Al Walker (born March 19, 1959) is an American former basketball coach. He currently is a pro personnel scout for the Detroit Pistons of the NBA, a position he'd held since 2015.[1][2] He played college basketball for the Brockport Golden Eagles, won a gold medal with Team USA in the 1981 Maccabiah Games in Israel, and played one year of pro basketball in Israel. He served as the head coach for the Colorado College, Cornell University, Chaminade University of Honolulu and Binghamton University men's basketball teams.
| Biographical details | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | March 19, 1959 Queens, New York, U.S. | ||||||||
| Playing career | |||||||||
| 1978–1981 | Brockport | ||||||||
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |||||||||
| 1988–1993 | Colorado College | ||||||||
| 1993–1996 | Cornell | ||||||||
| 1996–2000 | Chaminade | ||||||||
| 2000–2007 | Binghamton | ||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Buffalo (assistant, women's) | ||||||||
| Head coaching record | |||||||||
| Overall | 234–279 | ||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
editPlaying career
editWalker played college basketball from 1978 to 1981 for the Brockport Golden Eagles.[3] He earned honorable mention on the Small College All-American team.[4] At Brockport, in 2012 he ranked fifth all-time in rebounds (706; 2nd at the time of his graduation) and 20th in scoring (856), while playing only three seasons.[5]
He graduated magna cum laude with a BS in physical education from Brockport State College in 1981, and earned a masters in sports psychology from UNC-Chapel Hill.[3][6]
Walker is Jewish, and played basketball for Team USA in the 1981 Maccabiah Games in Israel, winning a gold medal with David Blatt, Danny Schayes (the first round draft pick of the NBA's Utah Jazz), and Willie Sims.[3][7][8] In 1982 he then played one year of pro basketball in Israel.[4]
Coaching career
editWalker served as the head coach for the Colorado College, Cornell, Chaminade and Binghamton men's basketball teams.[9] Walker was also an advance scout for the Orlando Magic for five seasons until 2012, and an assistant for the University of Buffalo women's basketball team from 2012 to 2013.[10][11] From 2013 to 2015, he returned to Colorado College where he worked in the Major Gifts office.[12]
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado College Tigers () (1988–1993) | |||||||||
| 1988–89 | Colorado College | 7–19 | |||||||
| 1989–90 | Colorado College | 13–12 | |||||||
| 1990–91 | Colorado College | 10–16 | |||||||
| 1991–92 | Colorado College | 22–5 | NCAA Division III Second Round | ||||||
| 1992–93 | Colorado College | 17–8 | |||||||
| Colorado College: | 69–60 | ||||||||
| Cornell Big Red (Ivy League) (1993–1996) | |||||||||
| 1993–94 | Cornell | 8–18 | 3–11 | 8th | |||||
| 1994–95 | Cornell | 9–17 | 4–10 | 6th | |||||
| 1995–96 | Cornell | 10–16 | 5–9 | 5th | |||||
| Cornell: | 27–51 | 12–30 | |||||||
| Chaminade Silverswords (Pacific West Conference) (1996–2000) | |||||||||
| 1996–97 | Chaminade | 8–19 | 4–8 | 5th | |||||
| 1997–98 | Chaminade | 12–14 | 6–6 | 4th | |||||
| 1998–99 | Chaminade | 13–14 | 7–7 | 3rd | |||||
| 1999–00 | Chaminade | 13–13 | 7–7 | 5th | |||||
| Chaminade: | 46–60 | 24–28 | |||||||
| Binghamton Bearcats (Independent) (2000–2001) | |||||||||
| 2000–01 | Binghamton | 14–14 | |||||||
| Binghamton Bearcats (America East Conference) (2001–2007) | |||||||||
| 2001–02 | Binghamton | 9–19 | 6–10 | 6th | |||||
| 2002–03 | Binghamton | 14–13 | 9–7 | 4th | |||||
| 2003–04 | Binghamton | 14–16 | 10–8 | 5th | |||||
| 2004–05 | Binghamton | 12–17 | 8–10 | 5th | |||||
| 2005–06 | Binghamton | 16–13 | 12–4 | 2nd | |||||
| 2006–07 | Binghamton | 13–16 | 6–10 | 6th | |||||
| Binghamton: | 92–108 | 51–49 | |||||||
| Total: | 234–279 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ Detroit Pistons LeadershipNBA Archived December 26, 2018, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "George David resigns, Pistons hire Al Walker and Art Luptowski". July 1, 2014.
- ^ a b c Blaustein, Esther (July 5, 1981). "Sports; COACH SET FOR ISRAELI GAMES". The New York Times.
- ^ a b "Honolulu Star-Bulletin Sports". starbulletin.com.
- ^ "Al Walker Named To Women's Basketball Coaching Staff". July 19, 2012 – via buffalo.prestosports.com.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "2006-07 Cornell Men's Basketball Media Guide by Jeremy Hartigan". issuu.com.
- ^ Goldaper, Sam (June 23, 1981). "Basketball Talent On Stage at Xavier; Xavier Provides a Basketball Showcase". The New York Times.
- ^ "Danny Schayes Appointed As A Member of the Basketball Staff For The 2018 International Maccabi Youth Games".
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 11, 2011. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "2010-11 Orlando Magic Media Guide". Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
- ^ "Al Walker Named To Women's Basketball Coaching Staff". Buffalo. July 19, 2012. Archived from the original on March 14, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
- ^ "New Employees Archive • Human Resources Colorado College". www.coloradocollege.edu. Archived from the original on May 2, 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
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