2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster
Walker, Wyatt
Will Wade Summer Press Conference
Wednesday, July 09
Will Wade on ACC PM
Wednesday, May 14
Coach Will Wade Chats with Matt Chazanow and Jeff Gravley
Wednesday, March 26
Coach Wade Introductory Press Conference
Wednesday, March 26
Jersey Number 33
Wyatt Walker
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Jacksonville, Fla.
- High School:
- Providence School
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-9
- Weight:
- 240
- Prev School:
- Samford
Bio
2017-18 - Junior Season (at Samford): Opened season on the Preseason All-Southern Conference Team as voted on by the league’s head coaches … Only appeared in first two games of season before being sidelined for rest of the year because of injury … Had four points and four rebounds in 15 minutes of action in season-opener at Arkansas and 14 points and six rebounds in 20 minutes against Alabama A&M in only action of the season … graduated in May with a degree in Marketing.
2016-17 – Sophomore Season (at Samford): Named a Third-Team All-SoCon performer by the league’s head coaches . . . named a Third-Team All-SoCon performer by the league’s media . . . earned SoCon Player of the Month honors for November by averaging 14.3 points and 13.1 rebounds per game, while shooting 55 percent from the floor . . . also tallied seven double-doubles in the month to lead the nation . . . named the SoCon Player of the Week on Jan. 10, after averaging 21.5 points and 8.5 rebounds per game, while shooting 61.5 percent from the field . . . scored the game-winning basket at the buzzer in a thrilling 91-89 home victory against Wofford on Jan. 8 . . . led the Bulldogs in the victory with 25 points on 8-of-12 shooting from the floor . . . named the SoCon Player of the Week on Nov. 22, after averaging 13.5 points and 15.0 rebounds per game . . . also tallied a 56-percent shooting mark from the field in matchups against New Mexico State and Campbell . . . finished the season ranked No. 1 in the SoCon in the following categories: Total rebounds (329), double-doubles (17), rebounds per game (9.7) and defensive rebounds per game (6.8) . . . registered a double-double in half of the games he played (17-of-34) . . . closed out the season ranked No. 15 in the nation with 17 double-doubles . . . finished the year ranked No. 25 in the country in total rebounds (329) and No. 26 in rebounds per game (9.7) . . . played a key role in the Bulldogs finishing the season ranked first in the SoCon in defensive rebounds per game (26.5), free throws made (645) and total rebounds (1,300) . . . Samford also closed out the year ranked No. 4 in the nation in free throw attempts (868), No. 17 in assists (581) and No. 18 in 3-point field-goal percentage (39.5) . . . proved to be one of five Samford players last season to average at least 8.2 points per game . . . finished the season averaging 12.9 points and 9.7 rebounds per game . . . started in 34 of the team’s 36 games and averaged 29.1 minutes per contest . . . registered a 58.6 shooting percentage from the field, as well as a team-high 329 rebounds . . . led the team with 29 blocked shots . . . turned in a season-high 16 rebounds against Campbell on Nov. 21 . . . earned his second varsity letter.
2015-16 – Freshman Season (at Samford): Earned SoCon All-Freshman honors . . . exploded for a career-high 30 points on 9-of-12 shooting from the field on Feb. 11 at ETSU . . . also pulled down eight boards and finished a stellar 12-of-14 from the free-throw line . . . named the SoCon Player of the Week on Jan. 19 after he averaged 20.0 points and 9.5 rebounds per game in a pair of SoCon matchups against ETSU and Western Carolina . . . Turned in a brilliant performance on Jan. 16 versus Western Carolina as he tallied 26 points, 12 rebounds and 11 field goals against the Catamounts . . . registered his fourth double-double of the season on Feb. 8 at The Citadel as he tallied team-highs in points (22), rebounds (11), blocked shots (5) and steals (2) . . . in 28 minutes of playing time, he finished 11-of-18 from the field . . . accumulated a team-high 17 points and six rebounds at UNCG on Jan. 24 in only 19 minutes of playing time . . . finished 5-of-7 from the field and 7-of-8 from the free-throw line . . . earned his first varsity letter.
High School: Played his prep career at the Providence School under the tutelage of legendary coach Jim Martin . . . helped lead the Stallions to the 2015 Florida High School Athletic Association State championship as a senior . . . named the Jacksonville.com Player of the Year . . . Providence School has been an elite college prep basketball program throughout the years and has produced a number of NCAA stars in Duke’s Grayson Allen, Florida alum Patrick Young, Temple’s Will Cummings and many more Division I players . . . won the 2013 FHSAA State championship and competed in four-consecutive Final Fours . . . finished his career with an amazing 138-10 record . . . a four-year starter, four-time district champion, four-time regional champion and didn’t lose a single home game . . . earned 2015 Prep Hoops Florida Class 3A Player of The Year honors . . . named to the 2015 All-First Coast First Team, the 2015 Arby's Classic All-Tournament Team, the 2014 Beach Ball Classic All-Tournament Team and played AAU for five years with NikeTeamFlorida . . . finished his illustrious prep career at Providence School with 1,408 points, 1,015 rebounds, 316 assists, 113 blocks and 85 steals.
