Jump to content

Al Walker

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Al Walker
Biographical details
Born (1959-03-19) March 19, 1959 (age 65)
Queens, New York, U.S.
Playing career
1978–1981Brockport
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1988–1993Colorado College
1993–1996Cornell
1996–2000Chaminade
2000–2007Binghamton
2012–2013Buffalo (assistant, women's)
Head coaching record
Overall234–279
Medal record
Maccabiah Games
Gold medal – first place 1981 Israel Men's basketball

Al Walker (born March 19, 1959) is an American former basketball coach. He currently is a pro personnel scout for the Detroit Pistons of the NBA, a position he'd held since 2015.[1][2] He played college basketball for the Brockport Golden Eagles, won a gold medal with Team USA in the 1981 Maccabiah Games in Israel, and played one year of pro basketball in Israel. He served as the head coach for the Colorado College, Cornell University, Chaminade University of Honolulu and Binghamton University men's basketball teams.

Biography

[edit]

Playing career

[edit]

Walker played college basketball from 1978 to 1981 for the Brockport Golden Eagles.[3] He earned honorable mention on the Small College All-American team.[4] At Brockport, in 2012 he ranked fifth all-time in rebounds (706; 2nd at the time of his graduation) and 20th in scoring (856), while playing only three seasons.[5]

He graduated magna cum laude with a BS in physical education from Brockport State College in 1981, and earned a masters in sports psychology from UNC-Chapel Hill.[3][6]

Walker is Jewish, and played basketball for Team USA in the 1981 Maccabiah Games in Israel, winning a gold medal with David Blatt, Danny Schayes (the first round draft pick of the NBA's Utah Jazz), and Willie Sims.[3][7][8] In 1982 he then played one year of pro basketball in Israel.[4]

Coaching career

[edit]

Walker served as the head coach for the Colorado College, Cornell, Chaminade and Binghamton men's basketball teams.[9] Walker was also an advance scout for the Orlando Magic for five seasons until 2012, and an assistant for the University of Buffalo women's basketball team from 2012 to 2013.[10][11] From 2013 to 2015, he returned to Colorado College where he worked in the Major Gifts office.[12]

Head coaching record

[edit]
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Colorado College Tigers () (1988–1993)
1988–89 Colorado College 7–19
1989–90 Colorado College 13–12
1990–91 Colorado College 10–16
1991–92 Colorado College 22–5 NCAA Division III Second Round
1992–93 Colorado College 17–8
Colorado College: 69–60
Cornell Big Red (Ivy League) (1993–1996)
1993–94 Cornell 8–18 3–11 8th
1994–95 Cornell 9–17 4–10 6th
1995–96 Cornell 10–16 5–9 5th
Cornell: 27–51 12–30
Chaminade Silverswords (Pacific West Conference) (1996–2000)
1996–97 Chaminade 8–19 4–8 5th
1997–98 Chaminade 12–14 6–6 4th
1998–99 Chaminade 13–14 7–7 3rd
1999–00 Chaminade 13–13 7–7 5th
Chaminade: 46–60 24–28
Binghamton Bearcats (Independent) (2000–2001)
2000–01 Binghamton 14–14
Binghamton Bearcats (America East Conference) (2001–2007)
2001–02 Binghamton 9–19 6–10 6th
2002–03 Binghamton 14–13 9–7 4th
2003–04 Binghamton 14–16 10–8 5th
2004–05 Binghamton 12–17 8–10 5th
2005–06 Binghamton 16–13 12–4 2nd
2006–07 Binghamton 13–16 6–10 6th
Binghamton: 92–108 51–49
Total: 234–279

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Detroit Pistons Leadership NBA Archived December 26, 2018, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "George David resigns, Pistons hire Al Walker and Art Luptowski". July 1, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c Blaustein, Esther (July 5, 1981). "Sports; COACH SET FOR ISRAELI GAMES". The New York Times.
  4. ^ a b "Honolulu Star-Bulletin Sports". starbulletin.com.
  5. ^ "Al Walker Named To Women's Basketball Coaching Staff". July 19, 2012 – via buffalo.prestosports.com. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. ^ "2006-07 Cornell Men's Basketball Media Guide by Jeremy Hartigan". issuu.com.
  7. ^ Goldaper, Sam (June 23, 1981). "Basketball Talent On Stage at Xavier; Xavier Provides a Basketball Showcase". The New York Times.
  8. ^ "Danny Schayes Appointed As A Member of the Basketball Staff For The 2018 International Maccabi Youth Games".
  9. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 11, 2011. Retrieved June 22, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ^ "2010-11 Orlando Magic Media Guide". Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
  11. ^ "Al Walker Named To Women's Basketball Coaching Staff". Buffalo. July 19, 2012. Archived from the original on March 14, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
  12. ^ "New Employees Archive • Human Resources Colorado College". www.coloradocollege.edu. Archived from the original on May 2, 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2019.


Flag of United StatesBiography icon

This biographical article relating to a United States basketball coach is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Al_Walker&oldid=1258894251"