
James Walker III Bio
5/23/2012 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
As a senior (2013-14): Only player on the team to start all 35 games during the season ... averaged 9.8 points and 3.3 rebounds per game ... third on the team in scoring and second in minutes played at 30.3 per game ... team leader in steals with 49, which tied for 12th-most in a single season in program history ... ranked seventh in the WCC in steals average (1.4) ... shot .367 from the 3-point arc, making 51 of 139 attempts ... went .728 from the free throw line ... scored in double-figures 14 times with a high of 21 points at home against San Diego and Utah ... grabbed seven rebounds three times ... surpassed 30 minutes on 22 occasions with a high of 38 minutes against Utah and San Francisco ... led SMC to comeback win over Utah in first round of the NIT, tying his career high with 21 points ... Helped lead Gaels to big home win over San Diego by setting a career-high with 21 points and three steals ... scored 17 points, which included an 8 for 10 night from the line, in home win over San Francisco.
As a junior (2012-13): Saw action in 28 games with nine starts ... sixth on the team in scoring with 6.9 points per game ... averaged 21.6 minutes per game ... averaged 3.5 rebounds and 1.0 assists to go with 1.0 steals per game ... ranked eighth in the WCC in 3-point percentage at .412 ... scored 14 points to go with three steals and three rebounds off the bench at Utah State ... went 5-9 from the field in his return to Logan ... played 32 minutes in his first start against Georgia Tech ... played a career-high 37 minutes at Drake, scoring 14 points to go with nine rebounds, five steals and four assists ... 3-point shooting in second half helped SMC rally for win over Harvard ... finished with 12 points against Harvard ... went back to the bench against LMU and provided instant offense, scoring 12 points with to go with three steals ... came off bench to score 13 and grab seven rebounds in comeback win at BYU.
At Citrus College (2011-12): Appeared in each of the team's 30 games and started 29 in leading Citrus College to a 28-2 overall record and CCCAA semifinal appearance ... played for head coach Chris Victor ... named CCCAA state and SoCal player of the year ... averaged 19.1 points on .452 shooting ... named Western State Conference player of the year ... scoring average was the second-highest in school history ... shot .812 from the free throw line and averaged 4.2 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.4 steals per game ... led the team in scoring 15 times during the season, including a season-high 28 points against San Diego City College ...
At Utah State (2010-11): Appeared in 25 games as a freshman, including one start for the Aggies ... averaged 2.1 points and 1.0 rebounds on 34% shooting from the floor in 9.6 minutes per game ... scored a season-high seven points with a rebound and two assists vs. Long Beach State ... handed out season-best four assists on three occassions.
High School: A 2010 graduate of Los Alamitos (Calif.) High School ... coached by Russell May ... two-time Sunset League Player of the Year and first-team all-CIF selection ... led team to a 23-7 record and the quarterfinals of the CIF Tournament as a senior after winning its league championship ... averaged 19.7 points, 8.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 3.0 steals per game as a senior ... shot 46.4 percent from the field, 39.1 percent from 3-point range and 76.6 percent from the free throw line ... averaged 14.0 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game as a junior and was a first-team all-CIF honoree ... shot 46.2 percent from the field, 36.3 percent from three-point range and 72.7 percent from the free throw line, and scored in double-figures 22 times including a season-high 27 points against Ocean View High School ... named to the Press Telegram Dream Team as a junior and senior.
James Walker III Career Statistics (as of March 18, 2014)
| Minutes | Total | 3-Point | F-Throws | Rebounds | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Year | gp-gs | min | avg | fg | fga | pct | fg | fga | pct | ft | fta | pct | off | def | tot | avg | pf | fo | ast | t/o | blk | stl | pts | avg | |
| 2012-13 | 28-9 | 605 | 21.6 | 66 | 146 | .452 | 35 | 85 | .412 | 26 | 40 | .650 | 27 | 71 | 98 | 3.5 | 44 | 0 | 27 | 32 | 4 | 29 | 193 | 6.9 | |
| 2013-14 | 35-35 | 1061 | 30.3 | 104 | 280 | .371 | 51 | 139 | .367 | 83 | 114 | .728 | 26 | 88 | 114 | 3.3 | 77 | 1 | 46 | 50 | 5 | 49 | 342 | 9.8 | |
| TOTAL | 63-44 | 1666 | 26.4 | 170 | 426 | .399 | 86 | 224 | .384 | 109 | 154 | .708 | 53 | 159 | 212 | 3.4 | 121 | 1 | 73 | 82 | 9 | 78 | 535 | 8.5 | |
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