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PRO CAREER
Selected by the Bobcats with the ninth overall pick in the 2011 NBA Draft.
COLLEGE
Played three seasons at the University of Connecticut, averaging 16.1 points, 4.4 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.7 steals in 111 career games… Led the
Huskies to the 2011 NCAA Championship and earned Final Four Most Outstanding Player honors after averaging 23.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 5.6 assists
in six NCAA Tournament Games… As a junior in 2010-11, earned Consensus First Team All-America honors after averaging 23.5 points, 5.4 rebounds,
4.5 assists and 1.9 steals in 37.6 minutes in 41 games played… Received the Bob Cousy Award as the nation’s top point guard… Was one of only two
players in the nation to average at least 20 points, five rebounds and four assists… Named First Team All-Big East… Named Big East Tournament Most
Outstanding Player after setting a new tournament record with 130 points in five games… Set UConn single-season records with 965 points, 316 field
goals, 258 free throws and 1,543 minutes played… Ranked fourth nationally and second in the Big East in scoring… Led the Big East in minutes played,
ranked third in steals, ranked eighth in assists and ranked ninth in both free-throw percentage and assist-to-turnover ratio… Scored in double figures in
40 of 41 games, tallying 20 points or more 27 times, including a school-record 11 games of 30 points or more… Scored a career-high 42 points on Nov.
17 against Vermont, tying an XL Center record… Recorded his first career triple-double with 24 points, a career-high 13 rebounds and 10 assists on Dec.
3 against UMBC… As a sophomore in 2009-10, averaged 14.6 points, 5.1 assists, 4.3 rebounds and 2.1 steals in 35.3 minutes per game… Named Third
Team All-Big East and to the NIT All-Tournament Team… Led the Big East in steals, ranked second in assists and ranked seventh in minutes played…
Scored in double figures in 27 of 34 games, including five games with 20 points or more, and tallied three double-doubles… As a freshman in 2008-09,
averaged 8.9 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.1 steals in 25.2 minutes per game… Named to the Big East All-Rookie Team… Scored in double
figures 11 times, including four games of 20 points or more… Named to the West Region All-Tournament Team during the NCAA Tournament after scoring
a game-high 23 points in the Elite Eight win over Missouri.
PERSONAL
Full name is Kemba Hudley Walker… The son of Paul and Andrea Walker... Has three siblings, Sharifa Nesbitt, Akil Nesbitt and Keya Edwards… Majored
in sociology at the University of Connecticut… During the summer of 2010, was one of 10 collegiate athletes named to the USA Select Team that trained
with the U.S. National Team from August 10-13 in preparation for the 2010 FIBA World Championships..
REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS
PLAYERS
FIELD GOALS FREE THROwS REbOUNDS AvERAGES
YR TEAM GP MIN FGM-FGA PCT 3FGM-3FGA PCT. FTM-FTA PCT. OR-DR TOT AST STL bS TO PTS RPG APG PPG
08-09 CONN 36 907 110-234 .470 13-48 .271 88-123 .715 31-94 125 104 38 6 66 321 3.5 2.9 8.9
09-10 CONN 34 1199 152-377 .403 38-112 .339 155-202 .767 32-113 145 172 70 15 99 497 4.3 5.1 14.6
10-11 CONN 41 1543 316-739 .428 75-227 .330 258-315 .819 53-170 223 184 77 7 93 965 5.4 4.5 23.5
TOTALS 111 3649 578-1350 .428 126-387 .326 501-640 .783 116-377 493 460 185 28 258 1783 4.4 4.1 16.1
Personal Fouls-DQ: 2008-09, 56-1; 2009-10, 59-1; 2010-11, 56-0. Totals: 171-2..
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