Thomas Ryan Walkup (

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: Τόμας Γουόκαπ, born December 30, 1992) is an American-born naturalized Greek professional

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player for

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of the

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(GBL) and the

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. He also represents the Greek national team in international competition. Widely considered one of the premier defensive players in European basketball, he was named the

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. Walkup played college basketball for

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, before being named Southland Conference Player of the Year for two consecutive seasons (2015 and 2016). He reached three consecutive

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tournaments with Olympiakos between

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and

, including the competition's final in

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High school career

Born in

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, Walkup attended Deer Park High School in nearby Deer Park. He was a

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in his junior season for the varsity basketball team and averaged 10.1 points, 5.0 blocks, 4.6 assists, and 1.9 steals per game. Walkup also earned all-district honors after helping the Deer finish the season with a 24–11 record. He also lifted them to a bi-district round victory at the Class 5A playoffs. As a senior, Walkup averaged 25.9 points and 8.9 rebounds with Deer Park. In his years with the school, he faced two ACL injuries and a broken foot. In November 2010, Walkup committed to play college basketball at

for the Lumberjacks. He chose the school because he aspired to compete in the NCAA Division I tournament and they ran a successful program. Houston Baptist was the only other school that offered him a scholarship. Walkup later said, "There was a reason I didn’t have any other scholarship offers besides those two—I wasn't any good." His father commented on Walkup's recruitment, "I'm sure scouts looked at him and said, 'Well, he's a 6–4 white guy and he can't shoot and he plays the four. And we don't need that.'"

College career

Walkup immediately assumed a big role with the Lumberjacks as the team's

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during his freshman season. In 18.5 minutes per game, he averaged 4.4 points and 3.6 rebounds. He recorded a season-best 11 points twice, against

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on November 24, 2012, and versus McNeese State on January 5, 2013. That season, the Lumberjacks won a school-record 27 games, winning their third

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title of all-time and qualifying for the

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(NIT). As a junior at Stephen F. Austin, Walkup averaged 15.5 points and 6.5 rebounds per game. His teammates began referring to him as "The Snake", after establishing his ability for rebounds, consistently drawing fouls for opposing players, and providing scrappy defense for the Lumberjacks. He was named Southland Conference Player of the Year in 2015. In the first round of the 2016 NCAA Tournament, Walkup scored 33 points in a 70–56 upset over third-seeded

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. He shot 19-for-20 on free throws.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the

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, Walkup joined the

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for the

2016 NBA Summer League The 2016 NBA Summer League consisted of three pro basketball leagues organized by the National Basketball Association (NBA): the Orlando Pro Summer League, Utah Jazz Summer League, and Las Vegas Summer League. Ten teams participated in the week ...

. On September 26, 2016, he signed with the

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. However, he was later waived by the Bulls on October 21 after appearing in four preseason games. On October 30, he was acquired by the

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of the

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as an affiliate player of Chicago. On August 10, 2017, Walkup signed with

MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg BG Ludwigsburg, for sponsorship reasons MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg (), is a professional basketball club that is based in Ludwigsburg, Germany. The club currently plays in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), the first tier of basketball in Germany. Fo ...

of the German

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for the 2017–18 season. In April 2018, he was named to the All-German BBL First Team. On June 21, 2018, Walkup signed with Žalgiris Kaunas of the

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. Walkup received the LKL Defensive Player of the Year Award in 2019. On 27 November 2019, Walkup extended his contract with Žalgiris until the summer of 2021. On June 11, 2021, Walkup signed a three-year deal with Greek club

of the

. On April 12, 2023, he agreed on a three-year contract extension through 2027.

