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- | ===== Walter Downing ===== | + | ===== Walter Downing |
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**High School:** Providence Catholic in New Lenox, IL\\ | **High School:** Providence Catholic in New Lenox, IL\\ | ||
- | ==== High School Career ==== | + | ===== High School Career ===== |
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+ | Selected as Mr. Illinois basketball award winner in 1981 and chosen as a McDonald' | ||
+ | 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. | ||
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+ | ===== Collegiate Career ===== | ||
+ | Walter was named team co-captain for the [[1985|1985-86]] season. | ||
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+ | ^ school ^ season | ||
+ | |DePaul| 1981-82 | ||
+ | |DePaul| 1982-83 | ||
+ | |.| 1983-84 | ||
+ | |Marquette| [[1984|1984-85]] | ||
+ | |Marquette| [[1985|1985-86]] | ||
+ | |**Marquette TOTALS** | ||
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+ | === All-Time Marquette Rankings === | ||
+ | *6th, Blocked Shots (103) | ||
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+ | === All-Time Single Season Rankings === | ||
+ | *7th, Blocked Shots (63) | ||
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+ | === All-Time Single Game Rankings === | ||
+ | *2nd, Blocked Shots (tied with six others), 8 vs. North Carolina (January 19, 1986) | ||
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+ | == All-Time Senior Season Rankings == | ||
+ | *5th (tie), Blocked Shots (40) | ||
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+ | == All-Time Junior Season Rankings == | ||
+ | *6th, Blocked Shots (40) | ||
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+ | ===== Professional Career ===== | ||
+ | Selected by Los Angeles Lakers in 6th round (#138 pick overall) of 1986 NBA | ||
+ | Draft. | ||
- | 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, 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. Unfortunately, | + | ===== Life after basketball ===== |
+ | As of 2006 Walter was an English teacher |