| Jamall Walker | |
| Current Title: | Assistant coach |
| Current Team: | Ohio State |
| Current Conference: | Big Ten |
| Birth Date: | 7 August 1977 |
| Birth Place: | Wichita, Kansas, U.S. |
| Player Years1: | 1996–1999 |
| Player Team1: | Saint Louis |
| Player Positions: | Point guard |
| Coach Years1: | 2000 |
| Coach Team1: | Alton HS (assistant) |
| Coach Years2: | 2001–2002 |
| Coach Team2: | F. L. Schlagle HS (assistant) |
| Coach Years3: | 2002–2004 |
| Coach Team3: | Redlands CC (assistant) |
| Coach Years4: | 2004–2006 |
| Coach Team4: | Ball State (assistant) |
| Coach Years5: | 2006–2007 |
| Coach Team5: | Saint Louis (assistant) |
| Coach Years6: | 2007–2008 |
| Coach Team6: | Murray State (assistant) |
| Coach Years7: | 2008–2009 |
| Coach Team7: | Ohio (assistant) |
| Admin Years1: | 2009–2010 |
| Admin Team1: | Arizona (DBO) |
| Coach Years8: | 2010–2012 |
| Coach Team8: | Ohio (assistant) |
| Coach Years9: | 2012–2019 |
| Coach Team9: | Illinois (assistant) |
| Coach Years10: | 2017 |
| Coach Team10: | Illinois (Interim HC) |
| Coach Years11: | 2019–2020 |
| Coach Team11: | Illinois (Assistant to the HC) |
| Coach Years12: | 2020–2024 |
| Coach Team12: | Grand Canyon (assistant) |
| Coach Years13: | 2024–present |
| Coach Team13: | Ohio State (assistant) |
| Overall Record: | 2–1 |
| Tournament Record: | 2–1 (NIT) |
| Championships: | As Assistant Coach:
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| Awards: | As a player
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Jamall Walker (born August 7, 1977)[1] is an American basketball coach who is an assistant coach at Ohio State University.
A native of Wichita, Kansas, Walker graduated from Wichita South High School. As a high school senior in 1995, Walker was named Kansas Gatorade Player of the Year.[2]
After graduating from high school Walker played for head coach Charlie Spoonhour at Saint Louis and started 73 games for the Billikens.[3] Alongside future NBA lottery pick Larry Hughes, Walker helped the Billikens reach the second round of the 1998 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament before losing to eventual national champions Kentucky Wildcats.[3] Instead of attempting a professional basketball career overseas, Walker decided to go into coaching after his collegiate career.[4]
Walker's coaching career began as a varsity assistant at Alton High School in the Metro East area of Illinois during the 2000 season before serving in the same position at F. L. Schlagle High School in Kansas City, Kansas from 2001 to 2002.[3] [4] From 2003 to 2004 Walker spent two seasons as an assistant coach at Redlands Community College in El Reno, Oklahoma. During his two seasons, Redlands went 67–5 and was the 2004 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I national runner-up.[5] Walker later moved to work as an assistant coach at Ball State under Tim Buckley for two seasons.[5] Over the next four seasons from 2007 to 2010 Walker spent a single season with the following programs: Saint Louis under Brad Soderberg, Murray State under Billy Kennedy, Ohio under John Groce, and with Arizona as the director of basketball operations under Sean Miller.[3] [6] After a season with Arizona, Walker returned to Ohio for two more seasons with John Groce.
In 2012, Walker became an assistant at Illinois following Groce, who was hired as Illinois' head coach. Walker was named interim head coach after Groce was fired March 11, 2017, and Walker lead the Illini to a 2–1 record in the 2017 National Invitation Tournament.[7] After Illinois hired head coach Brad Underwood, Walker was retained as an assistant coach.[7] Walker was demoted to Assistant to the Head Coach for the 2019–20 season, his final season with the Illini.[8]
Walker left the Illini following the season to join the coaching staff at Grand Canyon.[9]
Walker was named an assistant coach at Ohio State University on April 10, 2024.[10]
†Walker was interim head coach for Illinois during 2017 NIT