C.J. Walker

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-8
Weight:
214
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Sanford, Fla.
High School:
Oak Ridge
Prev School:
UCF

2024-25: Averaged a career-high 16.7 points and 6.4 rebounds in 33 games played for the Pirates … All of Walker’s career 20-point games came at ECU in his final collegiate season … Shot a career-high 50.8 percent from the floor … Was named First Team All-American Athletic Conference alongside RJ Felton, marking the first time in the program’s Division I history that two Pirates had earned first team all-conference honors in the same season … Named one of the Oscar Robertson Trophy National Players of the Week and the AAC Player of the Week after averaging 25.5 points and eight rebounds per game on 61 percent shooting … His 550 points scored are the eighth-most scored in a single season in program history … Became the first Pirate since Corey Rouse in 2005 to make 14 shots in a game … Scored the third-most points in an East Carolina debut with 21 points against N.C. Wesleyan (Nov. 4) … His 10 offensive rebounds against FAU on Jan. 5 were just three shy of setting a program record for offensive rebounds in a game … Scored a career-high 33 points at Temple (Feb. 1) … Hit the game-winning shot at UTSA (Feb. 8) … Scored 28 points on 10-of-17 shooting including going 3-for-3 from distance at Wichita State (Jan. 18) … Earned AAC Honorable Mention on Jan. 20 and Feb. 3.

2023-24 (at UCF): Played in 19 games, starting in 15 to average 7.8 points per game and pull in 4.7 rebounds per contest … Shot 39.8% (53-for-133) from the field and 31.0% (9-for-29) from beyond the three-point arc … Recorded a career-high free throw percentage, knocking down 65.4% (34-for-52) of his chances from the charity stripe … Tallied 10 blocks, 10 assists and 10 steals on the campaign … Made his season debut on Dec. 21 against Florida A&M … Had six double-digit scoring performances, including a season-high 15 points on senior night against No. 1 Houston on Mar. 6 and tallied 13 points on the road at Texas Tech … Made seven of his nine total three-point shots during his final six performances, shooting 63.6% (7-for-11) from deep over that span … Pulled in five or more rebounds on eight occasions throughout the season … Scored seven or more points in his final eight games of his campaign, averaging 9.4 points per contest over that span.

2022-23 (at UCF): Played in four games, coming off the bench in all four and playing 78 minutes …Finished the campaign averaging 19.5 minutes, 5.0 points and 3.5 rebounds per game … Recorded two steals in the Baha Mar Hoops Bahamas Championship semifinals against Oklahoma State (Nov. 18) ... Played his final game of the season against Miami (Nov. 27), netting four points and four rebounds.

2021-22 (at UCF): Played in all 30 games for UCF, starting in 19 … Finished the regular season strong as he averaged 15 points per game over last three games of the regular season, as opposed to 8.6 on the year … Finished second among Knights with 170 rebounds (5.7 per game) … Led team with a career-high 19 points while adding four rebounds and a steal at Tulsa (Mar. 6).

2020-21 (at UCF): Appeared in 21 of 23 games, starting 15 times in first season at UCF … Averaged 7.0 points and tied for the team lead with 5.0 rebounds per game, which ranked 19th in the conference … Increased total to 5.1 per game during league contests, which ranked 15th among AAC players ... Led The American with 1.7 blocked shots per game, ranking 47th in the nation … Also ranked 14th in the league with 1.6 offensive rebounds per game and his 1.9 offensive boards per league game ranked seventh.

2019-20 (at Oregon): Appeared in 28 games with seven starts … Averaged 4.0 points per game … Averaged 10.0 points and 4.0 rebounds in 23 minutes per game off the bench in the Battle 4 Atlantis … Scored a season-high 18 points on 8-of-10 shooting against Hawaii (Dec. 7) … Made first career start against Boise State (Nov. 9).

High School/Prep: Five-star recruit with a scout grade of 92 according to ESPN.com and ranked 19th in ESPN’s top 100 for the 2019 recruiting class … Named the 2018-19 Orlando Sentinel boys basketball Player of the Year … Selected to play in the Jordan Brand Classic Game … Was the Florida Dairy Farmers Mr. Basketball runner-up … Named Class 9A Player of the Year … Averaged 15.8 points, 13.8 rebounds and 3.8 blocked shots during his senior campaign (2018-19) … Averaged 15.9 points, 9.9 rebounds and 2.5 blocks over 16 games during the 2018 Nike EYBL circuit … Posted averages of 18.2 points, 7.8 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game at the Peach Jam … Spent his freshman season at Seminole of Sanford and his sophomore and junior seasons at Orlando Christian Prep before transferring to Oak Ridge for his senior campaign … Led Orlando Christian Prep to back-to-back state championship titles … Netted 14 points and grabbed eight rebounds in the state championship game his junior season.