Tyson Walker
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| Position | Point guard |
| League | Big Ten Conference |
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| Born | January 1, 2000 Westbury, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 162 lb (73 kg) |
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Tyson Walker (born January 1, 2000) is an American college basketball player for the Michigan State Spartans of the Big Ten Conference. He previously played for the Northeastern Huskies of the Colonial Athletic Association.
High school career
Walker attended Christ the King Regional High School in Queens, New York, where he captained the Royals to a 22-5 record as a senior and earned All-CHSAA regular season and postseason honors.[1][2][3] Walker graduated high school at age 17.[1] He would transfer to New Hampton School for a post-graduate year, where he would help his team garner a 23-7 record and earn All-NEPSAC and All-Lakes Region team honors.[1][4][5] He finished as a 3-star prospect and 44th in his position by Rival.com. He would commit to Northeastern on October 7, 2018.
College career
As a true freshman, he would start 29 of 31 games and average 10.4 points, 3.4 assists, and 1.8 steals per game, and was named to the CAA All-Rookie Team.[6][7] He became the sixth freshman in program history to surpass 100 assists and led all freshman in the CAA in assists and steals.[8]
As a sophomore, he would average 18.6 points, 4.8 assists, and 2.4 steals per game, leading the Huskies to a co-regular season championship in the CAA.[7] He was named to three CAA Player of the Weeks and recorded 30+ points two times. On February 13, 2021, he posted a career-high 36 points against Towson. He was named to the First-team All-CAA, was a finalist for the Lou Henson Award for top mid-major player in the country, and won CAA Defensive Player of the Year.[8][6][9]
In 2021, the N.C.A.A. implemented a new rule which would allow one unrestricted transfer per athlete. Walker was among the first to benefit from the rule.[10] On March 27, 2021, Walker announced that he would transfer away from Northeastern and committed to Michigan State.[11][12][13] He decided on Michigan State after considering six schools.[14][15]
Career statistics
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | Northeastern | 31 | 29 | 30.4 | .449 | .350 | .656 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 1.8 | .2 | 10.4 |
| 2020-21 | Northeastern | 19 | 19 | 34.8 | .444 | .354 | .772 | 2.9 | 4.8 | 2.4 | .1 | 18.6 |
| Career | 50 | 48 | 32.1 | .446 | .352 | .725 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 2.0 | .1 | 13.6 | |
Personal life
Walker is the son of James and Andrea Walker. He has three siblings: Andre, Keyanna, and Janel. He majored in general studies at Northeastern before transferring.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Beach, Jerry (November 15, 2019). "Northeastern's Tyson Walker Runs The Point With 'Presence, Personality'". FloHoops. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ↑ Gamble, J.R. "The Rebirth: NY Ballers Are Kings of March Madness Court". The Shadow League. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Solari, Chris. "Tom Izzo: Michigan State basketball lands 'crafty' point guard in transfer Tyson Walker". Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Tyson Walker". SRCBB. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ↑ Tait, Matt. "Jayhawks in the mix for Northeastern point guard Tyson Walker". KU Sports. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 "2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster". Northeastern University. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "MSU adds Tyson Walker". Daily News. April 8, 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Tait, Matt (March 24, 2021). "Jayhawks in the mix for Northeastern point guard Tyson Walker". KU Sports. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ↑ Charboneau, Matt. "Northeastern transfer Tyson Walker commits to Michigan State". Detroit News. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Zagoria, Adam; Ingemi, Marisa (April 14, 2021). "Rule Change Prompts a Game of Musical Chairs in College Basketball". New York Times. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ↑ Austin, Kyle (April 7, 2020). "Tyson Walker officially joins Michigan State after transfer from Northeastern". Mlive. Archived from the original on April 12, 2021. Retrieved April 12, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Gattoni, Taylor (April 6, 2021). "MSU Basketball Commit, Tyson Walker: "Just excited to get there."". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ↑ Marsdale, Sam (March 29, 2021). "Magic Johnson shouts out new Michigan State transfer commit Tyson Walker". 247Sports. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ↑ Rosvoglou, Chris (March 24, 2021). "Top Transfer Tyson Walker Is Down To 6 Major Schools". College Spun. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ↑ Austin, Kyle (March 31, 2021). "What Michigan State is getting in new point guard transfer Tyson Walker". MLive. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
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