Courtney Walker

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Walker and Williams Invited to USA Pan-Am

Position:
Guard
Height:
5-8
Class:
Senior
High School:
Santa Fe HS
Hometown:
Edmond, Okla.

About Courtney

Finished her career as the all-time leading scorer at Texas A&M
Was Texas A&M’s first three-time AP All-American
Selected No. 16 in the 2016 WNBA Draft by Atlanta
Had five go-ahead or game-tying makes in the last minute of regulation in her career

Texas A&M Career

Texas A&M’s all-time leading scorer with 1,989 points … Finishes as the school’s record holder in free throw percentage (.844), field goals made (784), games started (136) and 20+ point games (33) … First three-time AP All-American in Texas A&M history … Joins Lisa Branch (1993-96) and Takia Starks (2006-09) as Aggies with three first team all-conference selections … Started every game in her four-year career, joining Lisa Branch (1992-96) as the only Aggies to do so … Ranked 7^th in points per game (14.6) … Finished her career among the SEC’s as the SEC’s active career leader in points and field goals made, and ranked in the top 10 in steals (4^th), assists (6^th) and rebounds (t-7^th) … Had 105 double-digit scoring games, which ranks second all-time at Texas A&M … Drafted No. 16 by Atlanta in the 2016 WNBA Draft, the second-highest selection from a Texas A&M player

NCAA Tournament Career
Averaged 16.1 points in nine career NCAA Tournament games … Scored in double figures in each of her last seven NCAA Tournament games … Had two of the four highest-scoring NCAA Tournament games in Texas A&M history … Was an unanimous selection to the 2014 All-Lincoln Regional team

2015-16 (Senior)
Named AP All-American for the third consecutive year, making her the first Texas A&M player with three All-America nods … Named First Team All-SEC for the third consecutive season, making her the third A&M player with three first team all-conference nods … Led the SEC in scoring, averaging 19.7 points per game in league play, which included nine games of 20+ points, and 18.4 points per game overall … Her 590 points ranked third in a single-season in A&M history … Passed Takia Starks for the Texas A&M scoring record in her final game, concluding with 1,989 points … Was a two-time SEC Player of the Week … Earned both SEC Co-Player of the Week and espnW’s National Player of the Week on Nov. 23 after averaging 22.5 points and 9.5 rebounds in close wins at No. 14 Duke and against TCU … Earned another SEC Player of the Week nod on Dec. 29 after dropping in 29 points off of 10-11 shooting in a win against Little Rock … Made the game-winning shot with 7.3 seconds to play at Alabama (Jan. 28), and hit three free throws with 8.4 seconds left to send the game against No. 23 Missouri (Jan. 21) to overtime, where the Aggies would eventually win … Assisted on Khaalia Hillsman’s game-tying basket with 34.6 left at No. 14 Duke … Had 31 double-digit scoring games and 14 games of 20+ points, including a run of four straight from Jan. 31-Feb. 11 … Had her career-high with 31 points at Florida (Feb. 4) … Scored 25 of the Aggies’ 40 overtime points … Scored 29 points against Missouri State (Mar. 19), marking the second-most by an Aggie in an NCAA Tournament Game … Named the team’s MVP and earned the Miss Offense Award

2014-15 (Junior)

Became the fourth two-time All-American in program history with Honorable Mention accolades from the Associated Press ... Named a WBCA All-American (Honorable Mention) and a WBCA All-Region 3 Selection ... Was a First-Team All-SEC selection for the second consecutive year by the league’s coaches and the Associated Press ... Named SEC Player of the Week twice ... Earned the award on Feb. 23, averaging 18.3 points in three league wins ... Named Player of the Week on Nov. 17 after averaging 20.7 points and earning Maggie Dixon Classic MVP honors ... Started all 33 games, averaging 14.3 points and 3.7 rebounds per game ... Averaged 18.0 points per game vs. the AP Top 25 ... Had a stretch from Feb. 5 to Feb. 19 where she averaged 20.4 points per game, including two 25+ point games ... Totaled six 20+ point games and 26 double-figure scoring games over the course of the season ... Had 25 points to open the season at No. 18 DePaul (Nov. 14) ... Poured in 25 points at No. 7 Tennessee (Jan. 8) and 25 points at No. 17 Mississippi State (Feb. 8)

