Erving Walker

Erving Walker (born January 17, 1990) is an American professional basketball player, who lastly played for Trepça. Standing at 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m), he plays at the point guard position.

Erving Walker
Walker with Pınar Karşıyaka in 2018.
Free Agent
PositionPoint guard
Personal information
Born (1990-01-17) January 17, 1990
Brooklyn, New York
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Listed weight176 lb (80 kg)
Career information
High schoolChrist the King
(Queens, New York)
CollegeFlorida (2008–2012)
NBA draft2012: undrafted
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012–2013Prima Veroli
2013–2014Stelmet Zielona Góra
2014Élan Chalon
2014–2015JDA Dijon Basket
2015–2016Büyükçekmece Basketbol
2016–2017SIG Strasbourg
2017–2018Büyükçekmece Basketbol
2018–2019Pınar Karşıyaka
2019Zamalek
2020-2021Trepça
Career highlights and awards
  • BSL scoring leader (2018)
  • Second-team All-SEC (2012)

High school career

During his sophomore season in Christ the King High school in New York in 2006, Walker was named to the 2006 1st annual Boost Mobile Elite24.

College career

Erving played basketball for the Florida gators basketball team from 2008 to 2012 as a point guard wearing number 11. He was named to the 2012 All-SEC Second team during his senior season. He held the all-time leading assists record at Florida (547). The record was surpassed in 2018. He is still the fourth scoring leader (1,777 points).

During his senior season the Gators lost to Louisville in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament

Walker averaged 12.1 points, 4.7 assists and 2.8 rebounds in his senior year at Florida

In 2012, "Walker was charged with petit theft and resisting an officer without violence at 1 a.m. ET March 30 after Gainesville Police Department officers apprehended him following a foot chase that also involved several police cars." "Judge Walter M. Green withheld adjudication and ordered Walker to pay the fine by September 27. The state dropped an additional misdemeanor charge of resisting arrest without violence as part of the agreement."[1][2][3]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2012 NBA draft, he signed with Prima Veroli of the Italian Second Division in the summer of 2012.[4] He played 20 games, averaging 17.9 points and 3.6 assists per game.[5]

In October 2013, after passing a tryout period, he signed a one-year deal with Stelmet Zielona Góra.[6] He parted ways with them on January 28, 2014.[7] On February 5, 2014, he signed with Élan Chalon for the rest of the 2013–14 season.[8]

On June 23, 2014, he signed with JDA Dijon Basket for the 2014–15 season.[9] Over 37 French League games played, he averaged 17.6 points, 6.1 assists and 3.1 rebounds per game on 41% shooting from the field. However, Dijon finished in 10th place not being able to make playoffs.

On July 8, 2015, he signed a one-year contract with Büyükçekmece Basketbol of the Turkish Basketball Super League.[10]

On July 25, 2016, Walker signed with SIG Strasbourg for the 2016–17 season.[11]

On June 27, 2017, Walker returned to Büyükçekmece Basketbol for the 2017–18 season.[12] He averaged 18.5 points, 2.8 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game. On July 6, 2018, Walker signed with Pınar Karşıyaka.[13]

The Basketball Tournament

In 2017, Walker played for the Kentucky Kings of The Basketball Tournament. Walker averaged 20.0 PPG to help his team advance to the second round of the tournament. The Basketball Tournament is an annual $2 million winner-take-all tournament broadcast on ESPN.[14]

In TBT 2018, Walker suited up for Team Fancy. In 2 games, he averaged 11.5 points, 2.5 assists, 2 rebounds per game. Team Fancy reached the second round before falling to Boeheim's Army.

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  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

EuroLeague
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2013–14 Zielona Góra 10013.1.377.214.8571.11.5.0.05.84.8
Career 10013.1.377.214.8571.11.5.0.05.84.8

Personal life

Erving has recently featured in a YouTube series on Grit Media [15] in a series called deployed. This also features other basketball players including Romeo Travis and Josh Childress

References
  1. "No value meal: Taco theft costs ex-Gator $301". April 19, 2012.
  2. "Article 404 - Gainesville Sun - Gainesville, FL".
  3. "Orlando Sentinel".
  4. "Walker signs with Italian team". gainesville.com. July 29, 2012. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
  5. "Legadue Stats". legaduebasket.it. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
  6. "Erving Walker with one-year contract". basketzg.pl. October 8, 2013. Archived from the original on December 13, 2013. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
  7. "Erving Walker leaves Stelmet Zielona Gora". Sportando.net. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  8. "Erving Walker renforce l'Elan Chalonnais". elanchalon.fr (in French). Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
  9. "JDA Dijon announces Erving Walker". Sportando.com. June 23, 2014. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
  10. "Erving Walker moves to Buyukcemece". Sportando.com. July 8, 2015. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  11. "La SIG Strasbourg engage le meneur Erving Walker". sigstrasbourg.fr (in French). July 25, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
  12. "Buyukcekmece signs Erving Walker". Sportando.com. June 27, 2017. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  13. "Erving Walker signs with Pinar Karsiyaka". Sportando. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  14. "Erving Walker | The Basketball Tournament". www.thetournament.com. Archived from the original on November 11, 2017.
  15. "YouTube". YouTube.
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