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2017-18 Men's Basketball Roster

35 Martez Walker

  • Height 6-6
  • Weight 185
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Detroit, Mich.
  • Highschool Pershing

Biography

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OVERVIEW: -  Very athletic wing man that shoots well from long range and can really get to the rim ... Oakland is 17-6 when he leads the team in scoring ... Finished No. 4 in the Horizon League in scoring in 2016-17 ... -  Transferred from Texas in January 2015 ... Helped lead -  the Longhorns to the NCAA tournament during his freshman season.

2017-18
-   Appeared and started in 26 games.
-   Horizon League All-Defensive Team selection
-   Suffered a season-ending broken left foot on Feb. 9 against Detroit.
-   Prior to injury:
- Was part of the nation's second highest scoring duo with teammate Kendrick Nunn
- Ranked fifth in the Horizon League in points per game (17.6)
- Ranked 11th in the NCAA in total minutes played (led HL)
- Led the conference in free throw attempts (40th in NCAA) and free throws made (39th in NCAA).
-   Scored his 1,000th career point in an Oakland uniform on Nov. 27 at Oral Roberts (Already surpassed 1,000 points for his complete career including time with Texas)
-   Scored a career high 32 points at Oral Roberts and Western Michigan
-   Named Horizon League Player of the Week on Dec. 4

2016-17
-   Named to the All-Horizon League second team
-   Led the team in scoring, fourth in the Horizon League (17.8 ppg)
-   Started all 34 games
-   Shot 83.1 -  percent from the free throw line, No. 5 in the conference
-   Made a team-best 71 triples, tied for seventh in the league (2.1 per game)
-   Averaged a team-high 33.7 minutes per game, third most in the Horizon League
-   Led the Golden Grizzlies in scoring in 14 games
-   Recorded a career-best 30 points against Georgia (12/23)
-   Tallied a team-best 15 games of -  20 points or more

2015-16
- Played first game on Dec. 19 after sitting out a full year due to NCAA Transfer rule
- Averaged 10.5 points and 3.6 rebounds per game
- Recorded 14 games with 10 or more points, including two games of 20-plus points
- Scored in double-figures in nine of final 10 Horizon League games
- Ranked second during Horizon League play in 3-point field goal percentage at 49.0 and eighth in field-goal percentage at 52.8
- Scored career-high 22 points twice this season, at Wright State and vs. Detroit
- Recorded 18 points on 7-of-11 shooting in Oakland debut at Washington
- Shot 4-for-4 from behind the arc en route to 22 points at WSU
- Went 11-for-11 from the free throw line in opening game of Vegas 16 vs. Towson

AT TEXAS (2013-14):
- Played in 33 games and scored 4.7 points per game in just over 12 minutes per game
- Tallied 16 points in a win over Arizona State in the NCAA tournament
- Shot 35.3% from beyond the arc

HIGH SCHOOL
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Rated as the No. 8 player in the state of Michigan by ESPN.com
- Averaged a team-best 20.4 points and 7.0 -  rebounds per game
- Led -   Pershing to a 25-1 mark and the MHSAA -  Class A state quarterfinals during his senior season
- Earned a spot on the Detroit Free Press and Detroit News Class A All-State first team following his senior year
- Led the Doughboys to a 46-4 overall record in his two seasons, including a 22-0 mark in league play

TOP ATHLETIC ACCOMPLISHMENT
- Hit the game-winning basket as time expired against Cass Tech in the Class A district final to lift the Doughboys into the regional round with a 78-76 victory.

PERSONAL
Full Name: -  Martez Deshawn Walker
Mother: -   Doris Walker
Siblings: -   Martelle, Brandon and Danilo

CAREER BESTS
POINTS
- » -  32 (2x) last -  at -  Western Michigan (12/2/18)
REBOUNDS
- » -  8 (2x) -   last at -  Toledo (11/18/17)
ASSISTS
- » -  6 vs. Youngstown State (2/21/17)
FIELD GOALS
- » -  12 at -  Oral Roberts (11/27/18)
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS
- » -  20 (2x) last -  vs. -  Texas Sourthern (11/30/17)
3-PT. FIELD GOALS
- » -  6 -  vs. -  New Orleans -  (11/13/17)
3-PT. FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS
- » -  11 -  at -   Oral Roberts -   (11/27/18)
FREE THROWS
- » -  10 (2x) last vs. Towson (12/20/17)
FREE THROW ATTEMPTS
- » -  13 -  at Toledo (11/18/17)
STEALS
- » 3 -  (4x), last vs. -  UIC (2/2/18)
BLOCKS
- » -  4 -  vs. -  Texas Sourthern (11/30/17)
MINUTES
- » -  45 -  at -   Oral Roberts -   (11/27/18)
MISCELLANEOUS
- » Double-Figure Scoring: -  67
- » 20-point Scoring: -  23
- » 30-point Scoring: 3

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 35

    2015-16Redshirt Sophomore

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    6'6" 185 lbs
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  • 35

    2016-17Redshirt Junior

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    6'6" 185 lbs
    35
  • 35

    2017-18Redshirt Senior

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    6'6" 185 lbs
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