Stony Brook University Athletics

Walker remains to this day as the only Stony Brook men's basketball player to advance to the NCAA Tournament during all four years on campus in a career that was highlighted by the 1977-78 team reaching the NCAA Division III Final Four.  The then Stony Brook Patriots finished 27-4 that season and defeated Potsdam, St. Lawrence and Brandeis to reach the Final Four in 1978.  The Patriots also won back-to-back Knickerbocker Conference titles in 1977 and 1978.  Walker, a 1979-80 first team All-America selection, averaged 12.5 points and 3.6 rebounds per game during his career, including 18.2 points per game as a senior. He scored 1,226 career points and connected on 60.8 percent of his shot attempts.
 
Walker, who received his degree in anthropology and sociology in 1980, retired as a New York City Correctional Officer in 1981 and went on to help teach special education and coach basketball in South Carolina.