Greek National team career

On April 18, 2023, Walkup received

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through honorary naturalization, which was signed by the

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, Makis Voridis, and the

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. This citizenship enabled him to play for the senior

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in major

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international competitions and to compete as a native player in Greece's top-tier domestic basketball competitions, including the

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, the

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, and the

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. Walkup played with

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at the

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, where the Greek national team reached the quarterfinals.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2018–19 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan="3", Žalgiris , 34 , , 18 , , 16.8 , , .486 , , .295 , , .806 , , 2.6 , , 2.2 , , .5 , , .0 , , 5.2 , , 5.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2019–20 , style="background:#CFECEC;", 28* , , 21 , , 25.8 , , .495 , , .467 , , .857 , , 3.6 , , 5.5 , , 1.0 , , .1 , , 9.6 , , 12.7 , - , style="text-align:left;",

2020–21 The dash is a punctuation mark consisting of a long horizontal line. It is similar in appearance to the hyphen but is longer and sometimes higher from the baseline. The most common versions are the endash , generally longer than the hyphen ...

, 34 , , 34 , , 24.1 , , .423 , , .371 , , .906 , , 3.0 , , 4.5 , , 1.1 , , , , 8.2 , , 10.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2021–22 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan="3",

, 37 , , 37 , , 22.4 , , .416 , , .297 , , .739 , , 2.3 , , 2.7 , , 1.1 , , .1 , , 6.3 , , 7.5 , - , style="text-align:left;",

2022–23 The dash is a punctuation mark consisting of a long horizontal line. It is similar in appearance to the hyphen but is longer and sometimes higher from the baseline. The most common versions are the endash , generally longer than the hyphen ...

, style="background:#CFECEC;", 41* , , style="background:#CFECEC;", 41* , , 25.1 , , .443 , , .333 , , .854 , , 2.8 , , 5.6 , , style="background:#CFECEC;", 1.8* , , .1 , , 7.3 , , 11.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2023–24 , 40 , , 40 , , 26.4 , , .376 , , .302 , , .765 , , 3.0 , , 4.8 , , 1.6 , , .1 , , 7.9 , , 9.3 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 214 , , 191 , , 23.5 , , .433 , , .336 , , .815 , , 2.9 , , 4.2 , , 1.2 , , .1 , , 7.3 , , 9.5

Basketball Champions League

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2017–18 , style="text-align:left;",

Riesen Ludwigsburg BG Ludwigsburg, for sponsorship reasons MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg (), is a professional basketball club that is based in Ludwigsburg, Germany. The club currently plays in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), the first tier of basketball in Germany. Fou ...

, 20 , , 20 , , 28.3 , , .468 , , .365 , , .841 , , 4.5 , , 4.5 , , 1.9 , , .2 , , 11.9 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 20 , , 20 , , 28.3 , , .468 , , .365 , , .841 , , 4.5 , , 4.5 , , 1.9 , , .2 , , 11.9

Domestic leagues

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, , style="text-align:center;",

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, , 40 , , 24.4 , , .457 , , .282 , , .845 , , 3.9 , , 3.4 , , 1.0 , , .1 , , 7.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2017–18 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", BBL , , 39 , , 27.6 , , .500 , , .418 , , .828 , , 5.1 , , 4.5 , , 1.7 , , .1 , , 11.8 , - , style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA", 2018–19† , , style="text-align:left;", Žalgiris , , style="text-align:center;", LKL , , 43 , , 18.7 , , .478 , , .291 , , .787 , , 3.1 , , 2.9 , , 1.2 , , .0 , , 6.6 , - , style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA", 2019–20† , , style="text-align:left;", Žalgiris , , style="text-align:center;", LKL , , 22 , , 17.1 , , .490 , , .395 , , .826 , , 3.2 , , 4.2 , , .9 , , , , 7.1 , - , style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA",

† , , style="text-align:left;", Žalgiris , , style="text-align:center;", LKL , , 38 , , 21.9 , , .480 , , .403 , , .833 , , 3.4 , , 5.7 , , 1.7 , , .1 , , 9.4 , - , style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA", 2021–22† , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;",

HEBA A1 The Greek Basketball League (GBL), and also known as the Stoiximan Greek Basketball League (GBL) for sponsorship reasons, is the first tier level professional basketball league in Greece. It is run by the Hellenic Basketball Associat ...

