Erving Walker

American basketball player

Erving Walker

Walker with Pınar Karşıyaka in 2018

Personal information
Born|  (1990-01-17) January 17, 1990 (age 35)
Brooklyn, New York
Nationality| American
Listed height| 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Listed weight| 176 lb (80 kg)
Career information
High school| Christ the King
(Queens, New York)
College| Florida (2008–2012)
NBA draft| 2012: undrafted
Playing career| 2012–2021
Position| Point guard
Number| 1, 11, 9
Career history
2012–2013| Prima Veroli
2013–2014| Stelmet Zielona Góra
2014| Élan Chalon
2014–2015| JDA Dijon Basket
2015–2016| Büyükçekmece Basketbol
2016–2017| SIG Strasbourg
2017–2018| Büyükçekmece Basketbol
2018–2019| Pınar Karşıyaka
2019| Zamalek
2020–2021| Trepça
Career highlights

* BSL scoring leader (2018)
* Second-team All-SEC (2012)

Erving Walker  (born January 17, 1990) is an American former professional basketball player. Standing at 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m), he played at the point guard position.

## High school career

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During his sophomore season in Christ the King High school in New York in 2006, Walker was named to the 2006 1st annual Boost Mobile Elite24.

## College career

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Erving played basketball for the Florida gators basketball team from 2008 to 2012 as a point guard wearing number 11. He was named to the 2012 All-SEC Second team during his senior season. He held the all-time leading assists record at Florida (547). The record was surpassed in 2018. He is still the fourth scoring leader (1,777 points).

During his senior season the Gators lost to Louisville in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament

Walker averaged 12.1 points, 4.7 assists and 2.8 rebounds in his senior year at Florida

In 2012, "Walker was charged with petit theft and resisting an officer without violence at 1 a.m. ET March 30 after Gainesville Police Department officers apprehended him following a foot chase that also involved several police cars." "Judge Walter M. Green withheld adjudication and ordered Walker to pay the fine by September 27. The state dropped an additional misdemeanor charge of resisting arrest without violence as part of the agreement."[1][2][3]

## Professional career

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After going undrafted in the 2012 NBA draft, he signed with Prima Veroli of the Italian Second Division in the summer of 2012.[4] He played 20 games, averaging 17.9 points and 3.6 assists per game.[5]

In October 2013, after passing a tryout period, he signed a one-year deal with Stelmet Zielona Góra.[6] He parted ways with them on January 28, 2014.[7] On February 5, 2014, he signed with Élan Chalon for the rest of the 2013–14 season.[8]

On June 23, 2014, he signed with JDA Dijon Basket for the 2014–15 season.[9] Over 37 French League games played, he averaged 17.6 points, 6.1 assists and 3.1 rebounds per game on 41% shooting from the field. However, Dijon finished in 10th place not being able to make playoffs.

On July 8, 2015, he signed a one-year contract with Büyükçekmece Basketbol of the Turkish Basketball Super League.[10]

On July 25, 2016, Walker signed with SIG Strasbourg for the 2016–17 season.[11]

On June 27, 2017, Walker returned to Büyükçekmece Basketbol for the 2017–18 season.[12] He averaged 18.5 points, 2.8 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game. On July 6, 2018, Walker signed with Pınar Karşıyaka.[13]

### The Basketball Tournament

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In 2017, Walker played for the Kentucky Kings of The Basketball Tournament. Walker averaged 20.0 PPG to help his team advance to the second round of the tournament. The Basketball Tournament is an annual $2 million winner-take-all tournament broadcast on ESPN.[14]

In TBT 2018, Walker suited up for Team Fancy. In 2 games, he averaged 11.5 points, 2.5 assists, 2 rebounds per game. Team Fancy reached the second round before falling to Boeheim's Army.

