Erving Walker
File:Erving Walker - Veroli Basket 2013 06.JPG
Walker with Prima Veroli in February 2013.
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No. 11 – Tüyap Büyükçekmece | |
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Position | Point guard |
League | Turkish Basketball League |
Personal information | |
Born | Brooklyn, New York |
January 17, 1990
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Listed weight | 176 lb (80 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Christ the King (Queens, New York) |
College | Florida (2008–2012) |
NBA draft | 2012 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2012–present |
Career history | |
2012–2013 | Prima Veroli |
2013–2014 | Stelmet Zielona Góra |
2014 | Élan Chalon |
2014–2015 | JDA Dijon Basket |
2015–present | Tüyap Büyükçekmece |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Erving Walker (born January 17, 1990) is an American professional basketball player who plays for Tüyap Büyükçekmece of the Turkish Basketball League (TBL). Standing at 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m), he plays at the point guard position.
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High school career
During his sophomore season in Christ the king High school New York 2006 Walker was named to the 2006 1st annual Boost mobile elite 24.
College career
Erving played basketball for the Florida gators basketball team from 2008-2012 as a point guard wearing number 11. He was named to the 2012 All-SEC Second team during his senior season. He is still the holds the all-time leading assists record at Florida (547) and is still the fourth scoring leader (1,777 points).
During his senior season the gators lost to Louisville in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament
Walker averaged 12.1 points, 4.7 assists and 2.8 rebounds in his senior year at Florida
In 2012, "Walker was charged with petit theft and resisting an officer without violence at 1 a.m. ET March 30 after Gainesville Police Department officers apprehended him following a foot chase that also involved several police cars." "Judge Walter M. Green withheld adjudication and ordered Walker to pay the fine by Sept. 27. The state dropped an additional misdemeanor charge of resisting arrest without violence as part of the agreement." [1] [2] [3]
Professional career
After going undrafted in the 2012 NBA draft, he signed with Prima Veroli of the Italian Second Division in the summer of 2012.[4] He played 20 games, averaging 17.9 points and 3.6 assists per game.[5]
In October 2013, after passing a tryout period, he signed a one-year deal with Stelmet Zielona Góra.[6] He parted ways with them on January 28, 2014.[7] On February 5, 2014, he signed with Élan Chalon for the rest of the 2013–14 season.[8]
On June 23, 2014, he signed with JDA Dijon Basket for the 2014–15 season.[9] Over 37 French League games played, he averaged 17.6 points, 6.1 assists and 3.1 rebounds per game on 41% shooting from the field. However, Dijon finished in 10th place not being able to make playoffs.
On July 8, 2015, he signed a one-year contract with Tüyap Büyükçekmece of the Turkish Basketball League.[10]
Career statistics
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GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | ||
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage | ||
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | ||
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance Index Rating | ||
Bold | Career high |
Note: The Euroleague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.
Euroleague
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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2013–14 | Zielona Góra | 10 | 0 | 13.1 | .377 | .214 | .857 | 1.1 | 1.5 | .0 | .0 | 5.8 | 4.8 |
Career | 10 | 0 | 13.1 | .377 | .214 | .857 | 1.1 | 1.5 | .0 | .0 | 5.8 | 4.8 |
Personal Life
Erving has recently featured in a YouTube series on Grit Media [11] in a series called deployed. This also features other basketball players including Romeo Travis and Josh Childress
References
- ↑ http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7832384/ex-florida-gators-player-erving-walker-ordered-pay-301-stolen-3-taco
- ↑ http://www.gainesville.com/article/20120330/articles/120339965
- ↑ http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012-03-30/sports/os-florida-erving-walker-arrested-0330-20120330_1_taco-street-vendor-petty-theft
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- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcjb3EvALwo4iu9udRQz8FvboOkbhgg_P
External links
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- Living people
- African-American basketball players
- American expatriate basketball people in France
- American expatriate basketball people in Italy
- American expatriate basketball people in Poland
- American expatriate basketball people in Turkey
- Basketball players from New York
- Basket Zielona Góra players
- Elan Chalon players
- Florida Gators men's basketball players
- JDA Dijon Basket players
- Point guards
- Sportspeople from Brooklyn