Al Walker

Al Walker (born March 19, 1959) is an American former basketball coach. He currently is a pro personnel scout for the Detroit Pistons of the NBA, a position he'd held since 2015.^[1][2] He played college basketball for the Brockport Golden Eagles, won a gold medal with Team USA in the 1981 Maccabiah Games in Israel, and played one year of pro basketball in Israel. He served as the head coach for the Colorado College, Cornell University, Chaminade University of Honolulu and Binghamton University men's basketball teams.

Al Walker

Biographical details
Born	(1959-03-19) March 19, 1959 (age 65) Queens, New York, U.S.
Playing career
1978–1981	Brockport
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1988–1993	Colorado College
1993–1996	Cornell
1996–2000	Chaminade
2000–2007	Binghamton
2012–2013	Buffalo (assistant, women's)
Head coaching record
Overall	234–279
Medal record Maccabiah Games 1981 Israel Men's basketball

Biography

Playing career

Walker played college basketball from 1978 to 1981 for the Brockport Golden Eagles.^[3] He earned honorable mention on the Small College All-American team.^[4] At Brockport, in 2012 he ranked fifth all-time in rebounds (706; 2nd at the time of his graduation) and 20th in scoring (856), while playing only three seasons.^[5]

He graduated magna cum laude with a BS in physical education from Brockport State College in 1981, and earned a masters in sports psychology from UNC-Chapel Hill.^[3][6]

Walker is Jewish, and played basketball for Team USA in the 1981 Maccabiah Games in Israel, winning a gold medal with David Blatt, Danny Schayes (the first round draft pick of the NBA's Utah Jazz), and Willie Sims.^[3][7][8] In 1982 he then played one year of pro basketball in Israel.^[4]

Coaching career

Walker served as the head coach for the Colorado College, Cornell, Chaminade and Binghamton men's basketball teams.^[9] Walker was also an advance scout for the Orlando Magic for five seasons until 2012, and an assistant for the University of Buffalo women's basketball team from 2012 to 2013.^[10][11] From 2013 to 2015, he returned to Colorado College where he worked in the Major Gifts office.^[12]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Colorado College Tigers () (1988–1993)
1988–89	Colorado College	7–19
1989–90	Colorado College	13–12
1990–91	Colorado College	10–16
1991–92	Colorado College	22–5			NCAA Division III Second Round
1992–93	Colorado College	17–8
Colorado College:		69–60
Cornell Big Red (Ivy League) (1993–1996)
1993–94	Cornell	8–18	3–11	8th
1994–95	Cornell	9–17	4–10	6th
1995–96	Cornell	10–16	5–9	5th
Cornell:		27–51	12–30
Chaminade Silverswords (Pacific West Conference) (1996–2000)
1996–97	Chaminade	8–19	4–8	5th
1997–98	Chaminade	12–14	6–6	4th
1998–99	Chaminade	13–14	7–7	3rd
1999–00	Chaminade	13–13	7–7	5th
Chaminade:		46–60	24–28
Binghamton Bearcats (Independent) (2000–2001)
2000–01	Binghamton	14–14
Binghamton Bearcats (America East Conference) (2001–2007)
2001–02	Binghamton	9–19	6–10	6th
2002–03	Binghamton	14–13	9–7	4th
2003–04	Binghamton	14–16	10–8	5th
2004–05	Binghamton	12–17	8–10	5th
2005–06	Binghamton	16–13	12–4	2nd
2006–07	Binghamton	13–16	6–10	6th
Binghamton:		92–108	51–49
Total:		234–279

References

1. Detroit Pistons Leadership NBA Archived December 26, 2018, at the Wayback Machine
2. "George David resigns, Pistons hire Al Walker and Art Luptowski". July 1, 2014.
3. Blaustein, Esther (July 5, 1981). "Sports; COACH SET FOR ISRAELI GAMES". The New York Times.
4. "Honolulu Star-Bulletin Sports". starbulletin.com.
5. "Al Walker Named To Women's Basketball Coaching Staff". July 19, 2012 – via buffalo.prestosports.com. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
6. "2006-07 Cornell Men's Basketball Media Guide by Jeremy Hartigan". issuu.com.
7. Goldaper, Sam (June 23, 1981). "Basketball Talent On Stage at Xavier; Xavier Provides a Basketball Showcase". The New York Times.
8. "Danny Schayes Appointed As A Member of the Basketball Staff For The 2018 International Maccabi Youth Games".
9. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 11, 2011. Retrieved June 22, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
10. "2010-11 Orlando Magic Media Guide". Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
11. "Al Walker Named To Women's Basketball Coaching Staff". Buffalo. July 19, 2012. Archived from the original on March 14, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
12. "New Employees Archive • Human Resources Colorado College". www.coloradocollege.edu. Archived from the original on May 2, 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2019.