Darrell Walker

Darrell Walker

No. 4, 5, 20
Guard
Personal information
Date of birth	March 9, 1961 (1961-03-09) (age 50)
Place of birth	Chicago, Illinois
Nationality	American
High school	Corliss
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
College	Arkansas (1980–1983)
NBA Draft	1983 / Round: 1 / Pick: 12th overall
Selected by the New York Knicks
Pro career	1983–1993
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:
1996–1998	Toronto Raptors
2000	Washington Wizards
Career highlights and awards
NBA Champion (1993) NBA All-Rookie First Team (1984) Consensus NCAA All-American Second Team (1983)
Career statistics
Points	6,389 (8.9 ppg)
Assists	3,276 (4.6 apg)
Steals	1,090 (1.5 spg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Darrell Walker (born March 9, 1961 in Chicago, Illinois) is a retired American professional basketball player and coach. 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.

Walker is currently an assistant coach with the Detroit Pistons.

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		–	–	–	–

Notes

External links

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

Preceded by Brendan Malone	Toronto Raptors head coach 1996–1998	Succeeded by Butch Carter
Preceded by Gar Heard	Washington Wizards head coach 2000 (interim)	Succeeded by Leonard Hamilton

Persondata
Name	Walker, Darrell
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Date of birth	March 9, 1961
Place of birth	Chicago, Illinois
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