Kemba Walker is an American professional basketball player and plays for the Charlotte Hornets. In the 2011 National Basketball Association (NBA) draft, he was the ninth pick among the Bobcats at the time. Walker was named the Big East Championship Most Outstanding Player and led the Huskies to the championship in 2011. The same year, he was named the NCAA Championship Most Outstanding Player. He was an NBA All-Star player. Prior to joining the NBA, he played on the University of Connecticut men’s basketball team.
Who is Kemba Walker?
Walker was born on May 8, 1990 to Paul and Andrea Walker in the Bronx, New York. He has three siblings; one sister and two brothers. He attended Rice High School, Harlem, New York, where he played on the school basketball team. He averaged 18.2 points and 5.3 assists per game in his senior year. He graduated from Rice in 2008 and played in the New York Gauchos AAU basketball program. During this period he played alongside other Big East players such as Danny Jennings, Jordan Theodore and Devin Hill.
The gauchos finished number one in the national while he was with the team. In 2008, Rivals.com ranked Walker’s number 5 and number 14 players nationally. After entering the University of Connecticut (UConn), Walker played every game in his freshman year. 2009.
Although he was not a starter in most games, he managed to average 25.5 minutes per game, a remarkable feat for a non-starter. The same year, he helped the Huskies advance to the last four. During the following season (2009-2010), he played in all 34 games for the Huskies. This season, UConn earned 4th place in the National Invitational Tournament. In 2010, he was a United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) all-district selection.
Walker became a national scorer in his junior year averaging 26.7 points and 3.8 assists and 5 rebounds per game. Sports Illustrated featured him on one of its regional covers. This propelled Walker’s popularity as an outstanding player. He was named Big East Tournament Most Valuable Player and helped Team UConn win the University of Louisville in the Big East Championship game in 2011.
He scored a total of 130 points in five games, this is a remarkable record and the most points scored in the previous 15 seasons of any conference tournament. This performance led UConn to become the first school to qualify for the conference championship through five games in five days. The USBWA named him a member of the All-American First Team.
Walker’s performance during the 2010-2011 season He was also selected by Fox Sports for the All-American Second Team, in addition to being named a finalist for College Basketball Player of the Year. He won the Bob Cousy Award for the nation’s top goaltender and most outstanding player in the NCAA basketball tournament. That same year, Walker was made part of the Huskies of Honor, a feat no one has achieved since his inauguration in 2006.
The Charlotte Bobcats agreed to a rookie contract with Kemba Walker in December 2011 and he quickly became the team’s point guard for the season following Darryl Gerrard Augustin’s injury. Walker won his first triple-double in a January 2012 game against the Washington Wizards. During this game, he scored 20 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists. The same year, he participated in the Rising Stars Challenge during Star Weekend. Walker’s season averaged 17.7 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 5.7 assists for the 2012–13 season. He was selected for the 2013 Rising Stars Challenge alongside teammate Kidd-Gilchrist.
Salary and net worth
In each of the NBA seasons from 2015-2016 to NBA 2017-2018 seasons; Kemba Walker has earned at least $12 million in salary. For the 2018/2019 season, the playmaker is to charge an additional $12 million. Kemba Walker has an estimated net worth of $38 million. The point guard has earned enough over the years to afford the finer things in life. Among his assets are an 8,000+ square foot mansion in Charlotte, North Carolina, which he reportedly purchased for $2.5 million.
Height and width
Kemba Walker is 6 ft 1 in (185 cm). Walker weighs 185 lbs or 84 kg. He is considered one of the most agile guards in the NBA, for his exceptional crossover and lightning-fast reflexes.