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





BIO

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

Totals
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
Averages
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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