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Also known as Kemba Hudley Walker

American basketball player

Key facts

Title
Player enhancement coach
League
NBA
Born
( 1990-05-08 ) May 8, 1990 (age 36) , The Bronx , New York , U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight
184 lb (83 kg)
High school
Rice ( Manhattan, New York )
College
UConn (2008–2011)
Nba draft
2011 : 1st round, 9th overall pick
Drafted by
Charlotte Bobcats
Playing career
2011–2024
Position
Point guard
Number
1, 15, 8, 34
Coaching career
2024–present
2011 2019
Charlotte Bobcats / Hornets
2019 2021
Boston Celtics
2021 2022
New York Knicks
2022 2023
Dallas Mavericks
2023 2024
AS Monaco

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Family name
Walker
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
The Bronx
Native language
English language
Position played
point guard
Country for sport
United States
Mass
84
Image
Kemba Walker 2019.jpg
Height
185
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Commons category
Kemba Walker
date of birth
1990-05-08
sport number
15
start of work period
2011-00-00
social media followers
452927
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Encyclopedic overview

Kemba Hudley Walker (born May 8, 1990) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is a player enhancement coach for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was picked ninth overall by the Charlotte Bobcats in the 2011 NBA draft and also played for the Boston Celtics, New York Knicks, and the Dallas Mavericks, before finishing his career with AS Monaco. He played college basketball for the Connecticut Huskies. In their 2010–11 season, Walker was the nation's second-leading scorer and was named consensus first-team All-American; he also led the Huskies to a 2011 NCAA championship victory and claimed the tournament's Most Outstanding Player award. Walker is a four-time NBA All-Star, a one-time All-NBA Team member, two-time winner of the NBA Sportsmanship Award, as well as a LNB Élite champion.

High school career

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kemba Walker” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.