2013-14 (Sophomore)

Became the eighth All-American selection in program history after being named Honorable Mention by the Associated Press ... Earned First Team All-SEC honors after ranking eighth in the league in points (15.6) and sixth in field goal percentage (.462) ... Named to the All-SEC Tournament Team after averaging 25.5 points in two games ... Was an unanimous pick to the NCAA All-Lincoln Regional Team after averaging 19.0 points over the course of the NCAA Tournament ... Her 563 points were the most for a Texas A&M sophomore in a single season and the sixth-most for any player at Texas A&M ... Named SEC Player of the Week on Jan. 20 ... Scored 10+ points in 31 of 36 games, including the last 13 of the year, and scored 20+ points in 10 games ... Hit the go-ahead shot with 40.8 seconds left to win at No. 12 LSU (Jan. 9) ... Posted her first career double-double with 26 points and 10 rebounds vs. No. 15 Kentucky (Feb. 23) ... Named All-Paradise Jam Reef Division ... Scored a season-high 26 points three times; vs. Syracuse (Nov. 30), No. 15 Kentucky (Feb. 23), vs. No. 6 Tennessee (Mar. 8) ... Made 32 consecutive free throws from Nov. 30-Jan. 16 ... Started every game

2012-13 (Freshman)

Named to the SEC All-Freshman Team ... Selected to the All-SEC Tournament team after averaging 13.0 points during the tournament ... Posted four games of exactly 20 points, and eight games of 16-or-more points over the course of the season ... Started all 35 games ... Averaged 10.4 points, 4.2 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.7 steals per game ... Increased her numbers to 12.2 points and 4.7 rebounds a game against opponents from the Top 10 ... Named SEC Freshman of the Week on Feb. 11 after scoring 10 points with seven rebounds at South Carolina ... Ranked in the Top 15 in assists/game (14th), assist/turnover ratio (11th), and steals/game (15th) in SEC games ... Scored 20 points with seven rebounds against the eventual National Champions, No. 2 Connecticut ... Notched a second consecutive 20-point performance in the Aggies’ next game, against Liberty (Nov. 20) ... Scored 16 points with nine rebounds, six assists and five steals against Kansas State (Dec. 19) in the World Vision Classic ... Scored 20 points off of 10-13 (.769) shooting against Vanderbilt (Jan. 31) ... Followed that performance with 15 points on 8-10 (.800) shooting from the field at LSU (Feb. 4) ... Dished out six-or-more assists four times, including an eight assist performance at No. 8 Tennessee (Feb. 28) ... Had nine rebounds and seven assists against LSU (Mar. 3)

High School Career

Rated the No. 22 overall prospect in the Class of 2012 by the Blue Star Report, the No. 7 wing in the nation and the No. 1 overall prospect from the state of Oklahoma by ESPN HoopGurlz...2011-12 Gatorade Oklahoma Player of the Year...2012 McDonald’s High School All-America Nominee...2012 WBCA High School All-America honorable mention...2012 OCA All-State...2012 OGBCA All-State...Twice named The Oklahoman’s Super 5 Player Of The Year and Tulsa World’s All-State Player Of The Year...Three-time Edmond Sun’s Player of the Year...Metro Athletic Conference Player of the Year in 2012, two-time Offensive Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year in 2009...Finished her prep career at Edmond Santa Fe High School with 1,811 points, 817 rebounds, 374 steals and 341 assists...Set school records for most points (41) and most steals (13) in a game and most points a season (498)...Led her team to four straight state tournaments, back-to-back state championships and an undefeated season (28-0) as a senior...Two-time The Oklahoman and Tulsa World’s Class 6A State All-Tournament MVP...Averaged 17.8 points, 7.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 4.0 steals per game as a senior...2010 OCA All-State Honorable Mention...The Oklahoman’s Super 5 and Tulsa World’s All-State First Team as a sophomore...The Oklahoman and Tulsa World’s 2010 Class 6A State All-Tournament First Team...Was teammates with Chelsea Jennings, Jordan Jones and Curtyce Knox on the DFW Elite club team...Her team won the 2011 17-Under Nike Nationals...Also earned four varsity letters in track and field...Her team was the 2012 Class 6A State Champions...Set a school record with a high jump of 5-6...Three-year National Honor Society member...Graduated with a 3.91 GPA.

