CJ Walker (basketball)

CJ Walker (born March 24, 1997) is an American college basketball player for the Ohio State Buckeyes of the Big Ten Conference. He previously played for Florida State.[1]

Not to be confused with C. J. Walker (basketball).
CJ Walker
Walker with Ohio State in 2020
No. 13 – Ohio State Buckeyes
PositionPoint guard
LeagueBig Ten Conference
Personal information
Born (1997-03-24) March 24, 1997
Indianapolis, Indiana
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolArsenal Tech
(Indianapolis, Indiana)
College

Early life

Walker was raised in Indianapolis, Indiana and attended Arsenal Technical High School in Indianapolis.[2] During his senior season, he won the Indianapolis Coaches Association Player of the Year.[2] His senior season averages were 24.3 points, 5.6 assists and three steals per game.[2]

Recruiting

Walker committed to Florida State on June 20, 2015 over offers from Walker's future head coach at Ohio State Chris Holtmann at Butler, Illinois, and Cincinnati.

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
CJ Walker
#20 PG		 Indianapolis, IN Arsenal Technical High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jun 20, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 124  247Sports: 113  ESPN: N/A
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-07-26.

    College career

    Florida State

    Walker played in 33 games off the bench during his freshman year, averaging 4.9 points, 1.3 assists, and 0.6 steals per game.[3] His season–high in points during the season was 13, against Illinois and Wake Forest.[4] He started every game except for one during his sophomore season at Florida State, averaging 8 points, 2.4 assists, and 1 steal per game.[3] He started every game of Florida State's Elite Eight run during the 2018 NCAA Tournament, averaging 17.5 minutes per game.[5] Following the season, on March 27, 2018, he transferred from Florida State.[6]

    Ohio State

    He committed to Ohio State on April 8, 2018.[7] Walker sat out the 2018–19 season due to NCAA transfer rules.[8] He had the best season of his career during his junior season, averaging 8.7 points, 3.5 assists, and 1.3 steals per game.[3] He scored a season–high 18 points in a game against Nebraska on January 14, 2019.[9]

    Career statistics
    Legend
      GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
     FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
     RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
     BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

    College
    Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
    2016–17 Florida State 33012.5.397.304.6551.41.3.6.14.9
    2017–18 Florida State 353423.2.412.355.7322.52.41.0.18.0
    2018–19 Ohio State
    Redshirt
    2019–20 Ohio State 312929.0.427.321.8123.13.51.3.18.7

    Personal life

    Walker and his girlfriend, Heather Battle, had a daughter, Summer, in 2019.[10]

    References
    1. Darney, Caroline. "Florida State's Elite Eight run is shocking. This is how it's happened". SB Nation.
    2. "Arsenal Tech's C.J. Walker Selected as Indianapolis Coaches Association Player of the Year". MyIPS.org.
    3. "CJ Walker College Stats". Sports Reference.
    4. "CJ WALKER". Florida State Athletics.
    5. McGahee III, Wayne. "C.J. Walker given release to transfer by Florida State". Tallahassee Democrat.
    6. Visser, David. "C.J. Walker to transfer from Florida State basketball program". Tomahawk Nation.
    7. Jardy, Adam. "Ohio State men's basketball: Florida State transfer CJ Walker commits to Buckeyes". The Columbus Dispatch.
    8. Helwagen, Steve. "Watch: CJ Walker biding his time waiting for next season". Bucknuts.
    9. "Nebraska vs. Ohio State - Basketball". ESPN.com.
    10. Jardy, Adam. "Men's basketball | Ohio State's CJ Walker enjoying down time to be a dad". The Columbus Dispatch.
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