part of all three NBA Western Conference Championships for the Seattle SuperSonics: as a player in the 1978 NBA playoffs and 1979 NBA playoffs, and as President and General Manager of the SuperSonics in the 1996 NBA playoffs.
Today he is the Deputy Athletics Director of the Virginia Cavaliers.