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M.J. Walker 6-5/213 Graduated from Florida State on April 23, 2021 Guard M.J. WALKER 6-5/213 GRADUATED FROM FLORIDA STATE ON APRIL 23, 2021 GUARD RIVERDALE, GEORGIA JONESBORO HIGH SCHOOL (DAN MAEHLMAN) FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (LEONARD HAMILTON) M.J. Walker’s Career Statistics Year G-GS FG-A PCT. 3FG-3FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. PTS.-AVG. OR DR TR-AVG. PF-D AST TO BLK STL MIN 2017-18 35-1 81-214 .379 41-119 .345 43-57 .754 246-7.0 7 52 59-1.7 78-5 38 40 5 22 659-18.8 2018-19 35-34 85-250 .340 44-134 .328 49-63 .778 263-7.5 14 64 78-2.2 92-2 56 68 6 29 907-25.9 2019-20 26-24 85-229 .371 44-122 .361 61-76 .803 275-10.6 6 38 44-1.7 60-1 38 38 6 20 656-25.2 2020-21 24-23 95-218 .436 44-104 .423 59-74 .707 293-12.2 11 48 59-2.5 53-2 61 62 9 21 697-29.1 Totals 120-82 346-911 .380 173-479 .261 212-270 .785 1,077-9.0 38 202 240-2.0 283-10 192 208 26 92 2,919-24.3 M.J. Walker’s Conference Statistics Year G-GS FG-A PCT. 3FG-3FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. PTS.-AVG. OR DR TR-AVG. PF-D AST TO BLK STL MIN 2017-18 18-1 50-122 .410 18-60 .300 26-34 .765 144-8.0 4 27 31-1.7 41-3 19 23 2 7 359-19.9 2018-19 18-17 43-130 .331 23-75 .307 33-38 .868 142-7.9 6 28 34-1.9 50-1 31 38 6 10 458-25.4 2019-20 18-16 60-160 .375 34-87 .391 35-44 .795 189-10.5 4 20 24-1.3 44-0 26 25 4 14 460-25.6 2020-21 14-13 57-127 .449 30-66 .455 22-31 .710 166-11.9 4 33 37-2.6 26-1 37 29 7 14 396-28.3 Totals 68-47 210-539 .389 103-288 .358 116-147 .789 641-9.4 18 108 126-1.9 161-4 113 115 19 45 1,673-24.6 M.J. Walker’s NCAA Tournament Statistics Year G-GS FG-A PCT. 3FG-3FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. PTS.-AVG. OR DR TR-AVG. PF-D AST TO BLK STL MIN 2017-18 4-0 3-18 .167 3-7 .529 2-2 1.000 10-2.5 1 6 7-1.3 7-0 3 9 1 3 55-13.8 2018-19 3-3 5-20 .250 2-9 .222 0-0 .000 12-4.0 1 10 11-3.7 9-0 5 6 0 4 74-24.7 2020-21 3-3 9-23 .391 0-5 .000 3-4 .750 21-7.0 2 3 5-1.7 7-0 11 3 1 3 89-29.7 Totals 10-6 17-61 .279 5-21 .238 5-6 .833 43-4.3 4 19 23-2.3 23-0 19 18 2 10 218-21.8 ON WALKER: Earned his bachelor’s degree in Social Science from Florida State University on April 23, 2021…two-time team captain…a two-time All-ACC selection – All-ACC Second Team in 2021 and All-ACC Honorable Mention in 2020..earned All-District IV Second Team honors as selected by the USBWA in 2021…an integral member of three NCAA Tournament teams, the Seminoles’ 2020 ACC Championship Team and Florida State’s 2019 and 2021 ACC Tournament Finalist teams…finished his career with 96 wins as a Seminole player – the third most in school history…Florida State was 96-32 overall (.750 winning percentage) and 51-22 in ACC play (.699 winning percentage) during his career as a Seminole…finished his career ranked sixth in school history with 479 career 3-point field goals attempted, ninth in school history with 173 career 3-point field goals made, 15th in school history with a .785 career free throw percentage, tied for 23rd with his .391 career 33-point field goal percentage, tied for 24th with 82 games started and tied for 25th with 120 career games played…finished his career ranked 39th in school history with 1,077 points…one of 49 players in school history to score 1,000 or more career points…a member of Florida State’s 2020 Regular Season ACC Championship Team…the Seminoles won the ACC Championship with a 16-4 mark and with the 16 ACC victories setting the school record for conference wins in a single season…helped Florida State advance to the championship game of the ACC Tournament in two of his four seasons as a Seminole…played in three NCAA Tournaments and in 10 NCAA Tournament games in his four seasons as a Seminole…the Seminoles were on the precipice of earning a high national seeding when the 2020 NCAA Tournament was cancelled due to the coronavirus…played in 10 career NCAA Tournament games in leading the Seminoles to the Elite Eight of the 2018 NCAA Tournament, as well as the Sweet 16 of the 2019 and 2021 NCAA Tournaments…led Florida State to a 29-8 