, , 31 , , 18.2 , , .414 , , .286 , , .775 , , 2.4 , , 3.6 , , 1.2 , , .0 , , 6.0 , - , style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA",

† , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;",

, , 31 , , 20.7 , , .476 , , .325 , , .688 , , 2.4 , , , 5.5 , , 1.4 , , .1 , , 5.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2023–24 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;",

, , 31 , , 23.4 , , .487 , , .410 , , .717 , , 3.2 , , 4.7 , , 1.0 , , .1 , , 6.9

College

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2011–12 , style="text-align:left;", Stephen F. Austin , style="text-align:center;" colspan="11",

Redshirt , - , style="text-align:left;",

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, style="text-align:left;", Stephen F. Austin , 32 , , 0 , , 18.5 , , .505 , , .455 , , .605 , , 3.6 , , 1.3 , , .8 , , .1 , , 4.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2013–14 , style="text-align:left;", Stephen F. Austin , 35 , , 34 , , 28.4 , , .568 , , .359 , , .733 , , 5.3 , , 2.1 , , 1.1 , , .3 , , 13.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2014–15 , style="text-align:left;", Stephen F. Austin , 34 , , 34 , , 27.7 , , .613 , , .262 , , .744 , , 6.5 , , 3.7 , , 1.2 , , .2 , , 15.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2015–16 , style="text-align:left;", Stephen F. Austin , 34 , , 34 , , 29.5 , , .588 , , .256 , , .818 , , 6.9 , , 4.5 , , 2.1 , , .5 , , 18.1 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 135 , , 102 , , 26.2 , , .568 , , .305 , , .759 , , 5.6 , , 2.9 , , 1.3 , , .3 , , 12.9

Awards and accomplishments

Club career

Riesen Ludwigsburg * FIBA Champions League Final Four Participation: (

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

) Žalgiris Kaunas * 3× Lithuanian LKL Champion: (

2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...

2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...

2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...

) * 2× King Mindaugas Cup Winner: (2020,

) Olympiacos *

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Finalist: (

) *4×

Participation: (

2025 So far, the year has seen the continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudanese civil war, and the Gaza war. Internal crises in Bangladesh post-resignation v ...

) *3× Greek League Champion: (

) * 3×

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Winner: (

, 2024) * 3×

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Winner: (2022, 2023, 2024)

Individual

: (

) * EuroLeague steals leader: (

) *

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Best Defender: (

) * Greek League Finals MVP: (

) * 2× Greek League Best Defender: (2022, 2023) * 2× Greek League All-Star: (2022, 2023) * Lithuanian League Finals MVP: (2021) * 3× Lithuanian League Defensive Player of the Year: (2019, 2020, 2021) * All-Lithuanian League Team (

) * German League Best Defender: (

) * All-German League Team: (

) * German League All-Star: (

) * 2× AP Honorable Mention

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: (

2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

) * 2× Southland Player of the Year: (2015, 2016) * 2× All- Southland First Team: (2015, 2016) * 3× All- Southland Defensive Team: (2014, 2015, 2016) * 3× Southland tournament MVP: (

2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...

) *

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: (2016)

Personal life

Walkup was born on December 30, 1992, to Lisa and Raymond Walkup and was brought up in

. He has an older brother named Nathan who played as a

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for the Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team from the 2007–08 season to 2010–11 season. Both players graduated at Deer Park High School and played under Coach Louis Means. Walkup has often been known for his beard, which drew the attention of several media outlets during the 2016 NCAA Tournament. Entering that year's tournament, he had not shaved since November 1, 2015. Walkup claimed that he had been asked to shave it, but he felt that it fit in with Stephen F. Austin's mascot, the Lumberjacks. His appearance has also been compared with

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baseball player

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. He has also been nicknamed "Fresh Cut" by Barry Knight.

References

External links

EuroLeague profile

Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks bio
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