Al Walker (born March 19, 1959) is an American former

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coach. He currently is a pro personnel scout for the

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of the NBA, a position he'd held since 2015. He played college basketball for the

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, won a gold medal with Team USA in the

1981 Maccabiah Games The 11th Maccabiah Games brought 3,450 athletes to Israel from 35 nations. The Opening Ceremony was held on July 7, 1981, before a crowd of 53,000 and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin in Ramat Gan Stadium, with 3,500 Jewish athletes parading ...

in Israel, and played one year of pro basketball in Israel. He served as the head coach for the

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and

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men's basketball teams.

Biography

Playing career

Walker played college basketball from 1978-81 for the

. He earned honorable mention on the Small College All-American team. At Brockport, in 2012 he ranked fifth all-time in rebounds (706; 2nd at the time of his graduation) and 20th in scoring (856), while playing only three seasons. He graduated magna cum laude with a BS in physical education from Brockport State College in 1981, and earned a masters in sports psychology from UNC-Chapel Hill. Walker is Jewish, and played basketball for Team USA in the

in Israel, winning a gold medal with

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(the first round draft pick of the NBA's

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), and Willie Sims. In 1982 he then played one year of pro basketball in Israel.

Coaching career

Walker served as the head coach for the

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, Chaminade and

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men's basketball teams. Walker was also an advance scout for the

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for five seasons until 2012, and an assistant for the

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women's basketball team from 2012 to 2013. From 2013 to 2015, he returned to Colorado College where he worked in the Major Gifts office.

Head coaching record

References

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