Marcus Walker (basketball) explained

Marcus Walker
Height Cm:183
Weight Kg:75
Birth Date:1986 8, mf=yes
Birth Place:Kansas City, Missouri
Nationality:American
High School:Archbishop O'Hara
(Kansas City, Missouri)
College:
Draft Year:2009
Draft League:NBA Development League
Draft Pick:120
Draft Round:8
Career Start:2009–2012
2017
Career End:2018
Career Number:4, 10, 12, 13
Career Position:Point guard
Years1:2010–2011
Team1:KR
Years2:2011–2012
Team2:BC Goverla
Years3:2017
Team3:KR-b
Years4:2018
Team4:KR
Highlights:

Marcus Walker (born August 22, 1986) is an American former professional basketball player. He led KR to the Icelandic championship[1] and Icelandic Basketball Cup in 2011, and was named both the Úrvalsdeild Foreign Player of the year and the Úrvalsdeild Playoffs MVP.[2]

College

Walker joined Nebraska University in 2005 but left the school after one season, citing his desire to play in a more up-tempo offense.[3] He played for Indian Hills during the 2006–2007 season[4] before finishing his college career with Colorado State in 2009.[5]

Professional career

On November 1, 2009 Walker was selected 120th overall in the draft by the Iowa Energy of the NBA D-League.[6]

In October 2010, Walker signed with KR of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla.[7] After a slow start, he ended by leading the league in scoring after averaging 23.2 points per game.[8] In the playoffs, Walker helped KR to win the national championship with a dominant playoff performance.[9] [10] [11] Walker averaged 32.5 points, made 67 percent of his three point shots 67 (14 of 21) and only had 2 turnovers in his 143 minutes in the finals series, where KR beat Stjarnan 3-1. He also set a new Úrvalsdeild playoff record by scoring 332 points in his 11 playoff games, breaking Damon Johnson's twelve year old record for most points scored in the playoffs.[12] [13]

Walker spent the 2011–2012 season with BC Goverla. For the season he averaged in the 14.0 points per game in the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague and 12.2 points per game in the FIBA EuroChallenge.[14]

In July 2012, Walker signed with Basket Barcellona of the Italian Serie A2.[14] [15] He was however released in September[16] after physical tests revealed he was suffering from an enlarged heart.[17] [18]

Walker came out of retirement in October 2017 when he joined KR's B-team to play with them in the Final 16 round of the Icelandic Basketball Cup.[19] [20] On November 3, Walker scored 42 points for KR-b in a 100-108 loss against Breiðablik in the cup.[21] On April 14, it was announced that Walker had been called up to KR's A-team for the rest of the 2018 Úrvalsdeild playoffs due to injuries to Jón Arnór Stefánsson.[22] In his first game, he scored 6 points in KR's semi-finals victory against Haukar.[18] On April 28, Walker won his second Icelandic championship after KR defeated Tindastóll in the Úrvalsdeild finals.[23] [24]

Honours

Iceland

Club

2011

Individual

2011

2011

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Elskar Ísland. 31 October 2017. Monitor. Morgunblaðið. 28 April 2011. 4. Icelandic.
  2. News: Walker valinn sá besti. 31 October 2017. Morgunblaðið. 19 April 2011. Icelandic.
  3. News: Marcus Walker looks at leaving NU. 31 October 2017. Lincoln Journal Star. 16 May 2006.
  4. Web site: 2006-07 - NJCAA Stats - NJCAA. njcaa.org. 31 October 2017.
  5. News: Walker's 43 points leads Colorado St. over Tennessee St.. 31 October 2017. The Denver Post. 17 November 2007.
  6. Web site: 2009 NBA D-League Draft Results . NBA Media Ventures, LLC . Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. . November 5, 2009 . November 12, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101118173714/http://www.nba.com/dleague/draft_board_2009.html . 18 November 2010 . dead .
  7. News: KR samdi við Walker. 31 October 2017. Morgunblaðið. 2 October 2010. Icelandic.
  8. Web site: Úrvalsdeild karla Iceland Express-deildin (2011 Tímabil) . kki.is . . 23 August 2018 . Icelandic.
  9. News: Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson. Marcus Walker með 21,7 stig að meðaltali í seinni hálfleik. 31 October 2017. Vísir.is. 30 March 2011. Icelandic.
  10. News: Eiríkur Stefán Ásgeirsson. Marcus Walker: Mamma er besti vinur minn. 31 October 2017. Vísir.is. 19 April 2011. Icelandic.
  11. News: Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson. Walker: Vil að mótherjarnir hræðist mig. 31 October 2017. Vísir.is. 30 March 2011. Icelandic.
  12. News: Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson. Marcus tók stigametið af Damon. 31 October 2017. Vísir.is. 12 April 2011. Icelandic.
  13. News: Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson. KR átti fjóra bestu leikmenn úrslitaeinvígisins. 31 October 2017. Vísir.is. 20 April 2011. Icelandic.
  14. News: Sigma Barcellona officially tabs Marcus Walker. 31 October 2017. sportando.com. 17 July 2012.
  15. News: Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson. Marcus Walker fékk sér KR-húðflúr á öxlina. 31 October 2017. Vísir.is. 27 August 2012. Icelandic.
  16. News: E. Carchia. Sigma Barcellona waives Marcus Walker. 31 October 2017. sportando.com. 4 September 2012.
  17. News: Barcellona, heart problem for Marcus Walker?. 31 October 2017. sportando.com. 1 September 2012.
  18. News: Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir. Var sagt hann myndi aldrei spila aftur en berst nú um titil með KR. 19 April 2018. Vísir.is. 19 April 2018. Icelandic.
  19. News: Henry Birgir Gunnarsson. Walker snýr aftur til þess að spila með KR bumbunni. 31 October 2017. Vísir.is. 31 October 2017. Icelandic.
  20. News: Walker sýnir listir sínar á ný með KR. 31 October 2017. Morgunblaðið. 31 October 2017. Icelandic.
  21. News: Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson. Marcus Walker hefur engu gleymt. 3 November 2017. Vísir.is. 3 November 2017. Icelandic.
  22. News: Henry Birgir Gunnarsson. Marcus Walker klárar úrslitakeppnina með KR. 14 April 2018. Vísir.is. 14 April 2018. Icelandic.
  23. News: Kristján Jónsson. KR meistari fimmta árið í röð. 28 April 2018. Morgunblaðið. 28 April 2018. Icelandic.
  24. News: Anton Ingi Leifsson. Walker hjálpar heimilislausum og krökkum sem eiga undir högg að sækja. 30 April 2018. Vísir.is. 30 April 2018. Icelandic.

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