![]() Walker with the Charlotte Hornets in 2019 | |||||||||||||||
Charlotte Hornets | |||||||||||||||
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Position | Player enhancement coach | ||||||||||||||
League | NBA | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Born | The Bronx, New York, U.S. | May 8, 1990||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 184 lb (83 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school | Rice (Manhattan, New York) | ||||||||||||||
College | UConn (2008–2011) | ||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2011: 1st round, 9th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
Selected by the Charlotte Bobcats | |||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2011–2024 | ||||||||||||||
Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
Number | 1, 15, 8, 34 | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
As player: | |||||||||||||||
2011–2019 | Charlotte Bobcats / Hornets | ||||||||||||||
2019–2021 | Boston Celtics | ||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | New York Knicks | ||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | Dallas Mavericks | ||||||||||||||
2023–2024 | AS Monaco | ||||||||||||||
As coach: | |||||||||||||||
2024–present | Charlotte Hornets (player enhancement) | ||||||||||||||
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Kemba Hudley Walker (born May 8, 1990)[1] is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is a player enhancement coach for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was picked ninth overall by the Charlotte Bobcats in the 2011 NBA draft. He played college basketball for the Connecticut Huskies. In their 2010–11 season, Walker was the nation's second-leading scorer and was named consensus first-team All-American; he also led the Huskies to the 2011 NCAA championship and claimed the tournament's Most Outstanding Player award.[2] Walker is a four-time NBA All-Star.