M.J. WALKER
POSITION: Guard
HEIGHT: 6-5 (196 cm)
WEIGHT: 213 lbs (97 kg)
BIRTHDATE: March 28, 1998 (Riverdale, GA)
HIGH SCHOOL: Jonesboro High School (Jonesboro, GA)
UNIVERSITY / COLLEGE: Florida State University (2021)
TWITTER / INSTAGRAM: / @mjwalker.jr
HOW ACQUIRED: Signed as free agent with Honey Badgers on July 29, 2023
YEARS PRO: 2
PROFESSIONAL CAREER
Averaged 11.4 points, 2.9 rebounds, 1.9 assists, and 26.2 minutes in 86 games playing professionally in the NBA Summer League, NBA G League, NBA, and in the CEBL.
2023 CEBL Season: Averaged 10.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 26.5 minutes in two games with the Brampton Honey Badgers … Scored 18 points to go along with five rebounds, four assists, and two steals in Honey Badgers debut vs. Scarborough on July 31 … Signed with the Brampton Honey Badgers on July 29 through a commissioners exemption.
2023: Averaged 11.2 points, 3.2 rebounds, 1.9 assists, and 25.2 minutes in 9 games with the Vancouver Bandits … Achieved double-figures in scoring in four games, including three games with 20+ points … Recorded 21 points to go along with five rebounds in a loss to Winnipeg on June 21 … Scored 26 points on eight-for-13 shooting in Brampton on June 9 … Made CEBL debut against Winnipeg on June 6.
2022-23: Averaged 15.0 points, 2.9 rebounds, 1.4 assists, and 28.4 minutes in 28 games with the Westchester Knicks of the NBA G League … Had eight games with 20+ scoring … Achieved a career-high in scoring on March 14 with 30 points in 38 minutes of action against Stockton … Made a season-best six three-pointers en route to a 29-point performance against Raptors 905 on November 10.
2022: Averaged 2.0 points and 4.7 minutes in three games with the New York Knicks at NBA Summer League in Las Vegas … Recorded four points against the Chicago Bulls on July 10.
2021-22: Averaged 10.8 points, 3.0 rebounds, 2.4 assists, and 28.3 minutes in 39 games with the Westchester Knicks of the NBA G League … Scored a season-high 27 points on 11-for-19 shooting vs. College Park on March 14 … Recorded 22 points in 41 minutes in season debut against Capital City on November 5 … Averaged 4.5 minutes in two games with the Phoenix Suns … Signed to a 10-day hardship contract on December 30, making NBA debut on December 31 against Boston … Signed with the New York Knicks on September 21, eventually being waived to the club’s NBA G League affiliate in Westchester.
2021: Averaged 4.7 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 16.0 minutes in three games with the New York Knights at NBA Summer League … Recorded nine points on three triples in 20 minutes of action vs. Cleveland on August 14.
UNIVERSITY / COLLEGE CAREER
Averaged 8.9 points, 2.0 rebounds, 1.6 assists, and 24.1 minutes in 119 games over a four-year collegiate career at Florida State University.
2020-21: Averaged 12.2 points, 2.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 28.0 minutes as a senior at Florida State … Named to the All-ACC Second Team … Helped the team to an ACC Regular Season Runner-Up finish … Became the 49th player in school history to score 1,000 points, finishing 39th in school history with 1,077 career points as a Seminole … Named a candidature for the Jerry West Award as presented by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame as the nation’s top shooting guard … Team captain for a second consecutive season … Recorded double-figures in scoring in 16 games … Went five-for-six shooting from beyond the arc en route to a 17-point outing against Virginia on February 15 … Scored a season-high 22 points against UCF on December 19.
2019-20: Averaged 10.6 points, 1.7 rebounds, 1.5 assists, and 25.2 minutes in 26 games with Florida State … All-ACC Honorable Mention Honors as one of the top players in the top conference in the nation … Led the team as a junior to an ACC Regular Season Championship … Shot .361 (44-122) from three-point distance … Scored double-figures in 15 games … Tied a personal single-season record with 44 three-pointers made … Achieved a season-high in scoring with 23 points against Louisville on January 4 while sinking five three-pointers on seven attempts.
2018-19: Averaged 7.5 points, 2.2 rebounds, 1.6 assists, and 25.9 minutes in 35 games as a sophomore with Florida State … Started in all but one game … Reached the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive season … Scored 5 points in a Round of 64 victory over Vermont on March 21 … Recorded 22 points on six-for-seven shooting from distance in a win over Miami on January 27 … Had five assists to go along with 21 points vs. LSU on November 23.
