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Jersey Number 24
Kerwin Walton
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Super-Senior
- Position:
- Guard
- Hometown:
- Hopkins, Minnesota
- Prev School:
- North Carolina
Bio
2024-25 (Super-Senior):
2023-24 (Senior):
JUNIOR SEASON (2022-23): Played in 27 games with seven starts in his first season at Tech… Averaged 3.6 points per game and finished the season shooting 23-for-56 (41.1 percent) on 3-pointers… Scored a season-high 17 points against LSU in the Big 12-SEC Challenge where he was 5-for-6 on 3-pointers… Had five games in the season with two or more 3-pointers… Scored 12 points against Baylor by going 4-for-6 on 3-pointers for his Big 12 high… Played in 15 of 18 conference games, averaging 2.9 points in Big 12 play… For his career, Walton has 441 points and 104 made 3-pointers through 87 games… Maintains two more years of eligibility.
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH: Walton transfers from North Carolina with three seasons of eligibility remaining... Played two seasons for the Tar Heels... Walton made 81 3-pointers during his time in Chapel Hill at a 39.9 percentage... Played in 60 games and is averaging 5.7 points and 1.1 assists per game in his collegiate career... Walton led UNC with 58 3-pointers during his freshman season where he started 20 of 29 games played and averaged 8.2 points per game... He shot 42.0 percent on 3s during that season which established a new program record for a freshman... Walton, who earned Academic All-ACC honors, scored a career-high 19 points in a home game against Louisville where he was 5 of 7 on 3-pointers and 7-for-10 from the field... His freshman season saw him score in double figures in 11 games and drain three or more 3s in 12 games... As a sophomore, Walton played in 31 games for the Tar Heels with one start... He had a season-high 14 points in the team's win at College of Charleston where he was 4-for-6 on 3-pointers... Walton helped to lead Hopkins High School to a state championship during his senior season where he averaged 26 points and 11 rebounds... He earned All-Metro First Team honors from the Minneapolis Star Tribune... Walton was a four-star prospect by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports coming out of high school where he was offered by elite programs throughout the nation.
PERSONAL: Full name is Kerwin Kamal Walton... Major: Psychology... Born on Oct. 20, 2001, in Robbinsdale, Minnesota... Son of Kerwin Walton and Dolores Perry... Has one brother, KaJuane Walton... Wears No. 24 to honor Kobe Bryant... Signed with Texas Tech on June 10, 2022.
- Walton was Tech's only player to start every game this season, finishing his fifth-year senior season with 63 made 3-pointers and averaging 6.0 points per game… Walton set a new Texas Tech record in the NCAA Tournament, making eight 3-pointers and scoring a career-high 28 points in the First Round win over UNC Wilmington… Walton opened the season with 21 points with seven 3-pointers against Bethune-Cookman and would finish the season with 10 games scoring in double figures… Against UNCW, Walton was 8-for-19 on 3-pointers in his historic performance to begin the NCAA Tournament and had six points with two 3-pointers against No. 1 Florida in the final game of the run… A Minnesota native, Walton played three seasons and in 97 games at Texas Tech… He finished his collegiate career with 943 points and going 232-for-554 (41.9 percent) from 3-point range
2023-24 (Senior):
- Led Texas Tech by shooting 47.8 percent on 3-pointers after going 65-for-136 which is the second best single-season percentage in program history
- Named to the All-Big 12 Winter Academic First Team
- Finished the season by starting the final 26 games and averaged 8.5 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 2.0 3-pointers per game
- Was 13th in Big 12 with 65 made 3-pointers (below minimum made for percentage rankings)
- Scored a career-high 22 points in a non-conference win over Omaha where he went 6-for-7 on 3-pointers and finished the season by scoring in double figures in 11 games
- Walton made three or more 3-pointers in nine games, including making three in the NCAA Tournament First Round against NC State where he had nine points
- Scored a Big 12-best 18 points in games at Houston and UCF
- Led Tech in scoring at Houston where he was 6-for-9 on 3-pointers after he had scored 16 points in a home win over Oklahoma State
- Made four 3-pointers in the 18-point performance against UCF in Orlando and went for 12 points in the Big 12 Championship quarterfinal win over BYU after going 2-for-4 on 3-pointers
- Had a career-high seven rebounds in the win over BYU in the conference tournament
- Hit two 3-pointers in the Big 12 Championship semifinals against Houston
- Helped Tech to a 15-2 home record... In home games, averaged 9.8 points per game... Was 36-for-75 (48.0%) on 3-pointers at United Supermarkets Arena
- Maintains one more season of eligibility and goes into next season with 720 points and is 169-for-395 (42.8%) on 3-pointers in 120 career games
- Has scored 377 points and made 88 3-pointers in his two seasons playing for Texas Tech (60 games)
JUNIOR SEASON (2022-23): Played in 27 games with seven starts in his first season at Tech… Averaged 3.6 points per game and finished the season shooting 23-for-56 (41.1 percent) on 3-pointers… Scored a season-high 17 points against LSU in the Big 12-SEC Challenge where he was 5-for-6 on 3-pointers… Had five games in the season with two or more 3-pointers… Scored 12 points against Baylor by going 4-for-6 on 3-pointers for his Big 12 high… Played in 15 of 18 conference games, averaging 2.9 points in Big 12 play… For his career, Walton has 441 points and 104 made 3-pointers through 87 games… Maintains two more years of eligibility.
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH: Walton transfers from North Carolina with three seasons of eligibility remaining... Played two seasons for the Tar Heels... Walton made 81 3-pointers during his time in Chapel Hill at a 39.9 percentage... Played in 60 games and is averaging 5.7 points and 1.1 assists per game in his collegiate career... Walton led UNC with 58 3-pointers during his freshman season where he started 20 of 29 games played and averaged 8.2 points per game... He shot 42.0 percent on 3s during that season which established a new program record for a freshman... Walton, who earned Academic All-ACC honors, scored a career-high 19 points in a home game against Louisville where he was 5 of 7 on 3-pointers and 7-for-10 from the field... His freshman season saw him score in double figures in 11 games and drain three or more 3s in 12 games... As a sophomore, Walton played in 31 games for the Tar Heels with one start... He had a season-high 14 points in the team's win at College of Charleston where he was 4-for-6 on 3-pointers... Walton helped to lead Hopkins High School to a state championship during his senior season where he averaged 26 points and 11 rebounds... He earned All-Metro First Team honors from the Minneapolis Star Tribune... Walton was a four-star prospect by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports coming out of high school where he was offered by elite programs throughout the nation.
PERSONAL: Full name is Kerwin Kamal Walton... Major: Psychology... Born on Oct. 20, 2001, in Robbinsdale, Minnesota... Son of Kerwin Walton and Dolores Perry... Has one brother, KaJuane Walton... Wears No. 24 to honor Kobe Bryant... Signed with Texas Tech on June 10, 2022.
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