Kemba Walker
American basketball player
Kemba Hudley Walker (born May 8, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Walker was drafted ninth overall by the Charlotte Bobcats. Walker grew up in The Bronx, New York, and graduated from Rice High School in 2008. He played college basketball for the Connecticut Huskies. In the 2010–11 season, Walker was a consensus first-team All-American. He was the second-leading college basketball scorer in the nation and led the Huskies to the 2011 NCAA championship and was named the tournament's most outstanding player. He is a three-time NBA All-Star.
No. 8 – New York Knicks | |||||||||||||||
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Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
League | NBA | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Born | Bronx, New York City, New York | May 8, 1990||||||||||||||
Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 184 lb (83 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school | Rice (New York City, New York) | ||||||||||||||
College | UConn (2008–2011) | ||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2011 / Round: 1 / Pick: 9th overall | ||||||||||||||
Selected by the Charlotte Bobcats | |||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2011–present | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
2011–2019 | Charlotte Bobcats / Hornets | ||||||||||||||
2019–2021 | Boston Celtics | ||||||||||||||
2021–present | New York Knicks | ||||||||||||||
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Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||||||||
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