Darrell Walker
Darrell Walker (born March 9, 1961) is an American professional basketball coach and retired player. He is currently head men's coach at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. At 6'4" (1.93 m) and 180 lb (82 kg), he played as a guard. He attended Chicago's Corliss High School.
 Walker in 2013 | |
| Little Rock Trojans | |
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| Position | Head coach |
| League | Sun Belt Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | March 9, 1961 Chicago, Illinois |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Corliss (Chicago, Illinois) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 1983 / Round: 1 / Pick: 12th overall |
| Selected by the New York Knicks | |
| Playing career | 1983–1993 |
| Position | Guard |
| Number | 4, 5, 20 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1983–1986 | New York Knicks |
| 1986–1987 | Denver Nuggets |
| 1988–1991 | Washington Bullets |
| 1992 | Detroit Pistons |
| 1993 | Chicago Bulls |
| As coach: | |
| 1995–1996 | Toronto Raptors (assistant) |
| 1996–1998 | Toronto Raptors |
| 1999–2000 | Rockford Lightning |
| 2000 | Washington Wizards |
| 2000 | Washington Mystics |
| 2004–2008 | New Orleans Hornets (assistant) |
| 2008–2011 | Detroit Pistons (assistant) |
| 2012–2014 | New York Knicks (assistant) |
| 2016–2018 | Clark Atlanta |
| 2018–present | Little Rock |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career statistics | |
| Points | 6,389 (8.9 ppg) |
| Assists | 3,276 (4.6 apg) |
| Steals | 1,090 (1.5 spg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Playing career
After playing college basketball at Westark Community College (now the University of Arkansas–Fort Smith) and the University of Arkansas, Walker 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 assists 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 assists per game. He won an NBA title 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[1] 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. He remained in Washington as director of player personnel and later head scout before joining the Hornets as assistant coach.
In March 2012, Walker became an assistant coach with the New York Knicks, where he was on staff until 2014.[2]
Walker was named the head coach at Clark Atlanta University in 2016.[3] 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.[4]
Head coaching record
NBA
| Regular season | G | Games coached | W | Games won | L | Games lost | W–L % | Win–loss % |
| Playoffs | PG | Playoff games | PW | Playoff wins | PL | Playoff losses | PW–L % | Playoff win–loss % |
| Team | Year | G | W | L | W–L% | Finish | PG | PW | PL | PW–L% | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 1996–97 | 82 | 30 | 52 | .366 | 8th in Central | – | – | – | – | Missed Playoffs |
| Toronto | 1997–98 | 49 | 11 | 38 | .224 | (fired) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Washington | 1999–2000 | 38 | 15 | 23 | .395 | (interim) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Career | 169 | 56 | 113 | .331 | – | – | – | – |
College
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Clark Atlanta Panthers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2016–2018) | |||||||||
| 2016–17 | Clark Atlanta | 21–12 | 12–6 | 2nd (East) | NCAA Division II First Round | ||||
| 2017–18 | Clark Atlanta | 24–6 | 16–3 | 2nd (East) | NCAA Division II First Round | ||||
| Clark Atlanta: | 45–18 (.714) | 28–8 (.778) | |||||||
| Little Rock Trojans (Sun Belt Conference) (2018–present) | |||||||||
| 2018–19 | Little Rock | 10–21 | 5–13 | T–11th | |||||
| 2019–20 | Little Rock | 21–10 | 15–5 | 1st | No postseason held | ||||
| Little Rock: | 31–31 (.500) | 20–18 (.526) | |||||||
| Total: | 76–49 (.608) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- "Washington fires head coach Gar Heard". CNN. January 31, 2000.
- "Jim Todd, Darrell Walker join Knicks interim coach Mike Woodson's staff as assistants". Associated Press. March 17, 2012. Archived from the original on February 1, 2019. Retrieved March 17, 2012.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 26, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Darrell Walker Named Head Men's Basketball Coach". lrtrojans.com. March 27, 2018.