2006-07 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Kelly Walker
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Redshirt
- High School:
- Standish-Sterling
- Hometown:
- Sterling, MI
2002-03: Co-captain ... One of three Rockets to started all 30 games ... Ranked second in the MAC in three-point field goals made (2.57), sixth in three-point field goal percentage (.414) and 15th in scoring (12.8 ppg) ... Drained 77 three-pointers, the fifth most in a single season in school history ... Shot 48.7 percent (19-of-39) from beyond the three-point line in the last five games ... Connected for a three-point field goal in all but two games ... Scored in double figures 19 times ... Led Rockets in steals eight times and scoring and assists five times ... Named MAC West Division Player of the Week on Dec. 23 after tying school record with eight three point field goals en route to scoring a career-high 36 points in the Rockets' 82-55 victory vs. Hampton (Dec. 21) ... Averaged 14.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game during the MAC Tournament ... Tallied 12 points and pulled down a career-best nine rebounds vs. Western Michigan in the MAC Tourney semifinals (Mar. 14) ... Scored 17 points in UT's 80-66 victory over Marshall in the MAC Tournament Quarterfinals (Mar. 12) ... Became the third Rocket to knock down eight three-pointers in a game ... Drained 6-of-10 three-point tries against Central Michigan to finish with 20 points (Mar. 4) ... Averaged a team-best 13.8 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.4 steals per game in league contests ... Named Verizon Academic All-District IV University Division First Team ... Named MAC West Division Player of the Week on Jan. 27 for the second time this season after helping the Rockets to wins over Buffalo and Ball State ... Scored 19 points, passed out three assists and recorded two steals vs. Ball State (Jan. 25) ... Hit four three-pointers en route to registering a team-high 16 points against the Bulls ... Scored 22 points and notched three assists at Northern Illinois (Mar. 1) ... Poured in a team-high 18 points at Duquesne (Dec. 9) ... Tallied 17 points on 5-of-9 shooting from beyond the arc in UT's 83-51 victory over Kent State (Feb. 1).
2001-02: Appeared in all 28 games off the bench ... Scored in double figures nine times ... Averaged 7.2 points per contest ... Led Toledo in scoring on two occasions ... Scored a career-best 19 points, including 7-of-8 from the charity stripe, and had three assists in Toledo's 84-56 win vs. Akron (Feb. 16) ... Poured in 17 points, draining a career-best five treys, against Youngstown State (Dec. 22) ... Posted 16 points against Eastern Michigan (Jan. 12) ... Scored 13, dished out a career-best four assists, swatted two shots and had three steals at IPFW (Jan. 19) ... Tallied 12 points vs. Western Michigan (Jan. 2).
2000-01: Appeared in all 31 games ... Averaged 10 minutes and 2.6 points per game ... Connected on 18 of her 21 attempts (.857) from the charity stripe during the season ... Perfect 12-of-12 during the conference season ... Scored eight points, including 2-for-3 from beyond the arc, grabbed three rebounds and had two steals against Radford in the opening round of the Duke Women's Basketball Classic (Nov. 25) ... Tallied 13 points on 6-of-7 shooting to go along with three steals at Central Michigan (Jan. 24) ... Scored 11 points at Western Michigan (Feb. 10).
High School: Starred for coach Howard Colberg at Standish-Sterling High School ... Lettered four years in basketball ... Voted four-time team and league MVP ... Averaged 20.0 points, 6.6 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 6.0 steals per game as a senior ... Named Class B honorable mention all-state pick as a junior averaging 20 points, 6.5 rebounds, 6.5 steals and 4.0 assists per game ... Shot 52 percent from the field, 46 percent from three-point range and 79 percent from the free throw line ... Garnered fourth-team all-state honors by the Detroit Free Press and the Coaches Poll also as a junior ... Named to the Bay City Times Dream Team as a junior ... Led team to a 22-2 record and a conference and district championship as a sophomore ... Honorable-mention all-state Coaches and Associated Press Poll as a freshman ... Named one of Michigan's Top 10 Scholar-Athletes by the Detroit Free Press and was named her school's salutatorian with a 3.971 GPA ... Also lettered three years in track and field ... Earned state titles in the 300 hurdles (45.90) and the long jump (17-2), while also finishing third in the 100 hurdles as a senior in track.
Personal: Born Kelly Jo Walker on October 29, 1981 ... Parents are Shane and Barb Walker ... Has an older sister, Stacie ... Hobbies include hanging out with friends and shopping ... Enrolled in the College of Education, majoring in middle childhood education.
SEASON GP-GS MIN (AVG) FG-FGA (%) 3P-3PA (%) FT-FTA (%) REB (AVG) PF-D AST TO BLK ST PTS (AVG)2000-01 31-0 312 (10.1) 28-81 (.346) 8-22 (.364) 18-21 (.857) 33 (1.1) 19-0 26 23 2 14 82 (2.6)2001-02 28-0 526 (18.8) 63-164 (.384) 30-79 (.380) 45-62 (.726) 60 (2.1) 31-0 31 41 6 24 201 (7.2)2002-03 30-30 955 (31.8) 138-355 (.389) 77-186 (.414) 30-41 (.732) 89 (3.0) 47-0 68 58 3 40 383 (12.8)TOTALS 89-30 1,793 (20.2) 229-600 (.382) 115-287 (.401) 93-124 (.750) 182 (2.0) 97-0 125 122 11 78 666 (7.5)
WALKER'S CAREER BESTSPoints: 36 vs. HAMPTON (12/21/02)Field Goals: 12 vs. HAMPTON (12/21/02)Field Goals Attempted: 19 twice, last vs. CENTRAL MICHIGAN (3/4/03)3-Point FGs: 8 vs. HAMPTON (12/21/02)3-Point FGs Attempted: 11 vs. HAMPTON (12/21/02)Free Throws: 7 vs. AKRON (2/16/02)Free Throws Attempted: 8 twice, last vs. AKRON (2/16/02)Rebounds: 9 vs. Western Michigan (3/14/03)Assists: 5 twice, last at Ball State (2/11/03)Blocks: 2 at IPFW (1/19/02)Steals: 5 vs. KENT STATE (2/1/03)Minutes Played: 43 vs. WESTERN MICHIGAN (2/5/03)
