Position: Guard
Height: 6'0“
Weight: 160 lbs.
Born: November 23, 1953 in Chicago, IL
High School: Mount Carmel H.S.
Walton signed with Marquette after playing for Moberly Junior College. He averaged 9.4 points per game as a sophomore and 15.1 points per game as a junior. He served as team co-captain during the 1975-76 season and averaged 10.6 points per game.
Walton was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 3rd round (6th selection, 40th overall pick) of the 1976 NBA draft. He would play for five full seasons in the NBA for two teams, the Milwaukee Bucks and the Kansas City Kings. He would see action in the playoffs as well for the same two teams: Milwaukee (1977-78, 79-80) and Kansas City (1980-81).
Year | Team | G | Min | Pts | PPG | FGM | FGA | FG% | FTM | FTA | FT% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | ORB | DRB | TRB | RPG | AST | APG | STL | BLK | TO | PF |
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1976-77 | Milwaukee Bucks | 53 | 678 | 229 | 4.3 | 88 | 188 | .468 | 53 | 65 | .815 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 15 | 36 | 51 | 1.0 | 141 | 2.7 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 52 |
1977-78 | Milwaukee Bucks | 76 | 1264 | 362 | 4.8 | 154 | 344 | .448 | 54 | 83 | .651 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 26 | 50 | 76 | 1.0 | 253 | 3.3 | 77 | 13 | 107 | 94 |
1978-79 | Milwaukee Bucks | 75 | 1381 | 375 | 5.0 | 157 | 327 | .480 | 61 | 90 | .678 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 34 | 70 | 104 | 1.4 | 356 | 4.7 | 72 | 9 | 123 | 103 |
1979-80 | Milwaukee Bucks | 76 | 1243 | 270 | 3.6 | 110 | 242 | .455 | 49 | 71 | .690 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 33 | 58 | 91 | 1.2 | 285 | 3.8 | 43 | 2 | 112 | 68 |
1980-81 | Kansas City Kings | 61 | 821 | 206 | 3.4 | 90 | 218 | .413 | 26 | 33 | .788 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 13 | 35 | 48 | 0.8 | 208 | 3.4 | 32 | 2 | 80 | 45 |
Totals | 341 | 5387 | 1442 | 4.2 | 599 | 1319 | .454 | 243 | 342 | .711 | 1 | 4 | .250 | 121 | 249 | 370 | 1.1 | 1243 | 3.6 | 264 | 28 | 422 | 362 |