Bill Walker: NBA Draft Profile
May 14th, 2008
by Jeff Fox
Bill Walker
College: Kansas State
Class: Freshman
Position: SG/SF
Height: 6’6”
Weight: 220lbs
Accolades: Third Team Freshman All-American – CHN (08), Third Team All-Big 12 (08), Big 12 All-Rookie Team (08), Second Team All-American – Parade – high school (06), First Team USA Today All-USA High School Boys’ Basketball All-Junior Team (06), Three-Time MVP Reebok ABCD Camp – high school.
Scouting Report: A jumping jack able to play inside or out.
Strengths: Crazy leaper – can jump out of the gym. Brings a toughness/aggressiveness to the court. Can play wing or post. Good, strong body. Great slasher – can break down his man off the dribble. Three-point range on his jumper. Good rebounder for a wing player. Capable of explosive scoring games – topped 30-points three times this season.
Weaknesses: Off-the-court questions. Needs to improve his ball handling to play the wing in the NBA. Injury concerns – torn ACL twice. Foul prone. Turns the ball over too much. Very inconsistent. Shoots the three for a poor percentage. Poor shot selection. Settles for three-pointers too often. Always been just a complementary player (played with O.J. Mayo in high school, Michael Beasley in college).
Projected 2008 Draft Range: Early to mid second round pick.
Consensus: Bill Walker’s star has taken an even bigger dive than his buddy, O.J. Mayo’s. Since he currently isn’t considered a first round prospect, Walker should go back to Manhattan in the fall and prove that he has what it takes to be the lead man for the Wildcats.
Stats: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=34658
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Jeff Fox is a freelance journalist based an hour outside of Toronto, Canada. While attending University of Waterloo (Canada) earning a B.A. in Economics and Management Studies, Jeff managed to walk onto the school’s varsity basketball team, the Warriors, for 2 seasons. His final year riding the pine for the Warriors saw the team make it to the CIS (Canada’s NCAA equivalent) Final 8 tournament. In addition to this site, his work has also appeared in Dime magazine, Inside Sport magazine in Australia, and he is a writer/editor for Canada’s top independent hoops site, Hooplife.ca. When he isn’t planted in front of his computer he spends the rest of his time with his wife, Lisa, his infant son, Adam and his dog Jeannie.
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