## Career statistics

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Legend    GP  | Games played  |   GS  | Games started  |  MPG  | Minutes per game

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FG%  | Field-goal percentage  |  3P%  | 3-point field-goal percentage  |  FT%  | Free-throw percentage
RPG  | Rebounds per game  |  APG  | Assists per game  |  SPG  | Steals per game
BPG  | Blocks per game  |  PPG  | Points per game  |  PIR  | Performance index rating
Bold  | Career high

### EuroLeague

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Year  | Team  | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR

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2013–14 | Zielona Góra | 10 | 0 | 13.1 | .377 | .214 | .857 | 1.1 | 1.5 | .0 | .0 | 5.8 | 4.8
Career  | 10 | 0 | 13.1 | .377 | .214 | .857 | 1.1 | 1.5 | .0 | .0 | 5.8 | 4.8

## Personal life

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Erving has recently featured in a YouTube series on Grit Media [15] in a series called deployed. This also features other basketball players including Romeo Travis and Josh Childress

## References

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1. ^ "No value meal: Taco theft costs ex-Gator $301". April 19, 2012.
2. ^ "Article 404 – Gainesville Sun – Gainesville, FL".
3. ^ "Orlando Sentinel". Archived from the original on February 25, 2016.
4. ^ "Walker signs with Italian team". gainesville.com. July 29, 2012. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
5. ^ "Legadue Stats". legaduebasket.it. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
6. ^ "Erving Walker with one-year contract". basketzg.pl. October 8, 2013. Archived from the original on December 13, 2013. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
7. ^ "Erving Walker leaves Stelmet Zielona Gora". Sportando.net. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
8. ^ "Erving Walker renforce l'Elan Chalonnais". elanchalon.fr (in French). Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
9. ^ "JDA Dijon announces Erving Walker". Sportando.com. June 23, 2014. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
10. ^ "Erving Walker moves to Buyukcemece". Sportando.com. July 8, 2015. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
11. ^ "La SIG Strasbourg engage le meneur Erving Walker". sigstrasbourg.fr (in French). July 25, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
12. ^ "Buyukcekmece signs Erving Walker". Sportando.com. June 27, 2017. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
13. ^ "Erving Walker signs with Pinar Karsiyaka". Sportando. Retrieved July 6, 2018.[permanent dead link]
14. ^ "Erving Walker | The Basketball Tournament". www.thetournament.com. Archived from the original on November 11, 2017.
15. ^ "YouTube". YouTube.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Erving Walker.

* Erving Walker at draftexpress.com
* Erving Walker at espn.com
* Erving Walker at eurobasket.com
* Erving Walker at euroleague.net
* Erving Walker at lnb.fr
* Erving Walker on Twitter

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Turkish Super League Mr. King (Top Scorer)

Total Points Scored|

* 1967: Alp
* 1968: Nacaroglu
* 1969: Kozluca
* 1970: Koçaş
* 1971: Küce
* 1972: Küce
* 1973: Davis
* 1974: Alp
* 1975: Tosun
* 1976: Kunter
* 1977: Tosun
* 1978: Koçyiğit
* 1979: Kunter
* 1980: Kunter
* 1981: Kunter
* 1982: Kunter
* 1983: Scott
* 1984: Scearce
* 1985: Dawkins
* 1986: Dawkins
* 1987: Kennedy
* 1988: Kunter
* 1989: Çakırgil
* 1990: Erdenay
* 1991: Kunter
* 1992: Cumberland
* 1993: Erdenay

Points Per Game|

* 1994: DeBortoli
* 1995: Gilmore
* 1996: Strothers
* 1997: Strothers
* 1998: Ansley
* 1999: Kutluay
* 2000: Mršić
* 2001: Eley
* 2002: Yarangüme
* 2003: Jefferson
* 2004: Salyers
* 2005: Erdenay
* 2006: Dixon
* 2007: Fitch
* 2008: Neal
* 2009: Gordon
* 2010: Douby
* 2011: Karadeniz
* 2012: Gibson
* 2013: Karadeniz
* 2014: Washington
* 2015: Walsh
* 2016: Moerman
* 2017: Ledo
* 2018: Walker
* 2019: Hayes
* 2020: N/A
* 2021: Cruz
* 2022: Gulley
* 2023: Crawford
* 2024: Reed
* 2025: Reed

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*[FT%]: Free-throw percentage
*[RPG]: Rebounds per game
*[APG]: Assists per game
*[SPG]: Steals per game
*[BPG]: Blocks per game
*[PPG]: Points per game
*[PIR]: Performance Index Rating
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