Darrell Walker

Darrell Walker

Personal information
Born	(1961-03-09) 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	Arkansas – Fort Smith (1979–1980) Arkansas (1980–1983)
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 (CBA)
2000	Washington Wizards
2000	Washington Mystics
2004–2008	New Orleans Hornets (assistant)
2008–2011	Detroit Pistons (assistant)
2012–2014	New York Knicks (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
NBA champion (1993) NBA All-Rookie First Team (1984) Consensus second-team All-American (1983) First-team All-SWC (1983)
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

Darrell Walker (born March 9, 1961) is an American professional basketball coach and retired player. At 6'4" (1.93 m) and 180 lb (82 kg), he played as a guard. He attended Chicago's Corliss High School.

After playing college basketball at Westark Community College 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.

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 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.

Team	Year	Regular Season					Post Season
		Games	Won	Lost	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Win %	Result
TOR	96/97	82	30	52	.366	8th in Central Division	–	–	–	–
TOR	97/98	49	11	38	.224	8th in Central Division	–	–	–	–
	Total	131	41	90	.313		–	–	–	–
WAS	99/00	38	15	23	.395	–	–	–	–	–
Total		169	56	113	.331		–	–	–	–

External links

• Basketball-Reference.com: Darrell Walker (as player)
• Basketball-Reference.com: Darrell Walker (as coach)