Kemba Walker
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Walker with the Hornets in 2016
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| No. 15 – Charlotte Hornets | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||
| League | NBA | ||||||||||||
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May 8, 1990 Bronx, New York |
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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 184 lb (83 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Rice (New York City, New York) | ||||||||||||
| College | Connecticut (2008–2011) | ||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2011 / Round: 1 / Pick: 9th overall | ||||||||||||
| Selected by the Charlotte Bobcats | |||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2011–present | ||||||||||||
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| 2011–present | Charlotte Bobcats / Hornets | ||||||||||||
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| Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||||||
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Kemba Hudley Walker (born May 8, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Walker was drafted ninth overall by the Charlotte Bobcats in the 2011 NBA draft. Walker grew up in The Bronx, New York, and graduated from Rice High School in 2008. Walker played college basketball for the Connecticut men's basketball team. In the 2010–11 season, Walker was unanimously selected for the All-Big East first team, Walker was the second-leading college basketball scorer in the United States and led the Huskies to the 2011 Big East championship and 2011 NCAA championship and was named as the tournament's most outstanding player for both championships.
Walker attended Rice High School in Harlem, New York. In his junior year, Walker played against Simeon Career Academy and senior guard Derrick Rose in Madison Square Garden in a 53–51 win. During Walker's senior year he averaged 18.2 points per game and 5.3 assists per game, earning him a spot on the prestigious McDonald's All-American Team. Walker played for the New York Gauchos AAU basketball program with fellow Big East players Jordan Theodore, Darryl "Truck" Bryant, Devin Hill, and Danny Jennings. The team went on to finish #1 in the nation.
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