Personal

Courtney Jannell Walker...Born April 28, 1994 in Oklahoma City...Daughter of Lester Turner and Tonda Walker...Has four younger siblings, LaDayize’ Martin (20) and Kameron (16), Braylen (7) and Journey (3) Turner...Comes from an athletic family as her father, Lester, and her uncle, Mike Fleming, played college basketball and her cousins, Anthony Peters (Oklahoma, 1969-73), Tyrell Peters (Oklahoma, 1993-96) and Timothy Clark (Northern Iowa, 08-12), each played college football, while Anthony and Timothy both spent time in the NFL...Is a member of A&M’s highest-ever rated recruiting class in school history...Computer science major at Texas A&M...Chose the Aggies over Texas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Baylor.

Awards

2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16 AP All-America (Honorable Mention)

2014-15, 2015-16 WBCA All-America (Honorable Mention)

2014-15, 2015-16 WBCA All-Region 3

2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16 First Team All-SEC (AP & Coaches)

Five-time SEC Player of the Week (1/20/14; 11/17/14; 2/23/15; 11/24/15; 12/29/15)

2014-15, 2015-16 Texas A&M Team MVP

2014 Maggie Dixon Classic MVP

2012-13 SEC All-Freshman Team

2014 All-Lincoln Regional Team (unanimous)

2013 & 2014 All-SEC Tournament Team

SEC Freshman of the Week (Feb. 11, 2013)

2013 All-Paradise Jam Reef Division

Clutch Shots And Assists
Dec. 22, 2014 vs. St. John’s – Walker was fouled with 29 seconds to play, and sank both free throws to tie the game in Madison Square Garden against St. John’s at 70, but Aliyyah Handford drove for a game-winning layup on the Red Storm’s last possession.
Jan. 9, 2014 at No. 12 LSU – Capped a 9-0 A&M run with a jumper on the left wing, giving the Aggies a 47-45 lead, and an eventual 52-48 win over No. 12 LSU, which started a run of three straight wins over ranked foes. It was the Aggies’ first major victory in a run that saw Texas A&M go 31-5 over a 12-month span, which included a trip to the 2014 Elite Eight.
Jan. 4, 2015 at Arkansas – Hit a jumper that broke a 48-48 tie with 54.0 seconds left at Arkansas. Walker’s shot set up Achiri Ade’s game-winning heroics, as Ade’s put-back at the buzzer sealed a 52-50 win for the Aggies.
Nov. 18, 2015 at No. 14 Duke – Drew the defense to the middle of the lane, then dished to a wide-open Khaalia Hillsman, who would convert the easy layup to tie the game at 63 with 34.6 seconds left. Walker goes on to score five of the Aggies nine overtime points, as the Aggies win 72-66
Jan. 24, 2016 vs. No. 23 Missouri – Fouled while shooting a 3-pointer with 8.4 seconds left, then hit all three free throws to send the game to overtime tied at 65. Texas A&M won 81-77 in overtime, largely thanks to Walker’s 10 points in overtime
Jan. 28, 2016 at Alabama – Drove to the middle of the lane to hit a jumper with 7.3 seconds left to give the Aggies a 57-56 lead. Jordan Jones would take a charge on the other end, and Walker would hit two free throws to ice a 59-56 Texas A&M victory