Chris Walker (born December 25, 1969) is an American

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coach and former player. He served as interim head coach of the

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during the 2012–13 season following the forced resignation of

Billy Gillispie Billy Clyde Gillispie ( ; born November 7, 1959), also known by his initials BCG and Billy Clyde, is an American college basketball and current men's basketball coach at Tarleton State. Gillispie had previously been head coach at UTEP, Texas A ...

. After

Tubby Smith Orlando Henry "Tubby" Smith (born June 30, 1951) is an American college basketball coach. He was the men's basketball coach at High Point University, his alma mater. Smith previously served in the same role at the University of Tulsa, the Univers ...

was named Gillispie's permanent successor in 2013, Walker returned to his previous post as associate head coach. Walker is now an analyst at

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, a position he took in 2019 after having served as an assistant coach at

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under

Wyking Jones Wyking L. Jones (born January 8, 1973) is an American basketball coach, former college and professional player, basketball broadcasting analyst, and actor who was most recently the head coach of the California Golden Bears men's basketball progra ...

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