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Walter Downing #13
Position: Forward/Center
Height: 6'9“
Weight: 230 lbs.
Born:
Hometown: Cresthill
High School: Providence Catholic in New Lenox, IL
High School Career
Selected as Mr. Illinois basketball award winner in 1981 and chosen as a McDonald's All-American.
Downing led Providence Catholic to a third place finish in 1978 and eventually, a state championship in 1979 - as a junior! In ten state tournament games, he scored 184 points and grabbed 80 rebounds. However, Downing was best known as a shot-blocker. In a 1978 state quarterfinal playoff game against Ottawa Marquette, he rejected a record 12 shots.
Collegiate Career
Walter was named team co-captain for the 1985-86 season.
| school | season | G | MIN | Avg | FG-FGA | FG% | FT-FTA | FT% | REB | Avg | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DePaul | 1981-82 | 28 | 485 | 17.3 | 54-119 | .454 | 24- 42 | .571 | 92 | 3.3 | 23 | 15 | 49 | 18 | 67 | 132 | 4.7 |
| DePaul | 1982-83 | 33 | 534 | 16.2 | 77-161 | .478 | 36- 53 | .679 | 102 | 3.1 | 11 | 9 | 56 | .. | 77 | 190 | 5.8 |
| . | 1983-84 | Did not play - Transfer season | |||||||||||||||
| Marquette | 1984-85 | 23 | 470 | 20.4 | 78-146 | .534 | 29- 58 | .500 | 80 | 3.5 | 9 | 10 | 40 | 26 | 68 | 185 | 8.0 |
| Marquette | 1985-86 | 30 | 609 | 20.3 | 92-172 | .535 | 29- 59 | .492 | 108 | 3.6 | 8 | 11 | 63 | 27 | 95 | 213 | 7.1 |
| Marquette TOTALS | 53 | 1079 | 20.4 | 170-318 | .535 | 58-117 | .496 | 188 | 3.5 | 17 | 21 | 103 | 53 | 163 | 398 | 7.5 | |
All-Time Marquette Rankings
- 6th, Blocked Shots (103)
All-Time Single Season Rankings
- 7th, Blocked Shots (63)
All-Time Single Game Rankings
- 2nd, Blocked Shots (tied with six others), 8 vs. North Carolina (January 19, 1986)
All-Time Senior Season Rankings
- 5th (tie), Blocked Shots (40)
All-Time Junior Season Rankings
- 6th, Blocked Shots (40)
Professional Career
Selected by Los Angeles Lakers in 6th round (#138 pick overall) of 1986 NBA Draft.
Life after basketball
As of 2006 Walter was an English teacher and assistant varsity boys basketball coach at Hinsdale (IL) South.
men_s_basketball/walter_downing.txt · Last modified: 2020/12/07 16:49 (external edit)
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