Chris Walker (basketball, born 1969)

Chris Walker
Biographical details
Born (1969-12-25) December 25, 1969 (age 54)
Playing career
1988–1992Villanova
Position(s)Point guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1992–1996Loyola Marymount (asst.)
1996–1999Vanderbilt (assoc. HC)
1999–2000Pepperdine (assoc. HC)
2000–2001Villanova (asst.)
2001–2005UMass (asst.)
2007–2009New Mexico (asst.)
2009–2011Villanova (asst.)
2011–2012Texas Tech (assoc. HC)
2012–2013Texas Tech (interim HC)
2017–2019California (asst.)
Head coaching record
Overall11–20 (.355)

Chris Walker (born December 25, 1969) is an American college basketball coach and former player. He served as interim head coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders during the 2012–13 season following the forced resignation of Billy Gillispie. After Tubby Smith was named Gillispie's permanent successor in 2013, Walker returned to his previous post as associate head coach.[1][2] Walker is now an analyst at CBSSN, a position he took in 2019 after having served as an assistant coach at California under Wyking Jones.[3]

  1. ^ "Texas Tech makes Walker year's interim coach". 4 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Texas Tech hires Tubby Smith as coach". April 2013.
  3. ^ Gorcey, Ryan (April 10, 2017). "Chris Walker has reportedly been hired as Cal basketball's third assistant by Wyking Jones". scout.com. Retrieved April 22, 2017.