Education
He attended Chicago"s Corliss High School.
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He attended Chicago"s Corliss High School.
At 6"4" (193 m) and 180 lb (82 kg), he played as a guard. After playing college basketball at Westark Community College and the University of Arkansas, Walker was selected by the New York Knicks with the 12th pick in the first round of the 1983 National Basketball Association Draft. Over a ten-year career, he played for five teams – the Knicks, the Denver Nuggets, the Washington Bullets, the Detroit Pistons, and the Chicago Bulls.
Walker was selected to the 1984 National Basketball Association All-Rookie team, and was among the league leaders during his career in assists and steals.
His best season was in 1989-1990 with the Washington Bullets when he averaged 9.5 points, 8.8 rebounds and 8.0 assists per game. Walker has served as head coach for two different teams—the Toronto Raptors and the Washington Wizards.
He was the Raptors" second coach, following Brendan Malone, and led the team for a season and a half. In 2000, he replaced the fired Gar Heard in Washington for half a season (the first coaching "call up" in history, having previously been the coach of the Rockford Lightning of the College of Business Administration), but was then replaced by Leonard Hamilton the next year.
He remained in Washington as director of player personnel and later head scout before joining the Hornets as assistant coach.
In March 2012, Walker became an assistant coach with the New York Knicks.
Walker is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.