2017-18:
Averaged 6.8 points, 1.7 rebounds, 1.1 assists, and 18.8 minutes in 34 games with Florida State University … Led all freshmen on the team with 36 three-pointers made on the season … Ranked 17th among freshmen in the ACC in scoring … Set a career high in scoring with 24 against Virginia Tech on January 20 … Had 12 points in 18 minutes of action in collegiate debut against George Washingtin on November 15.
PERSONAL
Son of Jackie and James Walker … Earned bachelor’s degree in Social Science from Florida State University on April 23, 2021 … Five star recruit out of high school with offers from Florida State, Georgia Tech, Ohio State, UCLA, and Virginia Tech.
PROFESSIONAL STATISTICS
Totals
Year | Team | G | MIN | PTS | 2FGP | 3FGP | FT | RO | RD | RT | AS | PF | BS | ST | TO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | Brampton Honey Badgers | 2 | 53 | 21 | 4-9 | 4-11 | 1-4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
2023 | Vancouver Bandits | 9 | 227 | 101 | 19-40 | 14-46 | 21-28 | 2 | 27 | 29 | 17 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
2022-23 | Westchester (NBA G League) | 28 | 796 | 419 | 85-174 | 65-180 | 32-49 | 19 | 62 | 81 | 39 | 89 | 5 | 16 | 56 |
2022 | New York Knicks (NBA Summer League) | 3 | 14 | 6 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2021-22 | Phoenix Suns (NBA) | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
2021-22 | Westchester (NBA G League) | 39 | 1102 | 420 | 86-186 | 57-155 | 43-51 | 25 | 91 | 116 | 95 | 104 | 10 | 37 | 59 |
2021 | New York Knicks (NBA Summer League) | 3 | 48 | 14 | 1-4 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Totals | 86 | 2249 | 981 | 198-419 | 144-400 | 95-132 | 52 | 196 | 247 | 160 | 228 | 23 | 66 | 130 |
Averages
Year | Team | G | MIN | PTS | 2FGP | 3FGP | FT | RO | RD | RT | AS | PF | BS | ST | TO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | Brampton Honey Badgers | 2 | 26.5 | 10.5 | 0.444 | 0.364 | 0.250 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
2023 | Vancouver Bandits | 9 | 25.2 | 11.2 | 0.475 | 0.304 | 0.750 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
2022-23 | Westchester (NBA G League) | 28 | 28.4 | 15.0 | 0.489 | 0.361 | 0.653 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 2.0 |
2022 | New York Knicks (NBA Summer League) | 3 | 4.7 | 2.0 | 0.750 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
2021-22 | Phoenix Suns (NBA) | 2 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
2021-22 | Westchester (NBA G League) | 39 | 28.3 | 10.8 | 0.462 | 0.368 | 0.843 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.5 |
2021 | New York Knicks (NBA Summer League) | 3 | 12.0 | 3.5 | 0.250 | 0.800 | 0.000 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
Totals | 86 | 26.2 | 11.4 | 0.473 | 0.360 | 0.720 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
COLLEGIATE STATISTICS
Year | Team | G | MIN | PTS | 2FGP | 3FGP | FT | RO | RD | RT | AS | PF | BS | ST | TO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020-21 | Florida State University | 24 | 672 | 293 | 51-114 | 44-104 | 59-74 | 11 | 48 | 59 | 61 | 53 | 9 | 21 | 62 |
2019-20 | Florida State University | 26 | 656 | 275 | 41-107 | 44-122 | 61-76 | 6 | 38 | 44 | 38 | 60 | 6 | 20 | 38 |
2018-19 | Florida State University | 35 | 907 | 263 | 41-116 | 44-134 | 49-63 | 14 | 64 | 78 | 56 | 92 | 6 | 29 | 68 |
2017-18 | Florida State University | 34 | 638 | 231 | 40-94 | 36-111 | 43-57 | 7 | 52 | 59 | 36 | 77 | 5 | 21 | 39 |
Totals | 119 | 2873 | 1062 | 173-431 | 168-471 | 212-270 | 38 | 202 | 240 | 191 | 282 | 26 | 91 | 207 |
Year | Team | G | MIN | PTS | 2FGP | 3FGP | FT | RO | RD | RT | AS | PF | BS | ST | TO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020-21 | Florida State University | 24 | 28.0 | 12.2 | 0.447 | 0.423 | 0.797 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 2.6 |
2019-20 | Florida State University | 26 | 25.2 | 10.6 | 0.383 | 0.361 | 0.803 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
2018-19 | Florida State University | 35 | 25.9 | 7.5 | 0.353 | 0.328 | 0.778 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.9 |
2017-18 | Florida State University | 34 | 18.8 | 6.8 | 0.426 | 0.324 | 0.754 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.1 |
Totals | 119 | 24.1 | 8.9 | 0.401 | 0.357 | 0.785 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.7 |
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