Darrell Walker (born March 9, 1961) is an American

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coach and retired professional player. He is currently head men's coach at the

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. Walker played in

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(NBA) for 10 seasons, winning an NBA championship with the

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1993 The United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly of the United Nations designated 1993 as: * International Year for the World's Indigenous People The year 1993 in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands had only 364 days, since its ...

. He played

for Westark Community College and the

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Playing career

After graduating from

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's Corliss High School, Walker played

at Westark Community College (now the University of Arkansas–Fort Smith) and the

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. He was selected by the

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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

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, the

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, the

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, and the

. Walker is a member of

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fraternity. Walker was selected to the

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...

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.

Coaching career

Walker has served as head coach for two different teams—the

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and the

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. 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

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the next year. Later that same year, he was named the interim head coach of the

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of the WNBA, replacing Nancy Darsch who resigned during the season. 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

, where he was on staff until 2014. Walker was named the head coach at

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in 2016. In two seasons with the Panthers, Walker guided the team to a 45–18 overall record a SIAC conference tournament championship, and two appearances in the

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tournament. On March 27, 2018, Walker was named the head men's basketball coach at the

Career playing statistics

NBA

Source

Regular season

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Playoffs

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Head coaching record

NBA

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WNBA

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College

References

External links

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

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