| Tyson Walker | |
| Position: | Point guard |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 0 |
| Weight Lbs: | 175 |
| League: | NBA G League |
| Team: | Texas Legends |
| Number: | 14 |
| Birth Date: | 18 September 2000 |
| Nationality: | American |
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| College: |
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| Draft Year: | 2024 |
| Career Start: | 2024 |
| Years1: | 2024–present |
| Team1: | Texas Legends |
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Tyson Walker (born September 18, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Texas Legends of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Michigan State Spartans.
Walker played basketball for Christ the King Regional High School in Queens, New York.[1] As a senior, he led his team to a 22–5 record.[2] Walker played a postgraduate season at New Hampton School in New Hampton, New Hampshire.[3] He was considered a three-star recruit by 247Sports and Rivals.[4]
In his freshman season at Northeastern, Walker shared the backcourt with Jordan Roland.[5] On January 2, 2020, he scored a season-high 32 points in a 77–68 win over Elon.[6] As a freshman, Walker averaged 10.4 points, 3.4 assists and 1.8 steals per game, earning Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) All-Rookie Team honors.[4] He was named CAA Rookie of the Week four times.[7] On February 13, 2021, Walker scored a sophomore season-high 36 points in a 76–67 win over Towson.[8] He averaged 18.8 points, 4.8 assists, and 2.4 steals per game as a sophomore, earning First Team All-CAA and Defensive Player of the Year recognition.[9] [10] Walker led the CAA in scoring during conference play and in steals.[11] After his sophomore season, Walker transferred to Michigan State.[12] [13] He chose the Spartans over Maryland, Kansas, Texas, Miami (Florida) and Vanderbilt.[4]
During his junior season, Walker split time at point guard with A. J. Hoggard, though Walker was the better shooter of the two.[14] On December 8, 2021, he scored 15 points and had five rebounds and three assists in a 76–67 win against Minnesota.[15] On February 26, 2022 against Purdue, he hit a go-ahead three pointer with 1.4 seconds left to give Michigan State a 68–65 lead. They would end up holding on and winning the game. Walker averaged 8.2 points and 4.3 assists per game, shooting 47.3 percent from three-point range.[16] As a senior, Walker averaged 14.8 points and 2.8 assists per game, earning Second Team All-Big Ten honors.[17] He opted to return for his fifth season of eligibility.[18] On March 8, 2024, Walker hit the 2,000-point milestone in a 53–49 win over Northwestern.[19]
After going undrafted in the 2024 NBA draft, Walker joined the Phoenix Suns for the 2024 NBA Summer League[20] and on October 26, 2024, he joined the Texas Legends of the NBA G League after being selected in the G League draft.[21]
|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20| style="text-align:left;"| Northeastern|| 31 || 29 || 30.4 || .448 || .350 || .656 || 2.0 || 3.3 || 1.8 || .2 || 10.4|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21| style="text-align:left;"| Northeastern| 19 || 19 || 34.8 || .444 || .354 || .772 || 2.9 || 4.8 || 2.4 || .1 || 18.8|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22| style="text-align:left;"| Michigan State| 36 || 28 || 22.6 || .427 || .473 || .810 || 1.3 || 4.3 || 0.9 || .1 || 8.2|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 86 || 76 || 28.1 || .440 || .383 || .750 || 1.9 || 4.0 || 1.6 || .1 || 11.3