overall record and a 13-5 record in the ACC during his sophomore season…the Seminoles’ 29 overall victories ranks as a program record for victories in a single season…helped lead Florida State to a 26-5 overall record and a 16-4 record in ACC play in 2020…the Seminoles’ 16 ACC wins rank as the most in a single season in conference play in school history…scored 20 points or more eight times – his career-high of 24 at Virginia Tech as a freshman (Jan. 20, 2018), 23 in a win over Louisville as a junior (Jan. 4, 2020), 22 against Colorado State as a freshman (Nov. 19, 2017), 22 at Miami as a sophomore (Jan. 27, 2019), 22 against UCF as a senior (Dec. 19, 2020), 21 against LSU as a sophomore (Nov. 23, 2018), 21 against Notre Dame as a junior (March 4, 2020) and 21 against North Carolina as a senior (Jan. 16, 2021)…helped the Seminoles defeat 20 nationally ranked teams during his career– six as a freshman, six as a sophomore, four as a junior, and four as a senior…finished his career with an undefeated, 4-0 record against the Florida Gators…helped lead the Seminoles into the national rankings in each of his four seasons…Florida State was ranked as high as No. 6 during his freshman season, as high as No. 9 during his sophomore season, as high as No. 4 his junior season and as high as No. 9 his senior season…helped Florida State finish in the final top-10 of the AP Poll as both a freshman (No. 10), a junior (No. 4) and a senior (No. 10)…helped the No. 9 seeded Seminoles to victories over No. 8 seed Missouri (March 16, 2018, 67-54), No. 1 seed Xavier (March 18, 2018, 75-70) and No. 4 Gonzaga (March 22, 2018, 75-60)…the Seminoles’ three wins in the 2018 NCAA Tournament marked the third time in school history that Florida State had won three games in a single NCAA Tournament…also marked the first time in school history the Seminoles had defeated three higher seeded teams in the same NCAA Tournament…the Seminoles’ victory over the No. 1 seeded Musketeers was the first in school history over a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament…Florida State won the championship of the Inaugural Jamaica Classic and Walker was named to the All-Tournament Team as he scored 22 points in the championship game of the tournament against Colorado State in the first tournament of his collegiate career…a 2017 McDonald’s All-American who averaged 27.8 points and 6.5 rebounds as a senior at Jonesboro (Ga.) high school…the 12th of 13 McDonald’s All-Americans to sign with Florida State and the fifth of six (Walker, Scottie Barnes (2020), Dwayne Bacon (2015), Michael Snaer (2009), Chris Singleton (2008) and Von Wafer (2003)) to sign with Seminole head coach Leonard Hamilton and his staff…ranked as the No. 8 prep prospect by ESPN.com…the No. 1 ranked shooting guard as a high school senior in 2017…the nation’s 22nd best prep player according to 247sports.com…participated in the Steph Curry SC30 Select Camp prior to his junior season…credits Curry with helping him understand the game better…his athleticism helped him earn football scholarship offers from Clemson, Miami (Fla.) and Michigan…was an outstanding dual-threat athlete as a free safety and as a wide receiver…earned football scholarship offers despite finishing his football career following his sophomore season…earned the Seminoles’ Newcomer of the Year Award at Florida State’s Annual Awards Banquet in 2018…earned a special team J.U.I.C.E award (Just Us In Combat Everyday) at the Seminoles’ Honors Banquet in 2019…earned the Tip of the Spear Award at the Seminoles’ Celebratory Honors Banquet in 2020…the Tip of the Spear Award is presented annually to the member of the men’s basketball team who exemplifies Florida State’s unconquered spirit and who gives unselfishly of himself throughout the season…presented with the Golden Nole for the men’s basketball team in 2021…the award is presented to a member of each Seminole athletic team and represents significant contributions on the basketball court, in the classroom and in the community.
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