Personal: Born on Nov. 2 … parents are Lamar and Kirstin Walker . . . majoring in business.
2016-17 – Sophomore Season (at Samford): Named a Third-Team All-SoCon performer by the league’s head coaches . . . named a Third-Team All-SoCon performer by the league’s media . . . earned SoCon Player of the Month honors for November by averaging 14.3 points and 13.1 rebounds per game, while shooting 55 percent from the floor . . . also tallied seven double-doubles in the month to lead the nation . . . named the SoCon Player of the Week on Jan. 10, after averaging 21.5 points and 8.5 rebounds per game, while shooting 61.5 percent from the field . . . scored the game-winning basket at the buzzer in a thrilling 91-89 home victory against Wofford on Jan. 8 . . . led the Bulldogs in the victory with 25 points on 8-of-12 shooting from the floor . . . named the SoCon Player of the Week on Nov. 22, after averaging 13.5 points and 15.0 rebounds per game . . . also tallied a 56-percent shooting mark from the field in matchups against New Mexico State and Campbell . . . finished the season ranked No. 1 in the SoCon in the following categories: Total rebounds (329), double-doubles (17), rebounds per game (9.7) and defensive rebounds per game (6.8) . . . registered a double-double in half of the games he played (17-of-34) . . . closed out the season ranked No. 15 in the nation with 17 double-doubles . . . finished the year ranked No. 25 in the country in total rebounds (329) and No. 26 in rebounds per game (9.7) . . . played a key role in the Bulldogs finishing the season ranked first in the SoCon in defensive rebounds per game (26.5), free throws made (645) and total rebounds (1,300) . . . Samford also closed out the year ranked No. 4 in the nation in free throw attempts (868), No. 17 in assists (581) and No. 18 in 3-point field-goal percentage (39.5) . . . proved to be one of five Samford players last season to average at least 8.2 points per game . . . finished the season averaging 12.9 points and 9.7 rebounds per game . . . started in 34 of the team’s 36 games and averaged 29.1 minutes per contest . . . registered a 58.6 shooting percentage from the field, as well as a team-high 329 rebounds . . . led the team with 29 blocked shots . . . turned in a season-high 16 rebounds against Campbell on Nov. 21 . . . earned his second varsity letter.
2015-16 – Freshman Season (at Samford): Earned SoCon All-Freshman honors . . . exploded for a career-high 30 points on 9-of-12 shooting from the field on Feb. 11 at ETSU . . . also pulled down eight boards and finished a stellar 12-of-14 from the free-throw line . . . named the SoCon Player of the Week on Jan. 19 after he averaged 20.0 points and 9.5 rebounds per game in a pair of SoCon matchups against ETSU and Western Carolina . . . Turned in a brilliant performance on Jan. 16 versus Western Carolina as he tallied 26 points, 12 rebounds and 11 field goals against the Catamounts . . . registered his fourth double-double of the season on Feb. 8 at The Citadel as he tallied team-highs in points (22), rebounds (11), blocked shots (5) and steals (2) . . . in 28 minutes of playing time, he finished 11-of-18 from the field . . . accumulated a team-high 17 points and six rebounds at UNCG on Jan. 24 in only 19 minutes of playing time . . . finished 5-of-7 from the field and 7-of-8 from the free-throw line . . . earned his first varsity letter.
High School: Played his prep career at the Providence School under the tutelage of legendary coach Jim Martin . . . helped lead the Stallions to the 2015 Florida High School Athletic Association State championship as a senior . . . named the Jacksonville.com Player of the Year . . . Providence School has been an elite college prep basketball program throughout the years and has produced a number of NCAA stars in Duke’s Grayson Allen, Florida alum Patrick Young, Temple’s Will Cummings and many more Division I players . . . won the 2013 FHSAA State championship and competed in four-consecutive Final Fours . . . finished his career with an amazing 138-10 record . . . a four-year starter, four-time district champion, four-time regional champion and didn’t lose a single home game . . . earned 2015 Prep Hoops Florida Class 3A Player of The Year honors . . . named to the 2015 All-First Coast First Team, the 2015 Arby's Classic All-Tournament Team, the 2014 Beach Ball Classic All-Tournament Team and played AAU for five years with NikeTeamFlorida . . . finished his illustrious prep career at Providence School with 1,408 points, 1,015 rebounds, 316 assists, 113 blocks and 85 steals.
Personal: Born on Nov. 2 … parents are Lamar and Kirstin Walker . . . majoring in business.