Jimmy Walker (basketball, born 1944)

Jimmy Walker

Walker in 1969
Personal information
Born	(1944-04-08)April 8, 1944 Amherst, Virginia, U.S.
Died	July 2, 2007(2007-07-02) (aged 63) Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school	Laurinburg Institute (Laurinburg, North Carolina)
College	Providence (1964–1967)
NBA draft	1967: 1st round, 1st overall pick
Selected by the Detroit Pistons
Playing career	1967–1976
Position	Shooting guard
Number	24, 11
Career history
1967–1972	Detroit Pistons
1972–1973	Houston Rockets
1973–1976	Kansas City-Omaha / Kansas City Kings
Career highlights and awards
2× NBA All-Star (1970, 1972) 2× Consensus first-team All-American (1966, 1967) Third-team All-American – AP, UPI (1965) NCAA season scoring leader (1967)
Career NBA statistics
Points	11,655 (16.7 ppg)
Rebounds	1,860 (2.7 rpg)
Assists	2,429 (3.5 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2022

James Walker (April 8, 1944 – July 2, 2007) was an American professional basketball player. A 6'3" (1.91 m) guard, he played nine seasons (1967–1976) in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Detroit Pistons, Houston Rockets, and Kansas City-Omaha / Kansas City Kings.^[1] Walker was a two-time All-Star who scored 11,655 points in his career. He was also the father of former NBA player Jalen Rose,^[1] though he left Rose's mother prior to his birth and took no part in his child's upbringing.^[2] Walker died on July 2, 2007, at the age of 63, from complications related to lung cancer.